Celonis Reviews

We have done ITSM. And for Citibank, we have done some process mining. I have done it for Citibank. And for accounts payable, we have done it for one of our clients. For resolution time and DSOs, on-time deliveries, all this is what we have done.

I find Action Engine for notifying the user, and also Studio Spark, and knowledge models; all these features are useful. 

Action flows are still very useful, like for notifying the user, notifications, alerting them, updating the tables, and notifying the approvals side for ITSM so that the on-time delivery would be increased or the resolution time would decrease.

I want to see improvements in terms of machine learning. In the future, there are a lot of things to do with machine learning, so I want to do that with Celonis.

Another area of improvement is implementation. So, in future releases, I would like to see a more streamlined implementation process would be appreciated, making it less time-consuming and more efficient.

Also, there is room for improvement in technical support. 

I've been using Celonis for three and a half years now. So, we use EMS.

It is a stable solution. 

It is a scalable solution. There are ten people in our team using this solution. We are looking to expand the usage of the solution. 

Customer service and support depend on the partnership we have with them, but they respond to us quickly within a day or two. We have good support, which is compared to other tools like UiPath, and Celonis has good support. We receive good support. 

I was trying out Tableau before. I worked with it for three to four months. But Celonis is the first tool I worked with separately.

I also tested UiPath. But Celonis is better from a development perspective. Celonis is very compatible with the developer side because of the transformations that UiPath is doing; we have to download and do the necessary transformations in Visual Studio, and then we should upload it and test it in a test environment. I have seen that it's not that compatible compared to Celonis. 

In Celonis, we have a custom building of KPIs and all, but in UiPath, we have only some metrics and aggregated functions we can use. We cannot customize the metrics like we can in Celonis. 

Also, in Celonis, it's obvious how we can design our dashboard however we like, but in UiPath, we cannot do that. We can only adjust the VPN lens,  which is not as good as what I feel. When it comes to extraction, it supports only a few things. They have only a few templates I have, where the service provides a hundred plus ads, which you cannot directly inject your data. 

But in Celonis, you have the option to do that. When it comes to data science, you need a separate license for UiPath, which is another added cost. So, UiPath is, of course, is different from Celonis in various aspects.

For Celonis, the initial setup depends on what type of connection it is. Suppose it's RTSM or something like that, we can have direct connectivity, or we can go with the extractor-based. 

But when it comes to SAP or DNS integration and all, the installation of RSC modules, all these come in. So, it is a bit time-consuming if it's not a direct connection.

For me, it took three weeks for the connectivity with on-premise SAP. And for ITSM, it took eight days or something. And it also depends on the client's networking and the support we get from them, it all depends on that.

For the implementation strategy, I usually get the tables I go to the table side, look at the unique keys and the relations between the tables, and then I construct the case table. 

And then I go with the activities, what would the activities be, reporting, how can we do any transformation? Sometimes, when I was working with the Oracle database, there was a non-unique field term which is not a visible one. Then we converted it to the human-readable monthly date format on the transformation side. 

And there's a US daylight saving logic that we worked on to make it more compatible and meaningful. When it comes to the dashboard side and scheduling, it helped with daylight saving. 

And then all these installation transformation sites. I go with the data model building, trigger tables, and any simple interaction engine, we work on the table side, activity table, and case table mapping, which is managed to the end. 

After all this, I load the data model, then I build the dashboard with the basic process explorer, then I go to the transformations, and they have a meeting with the client. This is how it's going on. Then, we build the KPIs depending on the use case they're looking for. 

And also all these things, automation, action flows, action agent performance, root cause analysis, and the violations affecting the process. And then testing, we do a comparison with the source table and what we are getting before it's going to the client.

I needed three or four people for one process.

The price is reasonable. It cost around $10,000. But when you're making an investment and considering the data aspect and facing transformations, you gain valuable insights visually. In comparison, I find Celonis to be less expensive than UiPath.

I just want to learn more tools for process mining so that I can have an idea of which tool works and I can understand the limitations of this tool. If you learn too many tools. So, I just want to get a grip on process mining tools. 

Celonis is a good tool. From my experience, it offers substantial value.

I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

We use the solution to collect the logs from a particular process, inject them into the tool, and analyze them to create a flow diagram. It helps visualize the entire process flow.

The solution works excellently for large-scale implementations of the applications. It performs well for connecting multiple processes.

