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We performed a comparison between IBM BPM and Ivanti Automation based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Process Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed IBM BPM vs. Ivanti Automation Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros
"The solution has helped us automate business processes.""Its most valuable features are usability and integration with other IBM products.""IBM BPM is stable.""We use it for automating certain processes which previously took a lot of time for agents to set up different products for customers. They would have to enter a lot of different systems. This has now mostly been automated.""I would say that I like its GUI designer the best.""Overall, I'm satisfied with the product. If you compare it with other products, it's probably not as easygoing or as simple to implement as the rest. But after you get used to it, it works. It has a lot of capabilities and potential, but the people, who come from different technologies, have some difficulty getting used to the way of working with IBM products.""Good user interface and good add option.""With the tester coach wherein you can interact with the interface while you're designing the process."

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"The most valuable feature of Ivanti Automation is the opportunity to use more or less any kind of scripting software.""It's easy for the IT admins at the company to use. It isn't hard to understand and there are lots of features you can use out of the box. If a feature isn't available in Ivanti Automation, you can always script it."

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Cons
"Finding errors and bugs on the system is not easy. We can't seem to use the events or logs to find them, so it makes it difficult to debug the system. They really need to work on their debugging features to make is much, much easier. It would improve the solution considerably and should be something they add in a future release.""We have been experiencing bad performance and instability.""They could provide case studies to investigate and understand the functionality of business processes before development.""It's a bit technical, related to the instance of migrations. It's a tough thing to handle, in every new release, in every upgrade, that we have to do things in the applications or in the product. I think IBM is working on it but I know there are a lot of requests coming in from different organizations on this.""We have had to use Mule as an alternative integration tool because it is more flexible than IBM BPM.""I believe that if the license were cheaper, it would have a greater impact.""IBM BPM can improve the dashboards and reports. It only has two dashboards, and reporting is very difficult to build.""IBM BPM's UI is an area with shortcomings where improvements are required."

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"Ivanti Automation should deliver more fixed templates for standard use cases or standard procedures.""Their cloud relay feature needs to improve to compete with other products in cloud solutions like Azure and AWS. It should be easier to deploy or provision images in the cloud with Ivanti Automation. Better Azure integration would also help."

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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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  • "My customers do direct sales with Ivanti, and they complain that Ivanti Automation is more expensive than other solutions."
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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 interface and the BPM coach is a helpful tool. The API is very useful in providing… more »
    Top Answer:The product is expensive considering the hardware and software costs.
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Ivanti Automation is the opportunity to use more or less any kind of scripting software.
    Top Answer:My customers do direct sales with Ivanti, and they complain that Ivanti Automation is more expensive than other solutions. On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate… more »
    Top Answer:Ivanti Automation should deliver more fixed templates for standard use cases or standard procedures.
    Ranking
    5th
    out of 66 in Process Automation
    Views
    6,050
    Comparisons
    4,659
    Reviews
    24
    Average Words per Review
    417
    Rating
    7.7
    20th
    out of 66 in Process Automation
    Views
    254
    Comparisons
    124
    Reviews
    2
    Average Words per Review
    376
    Rating
    8.5
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    WebSphere Lombardi Edition, IBM Business Process Manager, IBM WebSphere Process Server
    Ivanti IT Automation, RES Suite
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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.”

    Routine manual tasks consume IT and service desk resources and limit its ability to move ahead with higher-impact strategic projects. Ivanti Automation, powered by RES streamlines the management of complex hybrid environments by automating infrastructure, cloud, and workspace automation processes required to support the business.

    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
    Oxfordshire County Council, Selex Galileo, Elkerliek ziekenhuis, Woodforest National Bank, City of Deventer, Royal Grammar School, SAAone, Eat' N Park, Espria
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm57%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Insurance Company10%
    Real Estate/Law Firm3%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm29%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Retailer6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Government15%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Retailer10%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise59%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise71%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise56%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM BPM vs. Ivanti Automation
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IBM BPM vs. Ivanti Automation and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    IBM BPM is ranked 5th in Process Automation with 105 reviews while Ivanti Automation is ranked 20th in Process Automation with 2 reviews. IBM BPM is rated 7.8, while Ivanti Automation is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM BPM writes "Offers good case management and its integration with process design but there's a learning curve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ivanti Automation writes "The solution isn't hard to understand, and there are lots of features you can use out of the box". IBM BPM is most compared with Camunda, Appian, Pega BPM, IBM Business Automation Workflow and Apache Airflow, whereas Ivanti Automation is most compared with Liquidware Labs ProfileUnity, Microsoft System Center Orchestrator, Nintex Process Platform and VMware User Environment Manager. See our IBM BPM vs. Ivanti Automation report.

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