Bizagi vs IBM Cloud Pak for Automation comparison

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Bizagi and IBM are both solutions in the Process Automation category. Bizagi is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.3, while IBM is ranked #38. Additionally, 92% of Bizagi users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Bizagi and IBM Cloud Pak for Automation are competitive products in the process automation market. Bizagi stands out with its competitive pricing and ease of setup, while IBM Cloud Pak for Automation is preferred for its advanced feature set catering to enterprises with larger automation needs.

Features: Bizagi offers a low-code development platform ideal for rapid process automation, with features like process modeling and real-time updates. IBM Cloud Pak for Automation provides a comprehensive range of automation tools that include AI integration and advanced data analytics, designed for businesses requiring extensive automation capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Bizagi is praised for its quick and straightforward deployment process, appealing to companies looking for simplicity. IBM Cloud Pak for Automation, though more complex to deploy, offers robust customer support and is tailored for businesses equipped to handle its complexity, backed by helpful resources to ease implementation.

Pricing and ROI: Bizagi delivers a cost-effective solution with low setup costs, ensuring a swift return on investment by enhancing process efficiency. IBM Cloud Pak for Automation comes with a higher initial cost but offers a solid ROI by boosting productivity through its advanced functionalities, presenting an attractive choice for organizations aiming to maximize automation impact.

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Automation Anywhere

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Venkat Sivaprakash

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.

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Micah Rachuonyo

Principal Standardization Officer at KEBS

Has helped me create clean and structured process maps with a simple setup experience

I have not explored ways Bizagi can be improved beyond creating maps. If I explore automation and integration with other processes, then I may be able to identify potential areas for improvement. I would appreciate additional features for the free version. Currently, the elements in a process map are limited to activities, decisions, flows, and start/end points. The decision map could be improved to allow more than three options at a decision point.

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SYEDMUJTABA

Vice President - Digital Automation Services at Techvista Systems

Effectively handles parallel instances effectively

I find it quite straightforward, perhaps around 8.5 out of 10 in terms of ease. When we upgraded from the old version of IBM BPM to the new one within IBM Cloud Pak for Automation, we didn't encounter any major issues. There were some minor ones, but they were easy to overcome.The migration process was part of our deployment strategy. We had a plan to migrate two processes per week from on-premises to the cloud. The migration involved taking the instances and migrating them to the new environment. There is an inbuilt feature in IBM Cloud Pak for Automation that facilitates the migration process, although I personally haven't conducted it myself; it's managed by my team. Overall, the setup process was relatively smooth.

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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

"One of the things I appreciate the most about Automation Anywhere is that it's in the cloud, so when we are on-site on a project, we collect a lot of data, hand it to this bot, and it runs the function; by the time we reach our destination, whether we move from San Francisco to New York, it's equivalent to 20 people's work in six hours, utilizing quite a few attended or unattended bots."

"Compared to other tools like NICE and Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere is the only tool that gets your work completed in half the time."

"Security is a top priority for us. To be allowed to automate different processes, we need to have a good set of controls around who is allowed to do what, and what credentials people can and can't use. It allows us to manage access make sure that we have full control."

"I am confident that we are saving several million dollars as a result."

"The best feature is the Capture action. If we want to capture the whole process, we can do it in a single shot."

"The ability to automate repetetive tasks and processing that should not require human intervention."

"We have saved time and money using the solution."

"Automation Anywhere offers valuable features, including command packages for PDF, Windows, XML, and Excel, as well as universal recording capabilities."

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"Bizagi is very simple and easy to use, which I find most valuable, as it allows users to create clean and neat process maps."

"Overall, this is a very good tool to drive the global Process Architecture of a company."

"Bizagi is simple, it's simple to implement, and it's simple to learn."

"I very much like the reusable rules and forms, and the way Bizagi controls the process flow. I also like the document generating system to generate PDFs and then .doc files with information gathered from a flow. At the end of a process, you can generate a document that can be printed."

"One of the features I like is that when drawing any task, when putting a task on the process model canvas, I can simply click on it and see the other task icons for that task. It's just one quick, simple, straightforward connectivity from task to task."

"What I find most valuable is the flexibility, I find it very easy to use and very flexible for my purpose. I can use it without any particular problem, and it's very intuitive and easy to understand."

