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We performed a comparison between Bonita and IBM Business Automation Workflow 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Bonita vs. IBM Business Automation Workflow Report (Updated: April 2024).
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Pros
"The solution is easy to use.""The solution is stable. Even the older versions are stable.""Its user-friendliness, along with the availability of comprehensive and clear documentation on the website is the most valuable.""One of the most valuable features is you can create without coding, it is a low code platform.""It is a great product that is powerful in developing applications.""Flexible and drag-and-drop type of UI is very valuable. The integrations are also very good. You can build workflows very quickly, which is my favorite activity. By using the GUI, you can build the entire mechanism, notifications, and all this kind of stuff.""Process automation with Bonita BPM is really easy.""We use the tool to validate and give access to the users. It is for access management."

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"This is a low-code software where you can just drag and drop on the user interface. There are also a lot of quality integrations such as TMS.""It's a flexible solution.""The solution reduces the time to the resolution which is essential for businesses.""IBM Business Automation Workflow provides a seamless streamlined collaboration within the organizations.""It has had a positive effect on decision-making in my organization. It helps us with our dispute process.""It performs the basic tasks that are required for the BBM solution as part of the overall integration with ECM or enterprise contact management.""It has integrated UI and deployment models, and it has a deep set of consultant and service provider ecosystem features.""The dashboards are helpful because you can display reports directly on your screen."

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Cons
"Bonita can improve by offering more flexibility. The developer does not receive the code of the application to modify it. Most of the other solutions I have used allow the developers to change or improve the code that is generated.""There is a need for more components in the library and additional customization options for these components.""Automation in vacation of a human resources replacement would be a good improvement in the product.""The dashboard has limited features.""There is a considerable learning curve.""The main issue with Bonita is that the workspace crashes sometimes.""I have run into a lot of problems because there is not enough documentation.""I should be able to park the tasks that are within a process in a kind of container, and dynamically, a super admin should be able to connect these processes. This kind of feature might be helpful."

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"In terms of improvement, it could be less complex.""The initial setup is actually a really complicated process.""IBM Business Automation Workflow could improve the integration.""IBM Business Automation Workflow can improve UI flexibility and integration. Additionally, the solutions from IBM have to provide a paperless solution, allowing for digital versions of documents.""IBM Business Automation Workflow is not a very user-friendly solution.""The development UI is sometimes a little slow.""I would definitely like to see a unified interface between the BPM side of the house and the case side of the house. Something that just seems a bit more cohesive, because right now there is sort of a disconnect between the BPM and the case side of the house. That makes it a bit of a hard sell sometimes. That is definitely first and foremost on my wish list.""I would like to see more streamlined install and provisioning; preferably containerized IBM BPM would be helpful."

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  • "have installed the image of Bonita BPM on Amazon AWS and there is just one option to use and pay for."
  • "Price to service ratio with Bonita BPM is good."
  • "I believe this is a very good financial choice."
  • "The Community Edition comes free of charge."
  • "We are using the Community Version, which can be used free of charge."
  • "Licensing cost for the Enterprise edition comes out to be around 40,000 a year. There is also a Community edition, which is free. Some customers can go for the Community edition, but some of them require the Enterprise edition. Big companies go for the Enterprise edition, which comes with a lot of additional features such as a mobile app."
  • "The price of the solution is reasonable."
  • "The price is fair for what we are using the solution for."
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  • "The solution has saved us time."
  • "There is still a relatively high total cost of ownership to actually implement, support, and stand up solutions."
  • "Nowadays, clients are looking at pricing as one of the major factors. For IBM products, they always think it is expensive for them. We are still educating our clients on the IBM FlexPoints licensing."
  • "When you compare with Laserfiche and M-Files, IBM is expensive."
  • "Licensing varies by use-case."
  • "IBM Business Automation Workflow has a flexible pricing mode, but the price is expensive. The price of the solution reflects the quality of the solution which is very high. The technical support is an additional cost."
  • "Our license is on a three-year term."
  • "It is on the expensive side, but it provides excellent supportability and an ecosystem that is proven to be a great fit for our organization."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:One of the things we like best about Bonita is that you can create without coding - it is a low-code platform. With Bonita, you can build the entire mechanism using the GUI, it’s that simple. You can… more »
    Top Answer:The user interface is easy to use.
    Top Answer:We researched both IBM solutions and in the end, we chose Business Automation Workflow IBM BPM has a good user interface and the BPM coach is a helpful tool. The API is very useful in providing… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of IBM Business Automation Workflow is cost management.
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    Bonita BPM
    Business Automation Workflow
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    Overview
    Bonitasoft helps innovative companies worldwide deliver better digital user experiences for customers and employees. The extensible and open Bonita application platform unleashes the full potential of multidisciplinary development teams to create Living Apps: applications that allow continuous and incremental improvement, connecting tailored user interfaces with reliable back-office operations.

    IBM Business Automation Workflow combines business process management and case management capabilities in one workflow solution. It integrates the capabilities of business process and case management into a single workflow offering. It unites information, process, and users to provide a 360-degree view of work to drive more successful optimized business outcomes. IBM Business Automation Workflow on Cloud provides the same capabilities that are offered in the IBM Business Automation Workflow offering, all within a ready-to-use, cloud-based environment that is hosted in IBM Cloud data centers and managed by IBM.

    Sample Customers
    With more than 1000 customers in 75 countries, and its ecosystem of more than 120,000 members, Bonitasoft is the largest provider of open-source Business Process Management, Low-code and Digital Transformation software worldwide.
    Key Bank, Barclays, Control€xpert, MIR Insurance Brokers, Conqord Oil
    Top Industries
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    Energy/Utilities Company20%
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company20%
    Retailer10%
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    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Educational Organization8%
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    Financial Services Firm64%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Engineering Company7%
    Government7%
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    Financial Services Firm34%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Insurance Company7%
    Government7%
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    Small Business48%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise38%
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    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise62%
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    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise62%
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    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise74%
    Buyer's Guide
    Bonita vs. IBM Business Automation Workflow
    April 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Bonita vs. IBM Business Automation Workflow and other solutions. Updated: April 2024.
    769,976 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Bonita is ranked 11th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 27 reviews while IBM Business Automation Workflow is ranked 13th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 21 reviews. Bonita is rated 8.2, while IBM Business Automation Workflow is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Bonita writes "A simple and lightweight college course automation system with third-party integrations". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Business Automation Workflow writes "Good for case management, integration capabilities but lacks stability". Bonita is most compared with Camunda, Bizagi, Apache Airflow, IBM BPM and ProcessMaker, whereas IBM Business Automation Workflow is most compared with IBM BPM, Camunda, Apache Airflow, IBM Case Foundation and AWS Step Functions. See our Bonita vs. IBM Business Automation Workflow report.

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