Bonita Reviews

I use Bonita to build web applications.

The most valuable features of Bonita are the connectors, detailed documentation, and web applications. The documentation was useful because it is how I learned how to use it.

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.

I have been using Bonita for three months.

Bonita is stable.

I have used Camunda previously and Camunda is more lightweight than Bonita.

The initial Bonita is easy, but there are a lot of steps to follow. The setup should be easier for designers.

I am using the free version of Bonita.

I rate Bonita a nine out of ten.

The most valuable features are:

• Development of forms and flows
• Flow execution
• Database connectors

In my MBA class, I use Bonita BPM to teach BPMN design and execution.

The Cloud version should have a different billing model. I have installed the image of Bonita BPM on Amazon AWS and there is just one option to use and pay for.

I have used this solution for two years.

Bonita BPM is simple and fast. It is very easy to install and use.

Scalability of the Bonita BPM Community version is low. The paid version may be better, but I don't have contact with it.

I use the Community version that doesn't have support. Documentation is weak.

Oracle BPM was too heavy and complex, I needed a simpler solution and that is why I selected this solution.

The setup was very easy.

We evaluated other solutions, such as Oracle, IBM, and MuleSoft.

The important criteria while selecting a vendor are support, good price, good quality and performance.

You should check also Oracle and IBM BPM on cloud. However, if your company doesn't have a big budget, then Bonita BPM could be a good option.

1. User friendly
2. Easy implementation
3. Reduced cycle time to implement a process
4. Bonita Studio provides a more look & feel and flexibility for changing the process and forms

BPM helps to automate complicated processes.

It requires improvements for better look & feel and for flexibility in changing the code in the portal.

It's been four years.

No issues.

Good

The community forums are very good for providing answers on technical issues.

It is a good product!

The solution has good graphics and a good user interface.

The community edition has limited module functionality. If they could release some of the functionality that's available in the enterprise edition that would be helpful to those learning to use the solution.

I've been using the solution for three years.

The solution is stable. Even the older versions are stable.

I'm not a developer and the community edition is limited, so I can't speak to the scalability of the solution. I'm the only user of the solution in the company. Currently, I'm testing it to see how it works.

I've never had to contact technical support.

We didn't previously use a different solution.

The community version of the solution is very straightforward to set up. It was quick to deploy on the desktop.

We use the on-premises deployment model and the Bonita Community Edition of the solution.

I can recommend the solution. It's very robust. I'd rate it seven out of ten; I'd rate it higher if the community edition was able to offer more collaboration capabilities.

It is powerful in developing applications.

The GUI designer must be improved. When you generate a form it does not generate so well.

I have not encountered issues with stability.

I have not encountered issues with scalability.

I would rate the level of technical support as highly effective.

I did not previously use a different solution. 

This solution was relatively complex to implement.

This is a very good financial choice.

It is a great product but it has a considerable learning curve.

Real java-like hooks into development of the business process model. The Connector implementation is a great addition to an out-of-box solution providing robust features for the developer to build hassle-free integrations. I also really liked the way Bonitasoft lets you define and configure how your connector interface is exposed to others leveraging your custom connector.

Would love for some of the documentation to be better, since there are many great functionalities built into the product!

No

At times Bonita BPM Studio crashes, intermittently.

9

9

No, very straight forward.

In-house.

I have been using Bonita to develop processes using the Bonita Studio. We have only been using it for simple, object console processes. 

The user interface is better than all of the open-source BPMs that I have tried.

I have run into a lot of problems because there is not enough documentation. They should include more examples, as well as sample source code.

We have to relied on community support because we are using the open-source version. There are community websites available to help.

We are using the Community Version, which can be used free of charge.

I was having some trouble running my processes so I have compared Bonita with some other open-source BPM solutions.

In general, Bonita is a very good solution. It is open-source and has a good UI. I find that it is the best in terms of management for BPM features.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Process modelling and web screen development

The major improvement that I see is a paradigm shift to how work should be accomplished over how the industry has always been forced to do the work. Historically, there was a 'no man's land' between the business analyst and the developer. Web developers have been asked to understand the business process models without knowledge that the real business analysts have always had at their finger tips and visa-versa. 

BonitaBPM allows the BA's to model the processes and produce the base screens at the same time. This removes the need for back and forth exchanges between the team disciplines, reducing errors and time. It also allows the developers to spend their time doing what they know and are well paid to do, coding.

The menus likely would be more intuitive if read in French. Things seem to be under strange headings at times. With experience this is a minor issue for the gain.

We only use the open source product, so this is not a real complaint as much as a statement: Support for the open source is only at the highest levels of usage. Getting down to the details is an exercise one needs to plan for or purchase the commercial offering.

I hope to use this product for many years to come. It is more than helpful, it is worth the effort of learning to better our company.