InRule Technology in Chicago, Illinois offers business rules management software.
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OpenText MBPM
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OpenText 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.
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OpenText MBPM
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Features
InRule
OpenText MBPM
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of InRule and OpenText MBPM
Feature
InRule
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Ratings
OpenText MBPM
7.0
3 Ratings
10% below category average
Dashboards
00 Ratings
7.93 Ratings
Standard reports
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Custom reports
00 Ratings
4.03 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of InRule and OpenText MBPM
Feature
InRule
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Ratings
OpenText MBPM
7.3
3 Ratings
13% below category average
Process designer
00 Ratings
8.13 Ratings
Process simulation
00 Ratings
7.13 Ratings
Business rules engine
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
SOA support
00 Ratings
6.02 Ratings
Process player
00 Ratings
7.02 Ratings
Support for modeling languages
00 Ratings
8.02 Ratings
Form builder
00 Ratings
6.93 Ratings
Model execution
00 Ratings
6.13 Ratings
Collaboration
Comparison of Collaboration features of InRule and OpenText MBPM
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OpenText MBPM
7.6
3 Ratings
9% below category average
Social collaboration tools
00 Ratings
7.63 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of InRule and OpenText MBPM
With InRule, we are expecting to be able to move business logic out of the developer domain and back into the business domain. Business logic is currently captured in UI (data validation) and middleware layers. These are areas in any application where leveraging InRule's capabilities allow for changes in business logic to be made with little or no IT involvement.
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.
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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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InRule's Support Portal provides a "one stop shop" for submitting support questions, accessing training information, managing licenses, and getting updates on InRule's roadmap.
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InRule offers a more organized software design, a well-structured framework in design, and is easier for new users to start contributing given documentation. Drools is spreadsheet-based and lacking the capability to do really advanced pseudo-programming.
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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.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info