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Camunda vs IBM watsonx Orchestrate comparison

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.5
Automation Anywhere users see ROI in 6-12 months with cost savings, increased efficiency, and improved productivity and scalability.
Sentiment score
6.3
Camunda improves efficiency and productivity, reducing resources and lead times while being cost-effective compared to competitors.
Sentiment score
3.6
IBM watsonx Orchestrate provides positive ROI by saving time and costs, despite its high initial investment.
In terms of cost, we participated in projects achieving two to three million dollars in annual savings.
Software Developer at Boston Scientific
As a return on investment, we have achieved a 250% ROI in six to nine months, and sometimes it increases up to 380% percent.
Software Engineer Intern at a university with 11-50 employees
Automation Anywhere has helped us save money.
RPA Solution Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
I have seen a return on investment where we have fewer resources in development because of Camunda.
Manager at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Regulatory changes or implementation needs should not take years to resolve, as the value is not just the license cost per number of cases run in the workflow, but how you achieve service enhancement for your company.
Product Owner/Manager at RS2i
When it comes to return on investment for Camunda, regarding process lead time reduction, we see something between 50 to 80 percent easily.
Head of Process Excellence at ODDO-BHF
For some workflows, we have saved several hours of manual work each week and reduced the turnaround times by roughly 30 to 40%, which has made the investment easier to justify.
Consultant at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Ninety-five percent of AI projects fail to get ROI because of the cost.
Business Solutions Manager at valleysoft
The return on investment I have seen includes a reduction in time.
AI engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.9
Automation Anywhere's customer service is praised for responsiveness, knowledgeable support, and proactive, effective issue resolution, despite desired quicker responses.
Sentiment score
6.6
Camunda's support is responsive and supportive, but agent expertise and documentation occasionally receive mixed reviews; improvements are suggested.
Sentiment score
4.1
IBM watsonx Orchestrate customer service has quick responses but experiences vary; some note delays and inefficient processes.
Whenever we need help, we can reach out to them, and they help us out.
Software Developer at Boston Scientific
We also have dedicated account managers and technical experts to solve our problems related to Automation Anywhere.
Software Engineer Intern at a university with 11-50 employees
We just have to raise a ticket, after which we receive a call, email, or ping from the Automation Anywhere team.
Solution architect at Boston Scientific
AWS provides the best support, followed by Microsoft, and then Google.
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
They really understand deeply and in detailed fashion the solution.
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
They provide better support for the enterprise edition.
Technical and Solution Architect at Freelance
The customer support for IBM watsonx Orchestrate is very quick and extremely good.
Senior Digital Consultant at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Providing a final solution can take many days compared to any others.
Business Solutions Manager at valleysoft
The support was helpful, and since we were partners, we could schedule meetings with IBM to resolve issues.
Associate AI Engineer at 3K Global AI
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Automation Anywhere offers scalability with dynamic bot allocation, seamless integration, and efficient resource management, impressing users globally.
Sentiment score
6.6
Camunda excels in scalable deployments for various business sizes, with strong architecture but needs better documentation and support.
Sentiment score
6.7
IBM watsonx Orchestrate efficiently scales and adapts to diverse environments, though integration complexities and interface improvements are noted.
As we are using Microsoft Copilot for our AI agents, I look forward to integrating it with Automation Anywhere and its solutions, seeing it as a beneficial partnership as Automation progresses toward AI as the main solution.
Sr. Manager, Finance Transformation at Amkor Technology, Inc.
The centralized control room allows us to orchestrate and manage bots seamlessly.
Associate Leadership Team at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
I can scale it in terms of hundreds of bots and configure hundreds of parallel robots easily.
Director at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Camunda offers a high level of scalability, especially when using its SaaS model, which manages and scales implementations automatically.
Technical and Solution Architect at Freelance
ECS and Fargate make horizontal scalability very easy.
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
They have that REST layer, REST APIs layer that makes it easy to integrate and make it part of a microservices ecosystem and APIs.
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
It handles increased workflow volume well, although scaling complex integration still requires careful capacity planning, monitoring, and testing.
Consultant at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
IBM watsonx Orchestrate's scalability scales fully automatically and can scale up also with different clouds.
Senior Digital Consultant at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
IBM watsonx Orchestrate offers good scalability, supporting multiple agent workflows and integrations without significant performance issues.
AI Coach at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Automation Anywhere is praised for stability and performance, with minor issues in specific environments and development practices key to consistency.
Sentiment score
7.8
Camunda is highly stable, excelling in reliability despite occasional integration challenges, and supports long-running processes effectively.
Sentiment score
8.1
IBM watsonx Orchestrate is reliable and stable for enterprise automation, with manageable glitches and no major impact.
With the latest applications, there are no significant issues like freezing or crashing.
Senior RPA Team Leader at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
From a stability and reliability perspective, we can remain confident that the product performs as an enterprise solution and meets expected standards.
Director Automation CEO at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
If you have good best practices, reusable code, an effective framework, and a solid development methodology, bots can be very stable.
Intelligent Automation Engineering Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
There haven't been any significant outages in my experience with Camunda.
Technical and Solution Architect at Freelance
We were not really concerned about the performance on the process itself because it was super simple, super straightforward, and it did not present itself as a bottleneck, nor did we feel it was adding additional time in the execution.
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
For stability, most use cases depend on the workflow engine with Cockpit, which is stable about 98% of the time.
Transformation Manager at Vodafone
Overall, we have found IBM watsonx Orchestrate to be stable for our production workflows over the past year.
Consultant at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
I think the stability of the product is good, as it is quite stable and does not usually have glitches, latency problems, or bugs.
Business Solutions Manager at valleysoft
What stood out regarding stability is that sometimes it took so long for a response.
Founder at Based On Creativity
 

