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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ABP

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AA web development platform for modern ASP.NET Core applications based on the open-source, strong, and mature ABP Framework. Volosoft states the service provides: enterprise-ready, feature-rich, pre-built application modules (e.g. Identity Server management, SaaS management, language management, etc.) rapid application development tooling to support your development productivity (e.g. ABP Suite) professional UI themes Premium support Time is the most…

    $2,999

    3 included developer licenses, limited forum support

    DevExpress Universal

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ADevExpress Universal is a suite of all DevExpress .NET products and controls.N/A

    SAP BPM

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASAP NetWeaver Business Process Management is a business process management offering and application infrastructure. It supports joint modeling of processes, central process execution via a Java-based engine, provision of interfaces for users, and integration of business rules into processes.N/A
    Pricing
    ABPDevExpress UniversalSAP BPM
    Editions & Modules
    Team
    $2999.00
    3 included developer licenses, limited forum support
    Business
    $5999.00
    5 included developer licenses, unlimited forum support
    Enterprise
    $9999.00
    5 included developer licenses, limited forum support
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ABPDevExpress UniversalSAP BPM
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    ABPDevExpress UniversalSAP BPM
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ABP and DevExpress Universal and SAP NetWeaver BPM
    Feature
    ABP
    -
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    DevExpress Universal
    -
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    SAP NetWeaver BPM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of ABP and DevExpress Universal and SAP NetWeaver BPM
    Feature
    ABP
    -
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    DevExpress Universal
    -
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    SAP NetWeaver BPM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Process designer00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Process simulation00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Business rules engine00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    SOA support00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Process player00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Support for modeling languages00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Form builder00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Model execution00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Collaboration
    Comparison of Collaboration features of ABP and DevExpress Universal and SAP NetWeaver BPM
    Feature
    ABP
    -
    Ratings
    DevExpress Universal
    -
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    SAP NetWeaver BPM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Social collaboration tools00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of ABP and DevExpress Universal and SAP NetWeaver BPM
    Feature
    ABP
    -
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    DevExpress Universal
    -
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    SAP NetWeaver BPM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Content management00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ABPDevExpress UniversalSAP BPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    5.0
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    User Testimonials
    ABPDevExpress UniversalSAP BPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Volosoft
    If you are building a simple web application and want to bypass all of the basic building blocks (authentication & authorization, multi-tenant, etc, etc.), then ABP Commercial will allow you to do this very quickly with their tooling. It is also an excellent tool if you are building a large complicated SAAS product, as long as you are willing to invest the time required to understand the 'why' behind their architectural decisions and follow their methods throughout your development.
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    DevExpress
    When you want to display spreadsheet based reports, it's really convenient as it has everything out of the box.
    If you have very basic components like combo boxes or lists, there is hardly a point in using such a large component set.
    In the end, it's a matter of finding a good balance between functionality and complexity.
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    SAP
    It is well suited when we need to integrate business processes with SAP ERP and SAP CRM - the solution can be integrated with business rules/procedures defined in SAP ERP/CRM and NetWeaver can be used to monitor the rules and flag off exceptions. When there are multiple workflows running, it tends to slow down running of these processes. Also, it entirely depends on SAP portal for it to run efficiently.
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    Pros
    Volosoft
    • Documentation
    • Premium theme
    • Basic modules
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    DevExpress
    • Handle large and complex datasets using its table widget (DataGrid)
    • Handle large and complex hierarchical datasets using its tree table widget (TreeList)
    • Customize widget to fulfill advanced requirements such as adding a complex grid inside a grid cell
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    SAP
    • Virtual paper trail. Iterations of process and current documentation are all stored as "artifacts", leaving a great trail.
    • Configuration of users. BPM somewhat magically determines which users will be impacted and automates rules.
    • A pro (that is also a con) is the design interface. If you know what you are doing, it is incredibly powerful and malleable.
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    Cons
    Volosoft
    • More modules are always welcomed
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    DevExpress
    • Documentation could be improved
    • Better examples of code in languages other than C
    • Better wizards for building applications
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    SAP
    • Live readings would be nice.
    • Easier to maneuver
    • Work with all systems with the press of one keystroke
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Volosoft
    No answers on this topic
    DevExpress
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    As a big fan of SAP in general, the BPM solution fits right in with all the other things SAP does well, and does it with incredible efficiency
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    Support Rating
    Volosoft
    No answers on this topic
    DevExpress
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    We have our own tech support for systems, I would say they probably could use more training on it, I don't really think it's anything regarding the SAP system, but more the knowledge they have on the system itself. It seems to take longer for them to fix any issues we may come across.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Volosoft
    No answers on this topic
    DevExpress
    DevExpress Universal controls are much simpler to use, implement and customized as compared to Kendo. Learning curve for telerik is high, though level of customization that can be achieved with telerik exceeds that of DevExpress Universal. Found DevExpress Universal community support to be better then its competitors. License cost is also a wining bar here.
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    SAP
    I found the initial setup of NetWeaver is much simpler than other products especially in an SAP environment where we have SAP ERP/HRM/CRM as it can be well integrated with other SAP products. The only drawback is the need/dependency on SAP Portal. It is better suited in an environment where SAP ERP is running.
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    Return on Investment
    Volosoft
    • We have a small team, and ABP Commercial has allowed us to build a SAAS application that is feature-rich in much less time than if we built everything from scratch.
    • ABP Commercial continues to provide benefits with every update. Keeping current on new versions of dependencies (such as .NET) requires a fraction of the work on our end since ABP Commercial updates the base framework and we can leverage that work. This was a HUGE benefit when IdentityServer4 changed from Open Source to a very expensive commercial license.
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    DevExpress
    • It is good for asp.net application and it takes less time in development which we used two years back.
    • We have stopped with these tools when clients were asking applications to be built in angular or react. We have switched to Kendo.
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    SAP
    • Helped us harness integrated benefit from having SAP ERP/CRM by leveraging NetWeaver to define business processes/rules and monitor exceptions
    • Did not have any negative experience except for the fact that at times when multiple rules run, it can be somewhat slow
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