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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    M‑Files

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AM-Files delivers Context-First Document Management with a metadata-driven architecture that improves productivity across the document lifecycle. By linking documents to the people, processes, clients, and projects that give them meaning, M-Files creates a unified environment that strengthens governance.N/A

    Microsoft Dynamics GP

    Score5.4 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics GP is an ERP software with accounting capabilities. It includes various packs for customizability and features tailored to specific industries’ needs. GP is offered as a perpetual license or subscription.N/A
    Pricing
    M‑FilesMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    M‑FilesMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    M‑FilesMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Considered Both Products
    MFiles
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    33%
    Would buy again
    2 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
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    Features
    M‑FilesMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of M‑Files and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.4
    20 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings6.219 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings5.815 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.518 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings6.517 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of M‑Files and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.3
    27 Ratings
    55% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings2.526 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings6.021 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of M‑Files and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.8
    40 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings5.532 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.140 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of M‑Files and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    5.3
    41 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings3.429 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.139 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.439 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of M‑Files and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    5.0
    48 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings6.345 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings5.736 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings6.336 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings5.541 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings4.431 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings4.428 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings2.619 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings3.026 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings3.214 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings4.721 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings3.618 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings4.513 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings4.526 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings2.616 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings3.517 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings3.214 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings6.119 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of M‑Files and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.2
    26 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings5.524 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings1.013 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings4.018 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings3.415 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of M‑Files and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    3.5
    25 Ratings
    71% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings3.718 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings3.721 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings4.925 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings4.99 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings3.312 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings3.37 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    M‑FilesMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (68 ratings)
    4.0
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (15 ratings)
    9.9
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    5.4
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (8 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    M‑FilesMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MFiles
    M‑Files is great for companies with multiple locations. Drive letters can become cumbersome to use and collaborate with colleagues and M‑Files fills that gap. The check out/check in system is great and allows only one editor at a time. This can be good and bad depending on the situation.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Dynamics GP is well-suited for our environment, as we pay a diverse group of employees, including on-the-road drivers, shop employees (some in other locations), and office employees. It easily tracks time off, taxes, pay, etc. The reporting allows us to verify with our drivers how they are paid each week, whether it be through mileage or stop-offs.
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    Pros
    MFiles
    • Reliable: Our M-Files system has only gone down one time (for a very short period of time) at the beginning of the two years that we have been with M-Files. Our previous vendor's system had so many downtimes that our IT Department had to assign an associate to work with me for sending out notifications to associates etc. With our last vendor, one day I came to work and only 60 of the 260 consent for surgery forms were available to our end users although they were visible to me as the Administrator but weren't showing up for the end-users!
    • Our M-Files system was created for us. It was created by working with developers to only have on our system what we required, and I must say, there were so many extra features that M-Files offered in our program that weren't available with our previous vendor. As mentioned previously, we can have two policies or forms visible to the end-user so one can be listed as "draft" or "training only" so our end users can read and use for training as we get ready to roll out a new medical record system. I can also preload policies and leave them in the working stage until they are approved and go back and publish them the day they are approved. The list goes on with so many great features.
    • Our end users would say the greatest asset of this product is the search function. It's amazing how fast it is. There are many ways to search out a form or policy which makes it a true asset for our associates.
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    Microsoft
    • Great Plains started as back office/accounting, and that is still it's strong suit.
    • SQL and the GP programming language, Dexterity, provide a robust, scalable, and stable platform with well documented maintenance and repair procedures. Relatively easy to manage, tune, and support.
    • Microsoft support for GP verges on "particularly well". Doesn't quite get there but good enough once you know what you're doing
    • Strong partner network, including the GP User Group (GPUG)
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    Cons
    MFiles