Room For Improvement

Users seek improved AI, error handling, document processing, integration, user management, technical support, and cost efficiency in Automation Anywhere.
Camunda users seek UI improvements, expanded functionality, better regional support, enhanced security, and improved integration and documentation.
IBM watsonx Orchestrate needs ease of integration, better tools, improved flexibility, and competitive pricing to enhance user experience.
It is better to write a Python script instead of using Automation Anywhere's package when dealing with Excel because it is buggy and tends to break.
Low Code Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Making the product more lightweight by reducing its dependency on infrastructure could greatly help in the long run.
Software Developer at Boston Scientific
It would be beneficial if the platform provided options for power developers to integrate seamlessly with languages like Java or C#, allowing them to write their own scripts and code.
Infrastructure Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
For our implementation, the only issue we have encountered is that when it comes to scaling with external tasks, it struggles on Camunda 7.
Principal Solutions Architect at BT - British Telecom
More open documentation would be beneficial to understand the deployment process better and facilitate easier setup.
Technical and Solution Architect at Freelance
There is an issue where, in some situations, I need to scale up by observing both CPU and memory usage of containers, yet under the current options available at Amazon, this is not possible.
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
IBM introduced AgentOps and simulated user evaluations, but I would expand that further with easier CI/CD style regression suites and business-specific KPIs such as task completion, routing accuracy, hallucination rate, and tool call success.
Senior Software Development Engineer & Ai ) Engineer at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
IBM watsonx Orchestrate could be improved by addressing issues related to variables, as some agents can have certain variables which may not get the transparency needed for developers to know if they are working effectively when sent to a collaborator agent.
AI Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Integrating directly with Azure infrastructure, including AI services in Azure such as Data Factory in Azure and other data services, would be beneficial.
AI Engineer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Automation Anywhere's pricing, higher yet competitive, offers scalable solutions with complex licensing impacting costs, beneficial for enterprises.
Camunda offers free open-source and enterprise plans, starting at $200/month, with enterprise costs around $50,000 annually.
IBM watsonx Orchestrate pricing varies; some find it fair, others face high costs, impacting deployment and integration expenses.
It is more cost-efficient compared to all other RPA platforms.
AI/Robotics Process Automation Specialist at Bell
Automation Anywhere costs are aligned with UiPath and Blue Prism, which are also expensive.
Developer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
It is not cheap, with costs ranging between 700 to 800 dollars per month.
Director, Co-Founder & CEO at HEDEHI Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
AWS pricing is very competitive compared to Azure and cheap compared to Google.
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
I do not know if it is just not possible to run the whole environment at a rate that would be affordable.
Freelance Consultant at a consultancy with self employed
While it might be too expensive for smaller business use cases, if we can automate and have high-value cases, then Camunda's pricing makes sense.
Transformation Manager at Vodafone
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for IBM watsonx Orchestrate reveals that it is expensive.
AI Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for IBM watsonx Orchestrate reflects that the pricing felt reasonable for an enterprise platform, but the overall cost depends quite a bit on usage, integration, and the scale of deployment.
Consultant at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Personally, I would say it would be nicer if it could be cheaper because I was working on a hackathon project and I kept running out of credits.
Founder at Based On Creativity
 

