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We performed a comparison between IBM BPM, Oracle SOA Suite, and Oracle WebCenter based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Technical support is pleasant to work with and always available.""Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""One of the most notable things is how you can develop use cases with the customers, internal customers, but directly within. The software process model that BPM supports is really exciting in that aspect.""We like that it does not require a lot of hours to train our people.""We use the solution to develop and deliver products.""The performance is fine.""The Process Designer is good. We like how we can drag and drop and link the processes up, that works out great for us.""Setting it up is fairly easy. If somebody has knowledge of the system, he or she will be able to do it fairly quickly."

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"Valuable features include connectors and BAM.""Provides connectivity between discrete systems and has availability.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the option to design, and the development can happen at the same time.""The stability of the solution is the most valuable feature.""Conceptually, how it integrates a lot of essential enterprise process components. That's the most valuable.""This is one of the critical products for my company and we use it extensively. We currently use each and every feature of Oracle SOA.""Enables our Product Manager to post products to different outside EC platforms with only one interface and one process.""In case there is something that doesn't work out of the box, you have the flexibility to customize it."

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"Integration within the solution is very good.""WebCenter's interface is very user-friendly.""It's a very scalable solution and the performance is pretty good. The scalability, in my opinion, is the biggest advantage.""Oracle integrates well with other products to cover Big Data.""The WebCenter Content is its most valuable feature. After we update a document in WebCenter Content, it can be update automatically in our intranet.""A great solution for storing and searching large volumes of documents with easy access.""You can move workloads in between sub-servers so that you don't overload a portion of the server."

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Cons
"We have had to use Mule as an alternative integration tool because it is more flexible than IBM BPM.""I would like IBM to consider including AI-enabled process mining, robotic process automation, and very good OCR capabilities from the computer vision side.""The initial setup was complex.""The debugging needs improvement. There is some confusion surrounding the debugging.""Could increase vulnerability and security patches to make it more robust.""The front end is not customised for a good user experience.""I hope IBM uses something from IBM Content Navigator to make the interface easier to navigate.""One of the things that we are looking at is cognitive learning. IBM has another product called IBM RPA, I think, which is doing some of that stuff. We would like to see more of that with respect to cognitive learning and AI put back into the process engine to help."

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"Other solutions might be better componets such as Salesforce.""The installation and adjustment process seems too complex.""Its function options can be improved.""I would like to see divided containers more separately as a microservice.""SOA, OSB, SOA Cloud Service.""It's also not developer-friendly.""An important area that can be improved is the product's data monitoring. When we use the solution for interfacing or end-to-end data monitoring, we want to know exactly where the data is going and exactly where it is failing, or where there is an issue.""The Maven integration in JDeveloper is very basic and might be enhanced to allow the proper use of Maven."

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"Its functions need more stability.""This solution needs to support translation into the Arabic language.""Does not seem to be totally compatible with Windows 10 as of our current version.""The solution should be offered in Persian. Right now, our version is in English, and there's a bit of a language barrier between the users and the product.""There are many document management systems that offer pretty much the same functionalities but at a lower price. The product as such is pretty good. However, the pricing is not comparable. They need to adjust their pricing to be more competitive on the market.""The speed of the backup should be enhanced.""WebCenter requires a lot of design effort to upload content to our regular system.""I would like them to add more Web 2.0 features."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It may be cheaper for organizations to pay for the Viewer licenses that are immediately up and running in the cloud, rather than paying for someone to administer publishing to an intranet."
  • "Starting out with Express can also help reduce the cost for adopting the product."
  • "​We have definitely seen ROI. When we first kicked it off, we said it had to pay for itself within three years, and it did."
  • "It gives us a good return on investment."
  • "We chose to purchase IBM BPM because it was bundled with the actual RPA program/solution that we decided to purchase. We decided to use Automation Anywhere tool (RPA), and it is was bundled with IBM BPM."
  • "Our customers do see ROI. They'll identify some particularly painful or uncoordinated processes to start with, then build out from there, picking off low hanging fruit."
  • "It has a low cost to implement. You'll get your money back in the same year that you complete the project."
  • "The cloud and license of the subscription model for IBM BPM can be complex. There are a lot of alternatives to choose from."
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  • "Oracle pricing is expensive. Support is based on your license. AWS is much better than Oracle in this regard."
  • "It is necessary to evaluate the requirement regarding the platform usage and what the main operation area of the platform will be."
  • "This product is WebLogic based, hence it can be both resource hungry as well as expensive from a licensing point of view."
  • "Based on my knowledge, Oracle SOA Suite doesn't have user-based licensing. It has a system-based licensing model, so you pay for whole systems. Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution, so it's a four out of ten for me."
  • "The pricing is not very high as compared to its competitors."
  • "The product is moderately priced."
  • "Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution."
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  • "The price needs to be lowered."
  • "The price of this solution is considered to be high; however, when speaking with Oracle, it is possible to get discounts of up to sixty percent."
  • "WebCenter's pricing is on the higher side."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:We researched both IBM solutions and in the end, we chose Business Automation Workflow IBM BPM has a good user… more »
    Top Answer:The product is expensive considering the hardware and software costs.
    Top Answer:The solution's XSLT or XSL Transformation feature was very useful.
    Top Answer:The solution’s initial setup is complex and could be improved. A big challenge for Oracle SOA Suite is that you don't… more »
    Top Answer:WebCenter's interface is very user-friendly.
    Top Answer:WebCenter requires a lot of design effort to upload content to our regular system. Its performance is also not up to the… more »
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    Also Known As
    WebSphere Lombardi Edition, IBM Business Process Manager, IBM WebSphere Process Server
    SOA Suite
    WebCenter, FatWire
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    Overview

