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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    .NET

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft's .Net is an open source, freeware application infrastructure.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
    .NETOpenText MBPM
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    .NETOpenText MBPM
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    .NETOpenText MBPM
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    OpenText
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    18 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    .NETOpenText MBPM
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of .NET and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    .NET
    -
    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 .NET and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    .NET
    -
    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 .NET and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    .NET
    -
    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 .NET and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    .NET
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText MBPM
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Content management00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
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    ASP.NET
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Process Street
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    ASP.NET
    Score9.5 out of 10
    TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ASP.NET
    Score9.5 out of 10
    IBM Business Automation Workflow
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    .NETOpenText MBPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (27 ratings)
    7.1
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    .NETOpenText MBPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    .NET is well suited for any general purpose solution to a business problem, though if we are talking strictly the framework version - you have to be more or less tied to Microsoft Windows to run it. If this isn't a problem, then it will be able to address and solve any programming project you have.
    Incentivized
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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.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Visual Studio is one of the best IDEs and .NET is the best framework to use with Visual Studio.
    • There is a large network of support for the .NET framework.
    • The .NET framework encompasses a very large area of the programming stack.
    • The .NET framework is flexible and can be used for desktop applications or web development.
    Incentivized
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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
    Microsoft
    • .NET is heavily Microsoft Windows oriented, and while .NET core tried to resolve that with MacOS and Linux support, .NET Core is still waiting for wider adoption.
    • While free for small projects, additional features for big projects can be a little expensive.
    • Can be resource-heavy upon deployment. We continuously have our more senior staff optimize the code of our junior developers for performance. Other languages are a little bit more forgiving in comparison.
    Incentivized
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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
    Microsoft
    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
    Microsoft
    The full .NET Framework is an amazing thing and is very robust. We have used it to create console apps, Windows apps, and online apps. When coupled with Visual Studio, development, testing, building, and deploying our applications has become 100 times easier as compared to doing those things manually before. The automation of this process has helped us push out changes to our applications faster to adapt to the ever-changing business requirements.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    Although it is intuitive to use it does require training
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    You don't often need to reach out to Microsoft for .NET support. If you do, there are forums and websites that have active Microsoft support folks where you can provide feedback or get help. Microsoft support in general is quite good as well, but not cheap. The best support is from the community like StackOverflow.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    Great customer service for an API support related query
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    The .NET platform has a much longer and broader history than Laravel, so we chose to go with it as the support will be far superior. Additionally, Laravel is tied to PHP, while you can use multiple different languages in .NET. The additional flexibility that .NET provides in the range of types of applications you can build with it sealed the deal.
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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.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • There are few factors we needed for our custom development. Below are each of them. We were able to get a satisfactory outcome for each of these factors which made .NET platform a very good choice in developing enterprise applications.
    • Reusability of codes- Microsoft has given many re-usable codes and components in the framework to help developers do their job effortlessly. With the help of default features, developers can create end-to-end solutions and make the business operations more efficient. As codes and components are reusable, .NET reduces development time and if applications take less time to develop, they cost cheaper and you get faster return on investment.
    • Easy to maintain- Development cost is one time, but maintenance cost is incurring. .NET apps are easily maintainable, thanks to the configuration settings that can be modified without any need to rewrite the code.
    • Deployment is hassle free- Deploying software is always challenging and the most common problem developers face in this process is the existence of multiple DLLs. It’s hard to make sure that all DLLs will co-exist in the same machine. .NET framework solves this problem by allowing different versions of the same DLL to exist side-by-side on the same machine.
    • Security- .NET is one of the most secure web and application development frameworks available in the market. As it’s made by Microsoft, you can be absolutely sure about the security measurements. Hackers can never steal valuable data from your website or apps.
    • Cross platform friendly- What if you had developed an app for desktop and laptop computers and now after seeing the growth of mobile apps in the market, you want it in mobile version as well? You can easily develop an app that runs on the desktop and PDA without any issue. As you can re-use the codes and utilize the same development environment, your job becomes a lot simpler.
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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
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