Valuable Features

Automation Anywhere streamlines workflows with user-friendly bots, AI capabilities, and robust integration, enhancing productivity and reducing manual tasks.
Camunda offers flexibility, user-friendly interface, BPMN compliance, integration capabilities, scalability, and customization, supporting seamless complex process orchestration.
IBM watsonx Orchestrate offers secure, reliable no-code tools, seamless integrations, and customizable workflows for effortless task automation and management.
I can set it up to provide users with a form to fill in all required information, and then the bot operates based on those specifications.
Low Code Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
For example, the email module has been enhanced over the years to support all the latest authentication technologies. That is very important as we move away from username and password and embrace multi-factor authentication.
Automation Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Automation Anywhere has undergone drastic changes over the past five years, transitioning from version 10 to A360, including desktop-based and cloud-based options.
Solution architect at Boston Scientific
The customer support is outstanding.
Freelance Consultant at a consultancy with self employed
The coexistence that Camunda allows is important because we are connected, using it as an orchestrator for domain controllers and various automation platforms, both legacy and new, ensuring we are independent and can operate across domains.
Transformation Manager at Vodafone
Another feature I value is the intuitiveness of BPMN that allows you to create your UI without needing a developer, which is very helpful.
Manager at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
IBM watsonx Orchestrate helped my team move from building every AI workflow from scratch to using reusable agents, tools, and integrations; this meant APIs, authentication logic, knowledge sources, and business actions could be packaged once and then reused across multiple use cases instead of being built for each assistant.
Senior Software Development Engineer & Ai ) Engineer at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
IBM watsonx Orchestrate has positively impacted my organization by providing ease of implementation, configuration, and integration, making it very easy and possibly beneficial for the team.
AI engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
In the development of these agents, I found the ability to connect LangChain and LangFlow to be definitely the most useful and innovative feature of IBM watsonx Orchestrate.
Data engineer AI expert at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Automation Anywhere
Sponsored
Ranking in Agentic Automation
1st
Ranking in Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
668
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (2nd), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (2nd), Process Mining (1st), Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (1st), AI Legal & Compliance (1st), AI Finance & Accounting (2nd), AI Procurement & Supply Chain (1st)
Camunda
Ranking in Agentic Automation
5th
Ranking in Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (1st), Business Process Management (BPM) (1st), Process Automation (1st), AI Orchestration Frameworks (3rd), AI Agent Builders (9th)
IBM watsonx Orchestrate
Ranking in Agentic Automation
6th
Ranking in Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies
13th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
AI Agent Builders (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