We encounter challenges while analyzing logs. They should leverage the solution's machine learning algorithms for better log analysis.

I have been using the solution for two years.

It is a highly stable solution. I rate its stability an eight.

We can use the solution in multiple ways in terms of processes. I rate its scalability a seven.

The solution's community and technical support team are good. Although, the response time depends on the subscription.

Positive

The solution's initial setup has medium complexity. We need to check whether the services are running in a particular order. I rate the process a seven. It takes a few hours to complete.

The solution is expensive. I rate its pricing a six.

We have evaluated a few solutions for their licensing models.

I advise others to opt for the solution if they want a process mining product. I rate it a six out of ten.

We use the solution for process mining, BI dashboarding, machine learning, data science, pattern matching, optimization, and as a triggering point for automations. 

Most of our use cases are related to supply chain, procurement, and logistics in manufacturing. 

We have 12 to 15 developers and hundreds of end users. 

The solution has very detailed documentation for technical items so it is very easy for developers to use. 

The process analytics could be a bit easier. You should be able to drag and drop easily from all of the aggregating and calculating functions rather than having to write an equal query. It takes a time investment to learn how to write an equal query. 

Documentation can always improve to make things even easier for developers. 

I have been using the solution for three years. 

The solution is stable but sometimes we need support because the system goes down. 

The solution is scalable. 

Technical support is good. There is also very detailed documentation available for all technical items.

The setup is pretty straightforward. Everything is documented and you can get support of you don't have the documents. 

We implement the solution for customers. The connection and basic configuration takes one or two weeks. Implementation depends on your project and the size of data you are using. 

Our process includes setting up the connection with the source system and taking in required tables. We build our data model and process analytics based on the data model. Analytics are shared to multiple dashboards. We use Python so all required data science tools are available. 

If you are looking for a process mine tool, the solution is the best option in the market right now. 

I rate the solution an eight out of ten. 

I am learning to use the solution for now.

I like that the product allows users to connect to different source systems like SAP, ServiceNow, and Salesforce. I like how the product deals with automation. I like the product’s UI, how the features work, and how they look.

Celonis provides machine learning or artificial intelligence analysis for the root cause of some process inefficiencies. We don't have to identify issues by ourselves. We can just rely on Celonis’ ML or AI features.

The tool must have better process graphs. It would be better to have some tool keys with customizable data. It would be better if detailed information about an activity is available when we hover the cursor on the activities. The solution must provide better side-by-side comparisons of different processes like target and current process or as-is and to-be models. I have faced issues on these points while using the product.

I have been using the solution for half a year.

I rate the solution’s stability a nine out of ten.

The tool’s scalability is great, and I like how it is done. I rate the scalability an eight out of ten. I have a small team of six people. We are learning and trying to do some test projects or pilots in the solution. We plan to increase the usage. Our clients want to look at our results. We are thinking about talking to Celonis to purchase some additional licenses. It depends on our projects and pilots. We like Celonis, and we would like to develop in this area.

I've used technical support a couple of times. The team’s response was fast and pretty clear.

Positive

I have used UiPath Process Mining. I have a bit more experience with it than Celonis. However, I like Celonis, and I am trying to learn and make Celonis our main tool for process mining in my team.

The initial setup was easy. I rate the ease of setup a nine out of ten. The deployment can be done very fast. I didn’t face any issues during the deployment. I used Celonis’ task mining tool. It's something different from process mining. Task mining deployment can take several minutes.

To deploy the tool, we should prepare our data, upload it, and do the analysis. Then, we can share the dashboard we make. We must assign roles to people we want to share the analysis with. It depends on how many people we want to see it.

I rate the pricing a five out of ten. The product is pretty expensive but reasonable.

People who want to use the solution should watch a lot of videos that Celonis provides in its academy. They must find some understandable project to understand process mining and how to work with it. They must try as many vendors as they can to compare and find the best solution.

We should find the tools that are best for our current task or our current project. We should not be rigid about using only Celonis or only UiPath. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

The product is used for the core business processes like accounts payable, accounts receivable, and order management.

Celonis Studio was introduced recently. Earlier, Celonis was case-centric. It worked on a case level. Now, it groups object-centric things. Action Flows are good. Most of the features in Studio are valuable to us. The solution has many features.

