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ColumbiaSoft

Document Locator

Composite Score

8.4 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

39 Reviews Write a Review

What is Document Locator?

Document Locator is centralized document control software that that powers business-critical operations for quality, compliance, human resources, and more.

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Awards & Recognition

Document Locator won the following awards in the Document Management category

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2026 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2026

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2025

3 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2025

Service Experience
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2024

5 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

4 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Service Experience
Conflict Resolution

2022

4 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2022

Document Locator Ratings

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

91 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 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.

+94 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 Document Locator?

4% Negative

4% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Efficient Service
Caring
Saves Time
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Access Tracking

Searchability

Version Control

Document Hosting

Editor Functions

Indexing and Classification

Check Out Check in

Metrics and Reporting

Security and Access Control

Workflow

Document Sharing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Document Locator Reviews

Mark A.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2020

Wonderfully integrated with Windows desktops!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Document Locator from other similar products?

Speed of search, integration with common Windows apps, breadth of features at reasonable costs, unparalleled support staff.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The team at Columbiasoft - by far. But second favorite is the integration and context menus.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The relative complexities of installation and configuration on Day 1. Support team is great and gets you through quickly, but it's not a self-serve product initially.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start with Day Zero implementation instead of waiting to bring in the backlog of documents. Use it, understand it, THEN pull in the old paper.

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Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

Document Locator Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Document Locator?

Pros

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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Document Locator Reviews

Mark A.

Wonderfully integrated with Windows desktops!

Likeliness to Recommend

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Feature Ratings

Access Tracking

Searchability

Version Control

Document Hosting

Editor Functions

Indexing and Classification

Check Out Check in

Metrics and Reporting

Security and Access Control

Workflow

Document Sharing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement