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Bizagi vs Bonita comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

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

Bizagi
Ranking in Business Process Design
6th
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
6th
Ranking in Process Automation
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
Rapid Application Development Software (15th), Low-Code Development Platforms (11th), No-Code Development Platforms (4th), Process Mining (5th)
Bonita
Ranking in Business Process Design
10th
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
14th
Ranking in Process Automation
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of Bizagi is 6.5%, up from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Bonita is 3.7%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM)
 

Q&A Highlights

it_user548199 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 29, 2016
 

Featured Reviews

Paparao Nadipineni - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables budget review efficiency with open source advantages and workflow orchestration
Definitely, right now, it is purely open source, and we don't have much community support. If they add a few more capabilities like AIML and DocGen AI, these features would be good. Reporting capabilities can be improved more, and community support should be increased. Otherwise, people cannot onboard that particular technology easily.
Paparao Nadipineni - PeerSpot reviewer
A simple and lightweight college course automation system with third-party integrations
The initial setup is straightforward and can be completed with the environment within an hour. First, take the latest from the git repository and check the git code to the monitor studio and a bar file, a deployable Bonita archive file. Then, take that process to the Bonita server, running at runtime on another server. Finally, deploy and enable it by selecting the proper organization.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"With the appropriate governance framework, properly trained business analysts can be empowered to design and build business solutions themselves."
"The amount of control that this solution provides is great."
"The product allowed users to connect with flow chart elements with ease."
"This solution is easy to use and it is a good tool for process modeling."
"Very, very stable."
"Agility, reverse engineering, customized portal web, help desk and user guides, easy deployment, simple to modify."
"The approval process is simple."
"I like the business process management engine. It's very detailed, and you can probably map any of the corporate workflow processes you come across in it compared to some of the other solutions out there. I can probably say that it has very good support to work in tandem with other RP solutions in the market. The software is still very user-friendly and integral, and they have pretty good online resources. The automation feature is pretty good, so is the integration feature."
"Compared to other products on the market, Bonita presents a pretty acceptable level of robustness."
"Process automation with Bonita BPM is really easy."
"Flexible and drag-and-drop type of UI is very valuable. The integrations are also very good. You can build workflows very quickly, which is my favorite activity. By using the GUI, you can build the entire mechanism, notifications, and all this kind of stuff."
"We use the tool to validate and give access to the users. It is for access management."
"Bonita is simple and lightweight and is flexible to integrate with third-party systems. The UI is now flexible, whereas it was previously rigid. Any technology can be used as a frontend, including ReactJS, Angular, and others."
"The user interface is easy to use."
"The most valuable features of Bonita are the connectors, detailed documentation, and web applications. The documentation was useful because it is how I learned how to use it."
"The solution is easy to use."
 

Cons

"Can be difficult for new users."
"The tool is expensive and it should improve its pricing."
"It needs some better notation functionality."
"Difficult to export in formats other than PDF."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the costs can be lowered."
"One of the features which could be improved is machine learning. Even though this product has been working on this topic, we can see that it still requires improvement."
"One part of the university has changed its regular desktops to Linux. This is a weak point because Bizagi doesn't run on Linux. I would like the opportunity to run the software inside of Linux."
"The open source version lacks the option to publish."
"There is a need for more components in the library and additional customization options for these components."
"It is missing some important features that other products have."
"The interface is advanced and quite good, but it could improve."
"We are struggling a bit with integrations."
"I would like to improve the product's load balancing."
"I should be able to park the tasks that are within a process in a kind of container, and dynamically, a super admin should be able to connect these processes. This kind of feature might be helpful."
"Installation could be made easier."
"Bonita can improve by offering more flexibility. The developer does not receive the code of the application to modify it. Most of the other solutions I have used allow the developers to change or improve the code that is generated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This solution would be expensive for a company that has a lot of users."
"The pricing model is good; I believe it's free for up to 20 users, and then they start charging. I hear the solution can get quite expensive, however."
"We didn't use the licensed versions where you could exactly go into automatization. However, we looked at the pricing in the beginning, and the only thing that I remember is that it was too expensive for the things we were using because our clients would also have to license the product. One client said that it was too expensive for the benefit they get out of it."
"The product must improve its cost."
"Pricing is good value for money."
"My company uses the free version of the product."
"The price could be lower."
"For the prices, we didn't try a negotiations about licensing or pricing, but if i can say a word about this, I find Bizagi prices to be well thought out."
"The price is fair for what we are using the solution for."
"The Community Edition comes free of charge."
"I am using the free version of Bonita."
"Licensing cost for the Enterprise edition comes out to be around 40,000 a year. There is also a Community edition, which is free. Some customers can go for the Community edition, but some of them require the Enterprise edition. Big companies go for the Enterprise edition, which comes with a lot of additional features such as a mobile app."
"have installed the image of Bonita BPM on Amazon AWS and there is just one option to use and pay for."
"I believe this is a very good financial choice."
"You pay an annual fee and can have an unlimited number of processes and users."
"The product is not cheaper, not costlier; it is reasonable. Bonita’s license is very flexible, with options to meet the needs of different customers and clients. Previously, it was less flexible, but now, many different licensing options are available."
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Answers from the Community