With every upgrade, the product is completely changed. When we work on technological tools, improvements will be made. However, the product should be similar to its previous version even after upgrades. With Celonis, the product and its features are completely changed after upgrades. The new features launched are unrelated to the previous version's features. A person experienced with last year's version cannot use the features introduced in the latest version.

I have been working with the solution for almost four to five years. I am working with the latest version of the solution.

The tool’s stability is good. There are no issues. I rate the stability a nine out of ten.

I rate the scalability of the tool an eight out of ten. Nearly 100 people in my organization are using the product. My clients are enterprise businesses.

Earlier, the technical support was the worst. Now, it has improved.

Positive

I rate the ease of setup an eight out of ten. The solution is deployed on the cloud mostly. The product can be deployed within eight to ten weeks if the process is less complex. A complex process with more use cases would take more time.

To deploy the solution, we need to understand the customer’s database environment and make a real-time connection. It is the most challenging part of the process. Customers don't allow us to connect to their databases. We must explain to them how we maintain their privacy and store their data. Once the connection is made, we just follow the normal procedures.

The solution’s pricing is high when compared to other process mining tools. I rate the pricing a seven out of ten.

People looking to use the solution should understand the basics and how Celonis works at the architecture level. Many users get trained and come to the job directly without understanding how the architecture works. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

I use the product for technical support.

The main feature of the product is process mining. We can use it to discover processes and mitigate the mistakes in the process. It also helps in optimizing the processes.

First-time users would need help from the support team to implement the solution. The support costs are very high. We must pay a very high price if we need to involve the support team.

I have one year of experience implementing the solution in the mining industry.

We get support from the web pages dedicated to support. If we face any specific server situation we don't have any experience with, we can resolve it with the technical support team’s help.

Positive

We use other enterprise solutions like Make. We use Make to integrate other solutions like Microsoft Excel and SAP.

The initial setup is not complex. We need to get trained and have some expertise in using the tools and the platform.

We implement the solution to gather information about the service providers. We do not need to maintain the product after that.

The tool has different pricing plans. We use a cloud solution focused on enterprise businesses new to process mining and Celonis. If we want to scale it up in the company or another process and another business unit, the cost will be high.

Once we try to scale it up, the product becomes expensive. The pricing is not an issue in a medium and large company because it's very low. It will cost $15,000 a year when we start using the solution. However, if we want to scale these solutions, the pricing can go up to $200,000 and more.

We do only one project or one process. I do not have experience with the tool’s scalability. We use it to mitigate the mistakes in this process. It is a very good product. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

I use Celonis for some of the requirements needed to complete my tasks as a data analyst.

I like the spaghetti it throws off when configuring the sequence of processes and tracking the endpoint. I also like the variation from these defined processes and what is being observed on the ground. 

I'm exploring the root cause analysis a lot these days, and it seems to be quite interesting. But again, there are a lot of external dependencies on that. But I think the spaghetti, and the one that shows the variation and the performance gap, is something which I really like.

I would really appreciate it if Celonis had significant compatibility with robotic process automation solutions. Once they define the process and understand it, streamline it, optimize it, and take inputs around it. When they reconfigure the process, there should be good compatibility with any of the automation tools, wherein I can integrate for robotic process automation, where I can streamline many of these processes on the application itself.

Today, I need to extract this process and reload it into other tools, like UiPath, to integrate them with Automation Anywhere. If this tool can provide that efficiency, that would be great. 

I'm a data analytics guy. I lead a data analytics team. So technically, I would primarily look at if this can give me a visualization opportunity and integrate that in terms of the data.

I've been working with Celonis for more than four years.

Stability is quite adequate for our requirements. I have not faced a massive glitch, which I need to be concerned about.

I have not tried to scale it because we just have it in a couple of people's systems. We have not seen any challenges at this point in time, and our usage is limited to a small team. We have about 15 users.

I've used other tools, like the IBM tool and SAP Signavio, and I think UiPath is good. Ignoring the lack of automation capabilities, I think Celonis is pretty nice. I prefer Celonis because of its user-friendliness, visualization and process comparison, spaghetti, and user reviews. I think it's much more comfortable.

I never had any challenges in setting up the Celonis. I don't think it was difficult.

I implemented this solution.

The price could be better. If you ask a customer, they will always say it's highly-priced. In my personal opinion, the cost can be at the lower end. I think it's suitable for large organizations at this point in time.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Celonis an eight.