    IBM BPM is a business process management tool that provides a robust set of tools to author, test, and deploy business processes, as well as full visibility and insight to managing those business processes. The solution provides tooling and run time for process design, execution, monitoring, and optimization, along with basic system integration support. To support various levels of complexity and involvement with business process management, there are two different editions of the product: IBM BPM and IBM BPM Express.

    IBM BPM Features

    IBM BPM has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • Process designer authoring tool
    • Collaborative editing and immediate playback of processes
    • Interactive user interfaces
    • Process rules based on IBM Operational Decision Manager
    • IBM Integration Designer (BPEL and SOA)
    • Designing and building case management systems
    • Process portal
    • Real-time monitoring and reporting
    • Performance analytics and optimizer
    • Performance data warehouse
    • IBM Process Center with a shared asset repository
    • IBM Process Federation Server
    • Built-in enterprise service bus (ESB)
    • Transaction support
    • Integration adapters
    • Network deployment support
    • High availability: clustering and unlimited cores

    IBM BPM Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing IBM BPM. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Increased efficiency and cost savings: IBM BPM can help you optimize existing processes and incorporate more structure into the development of new processes by removing process redundancies and bottlenecks.
    • More scalable processes: The solution enables better process execution and workflow automation, which transfers well when scaling processes.
    • Greater transparency: Because IBM BPM’s process automation clearly defines owners for tasks along the process, it provides more transparency and accountability throughout a given process. In turn, this fosters more communication among teams.
    • Less dependency on development teams: IBM BPM offers low-code features which remove potential dependencies on development. Business users can be onboarded onto these tools quickly and easily, thereby increasing process automation across the company.

    Reviews from Real Users

    IBM BPM is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Some of its major advantages are that it’s good for developing complex apps, is robust, and has helpful team management and process performance features.

    Zoran C., Owner/CEO at IT SPHERE, says, “It is perfect if you have to develop complex apps without much coding (only java script). It is also good if you don't have much IT resources in your company and would like to involve business analysts in the process of developing apps. My opinion is that it can do about 50% of all developers' work.”

    Suhas V., BPM Architect at GBM, mentions, “Overall the solution is robust and has the ability to integrate with any product for complex workflows."

    A BPM Consultant at a financial services firm comments, "Some of the features that I like the most are team management and process performance. They are both very useful and very powerful with regard to the workflow."

    A Digital Banking & Innovation Director at a financial services firm expresses, “The processing functionality makes it easy to change processes and workflows easily.”

    Oracle SOA Suite is a comprehensive, standards-based software suite to build, deploy and manage integration following the concepts of service-oriented architecture (SOA). The components of the suite benefit from consistent tooling, a single deployment and management model, end-to-end security and unified metadata management. Oracle SOA Suite helps businesses lower costs by allowing maximum re-use of existing IT investments and assets, regardless of the environment (OS, application server, etc.) they run in, or the technology they were built upon. Its easy-to-use, re-use focused, unified application development tooling and end-to-end lifecycle management support further reduces development and maintenance cost and complexity.

    For more information on Oracle SOA Suite, visit Oracle.com

    Oracle WebCenter is the center of engagement for business powering exceptional experiences for customers, partners, and employees. It connects people, processes, and information with the most complete portfolio of portal, content management, Web experience management, and collaboration technologies. 

    Sample Customers
    Barclays, EmeriCon, Banca Popolare di Milano, CST Consulting, KeyBank, KPMG, Prolifics, Sandhata Technologies Ltd., State of Alaska, Humana S.A., Saperion, esciris, Banco Espirito Santo
    7-Eleven, Arcor SAIC, Banca Transilvania, Eaton Corporation, Emdeon, Ferrovial, Griffith University, National Instruments, Pella Corporation, Vodafone Group Plc,
    Chhattisgarh Infotech and Biotech Promotion Society, Jagran Prakashan Ltd., Standard Forwarding LLC, United Automotive Electronic Systems Co. Ltd., INSO sistemi per le infrastrutture sociali S.p.A., Helsana Versicherungen AG, ArRiyadh Development Authority, John Lewis Partnership, Arqiva, SURUGADAI EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE, Portuguese Official Agriculture and Fisheries
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    Financial Services Firm57%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Insurance Company10%
    Real Estate/Law Firm3%
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    Financial Services Firm29%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Retailer6%
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    Manufacturing Company14%
    Energy/Utilities Company11%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Computer Software Company9%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm22%
    Pharma/Biotech Company22%
    Transportation Company11%
    Marketing Services Firm11%
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    Computer Software Company14%
    University9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise69%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise62%
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