Compare SDL LiveContent and Apache Ivy - Mar 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SDL LiveContent or Apache Ivy?

Apache Ivy is more expensive to implement (TCO) than SDL LiveContent, and SDL LiveContent is rated higher (89/100) than Apache Ivy (54/100). Apache Ivy offers users more features (3) than SDL LiveContent (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:

SDL Vs. Apache Software Foundation

SDL: We enable global businesses to engage with their customers - in the language, the media and at the moment they choose. We help businesses drive growth, manage their brands and increase global revenues - providing innovative solutions for managing the global customer experience (CX), including: Analysis & Intelligence Content Crea...

Apache Software Foundation: The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal, and financial support for a broad range of open source software projects. The Foundation provides an established framework for intellectual property and financial contributions that simultaneously limits contributors potential legal exposure.

Who is more expensive? SDL LiveContent or Apache Ivy?

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 SDL LiveContent and Apache Ivy.

SDL LiveContent accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 SDL LiveContent is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Document Management software. Apache Ivy accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 SDL LiveContent is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Document Management software.

Bottom line: Apache Ivy is more expensive than SDL LiveContent.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared SDL LiveContent Vs. Apache Ivy based on some of the most important and required Document Management features.

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

Apache Ivy: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as Fortune 500 corporations all over the world. and Apache Ivy's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.