Appian vs Oracle BPM Suite | TrustRadius

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Score 7.6 out of 10

Based on 161 reviews and ratings

Score 7.5 out of 10

Based on 138 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Appian

Oracle BPM Suite

Visual Modeling

Drag-and-drop Interfaces

Platform Security

Platform User Management

Reusability

Platform Scalability

Appian

Oracle BPM Suite

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

Appian

Oracle BPM Suite

Process designer

Process simulation

Business rules engine

SOA support

Process player

Support for modeling languages

Form builder

Model execution

Appian

Oracle BPM Suite

Social collaboration tools

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Oracle BPM Suite

Content management

Pros

I have observed after version 17.1 we have a lot of good features in Appian that improve usability (UX). This adds real value in this competitive Digital space.
You can understand business use case and convert it to a logical process automation.
Process Modeller has improved a lot and providing smart services use adds more value.
Service integration helps us to seamlessly integrate with third-party systems

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Ravi Joshi, PMI-ACP®

Solutions Architect

Fidelity InternationalInvestment Management, 5001-10,000 employees

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Modeling business processes - it is providing an interface where users can drag and drop many kinds of shapes to build a business process.
HumanTask - I consider this as being the key strength of Oracle BPM. It allows you to create approval flows in different ways and it manages the long-running processes (while waiting for people to interact with the flow).
The user-interface for user tasks - it is one place where you can see all tasks and their progress. Admins can see and interact with other people's tasks.

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Cristian Bodnarasec

Senior Software Development Manager

eSiliconSemiconductors, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

Appian is continually improving the product but having to learn new features every 3 months (upgrade schedule) can be a challenge.
Graphical user interface could use some additional improvements but it has come a long way already.
Sites could use some additional modifications. Currently, the News Feed is not available on a site.

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Business Process Management Administrator/Designer

Scripps Networks InteractiveBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees

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Again, it takes a decent amount of IT knowledge to realize the full potential of the Oracle BPM Suite
It can tend to feel sluggish unless you slightly exceed the minimum system requirements
There are so many features that it can be difficult to know which ones to use and which ones not to use in a given situation

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Verified User

Consultant in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Appian 9.0

Based on 16 answers

We recently renewed our license with Appian. We are convinced that its flexibility, relative ease of use, the support they provide, there mobile advancements and their general willingness and desire to see us succeed all contributed to our reason to renew our agreement with Appian

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Michael Campbell, PMP,CSM

Director, Strategic Process Project Management

Scripps NetworksBroadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees

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Oracle BPM Suite 6.0

Based on 2 answers

In many scenarios it should have provided more features. It took a lot of effort while debugging, making it difficult to maintain.

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Student

Pittsburgh Public SchoolsEducation Management, 1001-5000 employees

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Usability

Appian 8.0

Based on 32 answers

The interface is as difficult to use as you make it. We like to follow the KISS principle and automate the mundane so that our staff can concentrate on their day job and not have to worry about what happens next.

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Business Analyst

Sydney AirportAirlines/Aviation, 201-500 employees

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Oracle BPM Suite 6.0

Based on 1 answer

Not easy to debug errors.

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Student

Pittsburgh Public SchoolsEducation Management, 1001-5000 employees

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Support

Appian 8.4

Based on 55 answers

We have Appian support here full time who are always helpful and understand both the products and our needs. They help guide the product to help it stay stable.On the odd occasion we need to call Appian themselves, they have always been responsive and genuinely want to help us solve the issue.Recently I've needed to send in quite a few support tickets for various issues, none of them were critical and 2 or 3 of them were just questions. Each time I got a response very quickly and each time the help was what was needed.

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Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 501-1000 employees

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Implementation

Appian 8.2

Based on 3 answers

It was really seamless. SaaS in the true definition of the word. We logged on and started using the product. Very easy.

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Development Team Lead for BPM, Integration and Special Project Teams

University of WollongongHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees

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Oracle BPM Suite 6.0

Based on 1 answer

Overall satisfactory

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Student

Pittsburgh Public SchoolsEducation Management, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

The main advantage of Appian is the cost structure that is more suitable for starting a test-project to see how develop in Appian and most of all how Appian is accepted inside the company. In few weeks you can show the first results and start the journey on digitalization.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Other

Banking Company, 201-500 employees

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IBM's Rational RequistePro was considered as an alternative but due to the client's good experience with existing Oracle services, BPM Suite was finally decided upon.

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Verified User

Consultant in Professional Services

Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employees

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Return on Investment

Our objective to reduce customer effort when dealing with government by 25% was exceeded. In the process of applying for an alcohol licence renewal alone, we saw approximately 80% reduction in time and effort for the business customer - and that was just a prototype! Imagine the possibilities when this is taken into a live environment!

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Lynley Johnston

Contract Senior Business Analyst

Department of Internal Affairs (NZ)Government Administration, 1001-5000 employees

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Documenting a flow to a client allows communicating the intention of a development and thereby minimizing changes that could delay the calendar.
Simulating macro processes allows you to visualize at an early stage the figures of a project in order to better manage resources.

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Miguel Angel Merino Vega

Analista de Sistemas

Consultor independiente de softwareComputer Software, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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Free Trial

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