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Canon Therefore

Composite Score

7.6 /10

CX Score

8.1 /10

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What is Canon Therefore?

Therefore™ information management software is a solution that can help organizations all around the world work smarter by offering a way to improve the storage, management, and processing of information. With Therefore™, Canon can offer a complete end-to-end solution from input management, to document management and workflow, to output management.

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Canon Therefore Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

81 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Canon Therefore?

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0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Cons

Inhibits Innovation
Slower Product Innovation
Less Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Security and Access Control

Document Sharing

Editor Functions

Indexing and Classification

Publication Workflow

Check Out Check in

Version Control

Document Hosting

Access Tracking

Metrics and Reporting

Searchability

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

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Role: Information Technology
Industry: Retail
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Full of features and easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Siddharth S.

Role: Operations
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2025

Robust document control and automation

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Canon Therefore from other similar products?

its tight integration with hardware as well as strong security

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

end to end document management and workflow automation

What do you dislike most about this product?

the user interface and initial setup can feel complex

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

strong choice if you need a secure and reliable management workflow but get ready for learning curves during setup

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Fair

Anuroop V.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

Very good product

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Canon Therefore from other similar products?

Canon Therefore facilitates workflow automation by streamlining business processes, approvals, and document routing. The platform offers customisable workflows, task assignments, notifications, and escalation rules to automate repetitive tasks, improve productivity, and ensure timely completion of critical processes.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Canon Therefore provides organisations with a centralised platform to efficiently organise, store, retrieve, and collaborate on documents of various types and formats.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Implementing Canon Therefore may involve a learning curve for administrators and end-users, particularly during the initial setup and configuration phases.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Request references from other organisations or industries that have implemented Canon Therefore for document management. Review case studies, testimonials, and customer reviews to gain insights into their experiences, successes, and challenges with the software.

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Canon Therefore Ratings

81 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

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Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Security and Access Control Securing of electronic documents from unauthorized access and the ability to assign access to specific users or user groups.

Document Sharing Document sharing is the ability to share a document with those who have not been granted explicit access

Editor Functions Features to allow designated editors to have the ability to review a document, make notes, corrections, and insert markups for re-editing by the author(s).

Indexing and Classification Where the DMS will search the contents of all documents, index search results and organize them based on the organization’s taxonomy

Publication Workflow Workflow capability that routes documents across defined roles in the publication process, either for review, editing, publication, etc.

Check Out Check in Similar to checking out or signing out a book from the library, this option enables a similar function for designated documents.

Version Control Tracking of document versions with each iteration of document changes.

Document Hosting Centralized hosting of electronic documents, allowing the ability for contributors to upload to a secure area.

Access Tracking The tracking of document access, including who had opened it or downloaded it.

Metrics and Reporting This feature enables the DMS administrator to produce reports on the DMS, such as document volumes, document access, publication trends, etc.

Searchability DMSes generally allow for the ability to conduct searches on document content.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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What is Therefore™?

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Canon Therefore Reviews

Full of features and easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Siddharth S.

Robust document control and automation

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Anuroop V.

Very good product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Security and Access Control

Document Sharing

Editor Functions

Indexing and Classification

Publication Workflow

Check Out Check in

Version Control

Document Hosting

Access Tracking

Metrics and Reporting

Searchability

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support