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M-Files

🇫🇮 FI · from €65/user/mo

AI-powered document management for regulated industries

GDPRISO/IEC 27001:2022ISO 9001:2015ISO 1348521 CFR Part 1121 CFR Part 820Eudralex GMP Annex 11SOX-404HIPAA
M-Files is a Finnish document management system with metadata-driven organization and AI features. It targets legal, finance, and healthcare sectors with compliance tools for GDPR, HIPAA, and more. Cloud and on-premises deployment options are available.

Features

Document Management

  • Metadata and relationship-based organization instead of folders
  • Enterprise Knowledge Graph linking documents, data, and people
  • Native Microsoft 365 integration (Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, Office apps)
  • Real-time Microsoft 365 co-authoring without sync delays
  • Version control and lifecycle management
  • Network folder integration

Document Automation

  • Graphical, no-code workflow automation
  • Aino AI agents for metadata extraction, classification, and filing
  • Automated routing, approvals, and permissions
  • Controlled rendering, printing, and watermarking

Workflow Automation

  • Graphical workflow automation
  • Process documentation and maps
  • Interactive job aids with guidance
  • Workload charts and dashboards

Content Collaboration

  • Role-based contextual views
  • Secure external collaboration via M-Files Hubshare
  • Team collaboration with version control
  • Integration with Microsoft Teams

Security & Compliance

  • Built-in security, permissions, retention, and audit controls
  • Federated authentication and enterprise key management
  • Extended audit logging
  • Microsoft Purview integration
  • GDPR and SOC 2 compliance
  • Microsoft Defender protection

Artificial Intelligence

  • M-Files Aino as trusted AI fabric
  • Agentic metadata automation
  • AI-ready content for Microsoft Copilot and other AI agents
  • Permission-aware AI with authorized access only
  • Generative AI for content organization and accurate answers

Pricing

Essentials
€65 per seat / month
  • Native Microsoft 365 experiences
  • Trusted AI (Aino) for everyday tasks
  • Secure collaboration
  • Lifecycle management
Enterprise
On request
  • Everything in Essentials
  • Advanced compliance, reporting, and process automation
  • Stronger security controls and analytics
  • Additional AI capabilities
  • Advanced version control and audit log
  • No-code document automation
  • Secure external collaboration

EU Trust Profile

What we verified against public sources, last checked 2026-09-06. Every point links to its evidence.

  • EU data residency

    M-Files Cloud is hosted on Microsoft Azure with geographic replication, including EU/EEA regions.

    Evidence
  • Data Processing Agreement (DPA)

    Publicly available Data Processing Addendum for M-Files services.

    Evidence
  • Public sub-processor list

    Public list of qualified suppliers (subprocessors) available as a downloadable PDF.

    Evidence
  • Trust center / security page

    Dedicated Trust Center page with security, privacy, and compliance information.

    Evidence
  • ISO 27001ISO/IEC 27001:2013

    Certified Information Security Management System.

    Evidence
  • ISO/IEC 27017

    Cloud-specific security controls for M-Files Hubshare.

    Evidence
  • ISO/IEC 27018

    Cloud privacy protection certification.

    Evidence
  • SOC 2SOC 2/AICPA

    Service Organization Control certification.

    Evidence
  • Self-hosting available

    On-premises deployment option documented.

    Evidence
  • Local-language supportGerman,French,Italian,Spanish

    Support materials and extensions available in multiple European languages.

    Evidence

We list only what we could verify against a public source on the check date. A point that is absent was not established either way — it is not a finding against the vendor. The vendor's own information prevails.

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Reviews

Recurring themes, synthesized from public reviews across portals.

What users value

  • Metadata-driven document organization enables fast, precise retrieval
  • Advanced search locates content within documents, not just filenames
  • Workflow automation simplifies approvals, assignments and document movement
  • Strong Microsoft product integrations (e.g., Office, Teams, SharePoint)
  • Responsive customer support with extensive training options (live, webinars, videos)
  • Stable performance for both digital and physical document handling
  • Automatic version history and secure document sharing
  • Custom workflows and metadata tagging adapt to business processes

Where users see room to improve

  • · Steep learning curve for metadata and workflow setup
  • · Performance slows with very large vaults without tuning or archiving
  • · Interface feels dated and lacks consistency across desktop, web, and mobile

Integrations

Microsoft 365Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft CopilotMicrosoft OneNoteMicrosoft CalendarMicrosoft OneDriveMicrosoft DynamicsMicrosoft PurviewMicrosoft AzureSalesforceSAPGoogle WorkspaceAdobe Sign+1

Feature, pricing and integration details are based on web research (as of 2026-09-06), without guarantee, errors are possible. The vendor's website prevails.