Camunda Reviews

We use the workflow only in Camunda. It acts as libraries for workflow visualization, focusing on automating my company's processes.

Camunda is used for process automation with the bot automation. We use API from IPT software, and Camunda serves as a service for workflows. It has improved the cost benefits on Google Cloud.

Camunda serves as an automation library and provides lightweight deployment to the cloud. The personal thing for workflow automation is significant.

Camunda needs to improve its user interface for low-code development and provide more user interface options beyond the basic workflow. It also requires further development to compete with platform features, like the deployment and development life cycle.

We started using Camunda one year ago and began implementing some processes on the platform.

Camunda has benefits concerning the cost on Google Cloud, however, we have to invest more in development for scalability.

We have used IBM BPM before, however, Camunda was adopted for certain processes. Camunda doesn't require a license and offers a free version.

Camunda is cheap because it doesn't require a license. We can use the free version and manage everything in the company.

We plan to use Camunda workflows and relate them to IBM BPM in the future.

Camunda's platform could benefit from better UI for low-code development. Other competitor platforms have more comprehensive tools for deployment and development.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

I use it for designing my BPMN models for my company processes, but I don't use Camunda in-depth. 

So, the Camunda Modeler is a free version of Camunda. It's just one small part of it.

It has great value in terms of automation. We can automate processes. 

Another great thing is Camunda Cockpit. The interface is great. 

It would be great to have the ability to display more than one process collaboration in the same view. 

Ideally, we could collapse and expand each process within that view, clearly visualizing two different processes collaborating through messages.

I have been using it for a couple of years. I use version eight (v8).

It is a stable product. I would rate the stability a nine out of ten. 

It is a scalable product. I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten. 

I didn't need the techincal support. I haven't needed to for Modeler. It's simple. 

But if I were to use their automation engine, I'm sure I would need support.

Camunda was my first option.

I would rate my experience with the initial setup an eight out of ten, with ten being easy. It is pretty straightforward. 

We use Camunda on the cloud. Camunda provides the cloud.

It is east to use. 

We didn't have to deploy anything. We just opened an account, signed up, and that was it.

It's costly and not accessible for small enterprises or startups. It would be great if Camunda offered a tier plan for smaller companies. I wouldn't recommend the paid version for small projects.

Camunda automation engine is quite complex and technical. It requires technical knowledge, and I don't think anyone can start by themselves. 

However, Camunda Modeler is different and doesn't require technical knowledge.

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten.

We use the product to automate business processes for our clients.

Camunda's most valuable feature is its ability to integrate with different products.

They could provide more documentation regarding the integration of different programming languages. We encounter challenges finding recommendations or online documents while developing processes.

We have been using Camunda for more than five years.

I rate the platform's stability a nine out of ten.

The platform is more suitable for medium companies. Enterprises might need more automated and customizable solutions. I rate Camunda's scalability a nine out of ten.

We encounter challenges in finding examples for particular programming languages. Apart from that, the technical support documentation is good.

Positive

The setup process is easy. It was the primary reason to opt for Camunda.

The product is expensive for a small or medium-sized company. I rate the pricing a two or three out of ten.

Setting up or translating business processes using the Camunda platform is easy. It provides flexibility for integrating with different third-party systems. We have implemented the product to optimize internal business processes and improve API communication between different units.

I rate it an eight out of ten.

We use the solution for workflow processes of different sectors.

The workflow builder is valuable. The graphical interface is very beneficial. We can build whatever workflow we need. Currently, we are integrating the solution with our document management system. It acts as a repository for the documents. Inbound and outbound integrations are very easy.

The solution fulfills our implementation needs. The interface is user-friendly compared to Oracle. The solution is well-known in Egypt. Even government sectors are switching to Camunda. There are a lot of materials available. The technical team did a lot of self-study. Now, we can integrate the solution with our document management system and implement the processes we need. I rate the documentation a nine out of ten.

The product must provide more videos and training materials.

I have been using the solution for one year.

The tool is very stable.

All our implementations have 50 to 100 users.

We use the forums when we need support. The product has a big community.

We did not encounter any issues during the installation or while building the workflows. We implement the tool for our customers.

The most attractive feature of the product is that it is open source.

