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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Appian

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AAppian is a low-code development and business process management platform. It features drag-and-drop design for app building, automated work processes, unified data management, and cloud-based deployment.

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    Compleo Hybrid

    N/AN/ACompleo, from Symtrax, is a document output management solution designed to manage, convert, distribute and print output files from any system. Compleo serves both internal and external stakeholders to provide document output and management solutions that are compatible with cloud, mobile, and other industry standardsN/A

    OpenText Documentum

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AOpenText 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
    AppianCompleo HybridOpenText Documentum
    Editions & Modules
    Appian Community Edition
    $0
    Application - Input-Only
    $2
    per month per user
    Application - Infrequent
    $9
    per month per user
    Application - Standard
    $75
    per month per user
    Platform
    Custom Quote Priced per user with unlimited apps.
    minimum 100 users, no maximum
    Unlimited
    Custom Quote Priced per development with unlimited apps.
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    Pricing Offerings
    AppianCompleo HybridOpenText Documentum
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalOptional
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    Community Pulse
    AppianCompleo HybridOpenText Documentum
    Considered Multiple Products
    Appian
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    Symtrax
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    OpenText
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    38 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    AppianCompleo HybridOpenText Documentum
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Appian and Compleo Hybrid and OpenText Documentum
    Feature
    Appian
    8.1
    9 Ratings
    4% above category average
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    Dashboards8.29 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.59 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.69 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of Appian and Compleo Hybrid and OpenText Documentum
    Feature
    Appian
    7.4
    9 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Compleo Hybrid
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    OpenText Documentum
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    Process designer7.99 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process simulation6.49 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules engine6.49 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    SOA support8.29 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process player7.39 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form builder7.69 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Model execution8.59 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Content Management
    Comparison of Enterprise Content Management features of Appian and Compleo Hybrid and OpenText Documentum
    Feature
    Appian
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    OpenText Documentum
    9.2
    7 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Content capture & imaging00 Ratings00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    File sync, storage & archiving00 Ratings00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Document management00 Ratings00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Records management00 Ratings00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Content search & retrieval00 Ratings00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Enterprise content collaboration00 Ratings00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Content publishing & creation00 Ratings00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Security, risk management & information governance00 Ratings00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Contract lifecycle management00 Ratings00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Automated workflows00 Ratings00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Artificial intelligence00 Ratings00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Mobile support00 Ratings00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Integration00 Ratings00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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    AppianCompleo HybridOpenText Documentum
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    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    AppianCompleo HybridOpenText Documentum
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (139 ratings)
    -
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    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (19 ratings)
    -
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    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (95 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    -
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    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (118 ratings)
    -
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    -
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    Online Training
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    -
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    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AppianCompleo HybridOpenText Documentum
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Appian
    Appian works great for automating manual processes and integrating multiple systems through its toolset. It gives great flexibility for establishing rules for approvals, routings, escalations, and the like. Because of the low code toolset, it's very easy to deploy and make changes as needed as processes evolve and as the organization learns to utilize the system better. Minimal maintenance is required to support the applications build on the platform. Some of the automated testing integration with tools like Jenkins is limited so that may be an issue for some.
    Incentivized
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    Symtrax
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Appian
    • Allows at a glance workflow documentation which assists in the need we have for information readiation.
    • Drag and drop interface for workflow development greatly speeds our apps time to market.
    • Using the advanced features of Appian, we are able to create working sites in a fraction of the time it would take to do so using "traditional" development.
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    Symtrax
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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
    Appian
    • Search issues when type ahead and database search are used in the same field.
    • Buttons implementation where user is require[d] to click on the button description - if clicks on the button outside that text - button will not work.
    • Problems with using certain off-the-shelf performance tools like WebLoad or Neoload. That is because of different dynamic variables being used internally in Appian - which these tools are unable to correlate. We are still investigating using other tools like Jmeter to overcome dynamic correlation problem for performance testing.
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    Symtrax
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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
    Appian
    We recently renewed our license with Appian. We are convinced that its flexibility, relative ease of use, the support they provide, there mobile advancements and their general willingness and desire to see us succeed all contributed to our reason to renew our agreement with Appian
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    Symtrax
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    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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    Usability
    Appian
    Appian is a low code environment, because of this, a very good visual interface is required. Appian is providing a feature-rich dashboard [that] we can use for building the dashboards and other interfaces. Appian also provides patches and releases to enhance these features. A developer can start off development just by going through a basic course from the Appian learning community.
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    Symtrax
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    OpenText
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    Support Rating
    Appian
    Appian is one of the leading low code business automation platforms that support RPA, decision rules, case management, workflow automation, and machine learning all in a single bundle. But it is also harder to implement and replace the traditional business process.
    Incentivized
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    Symtrax
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    OpenText
    Support is better than with ECM, but could use some improvement.
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    In-Person Training
    Appian
    As analyst I participated in a developer boot camp. At times it was hard to keep up but most of the time it made sense. Trainer took the time to explain and slowed pace down to answer questions etc.
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    Symtrax
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    OpenText
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    Online Training
    Appian
    Very boring; hard to get through quickly, but rather effective in demonstrating the use of the platform.
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    Symtrax
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    OpenText
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    Implementation Rating
    Appian
    It was really seamless. SaaS in the true definition of the word. We logged on and started using the product. Very easy.
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    Symtrax
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    OpenText
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    Alternatives Considered
    Appian
    Appian has enormously transformed and keeps on updating the product every quarter to meet the latest needs of the world with new innovations & technologies being integrated within the platform. What gives more pleasure than a product that keeps on continuous[ly] improv[ing]?
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    Symtrax
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    OpenText
    At the time it was purchased it was one of the best, most robust solutions available on the market.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Appian
    • I believe it has negatively impacted our release dates. There may have been a misunderstanding as to the learning curve, even though it is "low code."
    • The look and feel of the applications created using Appian have uniformity and it's easier to have "reuse" between applications.
    • There is less developer control when it comes to features. I think this mainly has to do with the amount of plugins available. I would think there should be many more available plugins. But again, our use case is probably different than most others.
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    Symtrax
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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.
    Incentivized
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