We performed a comparison between AWS Step Functions and Pega BPM 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."
"It's Amazon, it's scalable."
"AWS Step Functions acts as a high-level layer, allowing us to seamlessly integrate with microservices."
"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."
"One can rate all the calls and that is a good feature."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The number of historical events is great."
"The product helps you to build faster."
"Overall, the ability to integrate with multiple applications and effective case management is the most valuable."
"It is a stable product."
"The user interface and the ease of developing the workflow for an application are valuable features."
"The solution provides us with a very good dashboard."
"The solution has very helpful technical support."
"The solution's case management is its most valuable aspect."
"The case management functionality of this solution has been most valuable."
"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."
"I would like to see more data transformation features in Amazon Step Functions like additional operators and logic."
"It wasn't easy to understand the licensing model. It's like if you use just a little, it's cheap, but it becomes more expensive as you use more. It's like a hook that ties you inside the Amazon ecosystem. So, it creates a dependency."
"The pricing of the solution can be improved."
"The solution's data size limit can be improved."
"The price and support are areas with shortcomings where the solution needs to improve."
"It is hard to coordinate the declaratory language."
"An area for improvement in Pega BPM is security. It's secure, but it still has a lot of vulnerabilities. Pega BPM is robust, but it still needs some improvement performance-wise."
"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."
"One of the areas of this solution that could be improved would be to advance the low code features of the application itself. We would also like to use the same platform to build any application, even if it is not necessarily defined as a functionality needed by a BPM."
"I would like to see Pega BPM improve the user experience."
"Lack of stronger cloud support is somewhat inconvenient for users and implementation."
"Pega BPM's documentation should be improved, especially for freshers or new trainees."
"The workflow automation can be slow, so there is room for improvement there."
"The pricing model needs to be improved. Right now, it's too expensive."
AWS Step Functions is ranked 12th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 8 reviews while Pega BPM is ranked 3rd in Business Process Management (BPM) with 55 reviews. AWS Step Functions is rated 7.8, while Pega BPM 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 Pega BPM writes "Low code with great APIs and good flexibility". AWS Step Functions is most compared with Camunda, IBM BPM, Apache Airflow, Oracle BPM and IBM Business Automation Workflow, whereas Pega BPM is most compared with ServiceNow, Camunda, Appian and Microsoft Power Apps. See our AWS Step Functions vs. Pega BPM report.
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