Appy Pie vs. Bonita Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Appy Pie
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Appy Pie is a diversified no-code development platform. It offers app and web development, helpdesk support, chatbot building, design features, and integration that are helpful when starting, running, or growing a business.
$16
per app/per month
Bonita Platform
Score 4.0 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
Appy PieBonita Platform
Editions & Modules
Basic
$16
per app/per month
Gold
$36
per app/per month
Platinum
$60
per app/per month
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Appy PieBonita Platform
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Appy PieBonita Platform
Features
Appy PieBonita Platform
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Appy Pie
9.0
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Bonita Platform
-
Ratings
Visual Modeling9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Security8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Scalability9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Appy Pie
-
Ratings
Bonita Platform
6.4
43 Ratings
21% 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 Product A and Product B
Appy Pie
-
Ratings
Bonita Platform
7.7
53 Ratings
8% below category average
Process designer00 Ratings9.052 Ratings
Process simulation00 Ratings6.910 Ratings
Business rules engine00 Ratings8.142 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 Product A and Product B
Appy Pie
-
Ratings
Bonita Platform
6.0
24 Ratings
33% below category average
Social collaboration tools00 Ratings6.024 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Product A and Product B
Appy Pie
-
Ratings
Bonita Platform
6.8
34 Ratings
18% below category average
Content management00 Ratings6.834 Ratings
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User Ratings
Appy PieBonita Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.2
(53 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(4 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.7
(25 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(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
Appy PieBonita Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
Appy Pie
Based on my personal experience, this application is well-suited for noncoders who are busy setting up their businesses and since coders are expensive for the company in the initial days as in for startups, this application goes hand in hand and is quick and robust along with its amazing features like drag and drop and just the cloud storage facility.
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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
Appy Pie
  • Having chatbot to be able to know the visitor and cater to his/her requirements
  • Unlike other app developments, we were able to develop app faster and robust
  • User friendly features like drag and drop is great to have
  • Cost effective as it uses cloud storage and no need to buy servers and invest on maintenannce
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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
Appy Pie
  • The application requires to be run on fast processing computers/laptops
  • This is a good application that isn't much known among non-coders, it needs to be marketed so that boosts this app developer to add more advanced features
  • It seems to have little bugs for the mobile app.
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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
Appy Pie
No answers on this topic
Bonitasoft
We just renewed our license
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Usability
Appy Pie
Like I said in previous questions, the no-code application has basic and easy features that are literally a no-brainer and even a person with zero knowledge of coding can do wonders with this as his/her tool. Apart from that, the application is cost-effective while time and money are two key things to be taken care of as a startup owner, this app came hand in hand with me
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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
Appy Pie
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
Appy Pie
I have been using this for some time now and the website of the no-code application is all self-explanatory that is the reason I never have reached to the support team anytime, but before using this application I have gone through the reviews and read the positive response and I believe it has still gotten stronger since then.
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Bonitasoft
It was sometimes difficult to get support on Bonita API.
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Implementation Rating
Appy Pie
No answers on this topic
Bonitasoft
Nothing in particular
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Alternatives Considered
Appy Pie
Webflow has quite a lot of complexity in comparison to the no-code app which instead is user-friendly. There are more issues with application getting hung in between working but that isn't a bigger problem in the no-code app. Apart from that, the no-code app has blocks that can be used to edit/add/delete which are literally a no-brainer.
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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
Appy Pie
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
Appy Pie
  • Saved my money with low cost feature like cloud storage
  • Did not take months of my time to develop an app or website
  • did not require training and saved training costs
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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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ScreenShots

Appy Pie Screenshots

Screenshot of New setup wizard. Step-by-step guide.Screenshot of The long list of features that is always growing.

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