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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Higson

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/AHigson, formerly Hyperon is a tool for managing business rules: the instructions that tell an enterprise software how a company runs, like which customers are eligible for which products, or how to dynamically price services in response to changing conditions. Higson aims to make it easy for line managers to fine-tune these rules in real-time, responding to a rapidly changing operating environment without needing to wait for changes in the software’s code. The vendor describes…N/A

    OpenText MBPM

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AOpenText acquired BPM solution Metastorm in 2011, and has rebranded the product as OpenText MBPM. It is an alternative BPM solution to OpenText's primary BPM offering called OpenText Cordys Business Process Management.N/A
    Pricing
    HigsonOpenText MBPM
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HigsonOpenText MBPM
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsFor pricing contact Higson Sales. They also have a partnership program for software companies.—
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    Features
    HigsonOpenText MBPM
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Higson and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    Higson
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText MBPM
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of Higson and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    Higson
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText MBPM
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Process designer00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Process simulation00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Business rules engine00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    SOA support00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Process player00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Support for modeling languages00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Form builder00 Ratings6.93 Ratings
    Model execution00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Collaboration
    Comparison of Collaboration features of Higson and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    Higson
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText MBPM
    7.6
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Social collaboration tools00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Higson and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    Higson
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText MBPM
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Content management00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    HigsonOpenText MBPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.1
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HigsonOpenText MBPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Decerto
    Hyperon is less appropriate in smaller projects that do not contain a lot of business logic. However, if there are a lot of business rules to manage, many things that might be frequently changed, then Hyperon is a good tool to address it.
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    OpenText
    Metastorm is well-suited for scenarios in which internal stress testing an application is needed in a hurry before showcasing it to potential customers. It supports different views of the process from Swimlane perspective, so different methodologies can be handled. It is an Enterprise level tool and handles both small and large projects quite well, although smaller companies may be stressed out by the amount of time it takes to properly maintain the application.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Decerto
    • Separation of business logic from the app's code
    • Decision table performance
    • Good GUI
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    OpenText
    • Complex routing of tasks based on calculated criteria
    • Linking between tasks and accessing relevant information
    • Organising, scheduling and prioritising
    • Different views for different people
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Decerto
    • Pretty high entry threshold
    • A few bugs in GUI
    • UX might be better in some places
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    OpenText
    • The Metastorm process engine is based on an older version of .NET. Updating to a newer version would resolve several known issues with .NET email functionality.
    • Metastorm builds web pages at run time. While the UI presented to the end user is fine, the Document Object Model is convoluted and subject to change with new releases. Providing a more simplified DOM or at very least a custom function to replace document.getElementById() would make client-side scripting a much more powerful tool.
    • One function that I've seen Metastorm competitors do well, is email wizards. Having a WYSIWYG email editor would be really nice.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Decerto
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    There are other products that seem to be a better fit for future initiatives.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Decerto
    It's a very good tool to manage business rules. There are certain GUI bugs and a code boilerplate, but overall it does its job really well.
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    OpenText
    Although it is intuitive to use it does require training
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Decerto
    There is documentation on the site to help learn about the tool. There is also an email to ask for help or any other questions. The team responds quickly with a full answer.
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    OpenText
    Great customer service for an API support related query
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Decerto
    Hyperon has got far better performance. It also has far better GUI to manage business rules. On the other hand, Drools has a bigger community to help you with your problems.
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    OpenText
    We found that OpenText MBPM held its own quite well against IBM BPM. We ended up choosing OpenText MBPM due to the analytics, complex routing, and the ease of SOA service integration. Furthermore, the ability to quickly develop simple User interfaces make this tool a daily component of our most-used toolbox components.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Decerto
    • Shorter time to market with new features
    • Business users might change things without the help of developers
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    OpenText
    • The development of the ticketing system has enabled us to greatly improve customer relationships
    • The scheduling and allocation of the tasks has reduced both the number of open tickets and the turnaround time to resolution
    • Management information from the system has improved decision making
    Incentivized
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