Bizagi vs Camunda comparison

Bizagi and Camunda are both solutions in the Business Process Design category. Bizagi is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.3, while Camunda is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.2. Bizagi holds a 9.5% mindshare in BPD, compared to Camunda’s 11.6% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Bizagi users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Camunda users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 27, 2024

We performed a comparison between Bizagi vs.Camunda Platform based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.

Ease of Deployment: Bizagi users note that the initial setup is easy and straightforward, while Camunda Platform users mostly speak of the complexity involved in the initial setup.

Features: Users of both products are happy with their stability, scalability, and ease of use.

Bizagi users say its user interface, stability, and usability are excellent. Several users note that its integration capabilities could be better.

Camunda Platform users say its scheduling capabilities and flexibility are its best features. Some note that it could be more user friendly.

Pricing: Both solutions have a free version as well as a licensed version. Many users of both solutions are dissatisfied with the limited licensing models.

ROI: Bizagi users make no mention of ROI, whereas Camunda Platform users are pleased with the ROI.
Service and Support: Bizagi users mention robust support and documentation. Many Camunda Platform users note that the support could use improvement, as it is below average.

Comparison Results: Both solutions received very positive reviews from users. Bizagi has the winning edge in this comparison because of users’ reports of easier deployment and better support.

To learn more, read our detailed Bizagi vs. Camunda Report (Updated: October 2024).

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IBM Blueworks Live

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of IBM Blueworks Live is 3.5%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Bizagi is 9.5%, up from 8.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Camunda is 11.6%, up from 10.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Design

Q&A Highlights

HECTOR CRUZ

Gerente Telecom at Everis

Dec 03, 2021

Why would you choose purchasing Camunda Platform over Bizagi?

I can't give you a good reason to skip over Bizagi. I have been using Bizagi for over 4 years and have gone from total low-code skeptic to low-code evangelist and a strong supporter of Bizagi. It's available for no cost to learn, develop, and test/pilot process automation (up to 20 users in test), and has very reasonable licensing options for production once you are ready to go live. It also is powerful and flexible. We're even using it to drive our docket and scheduling system for hearings (not something one things of doing with a "process automation" tool). Can't recommend Bizagi strongly enough.

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Featured Reviews

AjarMathur

Global Innovation Director at Ernst & Young

Jul 5, 2023

An easily scalable and affordable solution that enables users to document and digitize processes with ease

IBM Blueworks is BPMN 2.0 compliant, but it does not adapt to the overarching BPMN 2.0 concepts. There is only one kind of BPMN 2.0 diagram. It is a process diagram. It doesn't have the concept of separate tools, which other products offer. If I had to do a hardcore BPMN 2.0 modeling, the product would have its own reservations. There were features we could not explore from a BPMN 2.0 perspective. Most of the time, people who are shifting from Microsoft Office tools to a digitized way of working still want the reporting capabilities to be strong. Some tools, like ARIS or Signavio, offer customized solutions from the reporting perspective. If I have documented my whole finance process and want to fetch out a complete SOP report in a very customized manner, IBM Blueworks cannot provide it. We have to rely on some other services. So that's one area in which we always struggled, how to really customize the reporting aspects. I understand that we need to keep the tool a little more asset-light. It's very difficult to keep adding many options, but at least a few BPMN 2.0 options were needed. We have been suggesting to IBM that we should have some way of customizing the reporting. At least we should get a custom way of reporting it into different formats like Excel or putting up a logo for one of the clients so that their SAP can be printed that way.

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Sebastian

Manager at KPMG

Oct 30, 2022

A flexible, customizable solution that reduced time to market, but the UI and customer support could be better

The ability to write our own code inside each activity is beneficial. Sometimes we need to create functionality that doesn't come out of the box, and this allows us to do that. The orchestration capabilities provided by the solution are good; they're helpful and fully functional, plus Bizagi has a management consultant to assist. However, they could be better, and there is significant room for improvement. We can adapt processes we created with Bizagi as our business grows and more processes become automated. We have been doing that on a live process, and it works very well. If the change we are implementing is very different to a traditional workflow, we can create a new version and design cases in the new version instead of the older one. We can modify processes already in place if the change isn't too disruptive, or we can keep using the same platform but create cases in a new workflow instead of the old one, so there's a lot of flexibility. Adapting processes is straightforward, though it depends somewhat on the complexity of the process. Making minor modifications is not complicated; we go into the studio, change the piece of code, workflow, or data model we need, and then redeploy.

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Peter Broucke

Enterprise Architect at Proximus

Apr 23, 2024

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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Collaboration is most valuable. You can collaborate online with many people. People can comment, and you can comment back. It is just like a social network, and that, for me, is very good."

"The licenses are transferrable between different users."

"I like the two-tiered approach, that is, discover and then drill down to the main steps. You can right click and attach risk, policies, and much more. It is a user-friendly solution."

"IBM Blueworks Live is cloud-based and provides easy access to all your processes in one place."

"This solution is good at utilizing standards rules for connectivity."

"It enables decisions based upon processes that we do model, and ultimately move forward with."

