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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SAP BPM

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASAP NetWeaver Business Process Management is a business process management offering and application infrastructure. It supports joint modeling of processes, central process execution via a Java-based engine, provision of interfaces for users, and integration of business rules into processes.N/A
    Pricing
    Bonita PlatformSAP BPM
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Bonita PlatformSAP BPM
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Bonita PlatformSAP BPM
    Considered Both Products
    Bonitasoft
    Chose Bonita Platform
    Bonita BPM has much more connectors than SAP NetWeaver BPM. It's easier and cheaper to develop processes with Bonita and also the consultants are less expensive on that technology.
    Incentivized
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Bonita PlatformSAP BPM
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Bonita Platform and SAP NetWeaver BPM
    Feature
    Bonita Platform
    6.4
    43 Ratings
    19% below category average
    SAP NetWeaver BPM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Dashboards6.041 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Standard reports5.540 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Custom reports7.740 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of Bonita Platform and SAP NetWeaver BPM
    Feature
    Bonita Platform
    7.7
    53 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SAP NetWeaver BPM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Process designer9.052 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Process simulation6.910 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Business rules engine8.242 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    SOA support6.440 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Process player6.78 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Support for modeling languages9.038 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Form builder8.148 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Model execution6.948 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Collaboration
    Comparison of Collaboration features of Bonita Platform and SAP NetWeaver BPM
    Feature
    Bonita Platform
    5.9
    24 Ratings
    34% below category average
    SAP NetWeaver BPM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Social collaboration tools5.924 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Bonita Platform and SAP NetWeaver BPM
    Feature
    Bonita Platform
    6.8
    34 Ratings
    17% below category average
    SAP NetWeaver BPM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Content management6.834 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Bonita PlatformSAP BPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (53 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (25 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.6
    (3 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    4.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.3
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.5
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bonita PlatformSAP BPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    It is well suited when we need to integrate business processes with SAP ERP and SAP CRM - the solution can be integrated with business rules/procedures defined in SAP ERP/CRM and NetWeaver can be used to monitor the rules and flag off exceptions. When there are multiple workflows running, it tends to slow down running of these processes. Also, it entirely depends on SAP portal for it to run efficiently.
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    Pros
    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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    SAP
    • Virtual paper trail. Iterations of process and current documentation are all stored as "artifacts", leaving a great trail.
    • Configuration of users. BPM somewhat magically determines which users will be impacted and automates rules.
    • A pro (that is also a con) is the design interface. If you know what you are doing, it is incredibly powerful and malleable.
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    Cons
    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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    SAP
    • Live readings would be nice.
    • Easier to maneuver
    • Work with all systems with the press of one keystroke
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bonitasoft
    We just renewed our license
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    As a big fan of SAP in general, the BPM solution fits right in with all the other things SAP does well, and does it with incredible efficiency
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    Usability
    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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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    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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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Bonitasoft
    It was sometimes difficult to get support on Bonita API.
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    SAP
    We have our own tech support for systems, I would say they probably could use more training on it, I don't really think it's anything regarding the SAP system, but more the knowledge they have on the system itself. It seems to take longer for them to fix any issues we may come across.
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    Implementation Rating
    Bonitasoft
    Nothing in particular
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    SAP
    I found the initial setup of NetWeaver is much simpler than other products especially in an SAP environment where we have SAP ERP/HRM/CRM as it can be well integrated with other SAP products. The only drawback is the need/dependency on SAP Portal. It is better suited in an environment where SAP ERP is running.
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    Scalability
    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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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    SAP
    • Helped us harness integrated benefit from having SAP ERP/CRM by leveraging NetWeaver to define business processes/rules and monitor exceptions
    • Did not have any negative experience except for the fact that at times when multiple rules run, it can be somewhat slow
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    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