ActiveBatch Workload Automation vs. Bonita Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ActiveBatch Workload Automation
Score 8.6 out of 10
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ActiveBatch from Advanced Systems Concepts in New Jersey is IT workload automation software.N/A
Bonita Platform
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Bonita is an open-source business process and workflow management platform created by the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science. It is available as a free community edition or as a commercial subscription product.N/A
Pricing
ActiveBatch Workload AutomationBonita Platform
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ActiveBatch Workload AutomationBonita Platform
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ActiveBatch Workload AutomationBonita Platform
Top Pros
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Features
ActiveBatch Workload AutomationBonita Platform
Workload Automation
Comparison of Workload Automation features of Product A and Product B
ActiveBatch Workload Automation
9.6
22 Ratings
16% above category average
Bonita Platform
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Ratings
Multi-platform scheduling9.620 Ratings00 Ratings
Central monitoring9.622 Ratings00 Ratings
Logging9.721 Ratings00 Ratings
Alerts and notifications9.622 Ratings00 Ratings
Analysis and visualization9.721 Ratings00 Ratings
Application integration9.621 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
ActiveBatch Workload Automation
-
Ratings
Bonita Platform
7.3
43 Ratings
11% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.841 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings6.240 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings8.040 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
ActiveBatch Workload Automation
-
Ratings
Bonita Platform
7.8
53 Ratings
8% below category average
Process designer00 Ratings8.752 Ratings
Process simulation00 Ratings6.910 Ratings
Business rules engine00 Ratings8.142 Ratings
SOA support00 Ratings7.840 Ratings
Process player00 Ratings6.78 Ratings
Support for modeling languages00 Ratings8.438 Ratings
Form builder00 Ratings7.948 Ratings
Model execution00 Ratings7.648 Ratings
Collaboration
Comparison of Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
ActiveBatch Workload Automation
-
Ratings
Bonita Platform
7.0
24 Ratings
16% below category average
Social collaboration tools00 Ratings7.024 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Product A and Product B
ActiveBatch Workload Automation
-
Ratings
Bonita Platform
6.8
34 Ratings
18% below category average
Content management00 Ratings6.834 Ratings
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User Ratings
ActiveBatch Workload AutomationBonita Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(23 ratings)
8.6
(53 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
6.1
(3 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(2 ratings)
7.4
(25 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
4.6
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(5 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(10 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(10 ratings)
User Testimonials
ActiveBatch Workload AutomationBonita Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
Redwood Software
Any large business or organisation that wants to manage their workload effectively and with the least amount of room for error might choose the ActiveBatch Automation tool. Being a consultant I feel that It aids in task automation and has the flexibility to change in response to varying company requirements. It helps to save huge time by doing all the repetitive tasks on daily basis. During the patching activity the schedulers can be stopped. It also help by alerting us if any system/job is down so that SLA can be saved. Overall ActiveBatch Automation stands as a dependable cornerstone for ensuring the seamless operation of our tasks.
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Bonitasoft
Well suited for low code/no code applications centered around approval flows. It has built-in task management for users to see their pending actions, comments, statuses, etc. It has a very nice design for process flows. Less appropriate may be for generic type applications with complex screens and logic within those screens that need a lot of data to process.
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Pros
Redwood Software
  • Businesses can use ActiveBatch to plan tasks based on parameters like frequency, dependencies, and the time of day. By automating typical actions like backups and data transfers, businesses can make sure that crucial operations go off without a hitch.
  • Multiple systems and apps can be used in complicated workflows that ActiveBatch can automate. For instance, it can automate a workflow for processing orders from beginning to end, from the customer order through inventory control and delivery through the processing of invoices and payments.
  • Files can be sent between many platforms and systems safely with ActiveBatch. Transfers to cloud-based storage systems like Amazon S3 and Microsoft Azure are also included in this. SFTP and FTP transfers are also included.
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Bonitasoft
  • Bonita seems particularly suited for processes requiring a great deal of human interaction. Its user model allows you to control access to business processes in a fine-grained way. This allows for business processes to move smoothly between users and services as the process advances.
  • The definition and usage of custom forms from the latest version of Bonita seems particularly powerful. It allows for a thorough customization of the look-and-feel and does not require complex developments.
  • The web interface and administration section have greatly improved in the latest versions. Installation and configuration of processes has become more flexible and more structured. The administration section gives a good view on failed processes, allowing to analyse problems in an efficient way.
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Cons
Redwood Software
  • On RARE occasions, have seen scheduling properties changed that don't take effect.
  • Simpler to understand/more robust reporting options would be nice to have.
  • Maybe I'm missing something, but why doesn't the Instances view show completion time? Just execution time and duration.
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Bonitasoft
  • There is a learning curve beyond the boot camps that needs to be addressed with more structured curriculum.
  • The full stack technologies are industry standard, but these [are] challenging to learn and could use a learning path and orientation. There's probably opportunity for third-parties here to help with learning and adoption.
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Likelihood to Renew
Redwood Software
No answers on this topic
Bonitasoft
We just renewed our license
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Usability
Redwood Software
We can easily add new plans/jobs in our batch schedules. Also, coordination with reporting and QA jobs is simple to do. Building schedules, restarting jobs, triggering dependencies is easy to understand. The system is very stable and allows us to easily see overall processing times.
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Bonitasoft
Bonita Platform has allowed us to develop GUI relatively fast using its UI Designer while being able to seamlessly integrate our business logic in Java in a BPMN2 process diagram. It gives a nice productivity boost but still requires programming know-how to be able to deliver the final solution to your business problems.
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Performance
Redwood Software
No answers on this topic
Bonitasoft
Engine itself is efficient enough for most cases I dealt with. It can also be extended by clustering. I have done performance tests with JMeter and only managed to induce the crash of... JMeter. If there are efficiency issues they usually concern bad design/implementation of created apps or bottlenecks in integrated systems. Although I have met two cases with efficiency loss.
1. Java 7 related PermGen saturation caused by big number of installed apps (there is no jar dependency reusal between apps option).
2. Big number of waiting event handlers in processes stresses the database.
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Support Rating
Redwood Software
My colleague contacted them directly, I only know hearsay on this but it was not good.
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Bonitasoft
It was sometimes difficult to get support on Bonita API.
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Implementation Rating
Redwood Software
No answers on this topic
Bonitasoft
Nothing in particular
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Alternatives Considered
Redwood Software
The workload automation solution is based on the specific needs of an organization, as well as the features, capabilities, and costs of various solutions. A thorough evaluation process and consideration of these factors can help ensure the selection of a solution that aligns with overall business objectives and meets the specific needs of the organization.
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Bonitasoft
RHPAM is maybe a very good BPM process engine but is very limited to build a complete application.
We also try site soft W4 which needs more developments to build an application. We finally choose Bonita which is easier to get ready with.
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Scalability
Redwood Software
No answers on this topic
Bonitasoft
Respect of BPMN standard over the long term. Good enhancements by Bonitasoft for new use cases, for example the introduction of a real form editor even if it has been technically difficult to manage. Once done though, we have far greater possibility of human interaction.
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Return on Investment
Redwood Software
  • I have not run numbers to determine hard impact, but a quick estimate is that at least one job is running for a average of about 6 hours per day - that 6 hours, if done by hand, would equate to about 30 - 40 hours per day (and in some cases, could not be duplicated manually, as the job repeats faster than a person could accomplish one cycle.)
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Bonitasoft
  • Case management provided as better tracking which help us to meet SLAs.
  • Auto email notification helps to address "Where are my request" answers which eventually increased our customer delight index.
  • By using the third-party integration, we are able to provide visibility w.r.t end to end request status.
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