We performed a comparison between AWS Step Functions and Camunda 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 solution is stable...The solution is easy to scale."
"The number of historical events is great."
"One can rate all the calls and that is a good feature."
"It's Amazon, it's scalable."
"AWS Step Functions acts as a high-level layer, allowing us to seamlessly integrate with microservices."
"The integration capability is easy, whereas building state machines is tricky."
"What I like the most about Amazon Step Functions is how easy it is to use."
"It's a general solution that you can adapt to your own needs and is simple to use. We like that it can be integrated with everything in the AWS suite, and that the creation of the pipeline can be done using the graphical user interface."
"The solution is useful for small projects."
"It is very user-friendly compared to IBM BPM. It's much simpler – it's more streamlined. That means even non-technical departments can use it."
"The interface and the number of connectors that they provide are the most valuable features. The support here, it's kind of okay. But the main thing is with the number of connectors and the UI, the user interface."
"It has been a stable solution so far since it meets our needs, including data modeling, which we need to do before we embark on analyzing and optimizing the business processes."
"One reason we selected Camunda or Cloud/DB is that it comes with the support of the BPMN notation, which helps to define processes in a standard manner. Another reason was that Camunda Cloud, as the name says, is designed for a new cloud era."
"Using the BPMN helps us to have a common shared communication language when discussing processes."
"The headless nature of the Camunda Platform is something that has helped us to build our own logic and platforms on it."
"Having knowledge of the BPM and monitoring process has proven to be very beneficial, as I am currently engaged in documenting processes for Clientele."
"The price and support are areas with shortcomings where the solution needs to improve."
"I would like to see more data transformation features in Amazon Step Functions like additional operators and logic."
"The solution's pricing could be cheaper. It is cheaper than Airflow."
"It is hard to coordinate the declaratory language."
"The solution's data size limit can be improved."
"The pricing of the solution can be improved."
"The interface can sometimes feel limited, as we're unable to see what AWS is running behind the scenes."
"Setup took about one day. We had some errors to understand in the beginning, but now everything is working good."
"The product's initial setup phase is difficult for beginners."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"The GUI needs to be improved, with more configuration options."
"When building interfaces, there are limited tools to work with, especially when dealing with different types of tasks, such as user tasks and system tasks."
"The Camunda Modeler installation poses a challenge, requiring local installation, which doesn't help collaboration like other online tools, for instance."
"The initial set up could be simplified, it's complex."
"When trying to design rule tables the solutions graphical user interface could improve, it could be more user friendly."
"It would be helpful to have more readily available use cases on the internet. Camunda's documentation feels less comprehensive."
AWS Step Functions is ranked 12th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 9 reviews while Camunda is ranked 1st in Business Process Management (BPM) with 69 reviews. AWS Step Functions is rated 7.8, while Camunda is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AWS Step Functions writes "Simplifies complex task automation and enhances development workflows while offering user-friendly interface, seamless scalability and efficient workflow orchestration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Camunda writes "Open-source, easy to define new processes, and easy to transition to new business process definitions". AWS Step Functions is most compared with IBM BPM, Apache Airflow, Pega BPM, Oracle BPM and IBM Business Automation Workflow, whereas Camunda is most compared with Apache Airflow, Bizagi, Pega BPM, IBM BPM and SAP Signavio Process Manager. See our AWS Step Functions vs. Camunda report.
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