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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Appy Pie

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAppy 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

    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
    Appy PieBonita Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $16
    per app/per month
    Gold
    $36
    per app/per month
    Platinum
    $60
    per app/per month
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    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
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    Community Pulse
    Appy PieBonita Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Appy Pie
    No answer on this topic
    Bonitasoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    Appy PieBonita Platform
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Appy Pie and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    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 Appy Pie and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    Appy Pie
    -
    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 Appy Pie and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    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 Ratings8.242 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 Appy Pie and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    Appy Pie
    -
    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 Appy Pie and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    Appy Pie
    -
    Ratings
    Bonita Platform
    6.8
    34 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Content management00 Ratings6.834 Ratings
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    Appy PieBonita Platform
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    Zoho Creator
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Process Street
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    AppSheet
    Score8.2 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
    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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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