We are currently promoting the product to our customers. They are using Oracle BPEL, which is a licensed solution. They need an open-source tool. So, we are suggesting Camunda to them. Camunda is comparable with the licensed products. The competitors might provide more features compared to Camunda, but they are not that valuable.

I recommend using the product. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.

We use it as a task manager. Our use case is to help manage human tasks and have a workflow to which we can assign a function and some criteria to agents.

Camunda helped in an important way because we have a standard language in discussions between developers and business analysts. It has been key in closing that gap.

And although we haven't quantified things, generally, this type of platform will reduce the cost of in-house development.

The UI is very user-friendly compared to other products. The native, vanilla UI is very interesting and intuitive to use. It's user-friendly when it comes to modernizing a business process. 

The connectors provided by Camunda work correctly for mapping out and connecting processes. Our strategy is always to use out-of-the-box products.

It exposes a REST API that it can facilitate and make it easy to integrate with other systems.

We are not continuing with Camunda because of performance problems. We have millions of cases and when we did load testing with Camunda we found some limitations.

It is not difficult to change existing processes. The difficulty was in integration, for example, to call an external web API, and in the security capabilities, to use a vault for secrets. That was difficult.

They also need to integrate business role management, because Camunda doesn't have a built-in business-roles engine. The business analytics monitoring, the BAM portion, could also be improved.

We have been using Camunda Platform for about six months.

It's very stable.

In our strategy, we use containers on-premises to manage scalability using Docker or OpenShift.

Camunda's technical support is very good.

Positive

We had a solution before Camunda, but I don't want to identify it because we did not have a good experience with it.

The installation was very simple. With Camunda, it's very easy in comparison with other products.

We set up a dev environment and a laboratory environment, and it took about five days, max. We hoped to expose Camunda to our end-users, not only IT users but also business-type users.

We haven't seen return on investment because we need more time with this type of product. It's a long-term investment. It will take three, four, or five years to see a return.

The price is competitive with products like Bonitasoft and RHPAM (Red Hat Process Automation Manager). We have two versions of Camunda. The first version was open source, without support, but then we got a supported version.

Other products, like Pega or IBM or Oracle, are very expensive.

We have evaluated Bonitasoft and RHPAM.

Camunda and other products—like Bonitasoft and RHPAM —have been chosen, strategically, by our enterprise to reduce the gap between developers and analysts, because we talk the same language: BPMN.

The only negative point was the performance. If a company wants to use it with small or medium-sized systems that do not need a lot of performance, it would be a good choice.

We are using it for one of our workflows. We are not using the user interface per se. We are making use of JavaScript Angular for the UI. So, we're just using the engine part of Camunda.

We are using its latest version.

The ease with which I can define workflows is most valuable. The latest updates and flexibility that it provides around a task activity are interesting for me.

Community support is basically what I'm looking for. Other than that, it is okay for now.

I have been using this solution for the past one and a half years.

Its stability is okay. As far as the performance is concerned, we have our internal architectural constraints, and because of them, it is unstable, but it specifically has nothing to do with Camunda.

It is easy to scale. We have about 50 to 60 users, and it is used on a daily basis.

We used to use K2. We changed from K2 to Camunda mainly due to the licensing cost issues.

It was simple. It took us about three or four weeks to deploy the first portion or first draft of BPM.

In terms of maintenance, it is okay. It doesn't require anything specific.

We did it internally.

Its price is decent. Everything is included in the license.

The Community version is also good to start with. We are using the Community version.

It is loosely coupled. Therefore, there is a lot of flexibility in the way we want to restrict the usage of Camunda. 

I would rate it a nine out of 10.

We recently finished a proof of concept with Comunda, and it was successful.

Because it's a complete solution, you can start modeling to automate processes. We can also develop projects with a high degree of collaboration, which is precious for us, especially during this pandemic when we are often isolated.

Within our organization, there are roughly 20 employees using this solution.

The collaboration capabilities have proven to be a great asset during this pandemic. We can share, discuss, and develop the model together — from a distance. It's really helped us during these times of isolation.

As I mencioned, we've just finished a proof of concept, so our experience with the tool is still very recent. In general, it mets ours expectations.

Something that could be improoved is the capabilitie of integranting different modeling tools, in order to facilitate both the import and export of models.

