ActiveDocs vs. OpenText XM Fax

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ActiveDocs
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
ActiveDocs is a document management software offering from ActiveDocs.N/A
OpenText XM Fax
Score 10.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
XM Fax, now from OpenText (acquired March 2020) is a software-based solution for sending and receiving confidential faxes by email. It allows secure transmission of highly sensitive documents, using standardized T.38 Fax-over-IP and G.711 Fax Pass-Through protocols. The vendor says it is easy to install, and faxes can be sent using a desktop client (SendFAX), email clients (MS outlook), networked MFPs or via Web Services. According to the vendor, one of the main benefits of using XM Fax…N/A
Pricing
ActiveDocsOpenText XM Fax
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ActiveDocsOpenText XM Fax
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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User Ratings
ActiveDocsOpenText XM Fax
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(4 ratings)
10.0
(9 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ActiveDocsOpenText XM Fax
Likelihood to Recommend
ActiveDocs
There are not a lot of competitors to compare this product with, but ActiveDocs holds its own as a very useful software for the need. I recommend doing a demo to see how the process works, but it's rather streamlined and easy to create a template and produce a document from it.
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OpenText
XMedius is well suited for a large business with hundreds of fax numbers. Could you imagine trying to manage 1000 individual fax machines? That would be a nightmare! Instead it's all in one neat place
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Pros
ActiveDocs
  • The User Interface was pleasant to use.
  • it is a very intuitive software
  • the available templates help and facilitate the day-to-day work
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OpenText
  • Contacted sales to set up the creation of enterprise accounts directly through the dashboard.
  • XM Fax Support worked directly with Xerox to correct an issue I had with a device software update. Issues correct within a few days.
  • XM Fax provided onsite sales support for sales and technical training.
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Cons
ActiveDocs
  • Template could be better by adding features that make it easier for users.
  • Some features are missing like image editing, and SEO management.
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OpenText
  • Error logs include error codes, but sometimes it is hard to understand what it means. Either a shared documentation or detailed error log might help end users better to detect any issue on fax requests.
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Usability
ActiveDocs
Very good usability overall. Any user can pick this up and run with it. HotDocs, the closest competitor, has similar end-user usability, but from a designer of templates perspective, ActiveDocs definitely has the edge in this regard. I would recommend this for any company that mass produces documents from templates as deliverables.
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OpenText
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Performance
ActiveDocs
The software overall is very excellent. It responds quickly and produces documents well. The integration with systems makes data input easy. Questions can be designed to allow further expansion of template creation/customization. The rules section is very useful for complicated If/Than/Else style templates. Although experience and training help, the software is very user-friendly out of the box.
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OpenText
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Support Rating
ActiveDocs
ActiveDocs can be a considerably complex product because your use cases can be potentially endless. In our experience, when we have come across a problem or issue with the product ActiveDoc's support has always responded to our queries within 24 hours. Support is only provided via email in 95% of cases. Each year your support and maintenance includes support hours. These are used when you contact support and your issue is not found to be a bug or problem with the product (completely fair and understandable). When we've identified or discovered bugs (mainly with the latest version of Word) it is patched by the next release. They typically release about 4-5 updates per year.
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OpenText
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Alternatives Considered
ActiveDocs
In relation to other software that have a functionality similar to ActiveDocs, they don't even compare in relation to the interface, I didn't use all the software available on the market, but the ones I used and I can compare, ActiveDocs is without a doubt the best among them. We really likes the interface.
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OpenText
XMedius does faxing for a quick response from an end user where Egnyte is best suited for secure file transfer.
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Return on Investment
ActiveDocs
  • ActiveDocs allows us to create, edit and validate any type of content quickly and with no coding skills.
  • Easy and quick editing.
  • Really flexible and simple to set up
  • Helped us achieve a much higher level of efficiency in our daily operations.
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OpenText
  • I m not sure on pricing or how XMedius is pricing solutions now
  • Cloud-based / vs On-Prem I think my vote always goes for on Prem
  • ROI (not my field)
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ScreenShots

OpenText XM Fax Screenshots

Screenshot of Track your faxes through an event log tab.Screenshot of Built-in viewer in the web client: XMediusFAX® allows you to view faxes directly in your browser without having to download files.Screenshot of Download the free XMediusFAX® application for Android, iPhone or iPad and send secure faxes from your mobile.Screenshot of Choose your fax recipients (Device contacts, Fax service Phone Book, Favorites).Screenshot of Select your documents from any file management application available on your mobile device.Screenshot of Configure your fax options (priority, resolution, retries).