We performed a comparison between IBM BPM and WebLogic Suite based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Initially, the process architecture studio was very helpful and it was compliant with BPMN standards."
"IBM BPM is a stable solution."
"The process creation."
"Its dashboard is easy to use and very good. It allows us to customize."
"Enabled us to convert most of the paper-based work into an automated workflow process, and some of them were converted into straight-through processing, with no human interaction involved whatsoever."
"Everything is coupled together and comes as one solution."
"It is easy to take a requirement, put it in the code, and deploy it."
"One thing that I love about them is that they make it easier to integrate with other systems, especially with the use of smaller files."
"The program is scalable."
"The solution is useful for centralizing data."
"The solution is very scalable. It's easy to add processes even if you are new to the solution."
"The product is reliable."
"It integrates well with other solutions."
"WebLogic adds a lot of value to business and investments."
"The most valuable feature of WebLogic is it has excellent performance and stability compared to the previous solution we used."
"The feature that I have found to be the most valuable is the ease of deployment."
"IBM BPM uses JavaScript as a programming language for the server-side. I don’t know why it’s not Java, as it’s more powerful and the JavaScript part is translated into Java anyway."
"The coaches and the user interface are the areas that can be improved a lot. It is good in terms of data processing, but the UI, scripting, and coaches are not very user-friendly and developer-friendly. Performance is always an issue. The scripting and the pattern that it uses are very tedious for new developers to understand, and it takes time to master it in depth. When comparing IBM BPM with IBM APN, a lot of things are provided out of the box in IBM APN. We don't have to write code or a Java connector to make a functionality work. It would be very helpful and time-saving for developers if IBM BPM is improved in this area to provide many functionalities or drag-and-drop options so that the developers don't have to write the code."
"If the processing gets better, it would be more efficient."
"User Interface components could be further refined to enhance and extend customizations dictated by end clients."
"The user experience, while it has improved, should continue to improve."
"The interface is limited and should improve in the future."
"The initial setup was complex."
"This is technology, and there's always room for improvement. It would be better to have a single solution. Trying to have an overview in terms of this solution brings together the concepts of BPM processes, customer journeys, and an automation part for KPIs. All of this working together and coming up with a single solution with privacy is more commercial than anything else."
"The solution needs to share more information in terms of training. There needs to be more documentation involved to help those who are completely new to the product."
"I would like to see the licensing policy simplified."
"I noticed a few areas for improvement in WebLogic Suite. If you use the pure play higher-availability features, then yes, it can be switched over to the other system from the high-availability point of view, but that comes with a certain price. If you prefer simpler high-availability, that requires manual intervention. I'd also recommend a tuning feature in WebLogic Suite because it's not self-tuning, and this means you need thorough expertise to do the tuning and leverage the best benefit out of it. If Oracle makes WebLogic Suite automated or self-driven, then it becomes a wonderful product, similar to what Oracle did for the Autonomous Database which is self-driven or has an autonomous operating system. If automation is added in the next release of the solution, combined with more affordable pricing, though as a technical person, I know how much goes into having automation as a feature, and it could be difficult to lower the price, but if Oracle can do it, then that would make WebLogic Suite better."
"I rate the scalability of WebLogic Suite an eight out of ten."
"I think the support could be much better."
"There are sometimes issues with clusters."
"The content search is not easy."
"This solution doesn't have connectors to other external applications."
IBM BPM is ranked 6th in Application Infrastructure with 105 reviews while WebLogic Suite is ranked 11th in Application Infrastructure with 31 reviews. IBM BPM is rated 7.8, while WebLogic Suite is rated 8.2. 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 WebLogic Suite writes "Simple setup, reliable, and performs well". IBM BPM is most compared with Camunda, Appian, Pega BPM, IBM Business Automation Workflow and Apache Airflow, whereas WebLogic Suite is most compared with Oracle SOA Suite, Microsoft .NET Framework, Oracle WebCenter, Apache Web Server and NGINX Plus. See our IBM BPM vs. WebLogic Suite report.
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