Venkat Sivaprakash - PeerSpot reviewer
Management Consultant at Accenture
Has significantly improved document-driven workflows and reduced processing time across finance and HR functions
Automation Anywhere has evolved significantly and upgraded itself to provide agentic AI and AI-based automation solutions for document automation. The product has matured considerably over time. We can create workflows that can call an API. We can include prompts in particular workflows for ChatGPT-related functions, connecting to an LLM and RAG to perform tasks. For document automation, modern features are available to train documents, ensuring high accuracy and repeatability over time. The system is very easy to use. I recently completed a course in document automation, typically designed for people involved in coding and technical aspects. Though I understand coding comprehensively, I don't do actual coding. The course was very accessible. Currently, extensive coding isn't necessary due to the hybrid model incorporating GenAI aspects, low-code, no-code capabilities, APIs, and numerous pre-built objects in Automation Anywhere. The features include GenAI-driven prompting methods and workflow creation capabilities. In these workflows, we can create decision boxes and call APIs without coding. We simply pull objects, drop them, connect them, and add minimal coding when needed. The most crucial aspect isn't coding but rather sizing the automation and fleshing out the details. Automation Co-pilot takes notes and performs automated analysis. It can extract details from videos, summarize conversations, and provide detailed information. During calls, it identifies instructions and performs tasks such as preparing reports and reconciliation. Automation Anywhere can also connect with Microsoft Co-pilot. Through Co-pilot, real-time operations can be executed, allowing direct interaction between vendors and automation through this component.
PV
Workflow orchestration has supported complex enforcement processes and improves human task integration
Areas that have room for improvement in Camunda include the user interface. We moved from Camunda 7 to Camunda 8, and previously we had Camunda 7 Cockpit, and now we have Operate. The UI of Operate is less user-friendly. It may be a little more modern, but it is less user-friendly, so some insights are missed. The UI could be improved. Another topic is something that should have been recently solved in Camunda 8, but in Camunda 7, we had a case management system based on Camunda, and we had our own identifiers in our system. It was easier in Camunda 7 to link these identifications, the business identification to the process identification, and in Camunda 8, this was not implemented until the 8.10 release. We really missed that feature, as it made it very difficult to embed and especially for debugging. The combination with the new Operate instead of Camunda 7 Cockpit made it difficult to find specific running processes. The maintenance of Camunda is somewhat complex. Recently, we had to move from 8.8 to 8.9 or 8.10, and everything was broken, which cost us a lot of time to repair and revert. The complexity is particularly evident because of the architectural changes Camunda made when moving from Camunda 7 to Camunda 8. It took about three years to make Camunda 8 mature, and sometimes it seems they realized they made a wrong decision by switching to a completely different approach. It is not just a matter of pushing a button and installing it; it has a bigger impact than expected, which is indeed one of the downsides we recently faced. The ability to observe and control processes at runtime, related to Operate, rates at a six in my assessment, so that could definitely be improved.
SE
Consultant at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Automation has streamlined complex workflows and delivers faster, more reliable onboarding
I think IBM watsonx Orchestrate can be improved by implementing simpler configuration for complex workflows and providing more flexibility when building custom integrations with internal applications. The monitoring and debugging experience could also be more detailed, especially for understanding exactly where a multi-step workflow failed and why. Regarding needed improvements, the overall user experience is fairly intuitive, but some advanced configuration areas have a steep learning curve for new users. I would also like to see more detailed, real-world examples in the documentation, particularly for complex enterprise integrations, troubleshooting, and production deployment patterns. Better production monitoring and more detailed troubleshooting would make a noticeable difference. More ready-to-use enterprise integration patterns and clearer guidance for scaling complex workflows would also help teams adopt faster.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
19%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business162
Midsize Enterprise86
Large Enterprise565
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business48
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise39
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise8
 

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Also Known As

Automation Anywhere, Testing Anywhere, Automation Anywhere Enterprise, Agentic Process Automation System (Now Certified for WorkSpaces)
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Sample Customers

Google, Linkedin, Cisco, Juniper Networks, DellEMC, Comcast, Mastercard, Quest Diagnostics
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