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We performed a comparison between Camunda and Microsoft System Center Orchestrator based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It has an open BPM""Ease of use and ability to streamline a process model.""Easy to use and easy to integrate into the products and applications we provide for our customers.""The architecture is good because it's a headless workflow. I can create my own frontend, and it's fully API-based.""The flexibility is great.""I've found the active community most valuable but it also provides you with a lot of other features.""Camunda Platform has a very good interface for workflow and business process design.""The speed and execution of DMN was a big selling point for us. It's very good at conducting business processes that are easily modeled and presented in a way that's easy to understand."

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"Automation is the most valuable feature of the solution.""It can manage multiple servers and workstations from a single location."

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Cons
"Without a proper frontend, the business cannot effectively use the platform.""Like all BPM tools, they're very bad with proprietary UIs. In general, anyone who uses BPM tools should not expect to use their proprietary UI.""Collaborations and process documentation in Camunda Platform are areas with shortcomings that need improvement.""As we experienced some difficulties in the beginning, deployment took almost a month.""Customization and tech stack could be up-to-date.""The support definitely can be improved. Apart from that, the language should be extendable to other platforms. If I want to write, I'll run a different platform, like Python code on top of it, or COBOL code on top of it, and it should support those languages.""Community support is basically what I'm looking for. Other than that, it is okay for now.""There are a few things that I'm missing. For instance, the user interface creator, which I know other systems have, like Aurea or Lombardi, which are IBM solutions. The interface creator, including the data model creator or some module which would allow the users who are not programmers or business consultants and who are not technically skilled in database and Java programming, to create data models and user interfaces."

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"I find the Orchestrator UI to be problematic.""The product's management aspect needs enhancement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is less cost-prohibitive than other solutions on the market. This solution was in our price range."
  • "We are using the open-source version of this solution."
  • "Camunda is much cheaper."
  • "I use the open-source free version."
  • "The open-source version of the product is free to use."
  • "The cost of this solution is better than some competing products."
  • "Licensing costs are anywhere from $80,000 to $100,000 USD per year."
  • "We use the open-source version, which can be used at no cost."
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  • "I give the cost of the solution a five out of ten."
  • "We obtained a license that bundled Windows Server with System Center at no additional cost."
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    Top Answer:Automation is the most valuable feature of the solution.
    Top Answer:I give the cost of the solution a five out of ten.
    Top Answer:I find the Orchestrator UI to be problematic. The table it uses to power my scripts is not very user-friendly.
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    Also Known As
    Camunda BPM
    MS System Center Orchestrator
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    Overview

    Camunda enables organizations to orchestrate processes across people, systems, and devices to continuously overcome complexity and increase efficiency. With Camunda, business users and developers collaborate using BPMN to model end-to-end processes and run sophisticated automation with the speed, scale, and resilience required to stay competitive. Hundreds of enterprises such as Atlassian, ING, and Vodafone design, orchestrate and improve business-critical processes with Camunda to accelerate digital transformation.

    As an IT administrator, you probably perform a lot of tasks and procedures to keep your computing environment healthy. You may have automated individual tasks, but typically, not the whole process. With System Center - Orchestrator you tie disparate tasks and procedures together using a graphical user interface Runbook Designer to create reliable, flexible, and efficient end-to-end solutions in your IT environment.

    Sample Customers
    24 Hour Fitness, Accruent, AT&T Inc., Atlassian, CSS Insurance, Deutsche Telekom, Generali, Provinzial NordWest Insurance Services, Swisscom AG, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VHV Group, Zalando
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company24%
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Government13%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm26%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Insurance Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business48%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise31%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise70%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Camunda is ranked 1st in Process Automation with 66 reviews while Microsoft System Center Orchestrator is ranked 26th in Process Automation with 2 reviews. Camunda is rated 8.2, while Microsoft System Center Orchestrator is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Camunda writes "Open-source, easy to define new processes, and easy to transition to new business process definitions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft System Center Orchestrator writes "Automates tasks and manages multiple servers from a central location ". Camunda is most compared with Apache Airflow, Pega BPM, Bizagi, IBM BPM and Appian, whereas Microsoft System Center Orchestrator is most compared with Ivanti Automation, ServiceNow Orchestration, OpenText Operations Orchestration, vCenter Orchestrator and BizTalk Server.

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