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ACI Worldwide Global Payments Hub vs IBM BPM comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

ACI Worldwide Global Paymen...
Ranking in Process Automation
32nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM BPM
Ranking in Process Automation
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
111
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (5th), Application Infrastructure (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Process Automation category, the mindshare of ACI Worldwide Global Payments Hub is 0.1%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM BPM is 7.2%, down from 10.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Process Automation
 

Featured Reviews

PR
Robust cloud model support and offers competitive pricing with a pay-per-use model
This solution has a robust cloud model, which it supports, and the pricing is also very competitive in terms of pay-per-use. Right now, it seems like ACI is winning a bit in terms of its pricing model. And then, this solution's time to market. So they are generally the first ones to deploy any regulatory changes.
Muhammad Kamran - PeerSpot reviewer
Has efficient processes and intuitive workflow with many valuable features
You will have access to make any needed changes. Additionally, the review will be published on PeerSpot.com in written or audio format, available to other people. You can stay anonymous if you wish. Notifications and the use of the review are subject to PeerSpot's terms of use, which you can find at PeerSpot.com/TOS. I would give the solution an overall rating of ten out of ten points.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"This solution has a robust cloud model, which it supports, and the pricing is also very competitive in terms of pay-per-use. Right now, it seems like ACI is winning a bit in terms of its pricing model."
"The integration and design are valuable features."
"The most valuable features are the integration capabilities - BPM can connect with almost any legacy or advanced system."
"Process Modelling, simulation and optimization, integration, UI components."
"The process creation."
"The Process Designer is good. We like how we can drag and drop and link the processes up, that works out great for us."
"I would say that I like its GUI designer the best."
"It helps maintain, and in many instances, lower costs, as well as to maintain those costs, keeping them stable."
"We have used a lot of out-of-the-box reporting on the process performance metrics. We have been able to make suggested changes to staff for this role or streamlining by eliminate some activities where people were not requiring a lot of work in the first place."
 

Cons

"The initial setup of medium complexity. So, there is room for improvement to make it better."
"One of the things that we are looking at is cognitive learning. IBM has another product called IBM RPA, I think, which is doing some of that stuff. We would like to see more of that with respect to cognitive learning and AI put back into the process engine to help."
"Initial setup is very complex. Too many steps need to be done at the database and server levels, and complex configurations. From what I see, a lot of these steps can be and should be automated."
"The analysis reports could be much better."
"The engine itself tends to accumulate a lot of data that needs to be cleaned up, and that's the kind of thing that keeps it from, in some scenarios, scaling as much as it needs to. And then, when you're building solutions, if you're not careful to keep the screens from being associated with too much data, if you're going to just do things the way that a lot of people would just assume that they can do, without having experience of having made those mistakes before, it will accumulate a lot of data, and that will cause it to perform very badly."
"The major issue is the pricing, which is very high. IBM BPM also lacks smaller solutions, so I must purchase multiple solutions to start with workflows and applications."
"We need process monitoring. It is somewhat complex to monitor all the processes which work."
"I have an interest around the robotic piece, and integrating that with the processes. I think that is certainly a good direction to be going."
"The debugging needs improvement. There is some confusion surrounding the debugging."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a two out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"IBM BPM is expensive, so most large companies opt for IBM based on their licensing options."
"Due to its extensive features and capabilities, the product pricing is more aligned with medium—to large enterprises."
"Licensing is managed by the client, but we know it is yearly. Camunda is relatively cheaper. There is not much difference in pricing of IBM and PEGA. For large licensing, there are discounts as well."
"The pricing is very high."
"When considering the features of the solution the price is expensive compared to competitors."
"The product is expensive considering the hardware and software costs."
"It has a low cost to implement. You'll get your money back in the same year that you complete the project."
"I rate the solution's pricing a four out of ten."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
31%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ACI Worldwide Global Payments Hub?
This solution has a robust cloud model, which it supports, and the pricing is also very competitive in terms of pay-per-use. Right now, it seems like ACI is winning a bit in terms of its pricing mo...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ACI Worldwide Global Payments Hub?
I would rate the pricing a two out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.
What needs improvement with ACI Worldwide Global Payments Hub?
There is a scope for improvement in this solution's support mechanism, like the solution's SLAs for tickets and incidents. Another area of improvement is setup. It could be made easier.
Which is better, IBM BPM or IBM Business Automation Workflow?
We researched both IBM solutions and in the end, we chose Business Automation Workflow. IBM BPM has a good user interface and the BPM coach is a helpful tool. The API is very useful in providing en...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM BPM?
Once it is installed, maintaining it is not a big issue.
 

Comparisons

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Also Known As

Worldwide Global Payments Hub
WebSphere Lombardi Edition, IBM Business Process Manager, IBM WebSphere Process Server
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Charles River Investment Management Systems, T-Mobile,Time Warner Cable, Thomson Reuters, Fidelity.com, Texas Instruments, Sears, Sabre Holdings, First Data, HP, IBM, Johnson Controls, Jefferies
Barclays, EmeriCon, Banca Popolare di Milano, CST Consulting, KeyBank, KPMG, Prolifics, Sandhata Technologies Ltd., State of Alaska, Humana S.A., Saperion, esciris, Banco Espirito Santo
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