M-Files
AI-powered document management with smart classification
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Market
- Enterprise
- Pricing
- Subscription
- Price Range
- $500 - $2,000/mo
- Founded
- 2002
- HQ
- Tampere, Finland (North American HQ in Austin, Texas)
- Free Trial
- Yes
- API
- Available
Overview
M-Files provides AI-powered document management for mid-market to enterprise operations. Its intelligent document classification and workflow automation streamline logistics documentation.
Our verdict
Best for regulated and document-heavy logistics operations that need metadata-driven document control, records retention, and audit-ready compliance enforcement rather than a warehouse or order system.
Strengths
- Metadata-driven information management replaces rigid folder structures, so documents are found by context and stay governed across regulated workflows
- Independently certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 9001:2015, and the ISAE 3000 trust-services criteria, with regulatory support for HIPAA, GDPR, and 21 CFR Part 11
- Publicly documented developer platform with both a COM/.NET API and a REST web service, plus open code samples on GitHub
- Strong, consistent third-party review scores on Capterra (4.4 of 5) signal mature, well-liked document management
Watch-outs
- Pricing is only partly public (Essentials listed at 65 dollars per seat per month, Enterprise quote-only), so true cost depends on a sales conversation
- Built as an information-management platform, not warehouse or order fulfillment software, so it covers document compliance rather than 3PL operations end to end
Trust & security
Integrations
Offers an API for custom integrations. Developer docs ↗
Videos
M-Files Fundamentals - What the heck is Metadata
M-Files Fundamentals: Finding information with metadata
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Sources & verification
Last verified Jun 9, 2026 by Third Fin Editorial. See how we evaluate & verify.
- Api: M-Files Developer Portal (2026-06)
- Company: M-Files About page (2026-06)
- Compliance: M-Files Compliance Center (2026-06)
- Pricing: M-Files Editions and pricing page (2026-06)
- Reputation: Capterra M-Files reviews (2026-06)
- Reputation: G2 M-Files reviews (2026-06)