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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    NetDocuments

    Score2 out of 10
    N/ANetDocuments is a document management solution from the company of the same name in Lehi, Utah.N/A

    SmartVault

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ASmartVault is a file syncing and sharing option from the Houston based company of the same name.

    $16

    per user/per month

    Pricing
    NetDocumentsSmartVault
    Editions & Modules
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    Starter
    $16
    per user/per month
    Professional
    $20
    per user/per month
    Accounting Pro
    $40
    per user/per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NetDocumentsSmartVault
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    NetDocumentsSmartVault
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of NetDocuments and SmartVault
    Feature
    NetDocuments
    -
    Ratings
    SmartVault
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Document collaboration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of NetDocuments and SmartVault
    Feature
    NetDocuments
    -
    Ratings
    SmartVault
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    21% below category average
    User and role management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of NetDocuments and SmartVault
    Feature
    NetDocuments
    -
    Ratings
    SmartVault
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Performance00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    NetDocumentsSmartVault
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (9 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    NetDocumentsSmartVault
    Likelihood to Recommend
    NetDocuments
    It is ideal where security is your number one concern or where there is a need to share securely across different physical locations. Speed is less than ideal in certain usage scenarios. It is limited by the speed of the internet and it can be difficult to pull large quantities of documents when researching or answering discovery requests, although, that being said, it can be addressed by maintaining your own secure server to contain a mirror of your online documents. But then the security for a mirror falls back on the organization.
    Incentivized
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    SmartVault Corporation
    SmartVault sends out a cover letter with the tax returns that includes a link for them to download their tax returns, avoiding the insecurity of an email attachment. It does not include a statement retrieval feature but does work very nicely with a third-party app called FileThis. The majority of the users in the office have not been able to install the Outlook plug-in due to "a certificate error." In five years, SmartVault has not addressed this issue.
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    Pros
    NetDocuments
    • Searching: NetDocuments' searching capabilities put it on par with other legal search engines used for research and knowledge management purposes.
    • Scalability: Despite the ever-increasing number of items stored in the repository, time searching is unaffected.
    • Innovation: NetDocuments continuously looks for new solutions and updates their product regularly.
    • Ease of Update: Because it is Web-based, updates to the software do not require local installation.
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    SmartVault Corporation
    • Easy navigation
    • Email notifications
    • Document previews
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    Cons
    NetDocuments
    • Delay. At times, there is a delay between saving a document into Netdocuments and actually seeing them in the appropriate workspace. Such a delay is caused by the system indexing the newly added file.
    • Netdocuments' servers slow down at times causing users to receive error messages. This can be quickly remedied, but can become a nuisance.
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    SmartVault Corporation
    • They have cut back on support as have many SaaS companies recently.
    • The documentation can sometimes be a little difficult to follow.
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    Usability
    NetDocuments
    The product is simple to learn and adheres to well-known web user protocols. The NetDocuments team spends a lot of time talking to customers regarding how to improve their interface, and are pretty quick about implementing good ideas. The system is reliable and repeatable, and similar functions are laid out consistently and in formats that users are used to.
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    SmartVault Corporation
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    Performance
    NetDocuments
    NetDocuments is a performant web app. It is reliable and provides all the functionality of a sophisticated document management system. It also can serve, through its APIs, as a base system for other applications, which enhances its value. Other vendors find the company easy to work with, and it consistently seems to be the first to offer new features and technologies to its customers.
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    SmartVault Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    NetDocuments
    I've never had to contact support, but I won't give it a ten. We've had a few hiccups along the way, but nothing that couldn't be fixed within 24 hours.
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    SmartVault Corporation
    Reaching someone is more difficult than it should be. Also, they don't take possession of known issues always suggesting it is a local PC issue in initial conversations. That, of course, can be frustrating for the end-user.
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    Alternatives Considered
    NetDocuments
    Worldox was a MUCH better product for our smaller law firm of 9 attorneys . It was very fast and MUCH less expensive.
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    SmartVault Corporation
    Sales team was responsive, price was good, functionality was acceptable
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    Return on Investment
    NetDocuments
    • NetDocuments has really saved us from hiring more people. The document management system is a core technology to any law firm. Our last DMS was an in-house system. It easily required the attention of half a FTE and offered a fraction of the functionality.
    • NetDocuments has also been relatively easy for our employees to use. We have a high adoption rate and it allows for our employees (and third parties) to collaborate pretty well.
    • NetDocuments offers any number of certifications -- e.g. ISO 27001, business associate agreements for HIPAA -- certifications that are required by some clients, that we could not possibly attain with an in-house system.
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    SmartVault Corporation
    • has made sharing documents with large numbers of clients easier
    • has forced us into using their service, or spending time to find a better alternative, in my experience.
    • Speaking personally the product has cost us several thousand dollars over predicted budget costs for a 3-year projection
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    NetDocuments Screenshots

    Screenshot of Save time and boost productivity by enhancing your enterprise search and making it that much easier for users to find the information they need across different documents locations.Screenshot of Seamlessly connect NetDocuments to your favorite Microsoft collaboration tools—without compromising governance or security.Screenshot of Share and collaborate intuitively, securely, and in a way that brings you and your clients closer together.Screenshot of Use predictive technology to accurately file any email into your NetDocuments system with a single click.Screenshot of Support your remote employee’s productivity by giving them secure, local access to every file and document they need, regardless of internet connection, with ndSync: a robust, reliable two-way file syncing solution for Macs and PCs.Screenshot of Quickly organize documents into sets or binders and securely distribute compiled content to everyone who needs it.