    • If you are new to Electronic Document Management, this can be a really difficult product to roll out. Since it is infinitely versatile, there are infinite ways to configure it wrong. I highly recommend the M-Files admin training offered by M-Files as it will set you in the right direction.
    • Many options are paid add-ons. So while you are not paying for what you don't need, many great features will come at a cost.
    • If you don't have a technical person on staff, this will be tricky to maintain. Not impossible. If your processes do not change, once setup it will be fine.
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    Microsoft
    • With respect to the allocations, once the expense is entered into the allocation account, you lose the ability to run any detail on just the total of the expense. It would be nice if you could run a trial balance on the allocation accounts the same way you can with regular accounts.
    • I've always thought security set up could be a bit simpler. It actually has gotten better through the years. Specifically, with eight separate entities, it would be nice to have a "master" setup where you could call up one group entity, assign the users rights, and then be finished. Currently, whenever I have a new user, I have to call up each individual entity and select all of the features I want the user to have. That means I have to do eight steps for each user.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    MFiles
    M-files meets our almost all needs, we dont have other option to replace m-files. it saves lots, like Hardware because of Vault Feature means we can create many vaults (mini-servers) in m-files in other solutions we need more hardware for more installations.
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    Microsoft
    Due the economic challenges that Puerto Rico is having, the company has had to merge some companies in order to be more efficient. It has been easy in GP to process those merges, even thought we had to spend days to accomplish that the process was smooth and accurate. In addition we were able to streamline the purchasing and sales process and the organization is confident to keep renewing GP for the future versions.
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    Usability
    MFiles
    It is a powerful system that can locate content fast and effectively. The system takes quite some time to setup initially. It can be hard for M-Files support to know how businesses operate and how they want to use the system in a way that works for them. The customization makes it great for companies to cater to their own needs. Once the system is set up in a way that makes sense for the business, the user experience is positive. There is room for improvement in the notifications, workflow, and support areas.
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    Microsoft
    Though it is a basic accounting package, I believe some users do not find the old style menus and navigation options intuitive. There is also a great lack of training resources in the market, so users have to learn the product without guidance a lot, resulting in inefficient workflows and misuse or misunderstanding of many features.
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    Reliability and Availability
    MFiles
    always there.
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    Microsoft
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    Performance
    MFiles
    I noticed some lagging with the integration with Microsoft Office but not so much that I would not use it. It has gotten better with updates. to be fair the issues were when Office 2013 first came out.
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    Microsoft
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    Support Rating
    MFiles
    Usually when I need help from them I got support and it was very good and focused to solve my problem. I didn't have so many problems, but when used it worked. I just would like to have a support in my native language, but I can understand that sometimes is hard for the companies.
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    Microsoft
    The rating is directed to the thrid party serive provider that we use. I do not now how good the Microsoft direct support is.
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    In-Person Training
    MFiles
    We had online conference call training with a recording to use later as needed
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    Microsoft
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    Online Training
    MFiles
    They answer all questions and record your training for later use.
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    Microsoft
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    Implementation Rating
    MFiles
    The key insight is that the most important thing is to have a open mind. The application is easy to use, but if you have a company with different views and it is not aligned could be a huge problem. So the company transformation is required together with the application. Ensure to use as much as possible the capabilities of the application helps to have best ROI.
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    Microsoft
    Basically the challenge with this implementation was the Business Portal, too many errors and even the aplication is up and running the users are still having issues. We will start planning the migraton to GP 2015 soon.
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    Alternatives Considered
    MFiles
    The customization ability seemed to be a level above and easy to navigate and available options are constantly being reinvented. We have used OnBase for years and now desire to move away from this option for a number of reasons.
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    Microsoft
    I come from a strong background of using SAP. SAP doesn't have the flexibility of GP, an example would be SAP doesn't allow core mods, if they catch you, you lose support. Microsoft doesn't really care about mods, but they will be quick to have the vendor you used support your issue if it is caused by those mods. With SAP your company adapts to the software, where with GP you adapt the software to you.
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    Scalability
    MFiles
    do so much more than we need but has all the stuff we do need.
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    Microsoft
    The functionality that GP and related ISV solutions offer and the ease of integration of GP to other systems makes it an extremely scalable solution
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    Return on Investment
    MFiles
    • M-Files allows us to track important milestones and expiration dates. We are now able to easily track revisions to contracts with community partners and record comments and history in one place.
    • We are able to track all contracts that come through our District and to create monthly reports to present to our Board.
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    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Dynamics GP allows my clients to move from a paper or spreadsheet based company to an integrated, electronic, streamlined business. I love being able to help clients gain efficiencies through the use of Microsoft Dynamics GP.
    • Microsoft Dynamics GP allows for better customer service because everything is at our fingertips. If someone calls questioning an invoice, we can easily look it up. If someone calls stating they paid an invoice with a certain check number, we can quickly run a query to find that particular check number to see where it was applied.
    • Having everything on a single platform provides ease of use for upgrades, backups and end user training. There is only one software to learn!
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