Oracle BPEL vs Pega BPM comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Oracle BPEL
Ranking in Process Automation
19th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Pega BPM
Ranking in Process Automation
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
58
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (3rd), Rapid Application Development Software (8th), Low-Code Development Platforms (7th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Process Automation category, the market share of Oracle BPEL is 0.6% and it increased by 74.7% compared to the previous year. The market share of Pega BPM is 9.4% and it decreased by 27.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Process Automation
Unique Categories:
No other categories found
Business Process Management (BPM)
6.4%
Rapid Application Development Software
4.9%
 

Featured Reviews

PN
Jun 23, 2023
A highly scalable solution that provides various features for the execution of business processes
I'm a consultant. I do architecting, designing, and development. I have used two versions, 1.1 and 2.0. I’m unsure about the prices because I oversee the development and implementation. I'll highly recommend the product depending on an organization’s requirements. As someone who has worked with BPEL for 13 years, I highly recommend the product for an on-premise or hybrid integration. Multiple products or alternate solutions have come into the integration domain. However, the product has been in the industry from SOA 11g to SOA 12c and OIC. Though there are multiple competitors, the product has been here for a long time and has been helping multiple customers improve their business. Overall, I rate the solution a nine or nine and a half out of ten.
FS
Jan 23, 2023
Advanced with good case management and the ability to configure as necessary
The solution offers business process modeling when it comes to processing your models or maybe your workflows.  Every company will have a process where it goes from case initiation to different stages based on the business need or business requirement. Pega helps get processes routed to different…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"What I find the most valuable about Oracle BPEL is that it saves me time."
"The product has everything we need."
"The solution is able to support the size and scale required."
"This is a customizable product."
"The most valuable feature of Pega BPMI would be the academy courses, specifically the Product Development Network (PDN). Additionally, our organization has a dedicated Customer Engagement Team that we work closely with to achieve our goals."
"Pricing is a little on the high side."
"The solution provides us with a very good dashboard."
"The solution has very helpful technical support."
"Application development is very rapid. A lot of code gets reused while building the applications, which is something we highly appreciate."
"It is quite configurable, which is the most exciting feature. We can easily configure it as per our needs."
 

Cons

"In the next release, I would like to see REST improved and new technologies for microservices. I'd like to see more containers for separating containers."
"Some user-defined functions for transformation must be added to the next release of the solution."
"The UI part needs improvement."
"I believe that Pega's strategy when it comes to the UX part is not that great currently as compared to the other emerging BPM tools in the market."
"In the next release of Pega BPM, they should add more ways to do the customer interaction fields in the portals."
"To learn Pega, you need to be a partner. If someone just wants to learn Pega for the sake of learning, they won't be able to do so as they don't give access to that."
"We need more light retail BPM tools within the Pega system. However, Pega is mostly for big companies."
"Pega currently is trying to add chatbots to their systems, and it's still quite immature. This part definitely needs to be improved."
"I believe they simplify the application development. It is still complex. The learning is not easy, it takes time compared to other products on the market."
"This is a quite expensive product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is moderately priced."
"I am not aware of the cost. But, considering the licenses, user licenses, and infrastructure, I'd guess around a million USD."
"The price of this solution, including installation and configuration, is comparable to competing vendors."
"Licensing is expensive. You need to wisely select between per user and per case."
"Pricing is good."
"The solution could be less expensive according to my customers. However, I think the price of the solution is fair."
"May be somewhat more expensive than other solutions initially, but should have enhanced return on investment."
"In terms of the pricing for Pega BPM, other solutions may be cheaper, but it doesn't matter if Pega BPM has a higher price tag because what's important is that it's the best solution, and that is what people look for. If I would rate the pricing for the solution, I'd give it three out of five. You have to pay extra for additional features in Pega BPM."
"The price of Pega BPM falls on the higher side of the spectrum if I were to compare it with other solutions in the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Media Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Oracle BPEL?
I need user-defined functions in the accessibility files. When we enrich or modify the data received from source systems, we would require user-defined functions. Some user-defined functions for tr...
What is your primary use case for Oracle BPEL?
We use the product for business process execution. To integrate two end systems, we use Oracle BPEL for orchestration. We define the logic step by step in BPEL through orchestration. This process u...
Is Pega BPM easy to work with and can beginners utilize this software?
You do need some preparation to be able to use all functions of Pega BPM. However, all users of this platform are in luck as it comes with good documentation and you can learn pretty much everythin...
Have you encountered any issues while using Pega BPM and were you assisted by the company?
My company has been using this tool for years and the only issue we have had, if you can call it that, was while setting it up. When we were setting it up initially, we had some drawbacks and could...
When you consider the features and benefits of Pega BPM, would you say this product is fairly priced?
Pega BPM can be considered overpriced for some; it all depends on the size of your company and the requirements of your customers. Sure, there are products out there that do the things that Pega B...
 

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Also Known As

BPEL Process Manager
Pegasystems, SmartBPM
 

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Sample Customers

Nacional Monte de Piedad IAP, Bimbo S.A. de C.V., Intelligent Pathways, DVZ Datenverarbeitungszentrum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern GmbH, Arqiva
The State of Maine, ANZ, Coca-Cola, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), ME, New South Wales, OptumRx, Texas Department of Transportation, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement
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