Camunda Platform vs. Ikarus AllSpark

Camunda Platform is a very sophisticated tool for any product which provides automation & process management of various aspects in your application. It is best suited for application where the customer journey is very crucial for the company. Shopping platforms or single page applications are not very well suited to use Camunda Platform.

Helps with accounts payables as well as document preparation. Automates everything.

Would be nice if it was a bit less in cost to use.

• Embedding a first-class process capability in your application.
• Providing a standards-based modeling capability, backed by a standards-native engine.
• Great support for developers and a developer community.
• Great set of comprehensive APIs across a number of different design points
• All of the code is available in GitHub as a great open source project with Apache licenses.
• Comprehensive documentation of code and APIs and usage.
• Innovative spin-offs like Zeebe.
• Support for micro-services orchestration.
• Support for both embedded and stand alone usage scenarios.
• The company is innovative and focused on this space.

• User friendly.
• Automation.

• GUI lacks shortcuts
• GUI is not intuitive and hard to use. More involved technical capabilities are hidden in the menus which make navigation and setup difficult.
• Documentation is not fully fleshed out and examples are bare. The target audience is technically adept software developers, with expected experience and knowledge of javascript and java.
• Community exists but is relatively small and highly technical. Support is not easily accessible unless the costly paid version is opted for.
• Programming languages used are confusing as it merges java and javascript in certain scripts.
• Debugging is difficult as there is no error/typo checking or console in the designer when using scripts. It does not have the capabilities of more fully featured IDEs, but is a simple text entry for scripts.

Camunda provides pretty standard product support offerings.

It is fast and easy to connect with support staff. They are very helpful and always salved the issues quickly which saves us time and increases our productivity.

I am not aware of other products like Ikarus AllSpark. This was implemented by the management level. So far it is a great tool.

• Freeware makes testing and utilizing Camunda a cost-effective solution
• High level of difficulty in implementation may require a lot more time and effort than normally expected. (2-3x more effort than other paid and fully featured solutions)

• Reduces time spent.
• Efficiency.