IBM Blueworks Live vs SAP Signavio Process Manager comparison

IBM and SAP are both solutions in the Business Process Design category. IBM is ranked #12 with an average rating of 7.5, while SAP is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.0. IBM holds a 3.2% mindshare in BPD, compared to SAP’s 9.1% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of SAP users who would recommend it.

IBM Blueworks Live

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91% willing to recommend

SAP Signavio Process Manager

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90% willing to recommend

IBM Blueworks Live

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

IBM Blueworks Live and SAP Signavio Process Manager compete in the business process management category. SAP Signavio seems to have the upper hand with its comprehensive process management and customization capabilities.

Features: IBM Blueworks Live is known for its intuitive collaboration that eases process mapping and documentation across departments. It simplifies process visualization and ensures rapid adoption post-training. SAP Signavio Process Manager excels in its powerful modeling capabilities, supporting BPMN compliance and offering extensive process governance tools. It features a user-friendly interface with a Collaboration Hub that enhances teamwork and process insights.

Room for Improvement: IBM Blueworks Live requires enhanced simulation capabilities, better reporting, and improved integration with business systems. It also needs richer modeling features to manage complex workflows. SAP Signavio users wish for better tool integration, flexible licensing options, and upgraded document management. Customization of reports and UI enhancements are also desired.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both IBM Blueworks Live and SAP Signavio Process Manager provide flexible deployment in public, private, and hybrid clouds. IBM Blueworks Live is praised for its responsive customer support, while SAP Signavio maintains a strong service reputation, though its complexity can present technical challenges.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Blueworks Live offers competitive pricing with effective cost solutions and reasonable license fees, resulting in a positive ROI. SAP Signavio Process Manager is noted for its higher price, justified by its robust functionality and comprehensive management features, offering substantial ROI through process optimization and visibility.

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IBM Blueworks Live vs. SAP Signavio Process Manager

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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:

ROI

Sentiment score

8.5

IBM Blueworks Live enhances efficiency and reduces costs with automation, offering quick returns and significant time savings annually.

Sentiment score

6.1

SAP Signavio Process Manager enhances time savings, efficiency, collaboration, with anticipated cost efficiencies and improved documentation within organizations.

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We can draw and document our processes, then analyze data within SAP Signavio Process Manager.

SandrinePluvinet

process and methods manager at Altitude Infrastructure

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

9.0

IBM Blueworks Live's customer service is praised for responsiveness and helpfulness, with effective technical support and satisfactory service levels.

Sentiment score

6.8

SAP Signavio Process Manager's support is effective and responsive, with users praising quick resolutions and the knowledgeable team.

Support deserves a rating of nine out of ten.

Nupur Wadhwa

Consultant 2 at Protiviti

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I would rate their technical support a ten.

SandrinePluvinet

process and methods manager at Altitude Infrastructure

I have not encountered issues myself, but one of my colleagues found that support was provided quite late, resolving the problem in one or two days rather than instantly.

Naman Lalawat

data analyst at dbs global university

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.6

IBM Blueworks Live is scalable, effective for enterprises, though some note minor performance issues and potential cost considerations.

Sentiment score

7.3

SAP Signavio excels in scalability, supporting many users and processes efficiently, enhancing business transformation and seamless cloud deployment.

IBM Blueworks Live is easily scalable, but it can be expensive to scale and there may be some limitations.

Nupur Wadhwa

Consultant 2 at Protiviti

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.9

IBM Blueworks Live is praised for reliability and stability, despite minor latency and cloud security concerns.

Sentiment score

7.5

SAP Signavio Process Manager is stable and reliable, with minimal downtime and users praising its performance and continuous functionality.

For the on-premise version, there aren't speed challenges, but sometimes the server goes down, preventing work.

Nupur Wadhwa

Consultant 2 at Protiviti

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Room For Improvement

IBM Blueworks Live struggles with limited functionality and integration, lacking robust process execution, customization, and reporting capabilities.

SAP Signavio needs UI improvements, flexible licensing, better integration, enhanced analytics, and scalable pricing for effective workflow management.

Normal business users or consultants cannot perform the installation as it requires extensive technical knowledge.

Nupur Wadhwa

Consultant 2 at Protiviti

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It should also integrate with non-SAP systems for better functionality.

Naman Lalawat

data analyst at dbs global university

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Setup Cost

IBM Blueworks Live provides flexible, competitive pricing and ease of use, ideal for enterprises with varied licensing needs.

SAP Signavio Process Manager is valuable but expensive, with flexible pricing, suitable for larger organizations due to scale.

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After SAP acquired Signavio, the prices increased significantly, making it too expensive for our small company to afford.

SandrinePluvinet

process and methods manager at Altitude Infrastructure

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Valuable Features

IBM Blueworks Live simplifies process mapping with user-friendly interface, real-time collaboration, and integration, enhancing efficiency and accessibility.