I have been using Camunda BPM since January 2020. 

As we are still relatively new to this solution, I can't really comment on the stability; however, I know some people in the government who use this solution and they are very satisfied with the stability.

We have actually never need to consult technical support, so I can't comment on them.

I know that the IT team needed some help, fortunately, we have a good connection with them, so we worked together to set things up. In the beginning, it was kind of hard.

As we experienced some difficulties in the beginning, deployment took almost a month.

My advice: try it because it's a great solution.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Camunda BPM a rating of nine. If the initial setup was easier, I would give it a ten.

The majority of my research work pertains to financial organizations, specifically, credit processes, loan origination, and appraisal of loan decisions. The majority of my clients are financial institutions.

Having knowledge of the BPM and monitoring process has proven to be very beneficial, as I am currently engaged in documenting processes for Clientele. 

The BPM has been of real help because I'm knowledgeable about the BPM and monitoring process. I've been in the process of documenting processes for Clientele. 

Although I have acquired knowledge about process automation, I am facing a challenge in implementing it for one of my clients due to various reasons such as some of them still using legacy systems or undergoing changes in their core banking software. However, I am eagerly looking forward to the opportunity to implement a process automation solution for one of my clientele.

The primary issue regarding the Camunda platform is its high cost of training. This is why I haven't discussed it extensively, as compared to other products that are more affordable in terms of developer training.

For instance, if I were to compare a Process Maker who provides free training with UiPath, which is also free, and then with the Camunda Platform, the latter requires payment for its services and verification procedures. The amount charged by Camunda is quite substantial and not negligible.

As you can see, I am unable to carry out any implementation without having received prior training, and this has been a major disadvantage of using the Camunda Platform.

I would like to see the pricing improved.

I have been using the Camunda Platform for approximately a year now.

I am working with the community edition. 

I am not aware of the version that we are using, but I don't believe that it is the most recent version.

I haven't had the opportunity to test the solution in an actual working environment yet, as it seems that you haven't deployed it either. Although I have used a modeler extensively, I haven't been able to deploy a solution to a client, so I can't speak to its stability.

It is my understanding, that the solution is highly scalable, but I haven't had the chance to test its scalability. 

I haven't encountered any issues with the solution crashing, so I don't have any experience in troubleshooting such problems. 

However, I'm willing to experiment with the different versions I have and try to find a solution if any issues arise. 

We currently have three users.

Our original plan was to implement this solution for a client. However, I found it challenging to promote the product without having the necessary technical expertise to modify the code in certain areas. I had to go through additional training, which, as I mentioned earlier, was a disadvantage since it made me hesitant to deploy the solution in a financial institution.

I don't believe I have the necessary accreditation or certification to deploy the solution. I haven't undergone the required training or been formally verified as competent in this area.

I haven't reached out to technical support since the community version doesn't offer it unless I seek assistance from the forum.

Setting up the software development process is not difficult for me because I am knowledgeable in this area.

Since the process is mostly Java-based, there is no need for me to do any training. However, the aspect of training poses a challenge due to its high cost.

The initial setup was straightforward. That was what I was able to accomplish. 

It took me approximately two to three hours to complete the task. I had to refer to tutorials and make some adjustments on my computer, which consumed some time. As a developer, I found the task relatively easy to handle.

I deployed it. But it was not a major inconvenience for me. It was deployed a year ago.

In Africa, the cost of deployment is an important factor to consider since it adds to the overall cost. This might be the only drawback to using it.

Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis.

It's an expensive solution.

Having learned about BPM, I gained valuable insights from one of the key contributors to the ONG group, a prominent founder of the organization who is also involved in the development of Camunda. Based on my experience, I would strongly suggest this solution to anyone seeking to implement a robust Camunda Platform.

My recommendation is to ensure proper documentation of the initial processes. This is because one of the challenges faced by our clients is the lack of documentation for their processes.

The challenge lies not only in defining policies but also in documenting end-to-end processes. During the documentation process, it becomes apparent that some knowledge is retained by individuals rather than being stored in a centralized procedure. 

Before considering automation, I recommend prioritizing process documentation. This ensures that all critical information and expertise are centralized and easily accessible, resulting in a more successful automated implementation.

I would rate Camunda Platform a six out of ten.