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ECM: You're Paying Too Much
Total Cost of Ownership or TCO — at the end of the day, how much does something really cost. Microsoft argues that Linux may be free or low-cost, but after you factor in all costs related to maintenance, training, and support that Windows is a more cost effective option. Now Alfresco is presenting some numbers about TCO that flip the tables on Microsoft, this time around concerning ECM.
In an Alfresco WhitePaper, they make a comparison of the costs for the first year of an ECM installation of Alfresco versus Microsoft SharePoint and other top-tier ECM product vendors. The report finds that Alfresco is 96 percent cheaper to own that most ECM vendors and is 89 percent cheaper than SharePoint.
“In the current economic climate CIO’s and IT executives are looking to lower cost, with a minimal upfront investment that can be driven out of operating expense as opposed to capital expense, as well a simplicity for rapid deployment and immediate business value,” said Dr. Ian Howells, CMO at Alfresco Software. “Open source is at the core of lowering cost, and TCO by reusing existing hardware, software and skills with no lock-in.”
