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Bonita vs BusinessGenetics xBML comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Bonita
Ranking in Business Process Design
17th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (28th), Process Automation (28th)
BusinessGenetics xBML
Ranking in Business Process Design
32nd
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of Bonita is 3.0%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BusinessGenetics xBML is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Design Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Bonita3.0%
BusinessGenetics xBML0.8%
Other96.2%
Business Process Design
 

Featured Reviews

Paparao Nadipineni - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at Evoke
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.
PM
Co-Founder and Managing Director at E&I Business Enterprise
Has built-in, existing processes that can be easily modified
In terms of what could be improved, I would not say that the solution itself needs improvement, meaning the product side, but more that the overall approach of the organization does. At the moment there are very few people who can lead training for the product. I think that area needs to improve. They should train more organizations because now they're the only ones that do training. As the product gets more and more customers, it takes longer to schedule a training. They need to get more training providers. The vendor is the only one doing the training. You schedule it in March and you find you can only do training quite far down the line and maybe you also want to do deployment. They're still entering the South African market, but I think now they have enough customers to get other providers so you won't have wait too long for the training before you can start running with the product.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a great product that is powerful in developing applications."
"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."
"Process automation with Bonita BPM is really easy."
"It is more than helpful, it is worth the effort of learning to better our company."
"The user interface is better than all of the open-source BPMs that I have tried."
"Of the three BPM vendors I evaluated, Bonita was the best in creating forms, ease of customization of forms, and versatility of supported platforms, and it is the only BPM platform that I've seen so far that allows for versioning of artifacts."
"With Bonita BPM, you can run the process (as it will in the final stage) immediately after the design stage, giving you 100% control over the quality of your processes and flows."
"One of the most valuable features is you can create without coding, it is a low code platform."
"It is a very stable solution."
"One of the things that I have found most valuable is that it is very easy to use. For example, they have built-in existing processes that you can easily modify."
 

Cons

"Scalability of the Bonita BPM Community version is low."
"The dashboard has limited features."
"The main issue with Bonita is that the workspace crashes sometimes."
"At times Bonita BPM Studio crashes, intermittently."
"It is missing some important features that other products have."
"So Bonita is easy to use but it seems to be missing some powerful features that competing products have."
"I would like to improve the product's load balancing."
"There could be an improvement in IoT connectivity."
"At the moment there are very few people who can lead training for the product. I think that area needs to improve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"The Community Edition comes free of charge."
"I am using the free version of Bonita."
"have installed the image of Bonita BPM on Amazon AWS and there is just one option to use and pay for."
"Price to service ratio with Bonita BPM is good."
"The price of the solution is reasonable."
"We are using the Community Version, which can be used free of charge."
"The Enterprise edition is very expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Government
8%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise11
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Questions from the Community

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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Bonita BPM
xBML
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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.
Qwest, Wachovia, Corporate Express, State of Colorado, Bank of America
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