Celonis is used to perform process analysis and identify process gaps. It aids in determining which parts of the processes can be automated.

It will assist customers in identifying and the consumer can tell us what steps are involved. 

We hold sessions with our clients, to better understand their processes, and based on the discussions, we try to find out what the pain points are in their processes and where they can improve. 

Once we understand it, we pull the relevant data from the associated data that we talked about with them. Then we try to let the process happen. Celonis assists us in developing that process model.

It displays the flow of the processes, allowing us to examine or discover where the gaps in the processes are, as well as where the delays are occurring. 

If there are any places for improvement where we can reduce manual labor we can scope automation. 

This will eventually assist customers in improving their operations, reducing cycle time, life cycle time, and human labor. It also assists companies in reducing human errors that cause delays in processes, as well as delays or loopbacks in processes.

They have in-built connectors for connecting to various systems. 

You can immediately pull or extract data from an SQL database, SAP database, or ServiceNow. 

They provide in-built connectors, which we link to the various systems, and we can pull and extract data from those systems.

Maybe I don't have that response right now because, as I previously stated, I am still a beginner and have only been using this product for six months. I am just getting started with Celonis, I don't think I am the ideal person to comment on areas for improvement in the product itself, in Celonis.

If you compare the pricing and other features, then yes. I believe one thing I can recommend here is that they create a community atmosphere to assist new users in doing hands-on work. 

They have an academic program where we can conduct hands-on, predefined databases. 

They should provide a community edition license so that everyone can deploy or install it on their own system and get more hands-on experience with the product.

I have been using Celonis for six months. I have just recently begun to explore it; I'm still a beginner.

It's a cloud platform that is hosted by Celonis.

It depends on the analysis, what you conduct, and how it affects the interactions we have with subject matter experts. 

I am referring to the inputs provided by subject matter experts, on which we draw our analyses. 

It is the obligation of both teams, the Celonis team and the subject matter experts, to communicate the appropriate information with the Celonis team in order for them to work in the appropriate areas. 

They can identify the pain points, and they can work on the analysis in the proper way, on the appropriate track. 

Once the analysis is completed, it appears as a dashboard or as a suggestion to the customer, indicating which areas require attention. such as what are the areas for improvement and how they might close the gaps. Then it is up to the customer to implement the solution.

I don't know how I can connect scalability to Celonis. Scalability may not be related to Celonis.

I work with a team of four in our organization who use Celonis.

In Celonis, there are two types of users: data engineers and data analysts. The responsibility of data engineers is to link Celonis to the data sources, extract data, pull data from the data sources, process the data, and load data into data models.

These are the roles of data engineers, and the function of data analysts is to use the data that has been extracted or loaded, transformed, and loaded by data engineers to develop the dashboard, perform analysis, and make graphs, charts, and flow diagrams.

It is possible that we will increase our usage.

I am not aware of anything in that area, but as I mentioned, right now on the specific project that I am working on, we only have a team of four people, and I am not sure whether there are other projects going on where Celonis is being used.

I am continually learning and exploring Celonis. So far, I have not encountered any difficulty or circumstance that required me to contact Celonis' technical support team. As a result, I have no knowledge of their technical support or responsiveness.

They have forums as well, but I have never tried to use them. I have never been in a situation where I needed to use them.

Process mining is a new area for us, therefore I'm not sure if there are any other process mining tools on the market before Celonis. I haven't tried any before Celonis. This is the first product.

It does not require any setup. It is hosted in the cloud. 

Simply purchase the license to obtain the credentials, and then log in with the admin credentials provided. 

You can establish accounts for your team members so that they can log in with their own credentials; no setup on your machine is required.

Celonis can easily be maintained by one person.

I am not involved in the cost area. I am not aware of the license costs or expenses.

I work on the retail engineering team, where my responsibilities include connecting the systems and pooling data from the system databases into Celonis.

I don't believe there are any additional expenses. They are not required. 

We use Windows 10 PCs, which don't have any special hardware requirements.

You can start using it on any browser on your Windows 10 system, although we are more likely to use Chrome.

I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.

They have a good UI and good features for data extraction, data load, and data transformation. 

I would rate Celonis a seven out of ten.

I have not yet explored all of Celonis' features. As previously stated, I am still a beginner and am currently exploring the tool.