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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (59.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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$50.00 1 User License Per Month
M-Files
Star Rating
(284)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(168)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (59.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$50.00 1 User License Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Square 9 Softworks excels in its form creation capabilities, scoring 9.2, while M-Files falls short with a score of 7.7. Reviewers mention that Square 9's intuitive interface makes it easy to design and implement forms, enhancing user experience significantly.
- Reviewers mention that Square 9 Softworks offers superior OCR scanning features with a score of 8.8 compared to M-Files' 8.1. Users on G2 highlight that Square 9's OCR capabilities are more accurate and efficient, making document digitization smoother.
- G2 users indicate that Square 9 Softworks has a more user-friendly web interface, scoring 9.1, while M-Files only scores 8.4. Reviewers say that the design and navigation of Square 9's web interface are more intuitive, leading to a better overall user experience.
- Users report that Square 9 Softworks shines in mobile app functionality, achieving a score of 9.2, whereas M-Files scores 8.4. Reviewers mention that Square 9's mobile app is more responsive and feature-rich, allowing for better on-the-go access to documents.
- Reviewers mention that Square 9 Softworks provides better collaboration tools, scoring 8.8 compared to M-Files' 8.3. Users on G2 appreciate the robust features for simultaneous editing and file sharing in Square 9, which enhance teamwork and productivity.
- Users say that Square 9 Softworks has a more comprehensive document approval process, scoring 8.9, while M-Files scores 8.6. Reviewers highlight that Square 9's approval workflows are more customizable and easier to manage, streamlining the overall process.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Square 9 Softworks
Square 9 Process Automation Essentials
$50.00
1 User License Per Month
Square 9 Process Automation Essentials delivers the tools you need to begin your digital transformation with solutions for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Human Resources, and Contracts Management. Or Square 9 can help build your own custom application design based on your individual industry needs.
- Secure SOC 2 and HIPAA certified cloud content repository
- Fully Encrypted Storage
- Business Process Automation
Free Trial
M-Files
Free Trial is available
Square 9 Softworks
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
231
9.1
145
Ease of Use
8.6
233
9.0
144
Ease of Setup
8.3
192
8.2
88
Ease of Admin
7.7
87
8.4
81
Quality of Support
8.6
222
9.1
141
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
86
9.3
80
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
226
9.0
145
Features by Category
File Management
9.5
42
Not enough data
9.2
41
Not enough data
9.6
43
Not enough data
9.6
43
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.3
41
Not enough data
9.4
42
Not enough data
9.2
41
Not enough data
9.3
43
Not enough data
Administration
9.2
41
Not enough data
9.3
40
Not enough data
9.1
43
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
9.0
40
Not enough data
9.3
41
Not enough data
Platform
9.4
39
Not enough data
9.4
38
Not enough data
9.3
36
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
Setup
9.2
69
Not enough data
9.1
66
Not enough data
9.0
66
Not enough data
8.8
70
Not enough data
Management
9.1
68
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
9.2
67
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.7
62
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
9.4
18
Not enough data
9.3
19
Not enough data
9.3
18
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
9.4
19
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
Invoice Management
Not enough data
9.1
32
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
8.7
28
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.0
28
Not enough data
9.3
32
Not enough data
7.5
27
Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
7.0
27
Not enough data
7.4
26
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
8.2
26
Not enough data
7.9
28
Risk
Not enough data
7.8
29
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
7.1
28
Recovery
Not enough data
7.3
27
Not enough data
7.7
31
Audit
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
7.9
27
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
8.2
28
Fraud
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
8.3
31
Not enough data
7.7
28
Agentic AI - AP Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Operating System
Not enough data
9.4
49
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
8.8
20
Document Processing
Not enough data
9.2
45
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
8.6
34
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
9.0
40
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
38
Not enough data
9.2
41
Not enough data
9.0
35
Agentic AI - OCR
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
8.9
26
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.9
25
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
8.6
23
Data Management
9.4
34
Not enough data
9.2
30
Not enough data
9.3
28
Not enough data
Dashboards
8.4
30
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
8.6
31
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.3
32
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
9.3
28
Not enough data
Security
9.1
29
Not enough data
8.6
25
Not enough data
9.4
30
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Process Management
Not enough data
9.0
53
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
8.9
49
Not enough data
9.0
57
Customization
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
9.0
59
Not enough data
9.0
56
Not enough data
8.9
49
Not enough data
9.0
47
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
54
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
9.0
58
Not enough data
9.2
55
Agentic AI - Business Process Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Process Development
Not enough data
8.9
54
Management and Discovery - IT Documentation
9.1
57
Not enough data
9.3
54
Not enough data
9.4
54
Not enough data
Operations - IT Documentation
9.2
53
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
9.4
56
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
8.7
34
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
File Management
9.2
148
9.0
49
9.2
149
9.0
45
8.5
112
8.8
45
9.2
132
8.6
43
8.7
135
8.8
44
8.6
127
8.8
43
8.3
111
9.2
44
8.4
106
8.3
43
8.5
116
8.6
42
9.1
148
9.1
49
8.8
132
9.0
45
8.6
115
Feature Not Available
Workflow
8.8
135
8.9
46
8.7
134
9.2
45
8.6
127
8.6
43
8.9
126
8.9
49
8.8
115
8.8
40
Platform
9.0
110
8.6
41
8.8
144
8.9
49
8.5
127
8.6
44
8.7
126
8.7
43
8.7
111
8.6
41
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
25
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
8.6
28
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
7.9
18
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.1
9
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
M-Files and Square 9 Softworks are categorized as Document Management and Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Unique Categories
M-Files is categorized as Engineering Document Management, Cloud Content Collaboration, Workflow Management, and IT Documentation
Square 9 Softworks is categorized as OCR, Online Form Builder, Onboarding, Business Process Management, and AP Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
M-Files
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Square 9 Softworks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.5%
Education Management
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.0%
Construction
4.6%
Oil & Energy
4.2%
Other
65.1%
Information Technology and Services
12.7%
Computer Software
8.4%
Financial Services
5.4%
Construction
4.2%
Accounting
4.2%
Other
65.1%
Discussions
What kind of companies use M-Files?
1 Comment
Official Response from M-Files
M-Files has customers in over 100 countries and range from organizations that just want to eliminate confusing folder structures to those companies with...Read more
Is M-Files 21 CFR Part 11 compliant?
1 Comment
Official Response from M-Files
M-Files enables organizations to comply with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulations. An essential part of fulfilling these regulations is the use of revision and...Read more
Does M-Files provide an audit trail?
1 Comment
Official Response from M-Files
M-Files includes the following audit trail functionality:
- Recording of object-specific events, such as object addition, modification and deletion...Read more
Can we use this with excel sheets?
3 Comments
BV
Yes. GlobalSearch will store these file types. The preview may format as if it were printed, but if the user has permission, they can open the spreadsheet in...Read more
Square 9 Softworks has no more discussions with answers
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