ARIS BPA vs Oracle BPM comparison

Software AG and Oracle are both solutions in the Business Process Management (BPM) category. Software AG is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.3, while Oracle is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.0. Software AG holds a 5.0% mindshare in BPM, compared to Oracle’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

ARIS BPA

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88% willing to recommend

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

ARIS BPA and Oracle BPM are competitors in the business process management tools category. ARIS BPA excels with a rich modeling environment and analysis capabilities, while Oracle BPM stands out for its integration abilities and workflow execution features.

Features: ARIS BPA offers a sophisticated modeling environment with in-depth process simulation and comprehensive reporting tools. It is highly flexible, providing a powerful framework for strategic management and analysis. Oracle BPM excels in workflow execution with its robust workflow engine and service-oriented architecture. It provides seamless integration with third-party tools and strong business rule capabilities.

Room for Improvement: ARIS BPA lacks a built-in workflow engine, impacting its ability to execute processes directly. Its pricing and integration complexity are areas of concern, with suggestions for a simplified interface. Oracle BPM is noted for its complexity and high cost, with feedback highlighting issues in version upgrades and room for better process migration and UI flexibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ARIS BPA provides flexible deployment options, from cloud to on-premises, though its technical support is seen as inconsistent. Oracle BPM also offers varied deployment modes but focuses more on on-premises solutions. User feedback on Oracle's technical support highlights improvements but criticizes its complex licensing structure.

Pricing and ROI: ARIS BPA is considered expensive yet valuable when fully leveraged, with complex licensing but a range of comprehensive features. Users report a strong ROI for large enterprises due to improved operations. Oracle BPM, while also costly, requires careful cost consideration against project needs. Its feature set promises long-term savings and efficiency, making it a viable option for enterprise use.

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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

ARIS BPA

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (4th)

Oracle BPM

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

15th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of ARIS BPA is 5.0%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle BPM is 1.9%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Management (BPM)

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Libor Černý

Process manager at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I can usually find an answer to my issue on ARIS Community

From the start, there were some difficulties on how to create outputs since there wasn't a repository tool in version 6. However, in version 7, there has been a tool for creating standards for a company, and that tool has been very intuitive. While I have been using this tool for several years, other people just starting to use it find the learning curve steep. This tool is very robust and accommodates many roles, where people can participate from compliance, IT designers, etc. This can create problems for users who have no experience with similar tools. It took me a year before I felt comfortable with this tool, because when I came from university it was the first or second tool that I worked on. It took me a year to run every feature or use it for every possibility since this tool is very robust. We sometimes have to create the link to the server and the repository twice because it is deleted once for some unknown reason. Though, this is not a big problem. There should be a more intuitive tool when creating reports.

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SatyajitSethy

Architect at Netcracker

Provides a complete workflow from testing to production and can handle a million concurrent requests

The user interface is very good. Once you understand it, it's easy to define rules and do any configurations. It comes with an embedded WebLogic application server, which you have to deploy automatically. Once you run the given binary, it will automatically keep everything on the backend. You'll have to create an instant database, and maintain or manage it based on the rules engine. After that, your system is ready to test. The most valuable feature is the complete workflow through the BPM, from making it available as a generated code based on the backend, deploying it in the test environment, and then going to production. Throughout the testing, everything was good. Many customers are interested in the rules engine. A lot of requests pass through BPM because it's integrated with a lot of other applications or sub-applications.

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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

"From an architectural point of view, when you're looking at the business area, you can find all the information you have to use as an architect."

"It helps the business make an informed decision."

"Process Modeling or Process Mapping/Documentation. This is the most comprehensive tool for capturing the process details. Any organization who wants to embark on a BPM journey, process mapping/documentation, lays the foundation for the BPM led implementation."

"The simulation engine and SAP integration are technically very robust."

"Platform that it supports covers legacy and new. Caters to moving older objects into an integrated DB, relatively popular ones: SQL, Oracle, etc."

"It provides the discovery functionality, and you can have a simulation on top of it to get your design corrected to ensure that it is within the right state of parameters. It is a complete package that you can use from strategy to execution because you have the design layer, and within the design, you can also do analytics."

"ARIS process modeling and analysis allows integration of end-to-end business processes with the organization's vision, strategies, and business objectives, through visual management."

"The stability of the ARIS BPM platform is quite good. The nice thing about it is the central database, where we can use all of our data. We can even manage users."

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"The Workspace is a full, rich application where most users can find what they want. It shows them a list of their work."

"It is quite scalable and can be applied to enterprise-level organizations effectively."

"The support is good."

"The solution provides extensive functionalities."

"It has developmental accelerators, which allow for virtually any customization needs which you may require."

"What I found most valuable in Oracle BPM is that it has a lot of out-of-the-box integrations. The solution also provides a lot of adapters which is very helpful."

"We have more than 800 distinct applications in our IT landscape. We had enough scalability and okay development cycles, and it has been enough to cover our backup operations and order management systems."

"Our company is based around Oracle processes. It provides a lot of flexibility in its processes."

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Cons

"Displaying role allocation matrix models in ARIS Connect needs improvement."