"Business process modelling and simulation."

"With the implementation of Bizagi, approvals have become much more efficient."

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"I believe two significant features of IBM Cloud Pak for Automation are the focus on SLA management and the capability to handle parallel instances effectively. Parallel instances, for instance, are valuable when dealing with a large number of users, enabling tasks to be performed concurrently for efficient system operation. The SLA aspect is crucial for tracking and ensuring timely completion of tasks. Additionally, the cloud compatibility of IBM BAW allows for seamless migration from on-premises to the cloud. This version also includes a business rule management system for storing and managing business rules effectively."

"What this product allows us to do is to move from on-prem instances where we are running independent instances of FileNet, Datacap, and ODM. It allows us to leverage container-based resiliency and availability modeling so that we have some visibility across the CP4BA ecosystem. We're now migrating all of our data to be in the Cloud Object Storage, and we can now use some of the features of Azure in terms of how we store and retrieve content for our members and our providers."

Cons

"With any new upgrades, we have to make changes in the codes. To us, this means that the tool is not stable. We have been told by Automation Anywhere that this will be fixed in future releases."

"It needs stability improvements. Sometimes, it becomes unstable."

"My experience with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing is mixed. It is somewhere in between, not the most cost-efficient but also not the highest cost, so it can be better."

"They often provide good solutions, but sometimes they are unable to resolve issues, requiring users to find solutions independently, which can be time-consuming."

"They do not include the basic functionality of column headers in Excel worksheets. This is missing, and we need it."

"I would like OCR for video and text using the IQ Bot. It should also be available in an email tag format."

"The availability of material in terms of more technical documentation could be improved, particularly in-depth information about how things can be done."

"Integrations should be included with the analytics platforms and third-party SAP, enterprise-level applications, as well as if there are any built-in connectors where you can connect with the ERPs to automate the required teams."

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"Bizagi needs a way to define categories such as process groups like the APQC framework, PCF, and handle the processes within it."

"It's very difficult to contact support unless you pay for it."

"The performance could use improvement. We couldn't connect the processes to on one file. The performance is an issue for us."

"Difficult to export in formats other than PDF."

"It needs some better notation functionality."

"The free version could be better. Some of the templates and all the functionalities aren't available in the free version. I've been trying to check some maps, for example, organizational maps or a model on organization hierarchy. Apparently, there seems to be no template. You have to create your own. I am not sure if there are templates, but I've not really seen any. I think that there's room for improvement."

"One thing that I don't like very much is related to integration: we have to develop some connectors... I would need a connector that connects to a REST service and that uses client ID in secret... They provide the means to develop a connector and use it, but they should implement this because REST services are among the most used protocols for web services."

"I would like to see simulation as a free feature again. In version 3.3 it was free, but in 4.0 it isn't."

More Bizagi cons

"One of the challenges we're having is finding vendors who have experience in developing on the cloud. We can find developers on the old platform, but it is leading-edge technology. So, we are having some challenges, and IBM is assisting us to find vendor partners. To be able to leverage all the capabilities of the new platform, we have to upgrade our existing ecosystem of FileNet applications. Upgrading to the new platform while trying to modernize is always challenging because it is like you have a moving target."

"I believe there is room for improvement in the user interface, particularly in the Process Portal that customers use to view and manage their tasks. The UI of the Process Portal needs enhancement. Additionally, in the next release, I would like to see improved compatibility with Angular, allowing for direct integration with front-end systems. It would be beneficial to have built-in GUI features based on Angular within the system, rather than developing separate applications externally. This, in turn, would provide a more seamless and enhanced front-end experience."

"Upgrading to the new platform while trying to modernize is always challenging because it is like you have a moving target."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a free trial so that they can get an overview, and there are different licenses that are very affordable and can suit every business model."

"They sell it by license, but if they could charge by case or by interaction, that might be better. Right now, it's expensive when you want to scale or use them for simple processes."

"In the Indian market, I feel that for mid-size companies, such as ourselves, that having multiple bots costs a lot. If Automation Anywhere wants to expand in the Indian market, they will need to look at their pricing."

"The price of Automation Anywhere is a little higher than some of the competition, such as UiPath. However, depending on the use case and other factors we are able to receive some discounts."

"We save approximately 10,000 hours per year."