it_user548199 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 29, 2016
Nov 29, 2016
Esperaba algo mas de este estilo, sin embargo desarrollé esta tabla de comparación de Suites BPM, la cuál no puedo anexar por lo que dejo en formato de texto en caso deque alguien requiera este conocimiento. Esta tabla fue desarrollada basandome en textos acádemicos de fuentes confiables. Sin embargo no pude encontrar el numero aproximado de clientes que usan ARIS, por lo que si alguien cuenta...
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it_user326337 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 15, 2016
Please find our three comparison pages that compare each of the products you listed with eachother: 1. ARIS BPM vs. Bonita BPM https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/comparisons/aris-bpm_vs_bonita-bpm 2. ARIS BPM vs. Bizagi https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/comparisons/aris-bpm_vs_bizagi 3. Bizagi vs. Bonita BPM https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/comparisons/bizagi_vs_bonita-bpm
it_user548199 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 29, 2016
Esperaba algo mas de este estilo, sin embargo desarrollé esta tabla de comparación de Suites BPM, la cuál no puedo anexar por lo que dejo en formato de texto en caso deque alguien requiera este conocimiento. Esta tabla fue desarrollada basandome en textos acádemicos de fuentes confiables. Sin embargo no pude encontrar el numero aproximado de clientes que usan ARIS, por lo que si alguien cuenta con esta información se lo agradecería mucho, ya que es el último dato que requiero para completar esta tabla comparativa. BizAgi Suite, Bonita BPM, IBM Suite, ARIS + Webmethods, AuraPortal, Oracle Suite, Appian eBPM HOPEX Requiere pago Software licenciado (anual o perpetuo), freeware en versiones académicas Versión pagada (licenciamiento anual) y versión gratuita Software licenciado Software licenciado Software licenciado Versión pagada y versión gratuita Software licenciado Versión pagada y versión gratuita Código abierto No Si (GPL) No No No No No No Diseño intuitivo Bastante Intuitivo Bastante Intuitivo Medianamente intuitivo Bastante Intuitivo Bastante Intuitivo Requiere tiempo de adaptación Medianamente intuitivo Bastante Intuitivo Acceso a licencia de prueba. Si No No Si Si No Si Si Tutoriales y Soporte técnico Si Si Si Si Si Si Si Si Notación para diagramar BPMN 2.0 BPMN 2.0 BPMN 2.0, BPEL BPMN 2.0, EPC BPMN 2.0 BPMN 2.0, BPEL BPMN 2.0, EPC BPMN 2.0 Compatibilidad con base de datos SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, HSQL SQL Server SQL Server, Oracle SQL Server Oracle SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL SQL Server, Oracle Sistema operativo Windows, Linux Multi-plataforma Multi-plataforma Windows, Linux, Mac Windows Multi-plataforma Windows, Linux, Solaris Windows Monitoreo en tiempo real Si Si Si No Si Si Si Regular Servicio en la nube Si Si Si Si Si Si Si Si Requiere programación No No Poco Poco No Si Poco No Número de clientes >500 >1000 >3500 >800 >2000 >2000 >2700 Principales clientes Adidas Group, BBVA, Telefónica, BNP Paribas Xerox, Stanford University, CSC Barclays, Emericon, Banca popolare di Milano, Saperion Fujitsu, Coca Cola, Electrolux, ING, Credit Suisse Toyota, RSA Chile, Coprusa Group, Refinery of the Pacific REDISA, Panduit, Total E&P Indonesie Amazon, M&T Bank, Nissan, Ford, Baxter Credit Union GNP, P&G, EuroControl, British American Tobacco Permite importar/exportar archivos BPMN Si Si Si Si Si Solo importación Si Si Nivel de documentación Medio Alto Medio Alto Alto Medio Bajo Alto Considera reglas de Negocio Si Si No Si Si No Si Si Validación de Modelo (diagramas) Si Si Si Si No Si Si Permite simulación Si Si Si Si Si Si Si No Requiere conocimiento del producto Poco Poco Normal Poco Poco Normal Normal Poco Año primera versión lanzada 1989 2001 1998 2009 2001 1997 1999 1994 Accesibilidad móvil Si Si Si Si Si Si Si No Nivel de seguridad Regular Regular Regular Alto Alto Alto Facilidad de instalación Sencilla Sencilla Sencilla Sencilla Sencilla Media Sencilla Media Versión en español SI Si Si No Si Si No Si Saludos.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Educational Organization
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How easy is it to migrate process flow charts (modeled using tools like Visio) into Bizagi?
I have been using Bizagi with a major project for a state government agency for about four years now. It is pretty straightforward to load in files that are BPMN 2.0 compliant. The option to load V...
What do you like most about Bizagi?
The natural notation is the best feature of Bizagi because it makes it compatible with other products.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bizagi?
My company uses the free version of the product. In our company, we are doing documentation and modeling. When we reach that point of automating the processes, then maybe we shall acquire the paid ...
How does Bonita compare with Camunda Platform?
One of the things we like best about Bonita is that you can create without coding - it is a low-code platform. With Bonita, you can build the entire mechanism using the GUI, it’s that simple. You c...
What do you like most about Bonita?
The user interface is easy to use.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

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Bonita BPM
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

adidas, Audi, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Post DHL & many more - 500+ customer globally.
With more than 1000 customers in 75 countries, and its ecosystem of more than 120,000 members, Bonitasoft is the largest provider of open-source Business Process Management, Low-code and Digital Transformation software worldwide.
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