CA Process Automation vs ServiceNow Orchestration comparison

Broadcom and ServiceNow are both solutions in the Process Automation category. Broadcom is ranked #36, while ServiceNow is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.2. Broadcom holds a 0.9% mindshare in PA, compared to ServiceNow’s 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of ServiceNow users who would recommend it.

CA Process Automation

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93% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

CA Process Automation and ServiceNow Orchestration are tools in the enterprise automation category. ServiceNow Orchestration appears to have the upper hand, offering advanced features and robust scalability.

Features: CA Process Automation offers process automation capabilities, workflow customization, and integration with third-party applications. ServiceNow Orchestration provides integration with the ServiceNow platform, pre-built connectors, and cloud capabilities.

Room for Improvement: CA Process Automation could improve in user interface intuitiveness, deployment flexibility, and reducing technical support dependency. ServiceNow Orchestration might enhance its pricing structure, ease of custom scripting, and connectivity testing capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: CA Process Automation has straightforward on-premises deployment but benefits from dedicated support. ServiceNow Orchestration's cloud-based model simplifies deployment and leverages strong customer service.

Pricing and ROI: CA Process Automation offers competitive setup costs appealing to smaller organizations. ServiceNow Orchestration, with higher initial expenses, provides compelling ROI due to its features and performance efficiency.

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Categories and Ranking

CA Process Automation

Ranking in Process Automation

36th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

ServiceNow Orchestration

Ranking in Process Automation

10th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Process Automation category, the mindshare of CA Process Automation is 0.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow Orchestration is 2.8%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Process Automation Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
ServiceNow Orchestration	2.8%
CA Process Automation	0.9%
Other	96.3%

Process Automation

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Sandeep Jha

Automation Solutions Developer at HCL Technologies

Added value to the delivery of services and the customer experience

We design end-to-end automation solutions for repetitive tasks performed by IT support teams This tool is used in my organization for automating IT infrastructure related incidents or service requests. Built-in operators available for most integrations. Easy to manage. Attended/unattended…

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Claude-Yameogo

Consultant at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

Has helped orchestrate processes and integrate workflows across cloud environments

I recommend ServiceNow Orchestration for larger companies because they have the capability to manage complex environments where it performs better. I promote low-code solutions for these implementations. I don't currently have an idea regarding the pre-built integrations of ServiceNow Orchestration, but I plan to check my area to determine what added value it can bring. I would rate this solution a nine overall.

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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

"If you’re planning or looking for an application able to create process automation, stop looking."

"CA Process Automation manager is a very powerful production tool."

"The benefits are the efficiency we achieve with such a product, as we could automate processes which were done in the past by humans, speeding up the reaction by 10 times and saving us a lot of money."

"It’s a great product, extremely versatile but takes a certain skillset to use and implementation of automation can be time consuming when done properly."

"Technical support is unequivocally excellent; in fact, the best customer service and technical support I’ve experienced during my 12 years in IT."

"For our use it really does very well; it provides us exactly what we need, and it runs with low-resource utilization and moves quickly."

"We took our server provisioning process from about 30 days to about 4 days on the first iteration of implementation."

"It has provided ROI by auto-resolving incidents or requests in the ITSM queue, improved MTTR and SLA adherence, and added value to the delivery of services and the customer experience."

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"The solution effectively automates business processes."

"It is a very stable product, highly affordable."

"It's scalable."

"Orchestration is commonly utilized by major corporations. The process of linking methods in ServiceNow, known as the RTS chain to parent methods, is executed seamlessly and efficiently. It's quite impressive and significant in its impact."

"I use it to orchestrate processes and integration features to gather and update data during specified timeframes or exchange data in real-time when changes occur based on certain criteria."

"I would recommend ServiceNow Orchestration, and I consider it the best product in its domain in the market now."

"The product has a flexible interface for development."

"Provisioning of new systems is among the most impactful features for automating complex workflows with ServiceNow Orchestration."

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Cons

"The solution engine is in Java. Regardless of developments, the solution will always be limited to what Java offers."

"It’s very complex, which is one of the disadvantages."

"Make some of the features more open source that way developers can have more flexibility."

"Every so often the service needs to be restarted otherwise it runs slower and slower. I think this may be due to a memory leak."

"Somehow the product group within CA left the product dry from some regular expression functionality."

"OCR capability should be added as a feature."

"It needs auto-triggering of workflows based on machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI)."

"Better reporting, because we have to true up our licenses every three months because we license on running concurrent processes, so we have to provide a report to CA every three months using their tool -- which never works."

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"The third-party integrations are challenging when the tools are not from ServiceNow partners. This presents issues when integrating solutions from other vendors."

"If I compare the interface of ServiceNow Orchestration with Boomi, it is easier to use Boomi than ServiceNow Orchestration."

"There should be connectors to cover at least the top industry applications, and they should be easier to configure in a plug-and-play fashion."

"We had a few use cases where we couldn't find solutions in Orchestration and had to go with the publishers to solve them."

"We have found some gaps in integration because all of our customers require niche tools."

"If I compare the interface of ServiceNow Orchestration with Boomi, it is easier to use Boomi than ServiceNow Orchestration."

"I would like a user experience module to be added."

"The flow rate for releases and updates is very, very slow and does not meet customers' objectives for scalability."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are a lot of automation savings from any process which is repeatable."

"It has provided ROI by auto resolving incidents or requests in the ITSM queue, improved MTTR and SLA adherence, and added value to the delivery of services and the customer experience."

"Pricing is custom to every customer."

"It is not very expensive."

"The cost of the solution is based on the number of plugins, conductors and integrations used and is charged annually. The licensing cause has been increasing gradually which makes it difficult to access. Initially offer free features but over the time the charges rise which make it an expensive solution with limited features. Along with that, the integration issues persist and require additional middle where and internet connectivity for effective usage."

"It is quite expensive because we've had some customers come back and say it's quite pricey because in order for them to go ahead with Orchestration, they must have already been paying for Discovery, service mapping, and a few other things."

"ServiceNow doesn't give a clear cost indication. They have different contracts with different organizations and it's all about negotiation, so you don't know how they are doing at the cost level."

"The solution is costly and orchestrations are very expensive."

"In terms of price, this solution is at the higher end of what you'll find."

"This is an expensive product, but it is the best in the market considering the features and lack of competitors."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

19%

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Construction Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

22%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Large Enterprise	10

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	9

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Overview

CA Process Automation is designed to speed the delivery of IT services while helping to remove manual errors. By defining, automating and orchestrating processes across organizational silos that use disparate systems, CA Process Automation helps improve productivity while also enforcing standards. With CA Process Automation, you can automate IT processes that span multiple organizations and systems, reduce the time it takes to deliver services and enforce standards and compliance policies across departments. CA Process Automation helps you automate IT processes to reduce operational expenses, increase staff productivity, speed IT service delivery, improve service quality, and enforce compliance policies.

Broadcom

ServiceNow is the fastest-growing enterprise cloud software company in the world above $1 billion (2018 revenue was $2.6 billion, up 36% year over year). We deliver digital workflows that create great experiences and unlock productivity to approximately 5,400 enterprise customers worldwide, including almost 75% of the Fortune 500.

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