ARIS BPA vs Oracle BPM comparison

Software AG and Oracle are both solutions in the Business Process Management (BPM) category. Software AG is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.1, while Oracle is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.0. Software AG holds a 4.8% mindshare in BPM, compared to Oracle’s 2.0% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

ARIS BPA

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89% willing to recommend

Oracle BPM

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

ARIS BPA and Oracle BPM are competitors in the business process management tools category. ARIS BPA excels with a rich modeling environment and analysis capabilities, while Oracle BPM stands out for its integration abilities and workflow execution features.

Features: ARIS BPA offers a sophisticated modeling environment with in-depth process simulation and comprehensive reporting tools. It is highly flexible, providing a powerful framework for strategic management and analysis. Oracle BPM excels in workflow execution with its robust workflow engine and service-oriented architecture. It provides seamless integration with third-party tools and strong business rule capabilities.

Room for Improvement: ARIS BPA lacks a built-in workflow engine, impacting its ability to execute processes directly. Its pricing and integration complexity are areas of concern, with suggestions for a simplified interface. Oracle BPM is noted for its complexity and high cost, with feedback highlighting issues in version upgrades and room for better process migration and UI flexibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ARIS BPA provides flexible deployment options, from cloud to on-premises, though its technical support is seen as inconsistent. Oracle BPM also offers varied deployment modes but focuses more on on-premises solutions. User feedback on Oracle's technical support highlights improvements but criticizes its complex licensing structure.

Pricing and ROI: ARIS BPA is considered expensive yet valuable when fully leveraged, with complex licensing but a range of comprehensive features. Users report a strong ROI for large enterprises due to improved operations. Oracle BPM, while also costly, requires careful cost consideration against project needs. Its feature set promises long-term savings and efficiency, making it a viable option for enterprise use.

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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

ARIS BPA

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (5th)

Oracle BPM

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

15th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of ARIS BPA is 4.8%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle BPM is 2.0%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Management (BPM)

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Tamer Eldamanhouri

Software Engineering & Manager at Arab Infromation Management Services

Empowers teams with robust business process modeling capabilities

They should examine competitor solutions to identify differentiators. One issue related to ARIS BPA is its integration with AI; it has AI features for cloud solutions, yet many in the government sector in Kuwait do not view the cloud as viable. Software AG should focus on developing AI models for ARIS BPA on-premises, particularly in user interfaces, as well as creating predefined business processes for common areas such as HR and finance. This aspect is crucial for adapting to the market's needs and streamlining custom solutions. While they have been helpful regarding pricing, I cannot compare ARIS BPA to other business process modeling tools because I understand some competitors have significantly lower costs than ARIS BPA. To maintain market share, good discounts should be provided to customers.

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Erick Kathurima

CIO at Clarinox Technologies Kenya

Helpful tool for business process management integration and a straightforward setup

Oracle BPM is used as a tool integrated into another system. It helps in business process management and the generation of reports, predominantly at the end of the month For any new deployment of any system, it helps in improving some efficiencies, which is the reason for having the system. It…

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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

"I am an advanced user. ARIS BPM is intuitive for me because I know the UML, BPMN, and EPC methodologies implemented in this tool. It is very easy to create processes for restructuring a company with some descriptions."

"ARIS is probably the most mature product in terms of modeling an enterprise architecture so that it has context."

"The most valuable feature is the flexibility of the solution to fully customize the methodology according to the company's needs, and to enforce that methodology with features like filters, semantic checks, and reports."

"The initial setup is easy."

"The tool defines the processes. It's the documentation of everything."

"This solution has helped us in terms of discovering business processes."

"You can relate different aspects of an organization to each other, and you can clearly define the rates seen in the application."

"Aris BPA has a lot of tools that are more professional than Bizagi."

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"It is quite scalable and can be applied to enterprise-level organizations effectively."

"This solution has given us a quick time to market, the ability to integrate with the rest of the corporate applications, and the ability to hire talent in low-cost locations."

"The Workspace is a full, rich application where most users can find what they want. It shows them a list of their work."

"The most valuable feature is the complete workflow through the BPM, from making it available as a generated code based on the backend, deploying it in the test environment, and then going to production."

"The benefit from the tool is we can develop it quickly and easily use it for middleware services. We can publish the services so other applications can consume them. This is providing us some reusability and a type of security."

"We have more than 800 distinct applications in our IT landscape. We had enough scalability and okay development cycles, and it has been enough to cover our backup operations and order management systems."

"It has developmental accelerators, which allow for virtually any customization needs which you may require."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

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Cons

"Migration to the next release is very tricky. You can't do it without support from ARIS or from a software kit. And it takes a lot of time and a lot of money to migrate. My impression is that a lot of companies do not migrate regularly because of that issue."

"The interface is a little archaic."

