IBM FileNet Content Manager vs. OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM FileNet Content Manager
Score 8.2 out of 10
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IBM FileNet Content Manager is a cloud-native content services solution to manage, share and collaborate on content to save employees’ time and improve customer experiences. This ECM solution includes functionality for document management, business process management, case management, content analytics, imaging, records management, and information governance. The IBM FileNet Content Manager content management solution provides the foundation for IBM Cloud Pak® for Business Automation. It uses AI…N/A
OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
Score 7.3 out of 10
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The OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting (formerly OpenText Information Hub (iHub)) component of OpenText™ Magellan™ Analytics Suite is a scalable analytics and data visualization platform that enables IT leaders and their teams to design, deploy, and manage secure, interactive web applications, reports, and dashboards fed by multiple data sources. Magellan BI & Reporting supports high volumes of users, and its integration APIs enable embedded analytic content in any app, displayed on any…N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
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Features
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Enterprise Content Management
Comparison of Enterprise Content Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM FileNet Content Manager
7.5
23 Ratings
9% below category average
OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
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Ratings
Content capture & imaging7.219 Ratings00 Ratings
File sync, storage & archiving8.021 Ratings00 Ratings
Document management8.523 Ratings00 Ratings
Records management7.021 Ratings00 Ratings
Content search & retrieval8.321 Ratings00 Ratings
Enterprise content collaboration8.123 Ratings00 Ratings
Content publishing & creation7.620 Ratings00 Ratings
Security, risk management & information governance7.722 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract lifecycle management7.618 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated workflows6.419 Ratings00 Ratings
Artificial intelligence6.716 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile support6.715 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration8.021 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
IBM FileNet Content Manager
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OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
5.0
1 Ratings
32% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
IBM FileNet Content Manager
-
Ratings
OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
7.7
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
IBM FileNet Content Manager
-
Ratings
OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
7.0
1 Ratings
7% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
IBM FileNet Content Manager
-
Ratings
OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
8.7
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
IBM FileNet Content Manager
-
Ratings
OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
7.0
1 Ratings
6% below category average
REST API00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(23 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
5.7
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM FileNet Content ManagerOpenText Magellan BI & Reporting
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
Well Suited Scenarios: Regulatory Compliance: IBM FileNet Content Manager is ideal for industries with strict regulatory requirements, such as healthcare and finance. It helps organizations securely manage and retain documents, ensuring compliance with data retention policies. Enterprise Document Management: Large organizations that deal with extensive document volumes benefit from FileNet's document capture, indexing, and search capabilities. It simplifies document management across departments. Less Appropriate Scenarios: Small Businesses: For small businesses with limited document management needs, FileNet may be overly complex and expensive. Simpler, more cost-effective solutions may be a better fit.Simple Document Storage: Organizations primarily seeking basic cloud-based document storage without extensive workflow automation or compliance requirements might find FileNet's capabilities excessive for their needs.
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OpenText
iHub is a decent enough environment that it serves our needs. We can have unlimited users and it can tie into AD although we do not use that feature currently. It is a decent place to store all of the reports in one location, even though for us it is not visually appealing to the end users. iHub is not a place where you want to create robust/interactive dashboards for end users to drill through and follow a "story".
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Pros
IBM
  • Detailed Audit trials for all document interactions.
  • As our organization grows, so does our data volume, IBM FileNet Content Manager seamlessly scales to accommodate this growth.
  • The search capabilities are powerful and we can quickly find information just by typing a name.
  • The version control feature ensures that every change, edit, or contribution is tracked and documented.
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OpenText
  • It is fairly easy to set the sharing rules for a report/dashboard.
  • They have a decent amount of time frame options for setting a schedule to generate a report.
  • The support is mostly helpful and timely if you have an issue.
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Cons
IBM
  • IBM FileNet Content Manager's interface is complex and difficult to navigate for some users. IBM should consider improving the user interface to make it more easier and intuitive.
  • IBM FileNet Content Manager may be difficult to integrate with other applications and systems. IBM should consider improving its integration capabilities to ease connectivity with other systems.
  • The wide range of customization make it challenging for users to configure the software to find find their specific needs. IBM should simplify the customization process to make it easier for users.
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OpenText
  • Setting up a "dashboard" is extremely lacking in functionality. The different chart widgets you place on the page do not interact with each other. When you select an item from one do not expect it to highlight or filter another.
  • The speed and stability are not great, but maybe that is just our environment not being up to snuff...even though we are above the "recommended" settings.
  • The main GUI for a user is TERRIBLE. You log into a File Tree format where you have to navigate folders to reach the correct dashboard. There are ways around this, but it would either require an expensive payment to the Professional Services team to revamp to UI or another option they gave us was to create the "Default Dashboard" and provide that link to users and in that Dashboard, you use a new tab to include the navigation back to the main screen so that at least on the initial load the user is taken to a friendly looking dashboard instead of a file tree.
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Support Rating
IBM
It's a great tool for our legacy system however the implementation, management time and lack of a niche provided by IBM makes it a difficult tool to recommend in a fast-paced market.
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OpenText
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
IBM FileNet Content Manager is a much superior product compared to anything in the market, IBM AI is really great and the ability to automate is really awesome. We also use other IBM products such as RPA and it integrates seamlessly. Compliance is really the USP of IBM FileNet Content Manager
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OpenText
Our instance of iHub does not stack up against the other larger BI tools out today. It is a good place to store reports in a central location that allows users to run very specific reports on demand, but it is not a place I would want to store all of my "dashboards". As far as holding individual reports that are specific to an individual need, it is a great tool. If you want to create a report that will be used as a Template for a Form or a Label, iHub is a good choice to store and schedule the report or call it via API to generate it and return it to your calling app.
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • It really streamline the business processes and reduced the overall approval time across the department.
  • Search for Document is really accurate and easy to search the specific documents.
  • Manage the content is easy
  • Also allow to add non documents related objects
  • API,s are well structured and documented
  • Content Navigator is simple to use
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OpenText
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ScreenShots

IBM FileNet Content Manager Screenshots

Screenshot of Editing in Microsoft Word - Collaboration in real time using Microsoft Office for the web.Screenshot of External file sharing - Securely share with external users.Screenshot of Annotation and redaction - Features an advanced viewer used to create annotations and apply redactions to content.

OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting Screenshots

Screenshot of A Magellan dashboard that an individual can interact with and personalize to their needs, such as changing chart types or computations.Screenshot of An ad-hoc report being created through the Magellan Analytics Studio, a component of Magellan BI & Reporting.