"The reporting that we can generate from IBM Blueworks Live has been interesting. We found the KPIs, risks, process modeling, format, and colors, to be very good. We use the EY template and it is interesting to generate reporting in this format."

"The ease of documenting and digitizing the processes was valuable to us."

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"It is quite a stable solution."

"The solution offers a free version of their product."

"The approval process is simple."

"What I find most valuable is the flexibility, I find it very easy to use and very flexible for my purpose. I can use it without any particular problem, and it's very intuitive and easy to understand."

"The interface, design, and accessible user manuals to help get started using the solution are valuable features in Bizagi."

"Agility, reverse engineering, customized portal web, help desk and user guides, easy deployment, simple to modify."

"The most beneficial features of Bizagi for our business processes are its seamless connectivity between process elements and its ability to automate tasks and perform simulations."

"The most valuable feature is the simulation."

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"The solution is good for data models."

"I think that the positives of Camunda Platform are that our customers can start with the free version. I think it is the most important."

"We can share, discuss, and develop the model together — from a distance. It's really helped us during these times of isolation."

"Camunda Platform has a very good interface for workflow and business process design."

"Using the BPMN helps us to have a common shared communication language when discussing processes."

"It's user friendly, much better than most tools I have seen."

"The graphical interface is very beneficial."

"The visibility – the diagrams you create – and then being able to automate based on them are valuable features. It's easy to explain and comprehend, and the integration aspects are valuable."

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Cons

"We haven't yet been able to dabble in case management with Blueworks Live, as it is not yet offered with the product."

"Some of the import functionality was a bit restrictive, in terms of loading data in from other data sources. Something as simple as Excel, loading data tables from Excel, wasn't great. And vice-versa. Some of the export and import functionality with something like Visio - which, I know it's a slightly different tool - but being able to work seamlessly with those other tool sets would've been quite useful. I know it was something that was in the pipeline to be looked at. So that would be useful."

"The ability to create a very structured rule. With the capability that we have right now, Blueworks Live is more process focused. We should be able to enhance it to include a lot more of decisions as well."

"We would like the ability to add additional custom colors. We would like to color additional items to add notes to the blueprint."

"The solution is a very basic discovery product so it doesn't have that much modeling capability. This can be improved."

"The font size is really, really small and it's really not useful to print out process models because you cannot read what's written in different boxes. This makes it necessary for people to have access to the tool. We view licenses to see how the printing or output is. It's not very good."

"I wish Blueworks Live had simulations built in, but it doesn't. It also lacks a feature of reporting; ad hoc, drag and drop reporting. A lot of senior people are always asking for reports, and there's no reporting feature within IBM Blueworks."

"Sometimes, the tool is automatic, which can complicate it, but once you're accustomed to manipulating it, you can use it very effectively."

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"Its price can be improved. The price is high for the application as well as for maintaining and developing applications. When you develop, for example, a BPM, you need to pay a lot for Bizagi."

"One thing that I don't like very much is related to integration: we have to develop some connectors... I would need a connector that connects to a REST service and that uses client ID in secret... They provide the means to develop a connector and use it, but they should implement this because REST services are among the most used protocols for web services."

"Bizagi doesn't have integrations with other solutions, such as ERP systems. In the industry and your company, you have a lot of systems with which you need to integrate, but Bizagi doesn't have such integrations, which makes it very difficult. Its scalability can also be improved. It is good for a startup, but when you need something more complex, it is not good."

"The open source version lacks the option to publish."

"The free version could be better. Some of the templates and all the functionalities aren't available in the free version. I've been trying to check some maps, for example, organizational maps or a model on organization hierarchy. Apparently, there seems to be no template. You have to create your own. I am not sure if there are templates, but I've not really seen any. I think that there's room for improvement."

"The solution is a bit heavy on resources and has slowed down my computer."

"Difficult to export in formats other than PDF."

"The performance could use improvement. We couldn't connect the processes to on one file. The performance is an issue for us."

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"The primary issue regarding the Camuto 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."

"The support definitely can be improved. Apart from that, the language should be extendable to other platforms. If I want to write, I'll run a different platform, like Python code on top of it, or COBOL code on top of it, and it should support those languages."

"In the latest version, there are certain workflow nodes that are missing. Camunda should bring those back, or rather, develop them quickly."

"The GUI needs to be improved, with more configuration options."

"It lacks some preset features and configurations which would make it more plug-and-play for customers."

"It has a Postgres database at the backend, and it is very difficult to scale if you increase the number of processes running. We did hit some barriers. We were able to overcome them, but it was a problem. Camunda has another product called Camunda Cloud, which supposedly doesn't have the same scalability problems, but we are not using Camunda Cloud because the set of features is smaller than Camunda On-Premises. So, its scalability can be improved. Because it has a single database, it is more difficult to scale if you have a huge success."

"The product must provide more videos and training materials."

"Without a proper frontend, the business cannot effectively use the platform."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are seeing ROI from this solution. The solution has saved us time."

"The solution is not very expensive."

"There are editor licenses that are around 50 euros per month, and contributor licenses that are around 30 euros per month."

"The solution is very, very cost-effective."

"Price wise, IBM Blueworks Live is in the middle range, and I would give it a five out of ten."