"We have a few licenses. They cost roughly $10,000 each."

"It is expensive. I would rate Automation Anywhere an eight out of ten in terms of pricing."

"It is the most economically friendly and it provides you with a lot of functions."

More Automation Anywhere pricing and cost advice

"My company uses the free version of the product."

"It is expensive."

"If they can freeze the pricing in a contract, I advise them to do so."

"From what I know of the market, I think Bizagi is a cheap solution for process engineering. Out of the solutions I've tried, from cheapest to most expensive, would be Vizor, Bizagi, Signavio, and then Siemens. I used a version of Bizagi that my university provided for free, so I have never paid for a license."

"The paid version costs us about $20,000 for 100 users annually."

"Make sure that your requirements are explicitly defined from the outset. This will help you choose the right setup and licensing for your needs."

"The product must improve its cost."

"We didn't use the licensed versions where you could exactly go into automatization. However, we looked at the pricing in the beginning, and the only thing that I remember is that it was too expensive for the things we were using because our clients would also have to license the product. One client said that it was too expensive for the benefit they get out of it."

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"IBM Cloud Pak for Automation is relatively expensive, especially considering it is designed for long-living processes, not for normal automation needs. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate the pricing at around 9. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees, but IBM has multiple pricing models that make it expensive in its own way. Different plans are available, but overall, the experience suggests it is a costly solution."

"Its cost is almost the same or comparable to what we pay with FileNet, but I'm not sure what we pay a year. A good part of CP4BA is the CPU-based licensing model. When we're dealing with 50,000 dentists, for example, if we were to use Salesforce, we would be hit with the licensing of 50,000 dentists, whereas when we build out in CP4BA, it is just based on our CPU usage, not on individual licenses."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Wholesaler/Distributor

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	161
Midsize Enterprise	82
Large Enterprise	559

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Small Business	43
Midsize Enterprise	16
Large Enterprise	36

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Questions from the Community

How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It depends on your use case. Is it simply to automate a couple of processes? Is it to augment a human team? AA is ver...

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How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

From my experience using AA tool, it depends on the applications that you want to automate, because there some applic...

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How good is Automation Anywhere for RPA processes?

It is a highly preferred RPA tool. You can check my Automation Anywhere Review to know more.

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How easy is it to migrate process flow charts (modeled using tools like Visio) into Bizagi?

I have been using Bizagi with a major project for a state government agency for about four years now. It is pretty st...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bizagi?

Bizagi's pricing is very aggressive, and it was one of the reasons we chose it. It was less expensive than some of th...

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What needs improvement with Bizagi?

I have not explored ways Bizagi can be improved beyond creating maps. If I explore automation and integration with ot...

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

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Overview

Automation Anywhere offers ease of use, robust system connectivity, and GenAI-driven document automation through a cloud-native platform, significantly enhancing productivity across multiple industries with advanced AI features.

Delivering a comprehensive suite of tools designed for easy integration and rapid deployment, Automation Anywhere drives efficiency by reducing costs and automating repetitive tasks. Its cloud-native platform supports broad industry adoption, including advanced AI features like process automation and Co-Pilot, streamlining complex workflows with minimal technical skills required. Users benefit from robust integration capabilities, which facilitate seamless interaction with multiple systems. However, there is room for improvement in areas such as user-friendliness for beginners, stability, flexible licensing, and enhanced OCR functionality. Organizations in sectors such as banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare gain from the improved operational efficiency and ROI Automation Anywhere offers.

What are the important features of Automation Anywhere?

Ease of Use: Simplifies automation tasks with a user-centric interface.
Robust Connectivity: Provides seamless integration with multiple systems.
GenAI-Driven Document Automation: Leverages AI to automate document management.
Process Automation & Co-Pilot: Enhances workflow automation with advanced AI.
Cloud-Native Platform: Enables rapid deployment and integration.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Time Savings: Automation drastically reduces manual processing time.
Cost Efficiency: Decreases overall operational costs by automating tasks.
Productivity Enhancement: Streamlines workflows with AI-driven tools.
Improved Integration: Enhances ability to work with multiple systems.
Scalability: Supports growth with a flexible cloud-native architecture.

