Bonita vs Oracle BPEL comparison

Bonitasoft and Oracle are both solutions in the Process Automation category. Bonitasoft is ranked #22 with an average rating of 7.0, while Oracle is ranked #34 with an average rating of 7.0. Bonitasoft holds a 2.8% mindshare in PA, compared to Oracle’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Bonitasoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

Bonita

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96% willing to recommend

Oracle BPEL

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746 Views
746 Comparison Views

75% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Bonita and Oracle BPEL are competitors in the BPM category. Bonita is preferred for its ease-of-use and cost-effectiveness, while Oracle BPEL is favored for its extensive functionality.

Features: Bonita offers flexibility and ease of use with its visual process design, integration capabilities, and adaptability for quick setup. Oracle BPEL provides high-end process orchestration, superior integration features, and is suited for enterprises with complex workflow requirements.

Room for Improvement: Bonita could enhance its capabilities for managing complex workflows, provide more robust handling of intricate tasks, and improve scalability for large enterprises. Oracle BPEL could streamline its deployment process, simplify user experience, and offer more intuitive features for non-expert users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Bonita is known for quick and straightforward deployment, supported by efficient services. Oracle BPEL requires more time and expertise due to its complexity but offers comprehensive support for troubleshooting and optimization.

Pricing and ROI: Bonita is attractive to small to medium enterprises for its cost-effectiveness and scalable pricing, leading to a faster ROI. Oracle BPEL, though more expensive initially, is cost-effective for large-scale applications that utilize its full capabilities, offering extensive value in the long term.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Bonita

Ranking in Process Automation

22nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (13th), Business Process Management (BPM) (23rd)

Oracle BPEL

Ranking in Process Automation

34th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Process Automation category, the mindshare of Bonita is 2.8%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle BPEL is 0.9%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Process Automation Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Bonita	2.8%
Oracle BPEL	0.9%
Other	96.3%

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Mohamed Guermazi

Technical Director / Project Manager at I-way

The user interface is easy to use, and the product performs well, but the dashboard and the monitoring features are limited

We use the product to design workflows. We model and install them on the server. We use the Community edition The modeling features are easy. The performance of the tool is good. The user interface is easy to use. I have used the product for complex processes and sub-processes successfully. The…

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Posham Nampelli

Architecture and Consulting at Synaptics Inc

A highly scalable solution that provides various features for the execution of business processes

I'm a consultant. I do architecting, designing, and development. I have used two versions, 1.1 and 2.0. I’m unsure about the prices because I oversee the development and implementation. I'll highly recommend the product depending on an organization’s requirements. As someone who has worked with BPEL for 13 years, I highly recommend the product for an on-premise or hybrid integration. Multiple products or alternate solutions have come into the integration domain. However, the product has been in the industry from SOA 11g to SOA 12c and OIC. Though there are multiple competitors, the product has been here for a long time and has been helping multiple customers improve their business. Overall, I rate the solution a nine or nine and a half out of ten.

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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

"We use the tool to validate and give access to the users. It is for access management."

"Flexible and drag-and-drop type of UI is very valuable. The integrations are also very good. You can build workflows very quickly, which is my favorite activity. By using the GUI, you can build the entire mechanism, notifications, and all this kind of stuff."

"The solution is easy to use."

"Compared to other products on the market, Bonita presents a pretty acceptable level of robustness."

"The solution is stable. Even the older versions are stable."

"I really enjoy using the workflow management."

"One of the most valuable features is you can create without coding, it is a low code platform."

"I find process management and user interface designing the most valuable features."

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"The solution is very seamless and fast."

"What I find the most valuable about Oracle BPEL is that it saves me time."

"The product has everything we need."

"The most valuable feature is the support for human tasks."

Cons

"The interface is advanced and quite good, but it could improve."

"There could be an improvement in IoT connectivity."

"The main issue with Bonita is that the workspace crashes sometimes."

"There is a considerable learning curve."

"We are struggling a bit with integrations."

"Automation in vacation of a human resources replacement would be a good improvement in the product."

"Bonita must add a rule engine. We are a 360-degree partner of Bonita. We can integrate with any kind of rule engine. We have a dashboard related to engine performance, but getting a configurable dashboard for the Buildium or transactional data will add value."

"It would be nice to have a wizard to help walk through the development process and create a backbone."

More Bonita cons

"They need to have support for new protocols like GraphQL and possibly some out-of-the-box adapters for SAP and other big systems."

"The solution's integration with SAP should be seamless because some formats are not accepted in SAP but are accepted in Oracle BPEL."

"In the next release, I would like to see REST improved and new technologies for microservices. I'd like to see more containers for separating containers."

"Some user-defined functions for transformation must be added to the next release of the solution."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Price to service ratio with Bonita BPM is good."

"The price is fair for what we are using the solution for."

"The Enterprise edition is very expensive."

"The price of the solution is reasonable."

"You pay an annual fee and can have an unlimited number of processes and users."

"We are using the Community Version, which can be used free of charge."

"I believe this is a very good financial choice."

"Licensing cost for the Enterprise edition comes out to be around 40,000 a year. There is also a Community edition, which is free. Some customers can go for the Community edition, but some of them require the Enterprise edition. Big companies go for the Enterprise edition, which comes with a lot of additional features such as a mobile app."

More Bonita pricing and cost advice

"The product is moderately priced."

"The solution's pricing is moderate and not expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Manufacturing Company

15%

Performing Arts

13%

Financial Services Firm

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	11

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Questions from the Community

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...

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What do you like most about Bonita?

The user interface is easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bonita?

The Enterprise edition is very expensive.

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What needs improvement with Oracle BPEL?

They need to have support for new protocols like GraphQL and possibly some out-of-the-box adapters for SAP and other big systems. It should be better if the SAP adapter were included in the bundle.

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What is your primary use case for Oracle BPEL?

We primarily use Oracle BPEL for process automation. It is used for workflows for documents, data transfers, and other processes implemented for our customers.

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle BPEL?

It depends on your needs. Oracle BPEL is suitable for enterprise-wide systems. However, if you're building something smaller or don't know precisely what you need, it's better to start with somethi...

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Also Known As

Bonita BPM

BPEL Process Manager

Overview

Bonitasoft helps innovative companies worldwide deliver better digital user experiences for customers and employees. The extensible and open Bonita application platform unleashes the full potential of multidisciplinary development teams to create Living Apps: applications that allow continuous and incremental improvement, connecting tailored user interfaces with reliable back-office operations.

Bonitasoft

Oracle BPEL (Business Process Execution Language) Process Manager is a tool for designing and running business processes. This product provides a comprehensive, standardsÂbased and easy to use solution for creating, deploying and managing crossÂapplication business processes with both automated and human workflow steps â all in a serviceÂoriented architecture. Oracle BPEL Process Manager is a powerful integration tool for the enterprise. Its ability to connect to external systems and process, mixed with its support for a variety of presentation technologies makes it an ideal tool for defining and implementing business process logic.

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Sample Customers

With more than 1000 customers in 75 countries, and its ecosystem of more than 120,000 members, Bonitasoft is the largest provider of open-source Business Process Management, Low-code and Digital Transformation software worldwide.

Nacional Monte de Piedad IAP, Bimbo S.A. de C.V., Intelligent Pathways, DVZ Datenverarbeitungszentrum Mecklenburg-Vorpommern GmbH, Arqiva

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