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We performed a comparison between IBM Business Automation Workflow and Oracle 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.
To learn more, read our detailed IBM Business Automation Workflow vs. Oracle BPM Report (Updated: April 2024).
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"It gives us the ability to create toolkits and use them across many different applications. It allows us to write things one time, instead of having to write a diary for every single different application. We can write at once and reuse it.""It has had a positive effect on decision-making in my organization. It helps us with our dispute process.""It provides a solution for integration orchestration. This solution is for any organization in the banking, telecommunications, healthcare, manufacturing, and all domains and industries.""It has integrated UI and deployment models, and it has a deep set of consultant and service provider ecosystem features.""IBM Business Automation Workflow is stable because the different infrastructure elements, such as the OS and middleware have been used for a long time.""IBM Business Automation Workflow provides a seamless streamlined collaboration within the organizations.""It helps develop applications very quickly. Once clients get used to it and familiar with the methodology, then they don't feel so locked in. It is able to add this element of agility to our clients' software development lifecycle. That is my favorite thing about it: You're not so locked in as you used to be when developing applications.""The solution's most valuable aspect is the fact it is highly configurable. We can do configurations very easily."

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"It has developmental accelerators, which allow for virtually any customization needs which you may require.""The default Workspace does not meet all our needs and sometimes you need to create your own custom Workspace.""We selected this solution not only for the BPM but for the entire package.""The support is good.""The processor management system is quite fast and scalable. We have 10 developers using this solution and it supports 25,000 users.""It is easy and cheap.""One of the most valuable features is its user-friendly API, which simplifies the implementation of workflows, such as managing inbox tasks for specific users within BPM profiles.""The benefit from the tool is we can develop it quickly and easily use it for middleware services. We can publish the services so other applications can consume them. This is providing us some reusability and a type of security."

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Cons
"IBM Business Automation Workflow could improve the integration.""I would definitely like to see a unified interface between the BPM side of the house and the case side of the house. Something that just seems a bit more cohesive, because right now there is sort of a disconnect between the BPM and the case side of the house. That makes it a bit of a hard sell sometimes. That is definitely first and foremost on my wish list.""The setup and installation process could be made easier.""In terms of improvement, it could be less complex.""The main improvement would be to make it easier to implement and deploy so that customers can kick it off and run quickly.""The UI of the solution is not good. They should work to update the solution and make it better and fresher.""The main areas which need improvement are specifically around reporting and analytics.""From what I understand, in the next release they're actually going to combine all of this together as one integrated solution... If we could have one unified way to build a solution, that would really help."

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"Oracle BPM could probably be improved with respect to the cost. When you are using this product, it'll be a bit costlier for the ROA. I think they should do some discounts on these products, especially for the licenses.""The time it takes to get from deployment to production could be faster.""The product must reduce its cost.""Existing APIs in the product need to be fine-tuned, made more robust and flexible for adoption.""You have to maintain it manually.""The solution needs to offer better integration with third-party systems.""It could have easier administration. It takes time to configure and deploy.""Pricing is an area that could use improvement."

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  • "The solution has saved us time."
  • "There is still a relatively high total cost of ownership to actually implement, support, and stand up solutions."
  • "Nowadays, clients are looking at pricing as one of the major factors. For IBM products, they always think it is expensive for them. We are still educating our clients on the IBM FlexPoints licensing."
  • "When you compare with Laserfiche and M-Files, IBM is expensive."
  • "Licensing varies by use-case."
  • "IBM Business Automation Workflow has a flexible pricing mode, but the price is expensive. The price of the solution reflects the quality of the solution which is very high. The technical support is an additional cost."
  • "Our license is on a three-year term."
  • "It is on the expensive side, but it provides excellent supportability and an ecosystem that is proven to be a great fit for our organization."
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  • "As with all Oracle products, the licensing over VMware is an issue."
  • "The licensing model is good."
  • "It's pried high, this solution is expensive."
  • "The licensing for this product is very costly. We pay for a yearly license to use Oracle BPM."
  • "This solution is very expensive. You are charged per license and an additional 20% for support."
  • "I don't have information on the exact cost of Oracle BPM because a different team handles that, but it's pretty high. Oracle products are very costly. I would rate pricing for Oracle BPM three out of five. Though the pricing is high, the solution has a lot of features."
  • "Oracle is good, but they're still expensive compared to other vendors."
  • "The pricing is very expensive."
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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 most valuable feature of IBM Business Automation Workflow is cost management.
    Top Answer:The solution provides extensive functionalities.
    Top Answer:The pricing is significantly high, particularly for Brazil where fluctuations in the exchange rate between the dollar and the real can further increase the cost of Oracle licenses.
    Top Answer:The product must reduce its cost. It will help it compete with other open-source tools evolving in the market.
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    Also Known As
    Business Automation Workflow
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    Overview

    IBM Business Automation Workflow combines business process management and case management capabilities in one workflow solution. It integrates the capabilities of business process and case management into a single workflow offering. It unites information, process, and users to provide a 360-degree view of work to drive more successful optimized business outcomes. IBM Business Automation Workflow on Cloud provides the same capabilities that are offered in the IBM Business Automation Workflow offering, all within a ready-to-use, cloud-based environment that is hosted in IBM Cloud data centers and managed by IBM.

    The Industry's Most Complete and Unified BPM Solution A complete solution for all types of processes that provides a unified process foundation, user-centric design, and social BPM interaction. Reduces complexity and risk and increases business efficiency, visibility, and agility.
    Sample Customers
    Key Bank, Barclays, Control€xpert, MIR Insurance Brokers, Conqord Oil
    State Revenue Office Victoria, New South Wales Health, REDISA, Panduit, Total E&P Indonesie
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm64%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Engineering Company7%
    Government7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm34%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Insurance Company7%
    Government7%
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    Computer Software Company36%
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Manufacturing Company18%
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    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Retailer7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise62%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise75%
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    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise30%
    Large Enterprise39%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise66%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM Business Automation Workflow vs. Oracle BPM
    April 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IBM Business Automation Workflow vs. Oracle BPM and other solutions. Updated: April 2024.
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    IBM Business Automation Workflow is ranked 13th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 21 reviews while Oracle BPM is ranked 14th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 22 reviews. IBM Business Automation Workflow is rated 7.6, while Oracle BPM is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of IBM Business Automation Workflow writes "Good for case management, integration capabilities but lacks stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle BPM writes "Stable, has a lot of features and out-of-the-box integrations, but it's heavy, and the technical support isn't good". IBM Business Automation Workflow is most compared with IBM BPM, Camunda, Apache Airflow, AWS Step Functions and IBM Case Foundation, whereas Oracle BPM is most compared with Camunda, SAP Signavio Process Manager, IBM BPM, AWS Step Functions and Apache Airflow. See our IBM Business Automation Workflow vs. Oracle BPM report.

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