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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

    Sage CRM

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Sage CRM is an SMB-oriented CRM platform offered in both SaaS and on-premise editions. Unlike the Sage SalesLogix product, the SaaS version is a true multi-tenant offering. The platform offers excellent integration with Sage ERP and accounting products. It is also a good global solution and is available in many languages and is used by over 12,000 customers worldwide, with many customers in Europe.

    $33

    per month

    Pricing
    M‑FilesSage CRM
    Editions & Modules
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    Sage CRM (cloud)
    $45
    Per User per Month
    Sage CRM (on premise)
    $0
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    M‑FilesSage CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Tiered pricing is available for multiple users.
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    Features
    M‑FilesSage CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of M‑Files and Sage CRM
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.8
    17 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.616 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.917 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.216 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.716 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of M‑Files and Sage CRM
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.1
    16 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings8.215 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of M‑Files and Sage CRM
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.7
    16 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.816 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings8.715 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of M‑Files and Sage CRM
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    9.0
    17 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings9.113 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of M‑Files and Sage CRM
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.6
    17 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.716 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.416 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings8.717 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of M‑Files and Sage CRM
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.6
    17 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings8.516 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.314 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of M‑Files and Sage CRM
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.7
    17 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.717 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.813 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of M‑Files and Sage CRM
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    9.4
    13 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings9.513 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of M‑Files and Sage CRM
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    9.0
    14 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings9.114 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.912 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of M‑Files and Sage CRM
    Feature
    M‑Files
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    7.8
    16 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings7.816 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    M‑FilesSage CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (68 ratings)
    8.9
    (28 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (15 ratings)
    5.1
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    7.9
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    M‑FilesSage CRM
    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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    Sage
    as it is a very flexible software that can be adapted to any business model, other functions human resource management, manufacturing and supply chain planning, all these functions are housed in a highly technological interface. I liked this system because it made automating accounts payable so much easier.the control of the basic accounting of any type of company
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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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    Sage
    • When in client profile, it is very intuitive, allowing you to easily transcribe notes in the clients profile.
    • Sage allows 3rd party plugins, so if you utilize a particular phone services or would like to import something as simple as google drive, its compatible.
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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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    Sage
    • Reliance on Apache Tomcat causes a lot of headaches. There are common issues trying to start up the server, resulting from Apache Tomcat misconfigurations, or Java. Some forum posts on Sage City address common issues, but digging into server logs seems to be an often occurrence.
    • Support is somewhat lacking, less user install base means error messages are sometimes hard to find quick answers for. Most of the knowledge found on the internet is in the Sage City forum.
    • Integration with Microsoft 365 causes you to have to turn off some security features. This will result in your 365 tenants running lower security standards than recommended, it may put you at risk for targeted attacks.
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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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    Sage
    There are really no other words to say, it is a very easy to use application that is more straightforward and has provided better results with the bulk of features that appeal to a very broad amount of users. There may be other CRM platforms out there that are more prevalent, but I have found them to be much more clunky and less intuitive than Sage CRM.
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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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    Sage
    Excellent integration with the most important social networks (LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter) to get leads. The mobile app is quite useful for speeding up the tasks at hand and not relying on the computer or being in the office to get them done.
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    Reliability and Availability
    MFiles
    always there.
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Sage
    Sage works very quickly based on the network you are using it on. It is internet based so if your network is slow, it will perform slowly. Reports seem to run reasonably fast, if there is too much information it is trying to populate that could slow it down a little. When Sage CRM is integrated with a Sage ERP product it doesn't tend to slow down either system at all
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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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    Sage
    Support team is really slow and they need to work on this really. Sometimes it takes days to resolve a simple query and there is no way to get it expedited. Rest the product is is amazing but the team should look into the costumer support and get it working
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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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    Sage
    Most training would come after a upgrade. Otherwise we would self teach new employees. Training was with a Sage Software partner SWK technologies.
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    Online Training
    MFiles
    They answer all questions and record your training for later use.
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Sage
    The implementation and upgrades were rather quick and straight forward. Attempting to link Sage CRM with Sage 100 ERP however was a nightmare and will be avoided by us in the future due to numerous issues.
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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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    Sage
    Whilst SAGE CRM was selected around 10 years ago and we became a partner, the main contenders would have been at the time Sales Logix and MS CRM 4.0. However, we had extensive experience of the mid-market CRM's and decided on SAGE CRM since it had a clean, easy to understand interface and importantly offered both workflow automation and Self Service capability, all of which across both the Case and Sales and Marketing functionality was seamless and saved time. As it was pure browser based, access was from anywhere we wanted. In my view, SAGE CRM still stacks up well against all the other mid-market CRM systems and offers good value for money, but more importantly, it is an easy to operate and customisable solution which user like. Again, we can teach administration users very quickly to support and customise themselves since the admin. function are clear as well.
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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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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Sage
    • It is very affordable in pricing, compared to competitors
    • Lead management and convertion into prospects is also a very easy process
    • Lead capture from web pages should be available, and better ways to capture leads from tradeshows by uploading directly from scanned business cards
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