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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ARIS

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ASoftware AG's Business Process Analysis Platform, ARIS, uses robust architecture and process management / analysis capability to drive integrations with the existing business processes along with information technology and SAP systems.

    $100

    designer

    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
    ARISBonita Platform
    Editions & Modules
    ARIS Elements
    $100
    designer
    ARIS Advanced
    $200
    designer
    ARIS Enterprise
    contact us
    ARIS Enterprise
    contact us
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ARISBonita Platform
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    ARISBonita Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Software AG
    No answer on this topic
    Bonitasoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    60%
    Delivers good value for the price
    3 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    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
    ARISBonita Platform
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ARIS and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    ARIS
    9.1
    6 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Bonita Platform
    6.4
    43 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Dashboards7.96 Ratings6.041 Ratings
    Standard reports9.76 Ratings5.540 Ratings
    Custom reports9.86 Ratings7.740 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of ARIS and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    ARIS
    7.4
    6 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Bonita Platform
    7.7
    53 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Process designer8.26 Ratings9.052 Ratings
    Process simulation8.66 Ratings6.910 Ratings
    Business rules engine6.46 Ratings8.242 Ratings
    SOA support7.55 Ratings6.440 Ratings
    Process player6.02 Ratings6.78 Ratings
    Support for modeling languages9.16 Ratings9.038 Ratings
    Form builder7.06 Ratings8.148 Ratings
    Model execution6.82 Ratings6.948 Ratings
    Collaboration
    Comparison of Collaboration features of ARIS and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    ARIS
    8.4
    6 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Bonita Platform
    5.9
    24 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Social collaboration tools8.46 Ratings5.924 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of ARIS and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    ARIS
    9.3
    6 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Bonita Platform
    6.8
    34 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Content management9.36 Ratings6.834 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ARISBonita Platform
    Small Businesses
    Process Street
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Process Street
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
    Score8 out of 10
    TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Business Automation Workflow
    Score10 out of 10
    IBM Business Automation Workflow
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ARISBonita Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    8.2
    (53 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (25 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    4.6
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (10 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ARISBonita Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Software AG
    Well suited for enterprise architecture modeling where the intent to document elements beyond processes as well, such as risks and controls, KPIs, systems, org charts, etc. It also has the excellent capability of creating custom reports, hence if looking for various views right from summary to detailed, this is a great tool. It is less appropriate for implementing the processes as it is not very strong in BPMN.
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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
    Software AG
    • Query feature is excellent to extract information in a specific manner.
    • Ability to create custom reports.
    • Collaboration feature is very good.
    • Semantic checks to check validation errors.
    • cloud based central repository.
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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
    Software AG
    • Defining databases, use of entities and relationship diagrams, define data, like data models, there is still a part they could improve.
    • Providing more standard reports and improving on access rights and privileges functionality
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Software AG
    No answers on this topic
    Bonitasoft
    We just renewed our license
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Software AG
    I am a BPM and Enterprise Architect Consultant and hence have been using different BPM and EA tools for consulting practice. Until now I have used Opentext Provision EA,Sparx EA, MS Visio and IBM Blueworks. All of the tools used are good and have their own unique features and capabilities. ARIS BPA is widely used by my current organization for different projects.
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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
    Software AG
    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
    Software AG
    It has good, even complex functionality that is provided by its library and ability to create relations between items, yet it is not hard to use. Anyone can use it in a short time. It provides reporting abilities and good documentation with the availability of exporting options. The only drawback I have seen was user management/login issues.
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    Bonitasoft
    It was sometimes difficult to get support on Bonita API.
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    Implementation Rating
    Software AG
    No answers on this topic
    Bonitasoft
    Nothing in particular
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    Alternatives Considered
    Software AG
    The Service area, they have been very useful. ARIS suite is covering number of applications. ARIS engine is very powerful and robust. The tool can be configured in many ways which can be beneficial but can be a curse at the same time. As a user, you need to apply this flexibility with care.
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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
    Software AG
    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
    Software AG
    • Documentation of processes made it possible for anyone to see who does what, how and using what systems.
    • Dependency on specific people is eliminated.
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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

    ARIS Screenshots

    Screenshot of Start page of ARIS Elements.Screenshot of Modeling a BPMN diagram using the web-based ARIS designer.Screenshot of A process landscape in the ARIS portal.Screenshot of A customer journey landscape in the ARIS portal.Screenshot of The steps view of a process model, automatically generated, enriched with multi-media content. An easier way to get process knowledge to employees.Screenshot of A management dashboard in the ARIS portal.

    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