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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Alfresco

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe Alfresco platform, from Hyland, delivers comprehensive cloud-native content services. It is used to intelligently activate processes and content to accelerate the flow of business.N/A

    Wondershare PDFelement

    Score5 out of 10
    N/APDFelement is a document management solution from Wondershare Software headquartered in China.

    $79.99

    per year per user

    Pricing
    AlfrescoWondershare PDFelement
    Editions & Modules
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    PDFelement
    79.99USD
    per year per user
    PDFelement
    129.99USD
    one-time fee per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AlfrescoWondershare PDFelement
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—For Individuals: Yearly Plan: $79.99/user; 2-Year Plan: $109.99/user Perpetual Plan(one-time): $129.99/user For Teams: Yearly plan starts at $109/year for 1 user For Education: Yearly Plan: $47.99/user; Perpetual Plan(one-time): $99.99/user
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    Community Pulse
    AlfrescoWondershare PDFelement
    Considered Both Products
    Hyland
    No answer on this topic
    Wondershare Technology
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    78%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    AlfrescoWondershare PDFelement
    Enterprise Content Management
    Comparison of Enterprise Content Management features of Alfresco and Wondershare PDFelement
    Feature
    Alfresco
    8.2
    7 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Wondershare PDFelement
    -
    Ratings
    Content capture & imaging9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    File sync, storage & archiving9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document management9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Records management8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content search & retrieval10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise content collaboration7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content publishing & creation7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security, risk management & information governance9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract lifecycle management8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated workflows8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Artificial intelligence6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile support7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AlfrescoWondershare PDFelement
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    9.1
    (55 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AlfrescoWondershare PDFelement
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hyland
    Easy integration with the external APIs Workflows can be invoked via REST call Wonderful swagger documentation for process REST APIs REST, MULE, CAMEL, Google Drive, and Box features are available with Alfresco Process Services The micro-service version deployment should be well documented and needs improvement
    Incentivized
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    Wondershare Technology
    It's a wonderful asset to have when you lose your original Word doc, etc. so you can still edit a document (and not have to start from ground zero). That feature alone is why I bought this product and why I will continue to recommend.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Hyland
    • Basic workflows are easy enough for casual users to set up and utilize.
    • Cloud sync capability provides a great way to share documents with third parties and to use as a backup system for critical documents.
    • Alfresco mobile app makes it easy for those on the road to access, approve and share documents.
    • Folder rules are easy to set up and make assignment of metadata easier to automate.
    Incentivized
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    Wondershare Technology
    • PDFelement provides the same powerful features as Adobe Acrobat, but the interface is easy to learn and use. The product is extremely intuitive, which saves our clients from becoming frustrated as they learn the product.
    • PDFelement Pro's ability to create fillable forms with the click of one button is one of our clients favorite features. I was impressed at how accurately PDFelement performed this task and the ease with which these fields can be edited, if needed.
    • Security is more important than ever these days and PDFelement provides the encryption and permissions to protect documents quickly and easily. I especially like the batch encrypt feature, this makes it easy to protect multiple files with the same password.
    • PDFelement makes it easy to extract the data from form fields. This is a huge plus for our clients.
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    Cons
    Hyland
    • Alfresco Process Services and Alfresco Application Development Framework integration makes for best functionality/application of ECM.
    • Use case alignment - Marketing content and documentation of specific business requirements and user stories being available as reference material/documentation.
    • Integration with multiple silos for content.
    Incentivized
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    Wondershare Technology
    • I wish there was a lighter program for just reviewing a document and then to transition seamlessly to an editing mode. It takes a few seconds longer to load than Preview on my Mac, and based on that frustration, I use Preview to view documents.
    • A lower price for upgrades.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Hyland
    As per the current market and the line of products that are available for content and document management system, Alfresco is a very good option compared to other systems in terms of features and cost. Plus the community support is great. Also since the product is open source, it can be extended or understood in a better way.
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    Wondershare Technology
    Excellent, easy to use product
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    Usability
    Hyland
    The UI is very intuitive, most of our users figure out how to use the platform by themselves, so there's not much training needed.
    You can upload files by using the web drag and drop, WebDAV, FTP, and more.
    Most of the platform already works as-is so you can just deploy it using Docker and it's mostly ready to go.
    Incentivized
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    Wondershare Technology
    I am a novice and I am using it like a pro because it is so easy to work with
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Hyland
    No answers on this topic
    Wondershare Technology
    No issues. Works perfect
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Hyland
    No answers on this topic
    Wondershare Technology
    There is a lot of learning. Although some of the functions you can probably pick up relatively quickly, some of them, including compressing the size or using a different language, remains a myth to me.
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    Support Rating
    Hyland
    I am not big fan of Alfresco Content Services' support; it works on its own speed and sometimes it becomes challenging to achieve business needs. However, I appreciate regular delivery of security patches and updates
    Incentivized
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    Wondershare Technology
    PDFelement is always in contact with me, by email and by giving constant tips and recommendations. But what makes me give you a 10, was the outstanding support service received on July 9th by one of your support professionals Amanda, who helped me with a tariff issue, and makes me [rate] your product.
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    Implementation Rating
    Hyland
    Process was relatively smooth and overall, downtime minimal. MSI was very responsive to our needs and made the transition easier than it otherwise might have been.
    Incentivized
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    Wondershare Technology
    Just pay, download, activate and start using it
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    Alternatives Considered
    Hyland
    All software has some pros and some cons. Alfresco has some good pluses, and suits our environment very well. It fit perfectly in the place that we are working on. That is why we decided to go with this software. Overall, the kind of content management that needs to be done in an organization is what would determine which software to use.
    Incentivized
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    Wondershare Technology
    I didn't try or buy other programs, but did a good bit of research on them. I went with PDFelement because of the lower pricing, and because of the rich features I learned it had. I also appreciated the great customer service I received from reps in the community forums, which showed me they have an aim in keeping their customers happy - which is always good to have when using fairly complex technical apps.
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    Scalability
    Hyland
    No answers on this topic
    Wondershare Technology
    Super easy Word style layout and format.
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    Return on Investment
    Hyland
    • Instant document lookup - No paper files to mail which saves in all areas of postage, truck delivery, physical storage warehouse space, printing, etc
    • No longer losing important documents - Previously with paper files things would go missing and those could be costly reports/assessments.
    • Ability to secure documents and provide access to only those who should be allowed to see that content
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    Wondershare Technology
    • For me, it's been very important to me that my business as a pet sitter and dog walker not leave a negative footprint on the environment. To that end, it's been very important that i'm able to do as much paperwork as possible without using paper. PDFelement is wonderful at helping me meet those goals.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Alfresco Screenshots

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    Wondershare PDFelement Screenshots

    Screenshot of AI-powered support for chatting with PDFs/summaring/proofreading/rewriting/explaining/translating the PDF file content.Screenshot of file conversion to and from PDF format in high quality.Screenshot of PDF generation, which can be done from images, Word documents, and various formats, including batch create.Screenshot of certificate-based legal signatures, and documents can be sent to bulk signers, and signatures collected and tracked from anywhere, on any device.Screenshot of text recognition, from scanned PDFs and images.Screenshot of the PDF text editor, with images, forms, and pages.