SAP Signavio Process Manager enhances process efficiency through integration, collaboration, and intuitive modeling, supporting global access and optimization.

IBM Blueworks Live provides clear ROI as it saves both time and money.

Nupur Wadhwa

Consultant 2 at Protiviti

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The ability to perform queries is a feature unique to SAP Signavio Process Manager, and it proves to be very useful for our needs.

SandrinePluvinet

process and methods manager at Altitude Infrastructure

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Blueworks Live

Ranking in Business Process Design

12th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP Signavio Process Manager

Ranking in Business Process Design

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Management (BPM) (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of IBM Blueworks Live is 3.2%, down from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Signavio Process Manager is 9.1%, up from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Design Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SAP Signavio Process Manager	9.1%
IBM Blueworks Live	3.2%
Other	87.7%

Business Process Design

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Nupur Wadhwa

Consultant 2 at Protiviti

Enables efficient process mapping but requires improvement in maintaining server stability

The pricing of the solution can be quite expensive when compared to competitors, though IBM Blueworks Live stands out from a technical standpoint. IBM Blueworks Live provides clear ROI as it saves both time and money. I have successfully imported Visio flowcharts into both IBM Blueworks Live and ARIS. Both tools handled the imports successfully, though some manual intervention was required because Visio is quite a basic tool. Importing flowcharts into advanced tools such as ARIS and IBM Blueworks Live requires some manual effort. The primary advantage is the ease of use. I have not encountered any features in other tools that I couldn't find in ARIS. This is a major factor because I don't have to switch between tools to find specific features. Using ARIS for the past three years has built confidence and trust in the tool.

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Cirvesh-Daga

Director at T-Systems International GmbH

Good visual representation for modelling and business process mapping but room for improvement in reporting functionalities

There is room for improvement in analytics. People don't realize it, but the world has changed in the last six to eight months. Customers want to see AI like ChatGPT and ML capabilities in all aspects of business processes and reporting. That would be my recommendation for any OEM in this value chain. Reporting could definitely be improved. I would like to see new features in analytics. I like that they analyze the process and give it to me visually, but I'd like the option to use DPMM instead of just DPC. I'd also like the option to have the process map laid out top to bottom instead of horizontally. Especially a choice between DPMN and EPC as a format. Because there are some people who are very comfortable with the EPC notation. The process is very clearly event-driven. There's an event, there's an action. It's very simple to understand. BPMN, which is the most popular business process notation, generally tends to have multiple frames. Actually, in multiple swimlanes rather. And those frames could each represent a particular kind of entity. Maybe it's an action, maybe it's an actor, maybe it's an event. So there are two different ways of notation. I just like Signavio to give us the ability to choose that notation. Because some companies use BPMN and some use the EPC. And then, if the minute you make that change, I'd like them to give us the flexibility of having an already plotted or vertically plotted option. Moreover, I would like to see improvement in the visual part. It's the piece that needs improvement. Currently, you can plot the diagram horizontally or vertically. However, I'd like the option to change the way the diagram is created, like switching between different notations.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	17

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	43

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 any lines or arrows in a decision point in IBM Blueworks Live; it's very automatic.

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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?

Some features could still be enhanced in IBM Blueworks Live. The solution is easily scalable, but it can be expensive to scale and there may be some limitations. The solution is stable, but there a...

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Which is better - Signavio Process Manager or Celonis?

SAP Signavio Process Manager is a very robust industrial-grade business process modeling tool. It is easy to use and does not require too much technological involvement. This solution has a collabo...

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What do you like most about Signavio Process Manager?

The visual representation is extremely powerful and easy to use in process modeling and analysis. I can show it to someone who doesn't know business process mapping, and they still understand bec...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Signavio Process Manager?

The price of SAP Signavio Process Manager was quite high but could be afforded by an organization with a sensitive data scale.

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 37% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

Oracle BPM vs SAP Signavio Process Manager

Compared 3% of the time

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Also Known As

IBM Lombardi Blueprint

Signavio Process Editor

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.

IBM

The Signavio portfolio of web-based business transformation solutions helps companies to understand and optimize all of their business processes quickly and at scale, providing instant insights for informed decision-making. Signavio’s intuitive analysis, change management and execution solutions around process excellence include use cases like digital transformation, operational excellence and customer-centricity, placing them at the heart of global organizations.

Over 1 million users in more than 1,500 organizations worldwide rely on Signavio products to make processes part of their company’s DNA. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Signavio was founded in 2009 to address the need for a collaborative approach to process management.

Signavio was acquired by SAP in the first quarter of 2021. For more information, visit www.signavio.com

SAP

Sample Customers

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

DHL, Coca Cola EP, Prudential, Zalando, T-Systems, Jabil, Endress+Hauser, Rakuten

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