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M‑Files

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What is M‑Files?

M-Files is a platform for knowledge work automation, that helps knowledge workers to find information faster. M-Files features a metadata-driven architecture, embedded workflow engine, and advanced artificial intelligence. This helps customers to eliminate information chaos, improve process efficiency, and automate…

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M-Files is a versatile software that is widely used across various industries and departments. Users have reported significant …
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Why M-Files

10 out of 10
March 01, 2023
Incentivized
As I have been consultant for M-Files, I implemented M-Files in almost 10 organizations. These organization were Manufacturing, Education, …
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What is M‑Files?

M-Files is a platform for knowledge work automation, that helps knowledge workers to find information faster. M-Files features a metadata-driven architecture, embedded workflow engine, and advanced artificial intelligence. This helps customers to eliminate information chaos, improve process…

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Product Details

What is M‑Files?

M-Files is a platform for knowledge work automation, that helps knowledge workers to find information faster. M-Files features a metadata-driven architecture, embedded workflow engine, and advanced artificial intelligence. This helps customers to eliminate information chaos, improve process efficiency, and automate security and compliance.

The vendor's value proposition:

  • EASE OF USE: M-Files increases productivity and improves work quality by making information easy to find and use.
  • WORKFLOW AUTOMATION: M-Files increases consistency of work and reduces errors by automating workflows.
  • COLLABORATION: M-Files enables superior customer experiences through a collaborative workspace.
  • COMPLIANCE: M-Files reduces business risk by ensuring compliance.

M-Files is designed to improve business performance by helping people find and use information more effectively. Using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, M-Files breaks down silos by delivering an in-context experience for accessing and leveraging information that resides in any system and repository, including network folders, SharePoint, file sharing services, ECM systems, CRM, ERP and other business systems and repositories.

M‑Files Screenshots

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M‑Files Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone
Supported CountriesM-Files is available in 100+ countries through direct support or via the company's partner network.
Supported LanguagesM-Files is available in 30+ languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified/PRC), Chinese (Traditional/Taiwan), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Frequently Asked Questions

Laserfiche, OpenText Content Suite Platform, and Alfresco are common alternatives for M‑Files.

Reviewers rate Availability highest, with a score of 9.1.

The most common users of M‑Files are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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M-Files is a versatile software that is widely used across various industries and departments. Users have reported significant improvements in document retention, retrieval, and collaboration. The software serves as a central repository for storing business-critical documentation, including customer data and agreements. It has helped organizations achieve a paperless office by archiving financial data and recording invitations to tender. M-Files has been instrumental in streamlining manufacturing operations, quality control systems, and corporate functions. It simplifies access to files and data from different databases and applications, improving search capabilities and facilitating workflow management. Users appreciate the high configurability of M-Files, enabling the creation of sophisticated systems for structured information. It is also utilized by individuals for managing business and personal documents, easily finding and organizing various types of files. M-Files has successfully been implemented in education institutions to organize and manage decades worth of contracts and contractual details. Risk intelligence analysts benefit from M-Files' AI support and metadata-driven properties when developing risk assessments. The software serves as a strategic DevOps platform and a main database for industrial asset management deployments. Additionally, it is relied upon for powerful workflow tools, allowing organizations to manage internal processes and support growth without additional staffing resources. Overall, M-Files provides efficient information and document management solutions across industries such as manufacturing, education, health, and social sectors.

Users commonly recommend M-Files for its security and affordability. They suggest trying it out and learning all its features to transform the way organizations operate. M-Files is recommended to organizations of all sizes and resources. Users appreciate the convenience of file sharing and the high-level security system provided by M-Files. They also recommend creating specific folders for each topic to enhance organization. Additionally, new users are encouraged to try M-Files.

Another common recommendation is due to M-Files being a next-generation intelligent content management platform. It is highly recommended by users, including business concerns and friends. They find it easy to use and almost bug-free, making it suitable for companies dealing with numerous files and documents. Suggestions include setting up low-hanging fruit in M-Files and utilizing online training materials. Effort should be put into information and document management models and architecture.

Furthermore, users highly recommend M-Files without second thought. They advise allocating sufficient time and resources for training and persuading colleagues for successful implementation. Users suggest trialing the M-Files solution before partnering with another Enterprise Content Management (ECM) vendor as adoption rate is critical for successful implementation. An improvement suggestion is to make the product OS and platform agnostic while implementing optional features into the standard version for a competitive advantage.

Overall, users recommend M-Files for its secure and affordable nature, its convenience in sharing files, its high-level security system, and its next-generation intelligent content management platform capabilities.

Attribute Ratings

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Incentivized
We use M-files to manage our QA documentation.
  • Very user friendly
  • You can easily locate your documents within moments by using the search
  • We were able to bring information from other databases to retrieve information so lessen manual input of metadata within M-files.
  • Very nice reporting feature - we use to create an index tracing material to part.
  • I have not seen any issues that affect our use
M-files has worked very well in the tracing of materials used, locating documents and providing reports. M-files also has very good support.
  • Efficiency
  • Compliance
  • Productivity
  • Fabtrol database
It department was involved in this process with the M-files team
We had been trying to look at Laserfiche but the reps did not get back to us. M-files team was active and worked closely with us to achieve what we required.
10
Quality and IT departments. Looking at broadening this to other departments.
2
We have one from the IT department and 1 from the Quality department
  • managing and tracing parts
  • creating reports for a build book (all parts associated to a product)
  • ease of locating documents
  • connecting with other databases
  • categorizing unique classes for our business
  • unknown at this particular time
it's ease of use makes locating documents simple
Yes
we had a manual system previously
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation
  • Positive Sales Experience with the Vendor
wouldn't change
  • Implemented in-house
Change management was minimal
We began with one department using this program which is beginning to escalate to other departments using this program.
  • I wouldn't call it issues but you need to have your structure and requirements prepared. M-files is very helpful in assisting.
M-files personnel are very helpful, don't be afraid to ask questions.
  • Online training
We had online conference call training with a recording to use later as needed
They answer all questions and record your training for later use.
We had online conference call training with a recording to use later as needed
We found this quite easy and workable for us. We configured to best work for our company.
Be prepared, look at how you want to use this program.
Yes - we have customized the interface extensively
We wanted something that would work specific to our company. M-files was helpful in achieving this.
Categories were customized to suit our company, other database information was pulled into M-files.
They have been very good at getting back to us with answers.
When we were starting up and wanted to pull information from other databases and create various classes.
  • filling in the metadata
  • locating documents within M-files
  • I haven't found any difficulties.
Yes, but I don't use it
very user friendly, anyone can use this program with ease.
We have only used this program in one department and will be scaling up in the future.
Our IT department handles all issues, usually they get answers from M-files right away.
I can get reports or documents within seconds.
  • we have integrated with other databases
IT department was involved in this
This was done with IT involvement, unsure what was used.
IT department was involved with this segment
IT department was involved with this segment
They were fantastic, ready to help in any way.
Whenever you have a question they respond very quickly with answers.
IT department was involved in this.
IT department was involved with this, but I found them very helpful.
  • This is a question that our IT department deals with
  • This is a question that our IT department deals with
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