Bonita vs WorkflowGen comparison

Bonitasoft and WorkflowGen are both solutions in the Business Process Design category. Bonitasoft is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.2, while WorkflowGen is ranked #28. Bonitasoft holds a 4.7% mindshare in BPD, compared to WorkflowGen’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Bonitasoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of WorkflowGen users who would recommend it.

Bonita

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96% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Bonita and WorkflowGen are competing products in the business process management space. WorkflowGen seems to have the upper hand due to its robust feature set and strong integration capabilities despite higher costs.

Features: Bonita offers an open-source framework, customizable workflows, and strong integration capabilities. WorkflowGen includes native support for enterprise applications, intuitive process design, and seamless integrations for handling complex enterprise needs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Bonita provides flexible deployment with a community-driven support model and optional professional aid. WorkflowGen offers tailored deployment options and comprehensive professional support aligning with enterprise expectations.

Pricing and ROI: Bonita provides a cost-effective setup, especially through its open-source version with low initial investment. WorkflowGen involves a higher upfront cost but offers a potentially higher ROI by enhancing enterprise efficiency, targeting larger organizations.

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Categories and Ranking

Bonita

Ranking in Business Process Design

10th

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

14th

Ranking in Process Automation

12th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WorkflowGen

Ranking in Business Process Design

28th

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

54th

Ranking in Process Automation

40th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Rapid Application Development Software (36th), Low-Code Development Platforms (34th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of Bonita is 4.7%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WorkflowGen is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Design

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Paparao Nadipineni

Architect at Evoke

A simple and lightweight college course automation system with third-party integrations

The initial setup is straightforward and can be completed with the environment within an hour. First, take the latest from the git repository and check the git code to the monitor studio and a bar file, a deployable Bonita archive file. Then, take that process to the Bonita server, running at runtime on another server. Finally, deploy and enable it by selecting the proper organization.

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Christopher Odonoghue

SAP Solution Lead at Johnson & Johnson

Good for automatically triggering workflows, but needs to be more customizable

We use this product for many different reasons related to our business We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do. The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically trigger the workflow. This solution needs to be…

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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

"Its user-friendliness, along with the availability of comprehensive and clear documentation on the website is the most valuable."

"The most valuable features of Bonita are the connectors, detailed documentation, and web applications. The documentation was useful because it is how I learned how to use it."

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

"The user interface is easy to use."

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

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

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

"The user interface is better than all of the open-source BPMs that I have tried."

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"We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do."

Cons

"There is a considerable learning curve."

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

"There could be an improvement in IoT connectivity."

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

"I would like to improve the product's load balancing."

"Installation could be made easier."

"We are struggling a bit with integrations."

"The community edition has limited module functionality. If they could release some of the functionality that's available in the enterprise edition that would be helpful to those learning to use the solution."

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"This solution needs to be more customizable."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The Enterprise edition is very expensive."

"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."

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

"I am using the free version of Bonita."

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

"The product is not cheaper, not costlier; it is reasonable. Bonita’s license is very flexible, with options to meet the needs of different customers and clients. Previously, it was less flexible, but now, many different licensing options are available."

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

"The product's pricing is acceptable. Pricing is yearly."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

12%

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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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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

Immediately accelerate business process adaptability with fluid workflow automation. Use the WorkflowGen .NET workflow software's low code environment to maximize the efficiency of process designers and developers.

Automate any type of human and system-based enterprise process within a battle-tested infrastructure.

Customize and integrate your workflow apps to meet your requirements in a highly configurable environment.

Engage process participants with a full-featured workflow portal, native mobile apps, and email approvals, or through seamless integration with your own web apps.

Leverage a solution used by Fortune 500 companies for worldwide business-critical applications.

WorkflowGen

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.

Comcast, Deloitte, Mitsui & Co Ltd, Sanofi Pasteur, Textron, XL Group. WorkflowGen accelerates business process adaptability in 70 countries for 500+ organizations and 1,000,000 users.

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