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IBM BPM vs Newgen OmniFlow comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 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

IBM BPM
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
113
Ranking in other categories
Application Infrastructure (7th), Process Automation (8th)
Newgen OmniFlow
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
33rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of IBM BPM is 4.0%, down from 7.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Newgen OmniFlow is 1.0%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM BPM4.0%
Newgen OmniFlow1.0%
Other95.0%
Business Process Management (BPM)
 

Featured Reviews

Ateeq Rehman - PeerSpot reviewer
Unit Head System Implementor at Allied Bank Limited
Automation platforms streamline processes and offer flexibility, but AI integration and version upgrades pose challenges
In the technology world, there is always room for improvement. Technologies evolve day by day, especially with the emergence of artificial intelligence and generative AI models. Although IBM BPM is a substantial product, adopting and integrating new technologies quickly is not easy due to the migration and upgrade paths involved. Every time new versions are released, we face business and production challenges that make rapid adoption challenging. The main concern bothering me today regarding IBM BPM is the integration of AI components.
CD
Senior Manager at Infoedge India Ltd.,
Enabled us to consolidate workflows and reduce time spent searching for transactions
We have consolidated the workflow and have certain elements and functionalities developed in the new system so that my agents who are using the application don't have to do manual tasks searching for mail. So, we've consolidated and arranged some alerts and have done some segregation. The user is benefited, and the time spent on searching a transaction is reduced.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It helps maintain, and in many instances, lower costs, as well as to maintain those costs, keeping them stable."
"If you're trying to lower and contain your costs or mitigate a lot of risk, there is nothing like the IBM Cloud."
"Process Modelling, simulation and optimization, integration, UI components."
"It excels at analytics. It provides visibility across all activities of a company's processes and performance."
"We are implementing the tool to triple our monthly transaction volume."
"Automation is the most valuable feature of IBM BPM."
"It has reduced the amount of code that we write in a process to achieve the required functionality."
"I would absolutely recommend this solution to others."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility in using it."
"The most valuable feature for us is the Omnicon. That made sense for us because our company is now able to capture information from documents."
"Good for static workflows, and the customer support team is proactive and accommodating."
"We have a huge customer satisfaction rate because we try to accommodate all the requirements of their business."
"Newgen will structure the system based on all the requirements of the business. We can design the forms as complex forms or make our own versions to fix what's wrong."
"The UI is easy. It's not very code based, so you can make certain changes on your end."
"They are a good team that is proactive, and they are trying to accommodate all of our requirements."
"It is working fine so far. I haven't heard anything bad about it from the applications team that is using it, so I assume that it is doing okay."
 

Cons

"I would like to see the user-friendliness improved and the training become free of cost for the solution."
"There is a lot of room for improvement of the dashboards."
"It's under performance, maybe the moving from one activity to other activity, or one process step to other process step takes awhile."
"One suggestion for IBM BPM is to provide better integration between their products, such as DataCap, which we use for scanning. Although the new CP4BA offers offline capabilities, not everyone is on CP4BA, so enhanced integration for those on older versions would be beneficial."
"I would like to see the solution be able to interact with other customer software solutions."
"I would like to see a lot more case studies."
"It should have a more powerful and faster form builder, also the license is complex using PVUs."
"The response time needs to be better. Every time when you click a link or a button or something, the response could be faster - although, I know it also depends on the network connectivity."
"The technical support is not very good. They have a very late response and do not have enough expertise on the support team."
"In terms of stability, like every product, it has its issues."
"On scalability, if you count the scale from 1 to 10, I would give Newgen a zero because we are unable to achieve any in-house enhancements or new processes."
"We had consistent issues of Newgen OmniFlow crashing. It's not compatible with bounce browsers like Chrome."
"There should be some reporting and dashboarding capabilities. I don't see such capabilities built into it."
"Newgen OmniFlow could improve by having more out-of-the-box integration modules. It would be beneficial to have an analytics model that is not currently present."
"At the system level, I would like to see things be much more flexible, especially for different document templates and introducing changes."
"From what I have seen so far, this system is too hardcoded and inflexible."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When considering the features of the solution the price is expensive compared to competitors."
"The solution is expensive since it is an enterprise application."
"I think it's a reasonably priced tool, but it's important to consider which customers should buy this solution. It's designed for enterprise customers, not small ones."
"IBM BPM is expensive, so most large companies opt for IBM based on their licensing options."
"I already compared some solutions related to business process management, and I saw that the cost of IBM BPM is more expensive compared with that of Camunda, for example."
"The solution is highly-priced."
"We have a yearly licensing model. It is not expensive. There are no addition costs to the standard license."
"I rate the solution's pricing a four out of ten."
"Overall, this solution is very cost effective when compared to other solutions in the market."
"The price of Newgen OmniFlow is priced reasonably."
"The on-prem solution is affordable. The cloud solution is more expensive. There are no additional costs to the standard licensing fees."
"Its price is a bit on the high side, but that's okay. From a company perspective, it is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Import And Exporter
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise72
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better, IBM BPM or IBM Business Automation Workflow?
We researched both IBM solutions and in the end, we chose Business Automation Workflow. IBM BPM has a good user interface and the BPM coach is a helpful tool. The API is very useful in providing en...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM BPM?
Once it is installed, maintaining it is not a big issue.
What needs improvement with IBM BPM?
There are negative aspects, such as IBM BPM being quite heavy and not lightweight, and the licensing cost is higher, which has caused some companies to shift away. IBM BPM is complicated to install...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Newgen OmniFlow?
The pricing of Newgen OmniFlow is fair. That said, there is a need for standardization in pricing, rather than leaving it to the discretion of the salespeople.
What needs improvement with Newgen OmniFlow?
Improvement is needed in supporting the partner ecosystem.
What is your primary use case for Newgen OmniFlow?
Customers use Newgen OmniFlow for its ease of deployment, ease of use, ease of integrations, and efficiency improvement in terms of process automation. It is agile in terms of deployment to customers.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

WebSphere Lombardi Edition, IBM Business Process Manager, IBM WebSphere Process Server
OmniFlow
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Barclays, EmeriCon, Banca Popolare di Milano, CST Consulting, KeyBank, KPMG, Prolifics, Sandhata Technologies Ltd., State of Alaska, Humana S.A., Saperion, esciris, Banco Espirito Santo
Rak Bank, Bank Dhofar
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