"Making it less expensive would be good."

"Based on the licenses purchased, from a footprint perspective, you can have as many people as you want. You have multiple different categories of licenses to keep the cost low."

"They have a free subscription model that gives a lot of power to the users."

"I used to be very pleased with the pricing. Now, it's a bit more complicated. I don't remember exactly, however, it might be $10 a month per user."

"The price could be lower."

"I think that its price is reasonable."

"When we were working with the on-premises solution, the licenses were a little bit expensive because we had to buy one by one a package of a hundred licenses, whereas now, we are working with the cloud solution, and it has a different cost. It's a different business model because we pay the license for the developers, but the cost is by the environment, and we have unlimited licenses. The business model is different now, but the benefit ratio is good."

"We didn't use the licensed versions where you could exactly go into automatization. However, we looked at the pricing in the beginning, and the only thing that I remember is that it was too expensive for the things we were using because our clients would also have to license the product. One client said that it was too expensive for the benefit they get out of it."

"Its price is reasonable."

"For the prices, we didn't try a negotiations about licensing or pricing, but if i can say a word about this, I find Bizagi prices to be well thought out."

"Make sure that your requirements are explicitly defined from the outset. This will help you choose the right setup and licensing for your needs."

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"The cost of this solution is better than some competing products."

"Generally, the price could be better, as well as the licensing fees."

"Licensing costs are anywhere from $80,000 to $100,000 USD per year."

"We use Camunda's community edition, which is free."

"Camunda has a free service as well as a commercial service. We are using the free service."

"The open-source version of the product is free to use."

"We use a community version."

"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."

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Answers from the Community

HECTOR CRUZ

Gerente Telecom at Everis

Dec 3, 2021

Why would you choose purchasing Camunda Platform over Bizagi?

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Evgeny Belenky

Director of Community at PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

May 15, 2021

@ValeryTezo , maybe you can help?

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ValeryTezo

Senior ICT Consultant/Project Manager at Qualisys

May 31, 2021

Hi, i have not use Camunda platform yet

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

Educational Organization

Financial Services Firm

27%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Blueworks Live?

The solution is easy to operate. Also, there is an automatic mode to make the business flow. You don't have to put an...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Blueworks Live?

The solution costs around 600-700 dollars/year, which is quite affordable.

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What needs improvement with IBM Blueworks Live?

Sometimes, the tool is automatic, which can complicate it, but once you're accustomed to manipulating it, you can use...

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How easy is it to migrate process flow charts (modeled using tools like Visio) into Bizagi?

I have been using Bizagi with a major project for a state government agency for about four years now. It is pretty st...

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What do you like most about Bizagi?

The natural notation is the best feature of Bizagi because it makes it compatible with other products.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bizagi?

My company uses the free version of the product. In our company, we are doing documentation and modeling. When we rea...

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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 B...

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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...

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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 ...

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Comparisons

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Compared 37% of the time

SAP Signavio Process Manager vs IBM Blueworks Live

Compared 17% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

ARIS Cloud vs IBM Blueworks Live

Compared 10% of the time

MEGA HOPEX vs IBM Blueworks Live

Compared 2% of the time

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Compared 16% of the time

Bonita vs Bizagi

Compared 7% of the time

Appian vs Bizagi

Compared 6% of the time

Lucidchart vs Bizagi

Compared 5% of the time

ARIS BPA vs Bizagi

Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Overview

IBM Blueworks Live is a cloud-based business process modeling tool that helps you discover, map and document your processes. It is easy to use, allowing you to learn and perform business process modeling in minutes.

With Blueworks Live you can:

Simplify business process modeling
Quickly build business processes in a straightforward, cloud-based interface designed for both IT and business users.

Improve process efficiency and accuracy
A central process repository eliminates version control and consistency issues by providing users real-time access to process workflows.

Enhance cross-team collaboration
A shared team workspace engages all business process owners, encouraging cross-team participation and continuous process improvement.

Bizagi’s industry-leading low-code process automation platform connects people, applications, robots, and information. As the most business-friendly and flexible solution on the market, Bizagi enables true collaboration between business and IT, delivering faster adoption and success. Fuelled by a community of 1 million users, Bizagi powers over 1,000 organizations worldwide including Adidas, BAE Systems, and Old Mutual. For more information visit www.bizagi.com

Camunda enables organizations to orchestrate processes across people, systems, and devices to continuously overcome complexity and increase efficiency. A common visual language enables seamless collaboration between business and IT teams to design, automate, and improve end-to-end processes with the required speed, scale, and resilience to remain competitive. Hundreds of enterprises such as Atlassian, ING, and Vodafone orchestrate business-critical processes with Camunda to accelerate digital transformation. To learn more visit camunda.com.

Sample Customers

Cloudsoft Corp. Ltd., Bayer, S¾SS, Essex County Council

adidas, Audi, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Post DHL & many more - 500+ customer globally.

24 Hour Fitness, Accruent, AT&T Inc., Atlassian, CSS Insurance, Deutsche Telekom, Generali, Provinzial NordWest Insurance Services, Swisscom AG, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VHV Group, Zalando

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