IBM FileNet Content Manager Reviews & Product Details

IBM® FileNet® Content Manager, recognized by Gartner as a "Leader" in the Magic Quadrant for Content Services Platforms for 2018, is an industry leading Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution. FileNet Content Manager provides organizations with flexible container based deployment options, enhanced security capabilities such as role based redaction, together with automation and collaboration capabilities required to improve the customer experience and employee productivity. IBM FileNet Content Manager provides clients with simple, affordable, enterprise-scale content collaboration, document management and processing capabilities to meet today's mobile, social, cloud and digital transformation demands. Enterprises have the flexibility to deploy IBM's FileNet Content Manager solution on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid configuration enabling organizations to locate content where it best suits their needs. With secure unified access to a variety of content sources, including audio and video, from anywhere, on any device, clients benefit from increased user productivity and efficiency. An intuitive user experience enables you to quickly find, add, edit, tag, annotate and collaborate on content from desktop, web and mobile devices. With External Share you can securely share, track and collaborate on content across and beyond your enterprise - with customers, suppliers and partners. IBM FileNet Content Manager seamlessly integrates content with line of business applications to drive decision making and help unlock business insights required to respond to changing customer demands, market shifts and competitive threats, and to drive increased sales, revenue and market share. Content management services and solutions from IBM support your digital transformation and help you build an automated enterprise that is agile, efficient and competitive.

Seller

IBM

Discussions

IBM FileNet Content Manager Community

Languages Supported

English

Solution Type

All-in-One

Overview by

Emily Hagopian

Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

7 months

Return on Investment

24 months

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User Insights

Average based on 139 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

7 months

Perceived Cost

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What is IBM FileNet Content Manager, and what problem is it built to solve?

IBM FileNet Content Manager is an enterprise content management system used to bring documents and other business content into a central repository. It helps organizations organize, find, retain, and manage that content, including through document-centered workflows.

What languages does IBM FileNet Content Manager support?

IBM FileNet Content Manager supports 1 language: English.

What company sizes and industries is IBM FileNet Content Manager the best fit for?

IBM FileNet Content Manager is most often associated with larger organizations and with sectors that manage substantial volumes of regulated or operational records. The strongest fit signals are in these segments:

Company size: Enterprise organizations, with mid-market organizations also represented.
Industries: Banking and insurance.
Other represented industries: Government administration.

How long does it take to implement IBM FileNet Content Manager across a team?

Implementation timelines vary, but 6–12 months is the most common reported range. Other reported timelines include 3–6 months, 1–3 months, and under a month.

Time to go live	Relative frequency
6–12 months	Most common
3–6 months	Also reported frequently
1–3 months	Reported
Under a month	Reported
More than 12 months	Reported

What customer support options does IBM FileNet Content Manager provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

Support experiences range from knowledgeable, responsive help to frustration with slow ticket resolution and a support process that can be difficult to navigate. When issues are routed to the right specialists, users describe getting useful assistance, but resolving problems can take longer than they would like.

What features or capabilities could make IBM FileNet Content Manager even more useful?

IBM FileNet Content Manager could be easier to use and administer, particularly for teams configuring the system or building solutions. Improvements users would value include:

A more modern, intuitive interface that makes common tasks and document access simpler.
Simpler configuration and administration, with less dependence on specialized expertise or custom development.
Smoother upgrades and more streamlined deployment, including continued progress toward cloud-based operation.

Is IBM FileNet Content Manager considered safe and secure for handling data?

IBM FileNet Content Manager is used to protect business content through controlled access and records-management practices, and users describe it as dependable for sensitive or regulated material. Granular permissions, audit trails, and retention controls support that use, although configuring security policies and authorization requirements can take careful planning.

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/13/2019

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"Powerful content management for my business solutions"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

As a solutions architect, working with many clients, I appreciate the power of FileNet Content Manager to organize, and manage the content behind our solutions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

Some of the features are hidden deep in administrator menus, but once you find them, the system can do more than other content repositories that I've worked with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM FileNet Content Manager:

Case Foundation is the minimum configuration I'd typically recommend, because it enables some workflow capabilities as well as content repository Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM FileNet Content Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use FileNet as our primary ECM repository for our Case Manager and business process automation solutions. The robust repository platform makes it a great choice Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Tony H.

Imaging/Workflow Specialist

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/12/2019

"Using Content Manager"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

Having being integrated with Content Manager, our users have found it to be reliable and integrated well with other IBM products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

Every now and then we will find some bugs especially related to annotations. It also takes considerable time for IBM to include the fix in a release. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Tony G.

Application Development Director

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/13/2019

"FileNet P8 ECM Solution"

3.5/5

What do you like best about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

It's reliability and robustness. It's also a flexible system that can accept all kinds of files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

It's configuration tools, they need to be user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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nevra b.

nevra

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/12/2019

"document management"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

we are us'ng filenet for our document management. we have strict regulatory operation and filenet is on top of those. we collect the documents and manage with this product' the most important thing is the performance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

we cannot regulate personality at the moment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Government Administration

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/1/2019

"Filenet makes makes it easier to keep record of documents"

4.5/5

What do you like best about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

I like the various categories it has in which I can index my documents and access them easily in pdf format. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

It has too many levels to go through to access documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Oil & Energy

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/21/2019

"How likely is it that you would recommend IBM ECM"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

It is very important that the hardware and software of a team are collated and I think IBM are specialists in this Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

I really do not have any complaints about the product at the time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM FileNet Content Manager:

It is an excellent product recommended to full Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM FileNet Content Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have worked with him all the time in the company and he is magnificent in the control of the human resources personnel, as well as the payroll Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/7/2019

"A convenient program to view customer info"

4.5/5

What do you like best about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

This software has an incredibly user friendly interface that makes it very easy to view customer information needed to do daily tasks in business Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

In all honesty there is nothing I can say I dislike about IBM ECM, it’s my favorite software that I handle on a daily basis Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Troy L.

Technology Manager

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/13/2019

"FileNet Content Manager Flexibility"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

The IBM FileNet Content Manager is a solution that provides great flexibility for multiple business needs. If you have a Content problem IBM FileNet Content Manager can help solve it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

Would like to see additional failover options for content and metadata. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Government Administration

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/13/2019

"Plethora of features"

4.5/5

What do you like best about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

I really like how you have a complete basic suite to creating a P8 Repository and creating workflows to help enhance your solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

The fact you have multiple other enhancing features that are NOT included in the complete suite. i.e. IBM Records Manager, IBM Stored IQ, better analytics on the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Wes S.

Area E51 Director

Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/13/2019

"very powerful solution for content management"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

very stable and able to do the job well. The records management capabilities are very robust and allow for defensible disposition Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM FileNet Content Manager?

user interface and ease of developing solutions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.