"There is a lot of room for improvement. They need to increase the performance of the system flow. They need to support it more. ARIS Process Governance is still quite basic, and they are using an old BPM and process automation module."

"The standard out-of-the-box solutions for modeling are not so good. You have to do some configuration to make it easier and more user-friendly."

"Sometimes, ARIS BPA breaks down, and its stability can be improved."

"I would like the possibility to use real data. In other words, it can use this system to integrate with others that are operating directing with users like clients, employs, and others."

"User interface (UI)."

"One issue related to ARIS BPA is its integration with AI; it has AI features for cloud solutions, yet many in the government sector in Kuwait do not view the cloud as viable."

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"The solution's licensing cost is very high."

"Overall, the engine and the UI both have to be made lighter."

"Pricing is an area that could use improvement."

"Though Oracle BPM is a stable solution, it's very heavy, so this is one area for improvement. If Oracle can make the components of Oracle BPM lighter, and if the deployment for the solution could be easier, that would make Oracle BPM better."

"Their Case Management set of features is severely lacking and should be a target for immediate improvement dealing with unpredictable processes inside of organizations."

"It could have easier administration. It takes time to configure and deploy."

"Oracle BPM should allow integration with external, common APIs."

"Existing APIs in the product need to be fine-tuned, made more robust and flexible for adoption."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Their license model is really difficult to understand, and licenses are quite expensive."

"Prices are high. However, they are worth it if the organization utilizes the tool to its full potential."

"The solution has a fair price for the value it delivers."

"We have a concurrent license system."

"Pricing is a bit on the higher side."

"It is on the higher side."

"Usually, our company buys technical support from the Software AG site. We bought the technical support for the first year of usage for ARIS version 6 and 7. So, when we migrated to ARIS version 7, we bought support only for the first year. Then, we didn't use it the next year. Our experience was that we use it only one to three times during the first year. Therefore, there wasn't much value for us to buy this service because we have no problem with using ARIS after the first year."

"ARIS is quite expensive."

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"As with all Oracle products, the licensing over VMware is an issue."

"The licensing for this product is very costly. We pay for a yearly license to use Oracle BPM."

"It's pried high, this solution is expensive."

"We received the product packaged into the Oracle database solution."

"Oracle is good, but they're still expensive compared to other vendors."

"The pricing is very expensive."

"This solution is very expensive. You are charged per license and an additional 20% for support."

"The licensing model is good."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Wireless Company

Insurance Company

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By reviewers

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ARIS BPA?

The most valuable features of ARIS BPA are its flexibility and reporting.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ARIS BPA?

Pricing for ARIS BPA is average, not cheap or expensive. It's cost-effective and worth the money we pay.

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What needs improvement with ARIS BPA?

I find it difficult to access the database as I want with direct querying. I must write scripts, which requires specific knowledge. Software AG could improve this by making the database more open. ...

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What do you like most about Oracle BPM?

The solution provides extensive functionalities.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle BPM?

The licensing is expensive. It needs to be more affordable, especially in the Kenyan market.

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What needs improvement with Oracle BPM?

Oracle BPM should ensure its product is aligned with current technology by keeping up with advancements like AI. There are delays in offering the latest technology, so there is a need to be more re...

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Also Known As

ARIS, ARIS BPM

Oracle Business Process Management

Overview

ARIS is the market-leading solution for professional business process management and modeling. Whether you want to document the "as-is" state of your operations for quality or certification reasons or design the "to-be" in terms of continuous improvement in your transformation program, ARIS is the best choice for establishing a single source of truth regarding all process excellence topics in your organization. It is for any organization looking to digitally transform their business, increase operational excellence and customer experience and ensure compliance in execution. ARIS helps you to make the most out of your processes with Process Mining, Risk & Compliance Management, RPA and much more.

What makes the difference?

The most comprehensive platform for process excellence in the market
Easy to use
Covers business & IT architecture from all angles
Full flexibility and >100 diagram types
Customer-driven development based on best practices
Strong partner ecosystem

ARIS is the market-leading solution for any organization and ideally suited to digitally transform the organization, increase operational excellence and customer experience and ensure compliance in execution.

Software AG

The Industry's Most Complete and Unified BPM Solution A complete solution for all types of processes that provides a unified process foundation, user-centric design, and social BPM interaction. Reduces complexity and risk and increases business efficiency, visibility, and agility.

Oracle

Sample Customers

Tesco, Weifu, Airbus, Siemens, Proximus, Alicorp, Sekerbank, Bancor, Philips,Sky, Emirates NBD, Dubai Municipality, Suva, U.S. Army, Australia Post, Westfalen Weser Energie - ARIS serves customers across all industries and of every size worldwide. Companies trust ARIS as the market leader for process excellence with more than 30 years of experience in the market, 10 million users worldwide, from 1 user companies to the Fortune 500.

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