Bonita vs iServer comparison

Cancel
You must select at least 2 products to compare!
Bonitasoft Logo
3,914 views|2,524 comparisons
96% willing to recommend
Orbus Software Logo
3,444 views|1,438 comparisons
83% willing to recommend
Comparison Buyer's Guide
Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Bonita and iServer based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Business Process Design solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Bonita vs. iServer Report (Updated: March 2024).
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Featured Review
Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use.
Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros
"Bonita is simple and lightweight and is flexible to integrate with third-party systems. The UI is now flexible, whereas it was previously rigid. Any technology can be used as a frontend, including ReactJS, Angular, and others.""This product is very easy-to-use and user-friendly.""The solution is stable. Even the older versions are stable.""Process automation with Bonita BPM is really easy.""I find process management and user interface designing the most valuable features.""We use the tool to validate and give access to the users. It is for access management.""Compared to other products on the market, Bonita presents a pretty acceptable level of robustness.""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."

More Bonita Pros →

"The initial setup is easy.""I have to think less with this solution. It's simple.""The solution is easily modified to suit your needs.""It has helped having data lineage in the business cluster, which is used as control artifacts.""There were lots of different requirements, and collaboration and review is one of the biggest things. There is also Office 360 integration, and there's flexibility to use it as a database as well.""This is a flexible tool compared to some other solutions.""iServer has valuable features for workflow and document management.""We like the governance."

More iServer Pros →

Cons
"There could be an improvement in IoT connectivity.""It would be nice to have a wizard to help walk through the development process and create a backbone.""I would like to improve the product's load balancing.""I should be able to park the tasks that are within a process in a kind of container, and dynamically, a super admin should be able to connect these processes. This kind of feature might be helpful.""There is a considerable learning curve.""Automation in vacation of a human resources replacement would be a good improvement in the product.""I have run into a lot of problems because there is not enough documentation.""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."

More Bonita Cons →

"There are other solutions out there that have a better user interface.""We could allocate permissions to use only specific components to the users rather than the entire instance.""There could be features for process mining, process simulation, and analytics.""More visualization techniques and ways to report the data might be helpful.""The migration tool needs to be included in the main package, and not as a separate license.""Cannot see which activities are control activities.""The one issue is that if you want to import predefined work, you need to put the licensing model in. So if you wanted to import work that was done before, you then need to buy a separate product for that.""The performance is slow, which is something that should be improved."

More iServer Cons →

Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "have installed the image of Bonita BPM on Amazon AWS and there is just one option to use and pay for."
  • "Price to service ratio with Bonita BPM is good."
  • "I believe this is a very good financial choice."
  • "The Community Edition comes free of charge."
  • "We are using the Community Version, which can be used free of charge."
  • "Licensing cost for the Enterprise edition comes out to be around 40,000 a year. There is also a Community edition, which is free. Some customers can go for the Community edition, but some of them require the Enterprise edition. Big companies go for the Enterprise edition, which comes with a lot of additional features such as a mobile app."
  • "The price of the solution is reasonable."
  • "The price is fair for what we are using the solution for."
  • More Bonita Pricing and Cost Advice →

  • "Aim for the exact number of people who shall define/review approve and view the processes, as it will impact the cost."
  • "It's about 13K to set up and 9K for the license for three months. I think it's about 20K a year, but we haven't firmed up on pricing yet because the price depends on how long we commit to the solution."
  • "The price of iServer is reasonable compared to other solutions."
  • "They offer annual subscriptions for developing countries, which are not affordable for small or medium businesses."
  • "The product has a moderate pricing."
  • More iServer Pricing and Cost Advice →

    report
    Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Business Process Design solutions are best for your needs.
    768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.
    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:One of the things we like best about Bonita is that you can create without coding - it is a low-code platform. With Bonita, you can build the entire mechanism using the GUI, it’s that simple. You can… more »
    Top Answer:The user interface is easy to use.
    Top Answer:iServer has valuable features for workflow and document management.
    Top Answer:They haven't introduced new features for the product's on-premise version since 2021, similar to the SaaS version. There could be features for process mining, process simulation, and analytics.
    Top Answer:We use the product for various critical functions within our environment, particularly in a government entity, where it assists in governance, workflow management, and generating reports and live… more »
    Ranking
    11th
    Views
    3,914
    Comparisons
    2,524
    Reviews
    6
    Average Words per Review
    366
    Rating
    8.3
    13th
    Views
    3,444
    Comparisons
    1,438
    Reviews
    6
    Average Words per Review
    335
    Rating
    8.0
    Comparisons
    Camunda logo
    Compared 59% of the time.
    Bizagi logo
    Compared 19% of the time.
    IBM BPM logo
    Compared 3% of the time.
    Apache Airflow logo
    Compared 3% of the time.
    ProcessMaker logo
    Compared 3% of the time.
    LeanIX logo
    Compared 22% of the time.
    Visio logo
    Compared 13% of the time.
    ARIS BPA logo
    Compared 10% of the time.
    MEGA HOPEX logo
    Compared 7% of the time.
    Also Known As
    Bonita BPM
    Learn More
    Overview
    Bonitasoft helps innovative companies worldwide deliver better digital user experiences for customers and employees. The extensible and open Bonita application platform unleashes the full potential of multidisciplinary development teams to create Living Apps: applications that allow continuous and incremental improvement, connecting tailored user interfaces with reliable back-office operations.

    iServer is a unified software platform and enterprise modeling environment that extends and enhances the familiar, market leading Microsoft Visio and Office products. Core capabilities provided by iServer include an enhanced Microsoft Visio diagramming interface, a powerful central repository for all enterprise architecture or business process models and documentation, and a range of tools for visualization, analysis and decision making.

    Sample Customers
    With more than 1000 customers in 75 countries, and its ecosystem of more than 120,000 members, Bonitasoft is the largest provider of open-source Business Process Management, Low-code and Digital Transformation software worldwide.
    Barclays, Cathay Pacific, Deloitte, British Gas, MasterCard
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Energy/Utilities Company20%
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company20%
    Retailer10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Educational Organization8%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    University10%
    Maritime Company10%
    Energy/Utilities Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization34%
    Government11%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Computer Software Company6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business48%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise63%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise53%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise40%
    Large Enterprise48%
    Buyer's Guide
    Bonita vs. iServer
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Bonita vs. iServer and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Bonita is ranked 11th in Business Process Design with 27 reviews while iServer is ranked 13th in Business Process Design with 15 reviews. Bonita is rated 8.2, while iServer is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of Bonita writes "A simple and lightweight college course automation system with third-party integrations". On the other hand, the top reviewer of iServer writes "Enables flexible parameters for any process model and has a valuable document management feature ". Bonita is most compared with Camunda, Bizagi, IBM BPM, Apache Airflow and ProcessMaker, whereas iServer is most compared with LeanIX, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Visio, ARIS BPA and MEGA HOPEX. See our Bonita vs. iServer report.

    See our list of best Business Process Design vendors.

    We monitor all Business Process Design reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.