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M-Files

M-Files ECM

7.5 /10

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What is M-Files ECM?

M-Files helps enterprises find, share, and secure documents and information. Even in highly regulated industries.

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Awards & Recognition

M-Files ECM won the following awards in the Enterprise Content Management - Enterprise category

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M-Files ECM Ratings

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81 Likeliness to Recommend

90 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+78 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love M-Files ECM?

4% Negative

9% Neutral

87% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Effective Service
Trustworthy
Client Friendly Policies

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Access Permissions Management

Collaboration

ECM Document Management

File Approvals Esignatures

Mobile

File Conversion

Ediscovery Audit Trail

Search

Workflow Process Automation

Metadata Management

Capture Channels

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

M-Files ECM Reviews

Mia F.

Role: Operations
Industry: Transportation
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Jul 2021

Secure and more stable with file sharing

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates M-Files ECM from other similar products?

It's a convenient software for file sharing and storage of files and documents. Excellent UI. Reliable with secure storage of files and documents. Ease of use.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Secure storage of files and documents. Excellent with device synchronization. Mobile access is great. Reliable with team collaboration.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It's a great and more convenient with team collaboration.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Secure and more effective with team collaboration. File sharing is very secure. Terrific with video conferencing.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Wokey M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2021

Features Are Very Powerful abd Helpful

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates M-Files ECM from other similar products?

When it comes to content management, this product not only offers the best features, but it os also easy to use and secure

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The tool is very affordable, easy to use, easy to customize and very secure. It also comes with great capabilities

What do you dislike most about this product?

No regrets whatsoever for the time I have used this product

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend m-files for it has been very helpful and secure

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Samuel J.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Retail
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

Simplify Workflow Process

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates M-Files ECM from other similar products?

It supports storage of wider variety of files over the cloud and can be managed in a defined process

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It restricts permissions to files by using role based access policies such that only specific users are allowed to view or fetch the files

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing negative with the tool

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

A highly recommended tool to implement easy management of documents abiding by customized company policies

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

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Awards & Recognition

M-Files ECM Ratings

81 Likeliness to Recommend

90 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+78 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love M-Files ECM?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Access Permissions Management The granularity of user-access controls that can be configured in the ECM system

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

ECM Document Management Includes lifecycle management, access and permissions, and ability to administer, view, create, edit, and delete content assets.

File Approvals Esignatures Ability to capture approvals by the ECM system as part of a workflow

Mobile Ability to support multiple devices, OSes and platforms using mobile optimized, HTML-based web access and/or native applications.

File Conversion You can convert files from given types to other formats within the ECM system (e.g. from Word to PDF).

Ediscovery Audit Trail The extent to which files and file histories are tracked & ability to manage files en masse for the purposes of legal proceedings

Search The system can search an entire body of a document for a keyword or phrase.

Workflow Process Automation The extent to and ease of which actions within the system can be configured to be performed automatically

Metadata Management A metadata layer makes reporting easy and eliminates the need for coding and SQL, allowing users to see and access information in simple business language.

Capture Channels Variety of ways a file can be ingested into the ECM system

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

M-Files ECM Reviews

Mia F.

Secure and more stable with file sharing

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Wokey M.

Features Are Very Powerful abd Helpful

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Samuel J.

Simplify Workflow Process

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Access Permissions Management

Collaboration

ECM Document Management

File Approvals Esignatures

Mobile

File Conversion

Ediscovery Audit Trail

Search

Workflow Process Automation

Metadata Management

Capture Channels

Vendor Capability Ratings

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training