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ELMA 365 vs IBM BPM comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

ELMA 365
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
42nd
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
CRM (57th), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (56th)
IBM BPM
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
110
Ranking in other categories
Application Infrastructure (7th), Process Automation (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of ELMA 365 is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM BPM is 7.6%, down from 7.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM)
 

Featured Reviews

PT
A great ERP for medium and even small businesses
If one has experience in the ERP market, big brands like Microsoft require a lot of money over other platforms like Odoo. We can implement an on-premise model for some enterprise customers because it gives privacy and security. For other customers, we provide the cloud version. Currently, we recommend customers implement the ERP platform on the cloud environment because of the flexibility and scaling. I recommend that customers invest in a solution with the possibility of scaling in the future while providing many functions and features out of the box. In many ERPs we provide, although we would recommend ELMA as a default option for medium and even enterprise customers, they need bigger brands. ELMA 365 should be the second or third option for customers right now. I rate ELMA 365 a ten out of ten.
Mohammed Almalki - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers good case management and its integration with process design but there's a learning curve
If you're already an IBM shop with the necessary skills and personnel, then I would recommend using it. However, it requires a yearly investment. So, if you're prepared for that, then go for it. New users will need at least six months to get comfortable with IBM BPM, at least initially. So, there's a learning curve. Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten. Two main reasons: the skillset required to manage it and its integration complexity.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"A lot of customers, when we introduce this kind of product into their organization, it provides a lot of analytics."
"The possibility to add Java code as embedded .jar, that increases the flexibility of the solution."
"One of the most notable things is how you can develop use cases with the customers, internal customers, but directly within. The software process model that BPM supports is really exciting in that aspect."
"By automating several tasks, we have already reduced a lot of work for the business."
"There is information during the process that the analyst will look at, their procedures. We created a part of the application such that the business can change those procedures as needed, on a daily, weekly, monthly basis. As the reps go through the process, they don't necessarily know it's changing, they just know they have to refer to some documentation, and the business can keep that up to date."
"The case management and its integration with process design are good features."
"This is one of the best tools to support the business and the way we work, and the numerous processes we need to implement."
"Integration is a big plus for me."
"I liked its robustness the most. It was a very robust platform in my experience. It seemed like a very stable and powerful tool for handling lots of concurrent users and hammering at the system."
 

Cons

"Customers want improved productivity."
"They don't have a mechanism to achieve processes, data sources, and data."
"The price and the overall installation process could be improved."
"The stability varies because it involves a lot of other components like databases, so sometimes if something goes wrong there, it can't recover from the fatal errors."
"It needs more customization. We like to customize the screens to show more things related to our company."
"One area for improvement is the scripting languages used within the solution. They could integrate other languages such as GoMango or Python than JavaScript."
"The engine itself tends to accumulate a lot of data that needs to be cleaned up, and that's the kind of thing that keeps it from, in some scenarios, scaling as much as it needs to. And then, when you're building solutions, if you're not careful to keep the screens from being associated with too much data, if you're going to just do things the way that a lot of people would just assume that they can do, without having experience of having made those mistakes before, it will accumulate a lot of data, and that will cause it to perform very badly."
"We have been experiencing bad performance and instability."
"The solution can improve integration with SAP, CRM, and Salesforce, which is not capital-intensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
"I already compared some solutions related to business process management, and I saw that the cost of IBM BPM is more expensive compared with that of Camunda, for example."
"The cloud and license of the subscription model for IBM BPM can be complex. There are a lot of alternatives to choose from."
"​We have definitely seen ROI. When we first kicked it off, we said it had to pay for itself within three years, and it did."
"It may be cheaper for organizations to pay for the Viewer licenses that are immediately up and running in the cloud, rather than paying for someone to administer publishing to an intranet."
"IBM BPM cannot be considered a cheaply priced product. IBM BPM is a really expensive product compared to other companies. One needs to opt for the perpetual licensing model offered by IBM."
"The solution might be expensive, but I can't give you a precise number. In the market here, I've seen two main products for BPM: IBM BPM and Camunda. Camunda is very popular and open-source, so there's no direct comparison."
"The product is expensive considering the hardware and software costs."
"We have a yearly licensing model. It is not expensive. There are no addition costs to the standard license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
38%
Financial Services Firm
27%
Comms Service Provider
5%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
31%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ELMA 365?
A lot of customers, when we introduce this kind of product into their organization, it provides a lot of analytics.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ELMA 365?
I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten. It's not so cheap and not so expensive.
What needs improvement with ELMA 365?
Our customers mention three main topics when they review our product. The first point of improvement is the cost, the second one is they want improved productivity, and the last point would be cent...
Which is better, IBM BPM or IBM Business Automation Workflow?
We researched both IBM solutions and in the end, we chose Business Automation Workflow. IBM BPM has a good user interface and the BPM coach is a helpful tool. The API is very useful in providing en...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM BPM?
SAP is more expensive, but IBM BPM is very expensive. If a scale of one to ten is used, I would rate IBM BPM at nine in terms of pricing.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

ELMA BPM
WebSphere Lombardi Edition, IBM Business Process Manager, IBM WebSphere Process Server
 

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Sample Customers

Air Astana, GS Nanotech, Kapital Bank, Mriya Resort & SPA, Obninskorgsintez, VestaBank, pwc, Zarubezhneft, lockobank, Rosatom
Barclays, EmeriCon, Banca Popolare di Milano, CST Consulting, KeyBank, KPMG, Prolifics, Sandhata Technologies Ltd., State of Alaska, Humana S.A., Saperion, esciris, Banco Espirito Santo
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