Alfresco vs. ProcessMaker

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alfresco
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
The Alfresco platform, from Hyland, delivers comprehensive cloud-native content services. It is used to intelligently activate processes and content to accelerate the flow of business.N/A
ProcessMaker
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
ProcessMaker is a business process management and workflow automation platform. It uses a drag-and-drop interface to build workflows to drive automation.N/A
Pricing
AlfrescoProcessMaker
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AlfrescoProcessMaker
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
AlfrescoProcessMaker
Enterprise Content Management
Comparison of Enterprise Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Alfresco
8.0
6 Ratings
3% below category average
ProcessMaker
-
Ratings
Content capture & imaging3.14 Ratings00 Ratings
File sync, storage & archiving9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Document management10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Records management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Content search & retrieval10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Enterprise content collaboration8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Content publishing & creation8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Security, risk management & information governance9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract lifecycle management8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated workflows9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Artificial intelligence8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile support3.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Alfresco
-
Ratings
ProcessMaker
9.3
6 Ratings
13% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
Alfresco
-
Ratings
ProcessMaker
9.2
6 Ratings
9% above category average
Process designer00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Process simulation00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Business rules engine00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
SOA support00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Process player00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Support for modeling languages00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Form builder00 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Model execution00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Collaboration
Comparison of Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Alfresco
-
Ratings
ProcessMaker
7.5
4 Ratings
9% below category average
Social collaboration tools00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Product A and Product B
Alfresco
-
Ratings
ProcessMaker
9.0
6 Ratings
10% above category average
Content management00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
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User Ratings
AlfrescoProcessMaker
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(17 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.9
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AlfrescoProcessMaker
Likelihood to Recommend
Hyland Software
Easy integration with the external APIs Workflows can be invoked via REST call Wonderful swagger documentation for process REST APIs REST, MULE, CAMEL, Google Drive, and Box features are available with Alfresco Process Services The micro-service version deployment should be well documented and needs improvement
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ProcessMaker Inc.
I loved it. You will not get an easier interface. You can develop workflow processes in a simple way, one which allows anyone to understand what you are trying to accomplish; however, you will get into some issues if your employees are scared of coding (when you get to the advanced features). For some, this will never be an issue as the knowledge you need is very basic. But for the school I was working with, it would have stopped them cold
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Pros
Hyland Software
  • Basic workflows are easy enough for casual users to set up and utilize.
  • Cloud sync capability provides a great way to share documents with third parties and to use as a backup system for critical documents.
  • Alfresco mobile app makes it easy for those on the road to access, approve and share documents.
  • Folder rules are easy to set up and make assignment of metadata easier to automate.
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ProcessMaker Inc.
  • We can write PHP and Javascript code to handle the way the ProcessMaker does. It makes the ProcessMaker more flexible to meet our requests on our workflow.
  • The Processmaker provides a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get flowchart design tool, we can draw our process very easy like Visio. And, We can use the flowchart to implement our workflow.
  • Also, the Dynaform, the electronic form function of Processmaker, is WYSIWYG form design tool, help us design forms participated in the process.
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Cons
Hyland Software
  • Alfresco Process Services and Alfresco Application Development Framework integration makes for best functionality/application of ECM.
  • Use case alignment - Marketing content and documentation of specific business requirements and user stories being available as reference material/documentation.
  • Integration with multiple silos for content.
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ProcessMaker Inc.
  • I am still not able to achieve complicated workflows. May be a developer to create a plugin is required.
  • The UI can be more attractive and colourful.
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Likelihood to Renew
Hyland Software
As per the current market and the line of products that are available for content and document management system, Alfresco is a very good option compared to other systems in terms of features and cost. Plus the community support is great. Also since the product is open source, it can be extended or understood in a better way.
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ProcessMaker Inc.
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Usability
Hyland Software
Alfresco Content Services' UI has never been its strength from the beginning. Therefore, rating it from a usability standpoint, I will not rank it high. However, Alfresco Content Services can easily be integrated with any application and leveraged as a backend CMS or DM system. With the new Angular-based UI approach, it's very much possible to create custom UI on top of it as required.
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ProcessMaker Inc.
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Hyland Software
I am not big fan of Alfresco Content Services' support; it works on its own speed and sometimes it becomes challenging to achieve business needs. However, I appreciate regular delivery of security patches and updates
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ProcessMaker Inc.
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Hyland Software
Process was relatively smooth and overall, downtime minimal. MSI was very responsive to our needs and made the transition easier than it otherwise might have been.
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ProcessMaker Inc.
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Hyland Software
All software has some pros and some cons. Alfresco has some good pluses, and suits our environment very well. It fit perfectly in the place that we are working on. That is why we decided to go with this software. Overall, the kind of content management that needs to be done in an organization is what would determine which software to use.
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ProcessMaker Inc.
Before making the decision to get ProcessMaker, we assessed different and best options in the market, which are also quite competitive. KiSSFLOW, Blueworks Live, and Bizagi, being the most relevant and ADONIS, to mention the ones we consider the most relevant and capable of meeting our needs. In the end, we went for ProcessMaker because of mainly three things as described before: 1. Real-time process status tracking. 2. Metrics and dashboards. 3. Ease of use for constructing diagrams.
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Return on Investment
Hyland Software
  • Instant document lookup - No paper files to mail which saves in all areas of postage, truck delivery, physical storage warehouse space, printing, etc
  • No longer losing important documents - Previously with paper files things would go missing and those could be costly reports/assessments.
  • Ability to secure documents and provide access to only those who should be allowed to see that content
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ProcessMaker Inc.
  • This would have been the easiest program to implement. It would have been the quickest, and the one that most of the employees would have been able to master. That alone would have saved countless dollars in time investment.
  • Unfortunately, the environment doesn't support knowledge of coding. So, they would never be able to advance further than a certain degree before having to bring someone else in again. It would have saved money at first, but then would have ended up costing in the long run.
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