"Some improvements have been done, after Software AG acquired ARIS, but I don't believe it's still integrated with the other tool WebMethods in a perfect way."

"I find it difficult to access the database as I want with direct querying."

"The solution is difficult and not very exciting to learn."

"Integration with third-party tools should be improved (e.g. based on APIs)."

"The integration between ARIS, webMethods, and project versions needs improvement."

"Since ARIS 9.X was released, the product has not been as robust and responsive as the previous versions."

"The governance mechanism could be better, as could automation."

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"The product must reduce its cost."

"Oracle BPM is hard to configure."

"The solution's licensing cost is very high."

"We have had some issues with version migration, from one version of processes to another. We would have to call Oracle Services but on a day to day, we didn't have any issues."

"Existing APIs in the product need to be fine-tuned, made more robust and flexible for adoption."

"The time it takes to get from deployment to production could be faster."

"There is room for improvement in the pricing structure."

"Overall, the engine and the UI both have to be made lighter."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is a bit pricey."

"We have a concurrent license system."

"You will never get a fixed price for this product because they will go in and ask you what kind of environment would you like to set up? How many people will you work with? How big is your organization? Today, they have a fixed price to say, "Okay, just to start the business area, buy two licenses for modeling and eight people that can look into the product." They have this kind of fixed price. It's 50,000 Danish Krone. If you divided that by about six, then you get the pricing in dollars. Still, when you are going out, negotiate and find the right price. You will never get a fixed price: "It costs this and, if you take ten of these, seven of these and eight of these, and then it costs this." No, you negotiate every time."

"The price could be better."

"ARIS enables you to start small and grow the use of the solution over time, although it's quite expensive. So if you want to start small, it's quite an investment for a small company."

"Pricing is a bit on the higher side."

"From my point of view, no, it is not cheap, but it is not too expensive because you get this big organization behind it, technical support, and all those things. It's not so expensive to use. It's a Rolls Royce in this field, I know that. Even for small organizations, they can get so much effect from using this tool, in a very fast way, so the money will be back in the customer's pocket very fast."

"The tool is expensive."

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"The pricing is very expensive."

"The pricing is significantly high, particularly for Brazil where fluctuations in the exchange rate between the dollar and the real can further increase the cost of Oracle licenses."

"The licensing for this product is very costly. We pay for a yearly license to use Oracle BPM."

"As with all Oracle products, the licensing over VMware is an issue."

"I don't have information on the exact cost of Oracle BPM because a different team handles that, but it's pretty high. Oracle products are very costly. I would rate pricing for Oracle BPM three out of five. Though the pricing is high, the solution has a lot of features."

"The licensing model is good."

"This solution is very expensive. You are charged per license and an additional 20% for support."

"We received the product packaged into the Oracle database solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ARIS BPA?

The most valuable features of ARIS BPA are its flexibility and reporting.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ARIS BPA?

Pricing for ARIS BPA is average, not cheap or expensive. It's cost-effective and worth the money we pay.

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What needs improvement with ARIS BPA?

I find it difficult to access the database as I want with direct querying. I must write scripts, which requires specific knowledge. Software AG could improve this by making the database more open. ...

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What do you like most about Oracle BPM?

The solution provides extensive functionalities.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle BPM?

The licensing is expensive. It needs to be more affordable, especially in the Kenyan market.

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What needs improvement with Oracle BPM?

Oracle BPM should ensure its product is aligned with current technology by keeping up with advancements like AI. There are delays in offering the latest technology, so there is a need to be more re...

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Also Known As

ARIS, ARIS BPM

Oracle Business Process Management

Overview

ARIS is the market-leading solution for professional business process management and modeling. Whether you want to document the "as-is" state of your operations for quality or certification reasons or design the "to-be" in terms of continuous improvement in your transformation program, ARIS is the best choice for establishing a single source of truth regarding all process excellence topics in your organization. It is for any organization looking to digitally transform their business, increase operational excellence and customer experience and ensure compliance in execution. ARIS helps you to make the most out of your processes with Process Mining, Risk & Compliance Management, RPA and much more.

What makes the difference?

The most comprehensive platform for process excellence in the market
Easy to use
Covers business & IT architecture from all angles
Full flexibility and >100 diagram types
Customer-driven development based on best practices
Strong partner ecosystem

ARIS is the market-leading solution for any organization and ideally suited to digitally transform the organization, increase operational excellence and customer experience and ensure compliance in execution.

Software AG

The Industry's Most Complete and Unified BPM Solution A complete solution for all types of processes that provides a unified process foundation, user-centric design, and social BPM interaction. Reduces complexity and risk and increases business efficiency, visibility, and agility.

Oracle

Sample Customers

Tesco, Weifu, Airbus, Siemens, Proximus, Alicorp, Sekerbank, Bancor, Philips,Sky, Emirates NBD, Dubai Municipality, Suva, U.S. Army, Australia Post, Westfalen Weser Energie - ARIS serves customers across all industries and of every size worldwide. Companies trust ARIS as the market leader for process excellence with more than 30 years of experience in the market, 10 million users worldwide, from 1 user companies to the Fortune 500.

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