Compare Doc-It Suite and SmartFile - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Doc-It Suite or SmartFile?

SmartFile is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Doc-It Suite, and SmartFile is rated higher (92/100) than Doc-It Suite (75/100). Doc-It Suite offers users more features (22) than SmartFile (0).

Looking for the right Document Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Doc.It Vs. SmartFile

Doc.It: Doc.It is a leading provider of practice-wide document management and archiving solutions. Doc.It® Suite’s best-of-breed tools and best practices will improve your firm’s processes by managing the flow of documents from every source through work-in-progress and publishing to the Doc.It Archive.

SmartFile : Headquartered in Indianapolis, SmartFile is made up of a team of tech enthusiasts that are passionate about innovation and customer experience. Two serial entrepreneurs, John Hurley and Ben Timby, founded SmartFile in 2009. Their idea was to create a simple web-based FTP product, and in the fall of that year, SmartFile was released for public co...

Who is more expensive? Doc-It Suite or SmartFile?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Document Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Doc-It Suite and SmartFile.

Doc-It Suite price starts at $35 per license/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Doc-It Suite is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Document Management software. SmartFile price starts at $10 per user/month , When comparing SmartFile to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Document Management software cost.

Bottom line: SmartFile is more expensive than Doc-It Suite.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Doc-It Suite Vs. SmartFile based on some of the most important and required Document Management features.

Doc-It Suite: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Access and retrieval from anywhere, Archiving and Retention, Automated Version Control, Compliant With SOX , Custom User Interface, Document Assembly, Document Check-In/Check-Out, Document Encryption.

SmartFile: We are still working to collect the list of features for SmartFile.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises. The software is a viable solution for businesses of all sizes.