Bonita vs ProcessMaker comparison

Bonitasoft and ProcessMaker are both solutions in the Business Process Management (BPM) category. Bonitasoft is ranked #31, while ProcessMaker is ranked #37. Bonitasoft holds a 2.0% mindshare in BPM, compared to ProcessMaker’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Bonitasoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of ProcessMaker users who would recommend it.

Bonita

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96% willing to recommend

ProcessMaker

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Bonita and ProcessMaker are products in business process management. Bonita has the upper hand with its extensive feature set, while ProcessMaker stands out for cost-effectiveness and ease of use.

Features: Bonita offers advanced process modeling, integration capabilities, and flexible architecture for customization. ProcessMaker emphasizes simplicity, comprehensive workflow automation, and targets organizations needing straightforward solutions.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ProcessMaker is recognized for swift deployment and strong support channels, facilitating smoother transitions for organizations. Bonita, though with a steeper learning curve, provides robust support, but initial deployment may be more complex.

Pricing and ROI: Bonita's setup costs are higher due to advanced capabilities, increasing upfront expenses but providing strong ROI when fully utilized. ProcessMaker's lower initial cost and straightforward deployment model allow for a faster ROI, particularly appealing to small to mid-size organizations.

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Categories and Ranking

Bonita

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

31st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (16th), Process Automation (31st)

ProcessMaker

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

37th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (29th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of Bonita is 2.0%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ProcessMaker is 0.9%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Management (BPM) Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Bonita	2.0%
ProcessMaker	0.9%
Other	97.1%

Business Process Management (BPM)

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Paparao Nadipineni

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.

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UchechiSylvanus

Team Lead, Process Improvement & RPA at Fidelity Bank Plc

Works well, but its interface should be a bit more user-friendly

We use it for our process flows and levels of approvals, but I am not managing it directly Its performance, stability, and security are fine. Its interface should be a bit more user-friendly. I have been using this solution for close to a year. It is stable. It is easy to scale. We currently…

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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

"Process automation with Bonita BPM is really easy."

"The solution is stable. Even the older versions are stable."

"We use the tool to validate and give access to the users. It is for access management."

"Compared to other products on the market, Bonita presents a pretty acceptable level of robustness."

"The user interface is easy to use."

"I find process management and user interface designing the most valuable features."

"The user interface is better than all of the open-source BPMs that I have tried."

"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."

More Bonita pros

"Its performance, stability, and security are fine."

"What I like most is the seamlessness of the workflow capabilities."

Cons

"The main issue with Bonita is that the workspace crashes sometimes."

"Automation in vacation of a human resources replacement would be a good improvement in the product."

"There is a need for more components in the library and additional customization options for these components."

"The interface is advanced and quite good, but it could improve."

"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."

"I would like to improve the product's load balancing."

"There could be an improvement in IoT connectivity."

"The community edition has limited module functionality. If they could release some of the functionality that's available in the enterprise edition that would be helpful to those learning to use the solution."

More Bonita cons

"Its interface should be a bit more user-friendly."

"This solution only supports basic text, but we would like to be able to insert components such as rich text, graphs, charts, pictures, and other objects."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The Community Edition comes free of charge."

"Price to service ratio with Bonita BPM is good."

"You pay an annual fee and can have an unlimited number of processes and users."

"We are using the Community Version, which can be used free of charge."

"The price is fair for what we are using the solution for."

"have installed the image of Bonita BPM on Amazon AWS and there is just one option to use and pay for."

"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."

"The Enterprise edition is very expensive."

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"We have a yearly license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

20%

Computer Software Company

13%

Insurance Company

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	11

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Also Known As

Bonita BPM

ProcessMaker Workflow Management & BPM, ProcessMaker BPM

Overview

Bonitasoft helps innovative companies worldwide deliver better digital user experiences for customers and employees. The extensible and open Bonita application platform unleashes the full potential of multidisciplinary development teams to create Living Apps: applications that allow continuous and incremental improvement, connecting tailored user interfaces with reliable back-office operations.

Bonitasoft

ProcessMaker is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. The company specializes primarily in developing and marketing enterprise business process management (BPM) software. The company also provides customer support, training, and professional services to larger enterprise customers that require highly customized solutions. The company’s flagship Low-Code BPM product is known for its ease of use and ability for deep customization.

ProcessMaker

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.

Tulsa Community College, Sirius College, Mcredit Vietnam, Oregon City Schools, Lakozy Toyota, HyperCube

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