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AWS Step Functions vs SoftExpert BPM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Step Functions
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Workload Automation (9th)
SoftExpert BPM
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
57th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of AWS Step Functions is 2.1%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SoftExpert BPM is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
AWS Step Functions2.1%
SoftExpert BPM0.3%
Other97.6%
Business Process Management (BPM)
 

Featured Reviews

Carlos Alberto Marangon - PeerSpot reviewer
Automate complex workflows with seamless AWS integration
Step Functions provide seamless integration with AWS services, which enhances the speed of application development. The JSON app launched recently allows us to define data execution more easily. The Standard Workflows feature includes error replay capabilities, which are crucial for efficient error management. The Amazon State Language (ASL) in JSON format facilitates workflow automation and accelerates the deployment of Step Functions.
Andrea González - PeerSpot reviewer
Quick deployment, high availability, and easy to use
We are using SoftExpert BPM for document management, workflow, and forms The solution has helped us have access to documents and processes, such as analytics and forms. The most valuable feature of SoftExpert BPM is its ease of use. The form in SoftExpert BPM should improve. I have been using…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"AWS Step Functions was stable, and there were no problems that I can recall."
"The JSON app launched recently allows us to define data execution more easily."
"If you want to create a workflow to call one Lambda function after another, and other serverless features, it could save you a ton of money. That's for sure."
"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."
"The number of historical events is great."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The solution is stable...The solution is easy to scale."
"One can rate all the calls and that is a good feature."
"The most valuable feature of SoftExpert BPM is its ease of use."
"A complete project management suite in one integrated package."
 

Cons

"It is difficult to suggest improvements at the moment."
"The interface can sometimes feel limited, as we're unable to see what AWS is running behind the scenes."
"There is room for improvement in terms of integration with other products. It would benefit from more integration with different applications or services."
"The solution's pricing could be cheaper. It is cheaper than Airflow."
"If AWS Step Functions keeps adding more integrations, it would be even better."
"One area for improvement is the payload size. Currently, I sometimes have to save data as a file since I cannot pass it within Step Functions, necessitating caching in processes."
"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 pricing of the solution can be improved."
"The form in SoftExpert BPM should improve."
"It could do more to use all the data it collects to intelligently manage the user experience."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's price is reasonable."
"The solution is expensive."
"The price of SoftExpert BPM is not expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
28%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Insurance Company
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise5
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon Step Functions?
The integration capability is easy, whereas building state machines is tricky.
What is your primary use case for Amazon Step Functions?
My customer's usual use cases for AWS Step Functions that I've been working with include orchestration, flows, diagram creation, and creating a flow for multiple Glue jobs to run a single pipeline.
What advice do you have for others considering Amazon Step Functions?
I use the Visual Workflow Editor feature of AWS Step Functions. I mainly work through code and then improve it through the visual aspect. There are two ways to do orchestration: through code and th...
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Also Known As

Amazon Step Functions, Step Functions
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Sample Customers

Alpha Apps, The Guardian, SGK, Bigfinite
Coca Cola, CRODA, CSN, Abril, Midea Carrier
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