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AWS Step Functions vs Camunda comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
AWS Step Functions support is effective and responsive for error fixes and quotas but considered expensive by users.
Sentiment score
7.6
Camunda's customer service is praised for responsiveness and resources, though some desire better integration support and response times.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.4
AWS Step Functions needs better data handling, IDE integration, pricing clarity, third-party integration, and improved profiling and logging features.
Sentiment score
4.7
Camunda users seek enhanced customization, internationalization, integration, training cost reduction, workflow tools, scalability, and better community support.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
AWS Step Functions are praised for scalability and performance by diverse teams, from startups to large companies with 4,000 users.
Sentiment score
7.0
Camunda excels in scalability with proper architecture, though database management and documentation could be improved for optimal performance.
 

Setup Cost

No sentiment score available
AWS Step Functions pricing can be complex and expensive, impacting costs through multiple factors and integrations, with inconsistent price control.
Sentiment score
6.1
Camunda provides a more affordable solution with free open-source and paid enterprise options, ideal for various business needs.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
AWS Step Functions are highly stable and reliable, with many users experiencing no issues, often rating stability 8.5-10.
Sentiment score
8.3
Camunda is highly stable and reliable, though specific integrations can affect performance under heavy load, earning high stability ratings.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
7.2
AWS Step Functions offer intuitive JSON workflows, full AWS integration, parallel task scalability, effective monitoring with a dashboard-like UI.
Sentiment score
8.3
Camunda offers a flexible, user-friendly platform for efficient process automation, supporting BPMN, CMMN, DMN standards, and seamless integration.
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Step Functions
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Workload Automation (15th)
Camunda
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (2nd), Process Automation (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of AWS Step Functions is 2.3%, down from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Camunda is 21.8%, up from 21.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM)
 

Featured Reviews

Mahender Nirwan - PeerSpot reviewer
Good integration with many AWS services and create a workflow to call one Lambda function after another, and other serverless features
There are two main features I like. You can use the UI or write basic JSON to define the workflow. If you write JSON, it converts it into a visual workflow in the UI. This allows you to visualize what's happening. When you get an error, it's easy to find in any large workflow, and debugging is also pretty easy. I like their UI, to be honest. It has the best profit UI.
Peter Broucke - PeerSpot reviewer
Support is good (even the basic one), documentation is readily available and matches the need for agile development
Probably one area I look forward to has to do with AI and how Camunda sees the AI angle on workflow. I know they're working on that or at least communicating about it. They already have versions to run on the cloud, so they've tackled that. We're looking at what they will come up with otherwise. As long as the product gets enough traction and evolves, we're happy. With open source, you can monitor what's happening. If the product is being left by many customers, that's a sign. We're also users of Camunda, and you can watch one of our guides' presentations in the States about one of our implementations. Our focus now is on developing service management and DMN APIs for the platform. AI is something we take into consideration, but we'll see what additional benefits it could bring and how to interconnect it with our data or AI engineering.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
33%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
27%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon Step Functions?
The integration capability is easy, whereas building state machines is tricky.
What is your primary use case for Amazon Step Functions?
I worked with Step Functions about a year ago for six months. Currently, I don't have any use cases for Step Functions. But overall, I was pretty amazed with it. It has great integration with many ...
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon Step Functions?
I would rate my experience with this product a ten out of ten. Step Functions obviously cannot solve every problem statement. But it makes sense for a wide range of use cases. Everything has some l...
How does Bonita compare with Camunda Platform?
One of the things we like best about Bonita is that you can create without coding - it is a low-code platform. With Bonita, you can build the entire mechanism using the GUI, it’s that simple. You c...
Which do you prefer - Appian or Camunda Platform?
Appian is fast when building simple to medium solutions. This solution offers simple drag-and-drop functionality with easy plug-and-play options. The initial setup was seamless and very easy to imp...
Which would you choose - Camunda Platform or Apache Airflow?
Camunda Platform allows for visual demonstration and presentation of business process flows. The flexible Java-based option was a big win for us and allows for the integration of microservices very...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Amazon Step Functions, Step Functions
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Sample Customers

Alpha Apps, The Guardian, SGK, Bigfinite
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