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.
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IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Score 9.6 out of 10
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IBM Cloud Pak for Automation allows the user to design, build and run automation applications and services on any cloud, using pre-integrated automation technologies and low-code tools.
IBM Cloud Pak is the latest deployment option of the IBM automation platform for digital business, available on Red Hat OpenShift.
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Reporting & Analytics
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Bonita Platform
6.4
43 Ratings
21% below category average
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
6.4
1 Ratings
15% below category average
Dashboards
6.041 Ratings
6.41 Ratings
Standard reports
5.540 Ratings
6.41 Ratings
Custom reports
7.740 Ratings
6.41 Ratings
Process Engine
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Bonita Platform
7.7
53 Ratings
8% below category average
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
7.5
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Process designer
9.052 Ratings
8.21 Ratings
Process simulation
6.910 Ratings
7.31 Ratings
Business rules engine
8.142 Ratings
7.31 Ratings
SOA support
6.440 Ratings
7.31 Ratings
Process player
6.78 Ratings
7.31 Ratings
Support for modeling languages
9.038 Ratings
00 Ratings
Form builder
8.148 Ratings
8.21 Ratings
Model execution
6.948 Ratings
7.31 Ratings
Collaboration
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Bonita Platform
6.0
24 Ratings
33% below category average
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Social collaboration tools
6.024 Ratings
00 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
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Bonita Platform
6.8
34 Ratings
18% below category average
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Content management
6.834 Ratings
00 Ratings
Customization
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Bonita Platform
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IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
7.3
1 Ratings
12% above category average
API for custom integration
00 Ratings
7.31 Ratings
Plug-ins
00 Ratings
7.31 Ratings
Business Process Automation
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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.
Well Suited Scenarios IBM Cloud Pak shines in scenarios where complex workflows, such as project management in web design, require automation. It's also highly effective for collaborative content creation, enabling seamless content approval. Less Appropriate Scenarios Conversely, it may be less suitable for organizations with simpler task management needs that do not fully leverage its robust capabilities. Also, companies with limited IT resources might face challenges during setup and customization.
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.
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.
IBM Cloud Pak provides modernization in collecting, organizing and analyzing data. This product provides to unify market leading services such as data management, DataOps, governance, business analytics and automated AI. IBM Cloud Pak is best for resource and infrustructure optimization. IBM Cloud Pak is capable to accomodate our business automation needs.
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.
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.
There are various products that are similar to IBM Cloud, but IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation stands out overall. IBM Cloud offers valuable features such as analytics, cognitive abilities, and data management capabilities. Additionally, it places a strong emphasis on security and compliance, with features such as role-based access control and encryption. Moreover, it allows for easy integration with other systems and platforms.
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.