OpenText MBPM vs. webMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
OpenText MBPM
Score 7.2 out of 10
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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.N/A
webMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS)
Score 8.0 out of 10
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webMethods BPMS is a business process management platform offered by Software AG. Key features include business application development, task and team management, and KPI monitoring and alerts.N/A
Pricing
OpenText MBPMwebMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS)
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Offerings
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OpenText MBPMwebMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS)
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Features
OpenText MBPMwebMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS)
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
OpenText MBPM
7.0
3 Ratings
15% below category average
webMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS)
6.7
1 Ratings
20% below category average
Dashboards7.93 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Standard reports9.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Custom reports4.03 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
OpenText MBPM
7.3
3 Ratings
14% below category average
webMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS)
8.0
1 Ratings
5% below category average
Process designer8.13 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Process simulation7.13 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Business rules engine9.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
SOA support6.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Process player7.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Support for modeling languages8.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Form builder6.93 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Model execution6.13 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Collaboration
Comparison of Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
OpenText MBPM
7.6
3 Ratings
7% below category average
webMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS)
5.0
1 Ratings
48% below category average
Social collaboration tools7.63 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Product A and Product B
OpenText MBPM
6.0
2 Ratings
30% below category average
webMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS)
5.0
1 Ratings
48% below category average
Content management6.02 Ratings5.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
OpenText MBPMwebMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS)
Likelihood to Recommend
7.1
(5 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(4 ratings)
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Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
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Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
OpenText MBPMwebMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS)
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Software AG
Where webMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS) is well suited is for any use case where there is a business process that can executed over a long period of time (days rather than seconds) and that traverses multiple business applications and/or multiple lines of business and requires manual input from end users to approve or action specific steps. It is not well-suited for any business processes that can be distilled into a traditional integration solution between business applications that does not involve manual end user input, these types of uses cases will execute more efficiently on a traditional integration broker or enterprise service bus style solution.
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Pros
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
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Software AG
  • Great process design user interface and usability
  • Excellent tools for monitoring processes at runtime
  • Business rules can be managed and updated by non-technical resources
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Cons
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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Software AG
  • Pricing is opaque and higher than we'd like
  • Some of the user interfaces are outdated and looking their age
  • Require buy in from business to achieve return on investment
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Likelihood to Renew
OpenText
There are other products that seem to be a better fit for future initiatives.
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Software AG
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Usability
OpenText
Although it is intuitive to use it does require training
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Software AG
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Support Rating
OpenText
Great customer service for an API support related query
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Software AG
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Alternatives Considered
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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Software AG
We found webMethods Business Process Management Suite (BPMS) to be the most feature complete product in the BPM market when we evaluated it against other products available in the market. It provides the most features, the easiest to use process design and simulation tools, and the most efficient runtime process and rules engine. Just be aware that its pricing reflects this position in the market, but you get what you pay for.
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Return on Investment
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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Software AG
  • Initial adoption of BPMS was slow and required buy in from the business, which was only achieved through upper management buy in applying KPIs down the line
  • Once a critical mass of business processes being automated with BPMS is reached, any processes that remain manual will stand out like a sore thumb and the business will be invested to automate those remaining processes too, so adoption of BPMS is like a slow snowball effect
  • Not requiring technical resources such as developer to design and build out processes is a pipe dream and impossible to realise. You will always need experts in the automation tools you apply in your organisation, and webMethods BPMS is no exception
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