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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AppSheet

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AAcquired by Google in Spring 2020, AppSheet is an intelligent, no-code app platform for everyone. Users can create apps to transform the workplace. Common use cases include field service, transportation, customer surveys, incident reports, field data capture, compliance reports, delivery tracking, and property surveys. Used by the Fortune 500 & Industry Leaders Customers include Clearlink, Enterprise Holdings, ESPN, Pepsi, the University of Michigan, and the State of…

    $5

    per user/per month

    Bonita Platform

    Score4 out of 10
    N/ABonita 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
    AppSheetBonita Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Premium
    $5.00
    per user/per month
    Pro
    $10.00
    per user/per month
    Business
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    Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AppSheetBonita Platform
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPersonal apps and prototype are always free to build. Don't pay until you're ready to deploy. What can I do for free? Use the complete set of AppSheet features for free while building one or many app prototypes (for as long as you like). Invite up to 10 users for free to use your apps & share feedback. How do Business Subscription pricing work? Business Subscriptions enable a suite of performance & management features for organizations with cross-departmental app creators, and pricing is based on each unique requirements. Connect with the AppSheet team at solutions.appsheet.com/contact to learn more.—
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    Community Pulse
    AppSheetBonita Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Bonitasoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    45 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    26 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    37 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    AppSheetBonita Platform
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of AppSheet and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    AppSheet
    8.5
    65 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Bonita Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Visual Modeling7.559 Ratings00 Ratings
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Security10.061 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform User Management8.560 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reusability8.062 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform Scalability8.057 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of AppSheet and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    AppSheet
    -
    Ratings
    Bonita Platform
    6.4
    43 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings6.041 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings5.540 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.740 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of AppSheet and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    AppSheet
    -
    Ratings
    Bonita Platform
    7.7
    53 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Process designer00 Ratings9.052 Ratings
    Process simulation00 Ratings6.910 Ratings
    Business rules engine00 Ratings8.242 Ratings
    SOA support00 Ratings6.440 Ratings
    Process player00 Ratings6.78 Ratings
    Support for modeling languages00 Ratings9.038 Ratings
    Form builder00 Ratings8.148 Ratings
    Model execution00 Ratings6.948 Ratings
    Collaboration
    Comparison of Collaboration features of AppSheet and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    AppSheet
    -
    Ratings
    Bonita Platform
    5.9
    24 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Social collaboration tools00 Ratings5.924 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of AppSheet and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    AppSheet
    -
    Ratings
    Bonita Platform
    6.8
    34 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Content management00 Ratings6.834 Ratings
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    AppSheetBonita Platform
    Small Businesses
    Zoho Creator
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Process Street
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Oracle APEX
    Score9.1 out of 10
    TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle APEX
    Score9.1 out of 10
    IBM Business Automation Workflow
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AppSheetBonita Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (66 ratings)
    8.2
    (53 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (6 ratings)
    7.7
    (25 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (15 ratings)
    4.6
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    4.5
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (10 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AppSheetBonita Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    If you need to manage special assets with unique characteristics and keep data in spreadsheets, Appsheet is ideal for replacing these sheets with a system. Once you start using it, you find yourself trying to move everything into Appsheet. It is perfect for generating internal software that would otherwise never be developed due to programming costs.
    Incentivized
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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
    Google
    • Calculations - I have several apps that do some pretty complicated calculations, and decision making to build things like Shopping Lists for a Kanban assembly team, where the app will help a stocker determine whats low in a kanban assembly line stock box.
    • Document generation and record keeping - I have an app that users digitally sign and receive PDF contracts, and the system automatically records all records from the transaction. Everything is held in files on YOUR OWN DRIVE (Google Drive) so when you're done with the project or AppSheet you DONT loose your data.
    • Client/Customer Management - I follow the old school "Swimming with Sharks" model for client retention and customer engagement, and have built several small customer tracking tools for local businesses. This tool is limited ONLY by your imagine and desire to learn.
    Incentivized
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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
    Google
    • Once the tables / UX Views get way too many in number, it can become a little daunting to manage. This part of the UX may need something really smarter.
    • Ability to Undo.
    • Could provide more UI Look and Feel options. BTW, the new Graphs look great, but have some bugs, while the new INPUT() feature is a great addition too.
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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
    Google
    We are still less than 10 users and probably may continue to be so. But, this being a franchisor set up, could be of use to other users like us.
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    Bonitasoft
    We just renewed our license
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Google
    It's just great. The usability is the best thing about Appsheet. You must choose which things will really be used later. You have to be careful of not generating something too big and then it feels like something that need to be learned. This is something that resolve problems, but you had to be able to think before doing. It will not solve problems itself. You need to find the problem, think a solution, and then use appsheet to make this solution a reality
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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
    Google
    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
    Google
    AppSsheet has a support group and they show videos to help app builders. Though I have truck drivers' hours and can't join the webinars. Support groups with better assists me on a Saturday evening or a Sunday that I have time off. It's hard to watch videos driving down the highway.
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    Bonitasoft
    It was sometimes difficult to get support on Bonita API.
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    I did everything on my own
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    Bonitasoft
    Nothing in particular
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    The ease that AppSheet provides to the developer is limitless. Before starting with AppSheet I used other software, but they didn't give me the tools at my fingertips.
    When I learned about AppSheet and everything it could do, I understood that it was what I was looking for, the ease with which everything is related within the app with a few clicks is impressive.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Google
    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
    Google
    • A good impact in general at the beginning since the free version allows great development so the investment in the implementation is of knowledge and time.
    • As a consultant I have expanded my services through this platform including new low code application building services.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    AppSheet Screenshots

    Screenshot of Capture rich data through customizable mobile appsScreenshot of Deploy apps on any device.Screenshot of Track inventory from supplier to warehouse to customer.Screenshot of Enable sales and marketing on-the-go.

    Bonita Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of process designed in Bonita BPM StudioScreenshot of Bonita BPM project overviewScreenshot of Fully customized end user interfaceScreenshot of Bonita BPM Admin AppScreenshot of Bonita Process Insights