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Digital & Commerce · Alfresco Development

Open-source Alfresco enterprise content management.

Comprehensive Alfresco development services for organisations seeking enterprise content management solutions on open source ECM platforms. We specialise in Alfresco custom repository design, Alfresco workflow automation, and Alfresco ECM integration. Hire Alfresco developers for expert Alfresco document migration and end-to-end Alfresco development services.

Alfresco custom development
Document management solutions
Workflow automation
Alfresco integration services
Alfresco migration
Alfresco support & maintenance
Alfresco Development
ECM
Enterprise content management
Full document lifecycle from creation to archival.
OSS
Open-source platform
Cost-effective enterprise ECM without vendor lock-in.
BPM
Workflow automation
Activiti-based business process automation built in.
CMIS
Standards-compliant
CMIS-compliant for interoperability with other ECM systems.
Why MetaDesign

Alfresco specialists for enterprise document management.

Custom repositories, workflow automation, and open-source ECM — Alfresco done right.

Enterprise Document Management

Custom Alfresco repositories with metadata models, versioning, retention policies, and granular access control — enterprise-grade document management without the enterprise price tag.

Workflow Automation

Activiti BPM engine integrated into Alfresco — custom approval workflows, document review cycles, and automated routing based on metadata and business rules.

Open-Source Enterprise ECM

Alfresco Community and Enterprise editions provide enterprise-grade ECM capabilities without vendor lock-in — full control over your content infrastructure.

Teams shipping with MetaDesign
Selected work

Case studies.

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Legal Firm

Implemented Alfresco Content Services for a multinational law firm — custom document repositories with version control, approval workflows, and retention policies meeting regulatory compliance requirements.

Legal Firm

Implemented Alfresco Content Services for a multinational law firm — custom document repositories with version control, approval workflows, and retention policies meeting regulatory compliance requirements.

Compliance-ready
ECM
Automated
workflows
Legal
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Government Agency

Built a public records management system on Alfresco — FOIA-compliant document management with retention schedules, access control, and citizen portal integration.

Government Agency

Built a public records management system on Alfresco — FOIA-compliant document management with retention schedules, access control, and citizen portal integration.

FOIA
compliance
Public
records portal
Government
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MANAGE.
AUTOMATE.
COMPLY.
SCALE.

Legal Document Management

Contract repositories with version control, approval workflows, and compliance-ready retention policies.

Healthcare Records

Patient document management with HIPAA-compliant access control and audit trails.

Government Document Systems

Public records management with FOIA compliance, retention schedules, and citizen portal integration.

Corporate Knowledge Base

Enterprise knowledge management with taxonomy, full-text search, and collaborative document editing.

Our Approach

Alfresco Development: Our Proven Process

01

Audit

Document landscape assessment, metadata models, and integration requirements.

02

Design

Repository structure, access control models, and workflow definitions.

03

Build

Custom Alfresco modules, API extensions, and UI customisations.

04

Migrate

Document migration, metadata mapping, and legacy system decommission.

05

Deploy

Production deployment, user training, and ongoing managed services.

01

Audit

Document landscape assessment, metadata models, and integration requirements.

02

Design

Repository structure, access control models, and workflow definitions.

03

Build

Custom Alfresco modules, API extensions, and UI customisations.

04

Migrate

Document migration, metadata mapping, and legacy system decommission.

05

Deploy

Production deployment, user training, and ongoing managed services.

Customer Value

Six places it pays back
in the first sprint.

Real outcomes our clients report within the first engagement cycle.

Faster time-to-market

Production-ready teams that ship from week one — no ramp-up lag.

Reduced technical risk

Architecture reviews, code audits, and security scans baked into every sprint.

Measurable velocity

Cycle time, PR throughput, and defect density tracked from day one.

Cost predictability

Fixed-price or capped T&M — no surprise invoices, ever.

Continuous improvement

Retros, post-mortems, and process refinement every sprint.

Knowledge transfer

Your team grows. Documentation, pair programming, and workshops included.

Stack

Tools our Alfresco
Developers
ship with.

Production-tested toolchains, frameworks, and infrastructure our Alfresco engineering teams use to ship scalable, secure solutions.

Alfresco Content Services
Alfresco Process Services
Activiti BPM
CMIS
Java
Spring
REST API
JavaScript
Alfresco Content Services
Alfresco Process Services
Activiti BPM
CMIS
Java
Spring
REST API
JavaScript
Alfresco Share
ADF
Angular
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Solr
ActiveMQ
Docker
Docker
Alfresco Share
ADF
Angular
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Solr
ActiveMQ
Docker
Docker
By the numbers
400+
Engineers worldwide
200+
Active clients
20yr
Pure-play software
94%
Client retention
Engagement models

Three ways to work with our Alfresco team.

Pick the shape that matches your risk and timeline. We will tell you which one is wrong for your situation — even if it’s the bigger one.

01MOST POPULAR

Alfresco Pod

A dedicated squad of senior engineers, tech leads, and QA delivering milestone-driven results with weekly demos and eval-gated merges.

  • Dedicated engineering squad
  • Weekly sprint demos
  • Fixed monthly cadence
  • Direct technical lead communication
Build with a Pod
02EMBED

Hire Alfresco Engineers

Senior specialized engineers embedded into your existing team within two weeks. Your stack, your tools, your standups.

  • 2-week onboarding ramp
  • Time-zone aligned collaboration
  • Direct Git & Jira integration
  • Flexible monthly contracts
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03LAUNCH

Turnkey / MVP Build

Go from requirements to production-ready launch in 6–10 weeks with fixed scope, upfront pricing, and guaranteed delivery.

  • Fixed-price & fixed-scope
  • End-to-end architecture & build
  • Complete source code ownership
  • Post-launch warranty & support
Start Your Build
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FAQ

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Alfresco is an open-source enterprise content management platform. Unlike SharePoint, Alfresco offers no vendor lock-in, lower licensing costs, and full control over your content infrastructure. It excels in document management, workflow automation, and standards-compliant integration.
Alfresco Community Edition is suitable for smaller deployments and development. For enterprise workloads, we recommend Alfresco Enterprise or Content Services which include clustering, advanced security, and vendor support.
Yes. Alfresco integrates via REST APIs, CMIS standard, and custom connectors. We build integrations with SAP, Salesforce, ERP systems, and identity providers.
Yes. We handle large-scale document migrations from file shares, SharePoint, Documentum, and other ECM systems to Alfresco — metadata mapping, permission migration, and URL redirects included.
We integrate Alfresco with advanced OCR engines and AI services (like AWS Textract) via custom behaviors to automatically extract and populate complex metadata upon document ingestion.
Yes, you can hire our developers to design and implement highly complex, multi-stage business processes and approval routing using the integrated Activiti (or Flowable) workflow engine.
Alfresco enforces strict Access Control Lists (ACLs), role-based permissions, and integrates seamlessly with SAML/LDAP for centralized identity management, ensuring documents remain highly secure.
We optimize search by fine-tuning Solr index sharding, configuring custom content models for precise indexing, and allocating dedicated hardware resources for the Solr tracking processes.
Absolutely. We utilize Alfresco's CMIS standards and REST APIs to build robust, bi-directional integrations, allowing users to access Alfresco documents directly from within Salesforce or SAP interfaces.
We utilize the Alfresco Governance Services (AGS) module to implement strict, automated records management, defining exact retention schedules and secure legal holds to ensure compliance.

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