What's the alternative to reciTAL?

It is not easy to obtain ReciTAL rates without requesting a demo. This is quite common for products with a high entry cost (often with a price above several tens of thousands of euros per year).

ReciTAL offers two packages: a "standard" package for 100 users or more, and a customisable package.

The "standard" package is available for 100 users or more , for a price starting at €2500 per month .

It is always interesting to see if there are alternatives to ReciTAL and to compare them before deciding on this type of solution. Indeed, Outmind offers an interesting alternative, since the tool offers similar features at a very competitive price (details of features and prices below).

What features does reciTAL offer? 

ReciTAL is a tool that offers many features, but remains rather obscure in the detail of what is offered. Indeed, we are systematically referred to a demo with a salesperson to get more information.

Here is a comparative table of the features we have managed to identify, compared to the alternative proposed by Outmind.

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Search

Search for all data formats
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Semantic Search
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Language detection
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Boolean searches
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Natural language search
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Search for a person
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Search for contributors
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Filters (by type, date, author, field, tags...)
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Tags (personal and team documents)
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Automatic tags (Machine Learning)
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Collaboration

Sharing a data source
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Direct contact via Teams and email
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Safety and Compliance

Two-factor verification
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Audit logs
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SSO (Single Sign-On)
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OAuth protocol
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SAML2
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API
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Server

Deployment in the Cloud environment based in France
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Flexible deployment (private cloud / on site)
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Available platforms

Web version (in the internet browser)
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Application version (in the computer)
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Synchronisable data

Google Drive
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Gmail
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Trello
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Teams
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SharePoint
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Outlook
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One Drive
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Slack
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Dropbox
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Amazon Dynamo DB
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LDAP
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Box
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Local Disk
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VSA Activity
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What is the implementation effort?

reciTAL is a tool offering a very wide range of functionalities (EDM, search, API, etc.).

This makes it a suitable tool if you have large budgets to allocate to training your teams, and if your employees are experts (analysts, knowledge managers, etc.).

On the other hand, Outmind offers a user-centred alternative with the aim of providing a tool that is easy to use by anyone without training.

Alternative to recital - price and features
Alternative to recital - price and features

Rates reserved for large companies

The prices offered by reciTAL make it a solution for very large organisations that can allocate budgets of several tens of thousands of euros per year.

For companies that want a more modular alternative that can be deployed within a team or a business unit, a solution such as Outmind will be better suited.