We performed a comparison between AWS Step Functions and IBM Business Automation Workflow based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Business Process Management (BPM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a scalable solution."
"It's Amazon, it's scalable."
"It's a general solution that you can adapt to your own needs and is simple to use. We like that it can be integrated with everything in the AWS suite, and that the creation of the pipeline can be done using the graphical user interface."
"What I like the most about Amazon Step Functions is how easy it is to use."
"The solution is stable...The solution is easy to scale."
"AWS Step Functions acts as a high-level layer, allowing us to seamlessly integrate with microservices."
"One can rate all the calls and that is a good feature."
"The number of historical events is great."
"The business process modeling is the most valuable feature."
"No matter what somebody's technical experience level is, the tool can start adding value immediately. Even if that is just an analyst who doesn't have any technical background, they can use some of these no quote accelerators to get things from ideation to deployment in a matter of minutes."
"The most valuable feature of IBM Business Automation Workflow is cost management."
"The solution reduces the time to the resolution which is essential for businesses."
"This is a low-code software where you can just drag and drop on the user interface. There are also a lot of quality integrations such as TMS."
"It has integrated UI and deployment models, and it has a deep set of consultant and service provider ecosystem features."
"IBM Business Automation Workflow is useful for helping us design custom user interfaces and processes we require."
"This product is tightly integrated with the RPA automation process."
"The price and support are areas with shortcomings where the solution needs to improve."
"I would like to see more data transformation features in Amazon Step Functions like additional operators and logic."
"Setup took about one day. We had some errors to understand in the beginning, but now everything is working good."
"It is hard to coordinate the declaratory language."
"The solution's data size limit can be improved."
"The pricing of the solution can be improved."
"It wasn't easy to understand the licensing model. It's like if you use just a little, it's cheap, but it becomes more expensive as you use more. It's like a hook that ties you inside the Amazon ecosystem. So, it creates a dependency."
"The interface can sometimes feel limited, as we're unable to see what AWS is running behind the scenes."
"I feel that the features are not user-friendly."
"The UI of the solution is not good. They should work to update the solution and make it better and fresher."
"Sometimes, we feel like we are not getting the full features of the content management capabilities."
"Requires a lot of customization code writing which could be reduced."
"I would like to see more streamlined install and provisioning; preferably containerized IBM BPM would be helpful."
"In terms of improvement, it could be less complex."
"One significant challenge is the lack of accessible forums or resources to seek help or information when problems arise."
"The main areas which need improvement are specifically around reporting and analytics."
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AWS Step Functions is ranked 12th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 8 reviews while IBM Business Automation Workflow is ranked 13th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 21 reviews. AWS Step Functions is rated 7.8, while IBM Business Automation Workflow is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of AWS Step Functions writes "Simplifies complex task automation and enhances development workflows while offering user-friendly interface, seamless scalability and efficient workflow orchestration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Business Automation Workflow writes "Good for case management, integration capabilities but lacks stability". AWS Step Functions is most compared with Camunda, IBM BPM, Apache Airflow, Pega BPM and Boomi AtomSphere Flow, whereas IBM Business Automation Workflow is most compared with IBM BPM, Camunda, Apache Airflow, IBM Case Foundation and Aurea CX Process. See our AWS Step Functions vs. IBM Business Automation Workflow report.
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