In the insurance industry, Automation Anywhere is utilized for automating processes such as enrollment management and compliance checks. Its applications extend to supply chain management, financial transactions, and business performance monitoring across sectors like banking, finance, manufacturing, and healthcare, helping organizations to automate routine tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.

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Bizagi is an enterprise platform for business orchestration and AI automation, enabling organizations to design, automate, and run complex end-to-end processes that bring together people, AI agents, systems, and data. Unlike point AI tools, Bizagi is the operational layer where AI, processes, and enterprise systems work together: governed, auditable, and production-ready.

Built on more than two decades of enterprise process expertise, Bizagi brings the depth of operational knowledge that newer AI platforms simply have not had time to develop. That foundation is what makes Bizagi's AI story credible where others are still experimental.

Bizagi's native AI capabilities are built directly into the platform. AI Agents are reusable, GenAI-powered assistants configured in the AI Hub, capable of content generation, document analysis, classification, summarization, and more. They can be invoked from processes, interfaces, or other agents, and integrate via connectors and Model Context Protocol to reach internal and external systems. AI Workers automate repetitive tasks inside forms and workflows by analyzing rules, field history, and process context, operating in supervised or more autonomous modes and improving through reinforcement learning. Ask Ada, Bizagi's conversational analytics assistant, lets users query business data in natural language and receive answers, charts, and insights, all within Bizagi's role and permission model and grounded in both process data and enterprise documents through a built-in RAG knowledge layer.

Governance is central, not optional. Bizagi runs on Microsoft Azure with Private OpenAI integration, keeping sensitive data within a secure perimeter. AI features require deliberate configuration and deployment. Generative AI capabilities are intentionally built into workflows rather than casually enabled, and Data Domains, Personas, and Bizagi's role model control precisely what any AI capability can access and how results can be used.

Customers see results fast. Stone Coast Fund Services reduced processing time by 80% across more than 25,000 annual service requests, going live in six weeks. Bizagi's AI Ignite packages take organizations from zero to live AI Agents or AI Assistants in approximately seven weeks, combining software and professional services to de-risk early projects.

With over 1,000 enterprise implementations across financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, and government, Bizagi is named in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (BOAT), Microsoft Certified for AI in Financial Services and Manufacturing, and a G2 leader across Agentic AI, AI Agents for Business Operations, BPM, and Digital Process Automation. Customers include DHL, Unilever, Caterpillar, and Old Mutual.

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IBM Cloud Pak for Automation enhances efficiency with a comprehensive suite of tools designed for business process automation and optimization. It offers robust features that streamline workflows, help in faster decision-making, and foster agility.

IBM Cloud Pak for Automation provides a modular platform for businesses aiming to automate operations and orchestrate workflows seamlessly. It integrates AI-powered solutions to handle repetitive tasks and enable intelligent automation across the enterprise. With cloud-native architecture, it supports rapid deployment and scalability, making it adaptable to evolving needs. Its flexibility allows for the integration of third-party applications, ensuring a customizable approach that meets diverse automation requirements. Its compatibility with Kubernetes further boosts its deployment capabilities, enabling businesses to manage workloads more efficiently.

What features make IBM Cloud Pak for Automation stand out?

AI-Powered Automation: Uses machine learning to streamline tasks.
Workflow Orchestration: Organizes business processes for swifter management.
Robust Integration: Seamlessly integrates with third-party tools for enhanced workflows.
Cloud-Native Architecture: Ensures scalability and adaptability to changing conditions.

What benefits and ROI should users expect?

Increased Efficiency: Automation of repetitive tasks leads to improved workflow speed.
Reduced Costs: Less manual intervention saves resources and operational costs.
Agility: Quick adaptation to business changes due to seamless integration and orchestration.
Scalability: Designed to grow with business demands, supporting expansion without disruption.

IBM Cloud Pak for Automation is extensively implemented in industries such as finance, healthcare, and manufacturing. In finance, it automates back-office operations, thereby increasing processing speed for transactions. Healthcare leverages it to manage patient data and streamline administrative tasks, which enhances both efficiency and patient care. In manufacturing, it drives production line automation, enabling better quality control and faster time-to-market. Its industry-specific applications underline its adaptability and effectiveness in automating and optimizing enterprise processes.

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Sample Customers

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

400+ enterprise customers globally, including DHL, Unilever, Caterpillar, Old Mutual.

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