Best Enterprise Content Management Systems in 2026
Updated
In short: agorum core is ranked #1 of 27 as of 5 October 2026, ahead of Liferay DXP and Doxis. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Liferay DXP. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Laserfiche at $3.50/mo.
If content moves across departments, sites, and systems, governance and delivery choices matter alongside everyday workflows. Compare audit logs, compliance controls, and granular permissions to assess the listed governance dimensions; headless delivery and deployment model add context on how content can be served and run. Workflow automation and multisite management speak to process and scale, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help frame cost. The entries are ordered as a ranked best-of list, starting with agorum core, Hyland AP Automation, and Epicor Kinetic. ELO Digital Office, Centralpoint, and Fabasoft Contracts also appear near the beginning. Use these comparison points to weigh the controls and operating model your organization needs.
27 enterprise content management systems ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Enterprise Content Management Systems, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 14 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 01 agorum core API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.4€32/mo
- 02 Liferay DXP API yesOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 03 Doxis API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0
- 04 Epicor Kinetic API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0
- 05 Hyland AP Automation API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0
- 06 Intalio ECM API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0
- 07 NemakiWare API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 7.0
- 08 ELO Digital Office API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.9
- 09 d.velop content platform API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.8
- 10 Centralpoint API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 11 Fabasoft Contracts API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 12 Laserfiche API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7$3.50/mo
- 13 M-Files API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7$65/mo
- 14 Xerox DocuShare API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7
- 15 Masa CMS API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 16 Veeva Network MDM API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 17 Box API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.5
- 18 Contentverse API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 19 OpenText Core Performance Engineering API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 20 Hyland OnBase API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 21 OpenText Content Management API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 22 Veeva Vault QualityDocs API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 23 Epicor ECM API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 24 Oracle WebCenter Content API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 25 Syllabus Plus API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Multisite management |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agorum core | 7.4 | Free plan | €32/mo | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 2 | Liferay DXP | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | — |
| 3 | Doxis | 7.0 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Epicor Kinetic | 7.0 | No | — | — | — | hybrid | — |
| 5 | Hyland AP Automation | 7.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 6 | Intalio ECM | 7.0 | No | — | — | — | hybrid | — |
| 7 | NemakiWare | 7.0 | No | — | — | — | self-hosted | — |
| 8 | ELO Digital Office | 6.9 | No | — | — | — | hybrid | — |
| 9 | d.velop content platform | 6.8 | No | — | No | — | hybrid | — |
| 10 | Centralpoint | 6.7 | No | — | — | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 11 | Fabasoft Contracts | 6.7 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Laserfiche | 6.7 | No | $3.50/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 13 | M-Files | 6.7 | No | $65/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 14 | Xerox DocuShare | 6.7 | No | — | No | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 15 | Masa CMS | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | hybrid | Yes |
| 16 | Veeva Network MDM | 5.6 | No | — | — | — | cloud | Yes |
| 17 | Box | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 18 | Contentverse | 5.4 | No | — | No | — | hybrid | — |
| 19 | OpenText Core Performance Engineering | 5.4 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Hyland OnBase | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 21 | OpenText Content Management | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Veeva Vault QualityDocs | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | cloud | Yes |
| 23 | Epicor ECM | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | hybrid | — |
| 24 | Oracle WebCenter Content | 5.1 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 25 | Syllabus Plus | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | cloud | — |
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Questions about this list
Which enterprise content management system is ranked first on Inferse?
agorum core is ranked #1 of 27 with a score of 7.4. Liferay DXP is second and Doxis third.
How many of these have a free plan?
3 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Laserfiche has the lowest first paid tier we found: $3.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.