AbacusLaw by CARET vs. OpenText Documentum

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AbacusLaw by CARET
Score 5.9 out of 10
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AbacusLaw is a case management software that tracks hours and processes billing touting a functional mobile application, from AbacusNext in San Diego.N/A
OpenText Documentum
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
OpenText acquired Documentum from Dell EMC in 2017, and now supports the enterprise content management (ECM) system. The vendor says users can build content-centric applications and solutions from collaborating on business documents to delivering case-based applications to managing highly precise processes in the most regulated business environments.N/A
Pricing
AbacusLaw by CARETOpenText Documentum
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AbacusLaw by CARETOpenText Documentum
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Community Pulse
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Features
AbacusLaw by CARETOpenText Documentum
Enterprise Content Management
Comparison of Enterprise Content Management features of Product A and Product B
AbacusLaw by CARET
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Ratings
OpenText Documentum
9.2
7 Ratings
13% above category average
Content capture & imaging00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
File sync, storage & archiving00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Document management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Records management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Content search & retrieval00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Enterprise content collaboration00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Content publishing & creation00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Security, risk management & information governance00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Contract lifecycle management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Automated workflows00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Artificial intelligence00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Integration00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
AbacusLaw by CARETOpenText Documentum
Likelihood to Recommend
1.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AbacusLaw by CARETOpenText Documentum
Likelihood to Recommend
CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
My understanding is AbacusLaw was bought out by CARET and now pushing their cloud based CMS. Support has always sucked with AbacusLaw. Again, our latest 10+ issues has been going on since 2/13/2023 and it is now 5/18/2023. Abacus STILL does not know how to fix our issues!!! For $60/month per user, you think they would have better support. I have in the process of canceling our contract for breach of contract due to support and the issues for the last 3 months and going with a new CMS. However, the partners of the firm want to stick with a self-hosted (stand alone) CMS, and they are few and far between anymore.
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OpenText
Documentum is best used in medium to large institutions that can afford it, have alternate solutions for web publishing, and who have either in-house developers or can hire good Documentum developers (not the ones who know Java but do not understand ECM). It is, in my opinion, the best heavy duty ECM solution out there, assuming OT is not gutting it as we speak. That is my only hesitation to not giving it a 10, OpenText is an unknown quantity in this and I worry that they will only support Documentum until they have figured out how to fill the gap between Documentum and OT and then offer a migration path to OT with a Documentum sunsetting as an incentive.
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Pros
CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
  • Security
  • Organization
  • Easy to use
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OpenText
  • Records management: Compared to other content management systems, this provides a efficient and scalable solution. It gives lot of flexibility in managing the content as Records or Legal holds.
  • Workflow system has external plugins to connect with FAX, Mail, Database and FTP servers etc. which gives an option to integrate with any system with documentum.
  • Creation of websites and maintenance is easy. Content authors can create the pages with effective mechanism.
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Cons
CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
  • SUPPORT STINKS - As of today we have been having issues for OVER 3 MONTHS, but Abacus now only has ONE Tier II tech, and ONE Tier III tech and neither one have figured out our problem or fixed it!
  • Having a lot of issues since day one
  • We have a self-hosted version and are not on the cloud and the updates usually bring other issues. They don't know the term "if its not broke don't fix it."
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OpenText
  • WDK framework has been the biggest drawbacks from the application speed point of view, as well as client complexity and not so natural look and feel. Yes, with the latest releases much of these features are improved.
  • EMC is very expensive to buy, own and support, where some products require many dependent Docuemntum products to be installed to work at its best.
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Likelihood to Renew
CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
No answers on this topic
OpenText
Stability is a key factor as well as its flexibility. Also, any organization that deploys Documentum will have made a significant investment in terms of time and money, so not renewing its commitment can come with a significant cost. That said, the decision to deploy Documentum initially should come only after extensive evaluation, knowing that once deployed it will likely remain the platform of choice.
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Support Rating
CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
The support is generally good and relatively quick BUT when there is a new product or something they want you to buy, I have felt a bit harassed at that point by sales but when I have an issue I don't feel like support jumps on it as quick.
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OpenText
Support is better than with ECM, but could use some improvement.
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Alternatives Considered
CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
I did not evaluate MyCase when we selected AbacusLaw. I did not select AbacusLaw and was not involved at that time in the decision. I am evaluating MyCase NOW to REPLACE AbacusLaw.
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OpenText
At the time it was purchased it was one of the best, most robust solutions available on the market.
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Return on Investment
CARET (Abacus Data Systems, Inc. )
  • We have been using Abacus (and previously Amicus) for so long it is hard to tell.
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OpenText
  • After this product, the client is able to manage content security and due to it, the client is able to use the business process, and this really reduces effort and increases the profit in business.
  • It provides integration with SAP easily which really helps the client to manage this effectively and with minimum effort system is ready to use.
  • Also searching, automated flows also create a bigger impact and reduce a lot manual effort.
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