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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is designed to create positive experiences through any channel and on any device to exceed customer expectations.

    $50

    per month per user

    OpenText Content Suite Platform

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe OpenText Content Suite Platform oversees the lifecycle management of information across the enterprise from capture through archiving and disposition. With agile information governance to address the latest data governance and data privacy best practices, the vendor states their Content Suite reduces risk and empowers organizations to focus on using information to drive strategic growth and productivity.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer ServiceOpenText Content Suite Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Dynamics 365 Customer Service Professional
    $50
    per month per user
    Add-In - Chat
    $60
    per month per user
    Dynamics 365 Customer Service Enterprise
    $105
    per month per user
    Dynamics 365 Customer Service Premium
    $195
    per month per user
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer ServiceOpenText Content Suite Platform
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer ServiceOpenText Content Suite Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    OpenText
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer ServiceOpenText Content Suite Platform
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service and OpenText Content Suite Platform
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    7.4
    3 Ratings
    10% below category average
    OpenText Content Suite Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory1.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation6.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service and OpenText Content Suite Platform
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    4.5
    3 Ratings
    56% below category average
    OpenText Content Suite Platform
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base4.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base4.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service and OpenText Content Suite Platform
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    0% below category average
    OpenText Content Suite Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Content Management
    Comparison of Enterprise Content Management features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service and OpenText Content Suite Platform
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Content Suite Platform
    8.4
    7 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Content capture & imaging00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    File sync, storage & archiving00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Document management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Records management00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Content search & retrieval00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Enterprise content collaboration00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Content publishing & creation00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Security, risk management & information governance00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Contract lifecycle management00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Automated workflows00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Artificial intelligence00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Mobile support00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Integration00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer ServiceOpenText Content Suite Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer ServiceOpenText Content Suite Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Suitable for ticketing that might also require routing to 'queues' and capturing communication timelines. Not as suitable for heavily credentials-management-type organizations or organizations that are not on the Microsoft stack. Also, not as suitable for organizations that have very high needs for knowledge base management or organizations that do not have resources or a partner to help extend the capabilities.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    Great for content management and records even for organizations whose staff are not much experienced in the technical backgrounds as it's easy to use and no previous knowledge on HTML is required. It is great for storing invoices and payment proofs and for organizations dealing with global clients for general use documents.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Routing
    • Different Channel Support
    • Intuitive user interface
    • Continues improvement in the product
    • Integration with other Microsoft services and products
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    OpenText
    • Document Management is being done well since it allows you to put in a corporate folder structure that applies to the business unit you currently work in.
    • Records Management works well in this organisation as it allows you to classify the document according to the file plan, as well as manage it according to the retention schedule for tat file plan.
    • The ability to collaborate on files works really well. You can share with users within your group, as well as allow other users access to the files for either read access to read/write access.
    • Access control of the folder and even individual files allows you to ensure only necessary people can have the right type of access. This is especially welcome in the government environment where document management is of utmost importance.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • It occasionally crashes or slow down, but it usually works great.
    • Costly.
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    OpenText
    • The user interface and configurability of that interface lack a lot of flexibility and modern tools.
    • There needs to be stronger and more powerful integration to electronic forms and workflow capabilities which are core to modern ECM.
    • Management of audit and content history needs to be modernized and made more dynamic and sustainable.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    The staff is comfortable with it and I doubt they'd change at this point.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    It's not as simple as some of the other offerings, but it is fairly intuitive. The design philosophy is a little more bloated, but it can be streamlined by customizing views and forms (pages) to be organized for end users. Once it is set up, though, assuming your UI choices and design are intuitive, it is simple for end users to use.
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    OpenText
    Strong for Core Content and Records Management
    Effective for Non-Technical Users (with the right configuration)
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    I never had any issues with access internally or via VPN. But, the response via VPN, was a bit slow.
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    • I used OpenText nearly every day and I never had any performance issues that I can recall. That said, it's not terribly fast either.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    OpenText has an outstanding support and knowledge base. All problems which couldn't be solved by us (high complexity cases) were promptly resolved and the resolution also shared with us.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    No, it's pretty easy to implement and use.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    I have worked with Oracle CRM On Demand earlier, mainly for case management and basic customer support workflows. Oracle CRM was stable and worked fine for standard use cases, but customization was limited and changes usually required more effort and time. Integrations with other systems were also not very flexible.
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is much stronger in terms of flexibility and scalability. The biggest advantage is tight integration with the Microsoft ecosystem like Outlook, Teams, Power Automate, and Power Apps, which makes automation and productivity much better. Case management, SLAs, queues, and omnichannel features are more advanced and easier to configure.
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    OpenText
    Having used OpenText Content Suite for a long time, I can say it stands the competition. It offers many versions which is unlike many products in its category. Also, while it is not affordable, I believe the cost is justified considering what a business can achieve with this software.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Creativity way.
    • Foster increase in revenue.
    • Improving decision-making.
    • Culture of good relationship/service.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • With OpenText Content Suite, we can easily keep documents safe
    • Document collaboration is easy with OpenText
    • We can easily handle invoicing and automation thanks to features such as content capture and imaging.
    • With OpenText Content Suite, there is better file sync and archiving
    Incentivized
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