IBM Blueworks Live vs. SAP Extension Suite (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Blueworks Live
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Blueworks Live is cloud-based business process management software that provides users with a collaborative environment for documenting, analyzing, and building business process mapping.N/A
SAP Extension Suite (discontinued)
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
The SAP Extension Suite (formerly part of the SAP Cloud Platform) is a legacy solution that enabled businesses to rapidly build and enhance applications, processes and experiences, with the goal of driving agility and flexibility, while extending the value of applications. The product has obsolesced, and modern offerings including SAP Build or theN/A
Pricing
IBM Blueworks LiveSAP Extension Suite (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Blueworks LiveSAP Extension Suite (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
IBM Blueworks LiveSAP Extension Suite (discontinued)
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
IBM Blueworks LiveSAP Extension Suite (discontinued)
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
IBM Blueworks Live
7.8
25 Ratings
4% below category average
SAP Extension Suite (discontinued)
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Ratings
Dashboards8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports7.522 Ratings00 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
IBM Blueworks Live
7.9
25 Ratings
6% below category average
SAP Extension Suite (discontinued)
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Ratings
Process designer8.225 Ratings00 Ratings
Process simulation8.521 Ratings00 Ratings
Business rules engine7.523 Ratings00 Ratings
SOA support7.520 Ratings00 Ratings
Process player8.023 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for modeling languages8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Form builder8.116 Ratings00 Ratings
Model execution7.616 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration
Comparison of Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
IBM Blueworks Live
8.4
25 Ratings
3% above category average
SAP Extension Suite (discontinued)
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Ratings
Social collaboration tools8.425 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Product A and Product B
IBM Blueworks Live
8.5
22 Ratings
4% above category average
SAP Extension Suite (discontinued)
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Ratings
Content management8.522 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM Blueworks LiveSAP Extension Suite (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(28 ratings)
9.0
(17 ratings)
Support Rating
8.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Blueworks LiveSAP Extension Suite (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
I can say it is not only good but it is best Automation tool ever. Its streamline our business project and with web based solution it allows my team to document existing or new processes using process mapping capabilities. It provides powerful analytics and it is easy to use via online. I personally feel it is very intutive. For less Appropriate I can say only in terms of integration perspective with different CRM tools. Rest is all good!!!!
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The adoption of SAP Extension Suite is growing significantly and it has become a strategic platform for our company. SAP Extension Suite will most likely meet the requirements of most companies to get beyond small workgroup apps and tackle more strategic requirements. The most important thing that SAP Extension delivers is a single UI for development effort for web and mobile deployment.
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Pros
IBM
  • Easy to create process diagrams quickly, while collaborating with others.
  • Create linkages to sub-processes and other workflows.
  • Track activities using metadata such as which IT systems are utilized.
  • Use the glossary terms to find where different roles or systems are involved in processes throughout your org.
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  • Reduces the length and cost of system development and integration
  • Empowers developers to acquire a new skill to deliver applications and other services efficiently
  • Enabled the innovation team to transform the way services are accessed and delivered
  • Ensures scalability of apps used simultaneously by thousands of customers
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Cons
IBM
  • In particular, we have had problems with the availability of the service because the platform frequently crashed.
  • Is not easy to pull some indicators.
  • We would like to be able to see a different interface, long ago with the same.
  • Payment process is not easy.
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  • It was a bit of a hassle to configure at first but once setup it's easy and fast.
  • At a certain time they removed key items used in pipelines to force upgrades.
  • The new UI though works well feels less intuitive than the previous one.
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Support Rating
IBM
I have gotten great response for the very few times I needed support.
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Discontinued Products
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
Blueworks Live was part of a project deal. We did not keep it after the project. We found there are many solutions offering similar or superior capabilities - the fact that Blueworks does not fully support the universal BPMN standard was a big letdown for us. The pricing also did not make sense as a standalone solution.
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Discontinued Products
We have been able to work in a much more agile way with SAP Extension Suite, and there is a lot of excitement that developing with this platform is significantly faster. SAP Extension Suite is the perfect fit to build great-looking applications that work on any form factor, be it [a] smartphone, laptop, or tablet, and within budget.
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • Made real time collaberation easier. Overall saving us valueable time.
  • Excellent version control. Saving us time and helping us avoid mistakes / inaccuranies from using out of date documents.
  • Simple and Ease to use from a web broswer reducing the need for extra servers to store the data.
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Discontinued Products
  • Faster development cycle due to native integration with SAP products
  • Negative short-term ROI due to the lack of training material and significant differences with the previous version of the same tool (SAP Web IDE)
  • Tighter integration with corporate programming guidelines since SAP Extension Suite offers great integration with DevOps pipeline solutions
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