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OpenText Corporation

OpenText Magellan

Composite Score

7.4 /10

CX Score

7.7 /10

8 Reviews Write a Review

What is OpenText Magellan?

Watch as a combination of machine learning and AI data analysis comes to life with OpenText's Magellan solution. This all-in-one composite AI for analytics platform helps users gain knowledge from unstructured content and deep-dive into massive amounts of data with self-service and AP-powered insights, all helping your organization increase efficiency and reduce costs. OpenText Magellan is the product your company needs.

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OpenText Magellan 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.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

89 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.

+90 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 OpenText Magellan?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Feature Engineering

Explainability

Openness and Flexibility

Data Labeling

Algorithm Recommendation

Ensembling

Model Tuning

Data Exploration and Visualization

Data Ingestion

Data Pre-Processing

Performance and Scalability

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

OpenText Magellan Reviews

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2025

Powerful tool with room for better integration

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Jefferson A.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2025

"Powerful, but needs more flexibility."

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates OpenText Magellan from other similar products?

"OpenText Magellan combines AI, big data analytics, and business intelligence in one platform, making it a strong choice for enterprises. Unlike some competitors, it excels in text mining and unstructured data analysis, but it lacks the flexibility and ease of integration found in more modern AI-driven solutions."

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

"The seamless blend of AI, big data analytics, and automation, making it a powerful tool for extracting insights from unstructured data."

What do you dislike most about this product?

"The steep learning curve and rigid structure make it challenging for users who need flexibility. While it excels at handling big data and AI-driven analytics, customization options are limited, and integration with external simulation or modeling tools could be smoother. It’s powerful, but not as user-friendly as some modern alternatives."

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

"If you need a robust AI and big data analytics platform for handling large-scale enterprise data, OpenText Magellan is a solid choice. However, be prepared for a steep learning curve and limited customization options. If flexibility and seamless integration with external modeling or simulation tools are priorities, explore alternatives before committing."

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Hardik J.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

overall fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates OpenText Magellan from other similar products?

amazing customer care support and their technical expertize

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

everything

What do you dislike most about this product?

cost is high

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

very professional and capable. go for it

Pros

Reliable
Efficient Service
Client's Interest First
Appreciates Incumbent Status

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OpenText Magellan Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

89 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love OpenText Magellan?

Pros

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

Feature Engineering Ability to extract and build features from raw data.

Explainability Ability to explain/ visualize the model.

Openness and Flexibility Integration with open-source and 3P resources (languages, frameworks, libraries, etc.)

Data Labeling Ability to annotate/ label data to create a training data set.

Algorithm Recommendation Ability to recommend a best ML algorithm to use based on dataset characteristics.

Ensembling 'Ability to combine ML models for best results.

Model Tuning Ability to fine-tune models based on monitoring feedback within the platform.

Data Exploration and Visualization Ability to visually manipulate, interact with, and explore data, and perform basic descriptive statistics and pattern detection.

Data Ingestion Ability to access data from various sources on-prem and in the cloud and of various type: structured, unstructured, and semi-structured, real-time, etc.

Data Pre-Processing Ability to wrangle or pre-process data to ready it for model training.

Performance and Scalability Systems performance (time) and scalability end-to-end: from data load and processing to model creation and deployment.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

OpenText Magellan Reviews

Powerful tool with room for better integration

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jefferson A.

"Powerful, but needs more flexibility."

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Hardik J.

overall fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Feature Engineering

Explainability

Openness and Flexibility

Data Labeling

Algorithm Recommendation

Ensembling

Model Tuning

Data Exploration and Visualization

Data Ingestion

Data Pre-Processing

Performance and Scalability

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement