We performed a comparison between ARIS BPA and IBM BPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Business Process Management (BPM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The tool defines the processes. It's the documentation of everything."
"The initial setup and installation are very straightforward."
"The stability of the ARIS BPM platform is quite good. The nice thing about it is the central database, where we can use all of our data. We can even manage users."
"The most valuable features of ARIS BPA are the centralized repository and the automatic rendering of diagrams."
"ARIS Reporting – Helps download valuable content from the tool in multiple formats."
"There is a really powerful reporting API that allows you to create almost any kind of report you want out of your process and document repository."
"The shared repository allows for cross-functional cooperation instead of doing things in a silo. You can operate cross-functionally and really work end-to-end, instead of dividing everything up on a functional basis."
"BPA, the modeling tool, is the main module used because of our need for documentation."
"Our customers use the solution as a workflow platform to manage their processes."
"They have some quick-win programs that are designed to come in, they'll bring a developer in and they'll work with your developer to get you started. That's what we did and that worked really great. We got an understanding of the product, we got an understanding of how to deploy the product. And when we were done with that engagement, we were off and running."
"The solution is stable."
"Agility is the key. It gives our customers a faster way to be able to implement processes, get ownership of task, visibility into a process. The ability to modify that process, optimize that process over time, is probably the biggest benefit that they get from the software."
"This product does the job in terms of executing the workflow."
"We like that it does not require a lot of hours to train our people."
"We have used a lot of out-of-the-box reporting on the process performance metrics. We have been able to make suggested changes to staff for this role or streamlining by eliminate some activities where people were not requiring a lot of work in the first place."
"It is efficient in reducing costs."
"The tool must provide more documents."
"One thing that could be improved is regarding the handling of the content itself. Maybe ARIS could provide a set of best practices, or best processes, so that people do not have to start from scratch."
"While the dashboarding solution for integrating all kinds of process-related information from company sources other than ARIS is getting ever better, my personal wish would be to have a module that is more targeted to an Agile implementation of some modeled processes (model–to-execute)."
"I would like to see the reporting aspects improved."
"Training is one of the important aspects for process awareness. As soon as a process is rolled out, process training is required. If ARIS could generate output in PowerPoint, it would be great for business users."
"I use it strictly for developing the business process model. I don't use it for the actual automation. I do that with Vtenext. I have standardized on Vtenext, and I don't use ARIS BPM anymore. The Vtenext UI is just as good, and it is much more tightly coupled to the underlying object model. I can get more done in one session with Vtenext rather than first going to ARIS BPM, then importing, and having to edit it for tight coupling."
"Integration with third-party tools should be improved (e.g. based on APIs)."
"ARIS BPA is not really a platform that offers you the opportunity to execute processes that you model."
"UI is an area with a shortcoming that needs improvement."
"IBM BPM lacks openness, that is, the ability to become open for new options in terms of APIs, front-end development, and ecosystem. IBM BPM has been quite closed. One of the main improvements would be to somehow embed the rules engine into IBM BPM. Merging IBM BRMS and the rules engine with IBM BPM would be helpful. If there was some simpler way to define rules without having to put IBM BRMS on top of it, it would be good. It's something that we can get out of Camunda but not out of IBM BPM."
"The initial setup was complex."
"The front end is not customised for a good user experience."
"IBM BPM is stable, but sometimes there are issues with the server."
"I'd like the tool to be more flexible."
"There is room for improvement in the stability."
"I would like to see the front-end support improved because it should be fully integrated and supported."
ARIS BPA is ranked 6th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 64 reviews while IBM BPM is ranked 5th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 105 reviews. ARIS BPA is rated 8.4, while IBM BPM is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of ARIS BPA writes "I can usually find an answer to my issue on ARIS Community". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM BPM writes "Offers good case management and its integration with process design but there's a learning curve". ARIS BPA is most compared with SAP Signavio Process Manager, ADONIS, Camunda, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Bizagi, whereas IBM BPM is most compared with Camunda, Appian, Pega BPM, IBM Business Automation Workflow and Bizagi. See our ARIS BPA vs. IBM BPM report.
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