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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Blueworks Live

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ABlueworks 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

    Pega Platform

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APega Platform is a combined business process management and robotic process automation (RPA) platform with advanced workforce analytics from Pegasystems.

    $0.45

    one-time fee per case**

    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
    IBM Blueworks LivePega PlatformSAP BPM
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Low-code Factory Edition
    $0.45
    one-time fee per case**
    Standard Edition
    $0.80
    one-time fee per case**
    Enterprise Edition
    Custom Quote
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Blueworks LivePega PlatformSAP BPM
    Free Trial
    YesYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details**350,000 cases / year minimum. Additional cases available in blocks of 150,000.
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Blueworks LivePega PlatformSAP BPM
    Considered Multiple Products
    IBM
    Chose IBM Blueworks Live
    I can't think of any other players that are this intuitive.
    Incentivized
    Pegasystems
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    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
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    90%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
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    78%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IBM Blueworks LivePega PlatformSAP BPM
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of IBM Blueworks Live and Pega Platform and SAP NetWeaver BPM
    Feature
    IBM Blueworks Live
    8.2
    36 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pega Platform
    5.3
    63 Ratings
    37% below category average
    SAP NetWeaver BPM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Dashboards8.018 Ratings4.062 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Standard reports8.935 Ratings6.062 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Custom reports7.732 Ratings6.061 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of IBM Blueworks Live and Pega Platform and SAP NetWeaver BPM
    Feature
    IBM Blueworks Live
    7.7
    36 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pega Platform
    8.0
    66 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SAP NetWeaver BPM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Process designer8.235 Ratings9.065 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Process simulation8.331 Ratings7.957 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Business rules engine5.832 Ratings10.065 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    SOA support7.829 Ratings7.151 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Process player8.132 Ratings7.048 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Support for modeling languages7.234 Ratings5.46 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Form builder8.016 Ratings9.059 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Model execution7.716 Ratings8.956 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Collaboration
    Comparison of Collaboration features of IBM Blueworks Live and Pega Platform and SAP NetWeaver BPM
    Feature
    IBM Blueworks Live
    8.4
    37 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Pega Platform
    9.0
    50 Ratings
    8% above category average
    SAP NetWeaver BPM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Social collaboration tools8.437 Ratings9.050 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of IBM Blueworks Live and Pega Platform and SAP NetWeaver BPM
    Feature
    IBM Blueworks Live
    6.1
    33 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Pega Platform
    4.4
    9 Ratings
    59% below category average
    SAP NetWeaver BPM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Content management6.133 Ratings4.49 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Enterprises
    IBM Business Automation Workflow
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Blueworks LivePega PlatformSAP BPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (40 ratings)
    7.9
    (74 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Blueworks LivePega PlatformSAP BPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Pharmacies are subject to several regulatory obligations, including FDA and HIPAA rules. Pharmacy teams may record and view compliance-related procedures in a uniform format with IBM BLueworks Live. This facilitates Audit tracking, ensures process compliance at every stage, and keeps audits running smoothly.
    Incentivized
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    Pegasystems
    Pega Platform has introduced the low code feature, using app studio seasonal and professional developer can develop application easily and quickly. The initial application can be build by Business analyst and product owner who has less knowledge of Pega Platform, further application can be enhanced/extended by professional developer. We can develop end to end application and promote to higher environment. Easily we can perform parallel development using branch.
    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
    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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    Pegasystems
    • Quick development time. Much of the Pega "rules" are easy to configure and implement.
    • Visually friendly and modern. Much of the UI/UX elements in the system are continuously supported and updated, giving a nice feel to the apps.
    • Many of the configurations and rules Pega gives to the developers can also be delegated to business users. The organization and structure of the client's business can easily be adapted in the Pega platform.
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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
    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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    Pegasystems
    • Need more learning materials. For Beginners who have previous programming experience with another language takes more time to learn.
    • If the developer is met with an issue in pega platform , they have to rely on Pega supporting team to fix it.
    • Customization is available but is not encouraged. Pega does not support faults that occur in customized solutions.
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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
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Pegasystems
    Pegasystems has continued to demonstrate a strong partnership with our organization and investment in their product that aligns with our overall vision and need. Pegasystems has engaged us at every level, with the assistance of minor defects to the overall roadmap planning and alignment of our goals
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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
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Pegasystems
    Pega Platform is enhancing its product and launching new features day by day which help to achieve customers needs. If I talk about the earlier version of Pega Platform (i.e. pega v5 and 6.3) there were many numbers of limitations in Pega Platform and if we need to do some customization then needed to write custom java and jave scripts to achieve the functionally. Now I can say Pega Platform is running with market trends and demand. Pega Platform is giving all the options which support the current technologies like decisioning capabilities, real time processing, mashup, process fabrics etc..
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    IBM
    I have gotten great response for the very few times I needed support.
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    Pegasystems
    It’s very slow sometimes, but that may be our servers. Also the Knowledge Library needs some work - again, not sure if it’s our setup or what- but I’m unable to search the body of an article for content, so I have to be very intentional with tagging, but it’s not ideal.
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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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    Online Training
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Pegasystems
    The online training is an excellent one, but still it is missing hands on development.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Pegasystems
    Implementation is totally depend up on the requirement
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    SAP
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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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    Pegasystems
    We did evaluate multiple products offerings with Pega Platform capabilities and observed that Pega PRPC rules engine and case management capabilities are better over so many BPM Tools. We also conducted a detailed study with developers to identify the best products out of Suite of BPM products. It's observed that Rules engines integration is very streamlined with forms in Pega whereas other tools multiple have powerful data model capabilities but lacks the ease of creating business rules.
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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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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • It has helped us reduce miscommunication between our departments, such as production, inventory, and shipping, thus reducing delays.
    • Now, most things are automated; we can quickly know when a product will be in low stock.
    • With the help of custom charts, we are easily able to determine our best-selling product of the month and week, which helps us market according to stats.
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    Pegasystems
    • For one of the applications we worked on, we were able to reduce the processing time on a case from 2 days to 20 minutes by utilizing Pega
    • We were able to resolve the issue of the routing of cases to users based on a specific algorithm by use of Pega
    • Pega case management feature was extensively used in one of the application to establish a parent-child relationship which was very helpful for all the business users
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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
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    ScreenShots

    IBM Blueworks Live Screenshots

    Screenshot of the IBM Blueworks Live interface which fosters real-time communication and feedback, allowing users to work together on process models. It is used to track changes, share insights, and refine workflows with instant messaging directly within the platform.Screenshot of the Library feature in IBM Blueworks Live, which offers a hierarchical view of spaces, blueprints, decisions, and policies. Users can navigate and categorize processes to streamline business operations, ensuring teams have access the right information at the right time.Screenshot of the Discovery Map in IBM Blueworks Live, a tool used to map out complex workflows with drag-and-drop simplicity, making it easy to capture every step of a processes in a structured and clear format. Users can optimize operations by turning insights into action, aligning teams on what truly matters.Screenshot of the Process Diagram view in IBM Blueworks Live, a feature used to transforms Discovery Maps into standardized, swimlane diagrams that clearly outline roles, responsibilities, decisions, systems and process flows. Users can streamline process design with an interactive interface that simplifies complex tasks, enabling the delivery of results faster and more efficiently.Screenshot of the Details Panel in IBM Blueworks Live, used to access critical information such as cycle time, cost, and involved systems. This feature enables users to connect process details across workflows, make data-driven decisions, optimize resources, and enhance business processes, all while keeping stakeholders aligned.