Item: Bonita Platform
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We developed a solution based on the Bonita Platform to allow users to
subscribe to services and automate the validation of those
subscriptions. The workflow controls the eligibility of the user to
subscribe, call multiple micro-services, and respond with the list of
services available. If anything fails, depending on the type of error,
the main workflow is automatically retried using an error handling
workflow or ended with the detailed error saved.

Pros and Cons

Automation of the steps in the workflow
Configuration allows the workflow to be independent of the environment in which it is deployed
The detailed case for the users to follow and manage the status and the synthesis of the case

Easier and more opened integration in K8s environment
Missing debugging mode during development phase

Return on Investment

Bonita Platform has simplified a business process by automating it, so it could be easier for the user and the admin

Alternatives Considered

Camunda

Key Insights

Do you think Bonita Platform delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Bonita Platform's feature set?

Yes

Did Bonita Platform live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Bonita Platform go as expected?

Would you buy Bonita Platform again?

Yes

Usability

It is pretty simple to duplicate a process to implement a different use case. The feature for saving a connector configuration is also great as it saves time for the developer to use it on another step of the process for example.

Extensibility

The development phase has not been easy because you can't use breakpoints to debug. But you can use loggers to trace information about the manipulated data so the debugging is hard, but not impossible. The integration to a cloud-based environment was not easy because we had some requirements that weren't available at the time. But the support helped us weel providing us with a new feature to answer our needs.

Other Software Used

Oracle Java SE, Kubernetes, Software AG Universal Messaging

Likelihood to Recommend

In our use case, Bonita was well-suited enough. But there as been some difficulties to implement a cron-based process to clean up or retry the cases in error state or not updated for a long time for example. I can't say how the product will be suited for a more complex use case, but I'm sure that the support of Bonitasoft will help a lot, as has been the case for us.

A BPM software to answer your business needs

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with Bonita Platform