Camunda vs IBM Case Foundation comparison

Camunda and IBM are both solutions in the Business Process Management (BPM) category. Camunda is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.4, while IBM is ranked #31 with an average rating of 8.0. Camunda holds a 16.5% mindshare in BPM, compared to IBM’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Camunda users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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89% willing to recommend

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86% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 15, 2025

IBM Case Foundation and Camunda compete in workflow automation and business process management. Camunda has the upper hand in adaptability and faster implementation.

Features: IBM Case Foundation offers advanced integration with enterprise systems, excels in complex case scenarios, and provides detailed analytics. Camunda is known for its lightweight deployment, flexibility, and easy integration with environments like microservices and cloud-native architectures.

Room for Improvement: IBM Case Foundation can improve its implementation timeline, user interface design, and accessibility for non-technical users. Camunda could enhance ease of customization for less technical personnel, expand its feature set for enterprise environments, and provide more detailed documentation for advanced configuration.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Case Foundation provides a feature-rich, complex deployment model supported by comprehensive customer service. Camunda offers a streamlined deployment process with swift adaptation but may require more technical expertise for customization, with satisfactory customer support.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Case Foundation involves high upfront costs and aligns with large-scale needs, leading to longer ROI timelines. Camunda offers a subscription pricing model with lower initial expenses and promising ROI, appealing to businesses seeking rapid deployment and cost-effective scalability.

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Categories and Ranking

Camunda

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (1st), Process Automation (1st)

IBM Case Foundation

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

31st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of Camunda is 16.5%, down from 21.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Case Foundation is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Management (BPM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Camunda	16.5%
IBM Case Foundation	0.5%
Other	83.0%

Business Process Management (BPM)

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FABIO NAGAO

Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA

Reduces costs with hardware abstraction and simplifies scaling

There is an issue where, in some situations, I need to scale up by observing both CPU and memory usage of containers, yet under the current options available at Amazon, this is not possible. I have to choose between monitoring CPU or memory to scale my solution. Not every software is built for deployment as a container service, although the current architecture trend is changing this.

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Nouman Nawaz

Deputy Director - IT(Plans) at DHA Lahore

Mature product in terms of security and stable product

The architecture is a bit difficult, but in BAW, they introduced the Business Automation Workflow. It's a bit easier compared to Case Manager. Currently, we use Case Manager, so it's a bit difficult to upgrade and handle, but BAW is comparatively much better and easier to handle. The limitation is only for customization because IBM doesn't support it. In some scenarios, if you want some business processes to be customized, we have already spoken two or three times with IBM representatives that we have to customize some of the features in this business process. They would say that if you want to do this automation at your own end, then okay, fine, go ahead, but we are not supporting all this customization. The only thing is the customization because it's a complete standard application.

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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

"I've found the active community most valuable but it also provides you with a lot of other features."

"The biggest difference between Camunda and Bonita might be that Camunda is simpler and more flexible for setting, though we are at the beginning and need to experiment."

"The most valuable feature is that, with a visual system, you can try to have a process client before beginning the programming for the application."

"We can share, discuss, and develop the model together — from a distance. It's really helped us during these times of isolation."

"Camunda's process diagram creation and deployment is very easy."

"EC2 makes scaling horizontally incredibly easy, especially when working under the ECS service."

"The modeler is useful for creating the flow. The way to access the data through their REST API is also valuable. This is what we're using right now."

"The most valuable features are that it's lightweight, can be embedded in existing Java code, and keeps track of the workflow state and the instances that we need."

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"The most valuable feature is its stability, which is why we are using it."

"A valuable feature includes seamless integration with the document management system, along with robust capabilities in analytics and reporting."

"The most valuable features are those involving decision making, analysis, and anything related to event documents because those processes are related to content as well."

"It is easy to set up workflows that notify the user depending on certain events."

"The only thing is that we can easily track where the application is in the process, from manual to automation."

"It provides us the capability of producing business processes for documents that are launched immediately when a document comes into the repository."

"The most valuable feature is the content manager part of the file as it is very stable, robust, and reliable."

"The client and the IBM content navigation are the solution's most valuable features."

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Cons

"We have faced problems with the performance."

"Community support is basically what I'm looking for. Other than that, it is okay for now."

"Would be helpful if there were additional out-of-the-box activities."

"Process interfaces between diagrams could be improved."

"While it's very scalable, it would be great if auto-scaling capabilities were added to it... one area that really could help out would be to have dynamic resizing of the cluster. Right now, you have to do capacity planning."

"It would be helpful to have more readily available use cases on the internet. Camunda's documentation feels less comprehensive."

"In terms of features, it meets my needs, but I would like Camunda to have an office in Brazil and provide training in Portuguese. They should provide regional support and training courses in Portuguese."

"When trying to design rule tables the solutions graphical user interface could improve, it could be more user friendly."

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"Once a workflow is launched then it stays static forever, which is a problem because if there is a change in the business then you cannot change the workflow."

"There is a need for more open and flexible integration capabilities, allowing seamless collaboration with a broader spectrum of business process management solutions, beyond the confines of IBM's document management offerings."

"The cloud version could use more stability."

"The interface needs to be more user-friendly."

"The place of improvement is merging or combining all of the workflow functionality into one seamless tool. Now, there are multiple installations that are different. Case Foundation, before you can put Case Manager and you've got IBM BPM, and the roadmap is there to merge them altogether. But that's the struggle at the moment, it's having multiple installations and disparate workflow applications."

"The limitation is only for customization because IBM doesn't support it."

"Comparing the solution with other interfaces, IBM BPM is much better than Case Foundation. They need to make this solution's interface more user-friendly."

"The service as it currently stands is out-of-date and lacks flexibility."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Camunda is much cheaper."

"There is an open-source version available, that in its core features (workflow and decision engine, modeler) is exactly the same as in the enterprise version."

"There is a bit of scope for improvement in how the licensing and pricing are done. They are based on the number of processing instances you execute on the cluster... but on the self-hosted mode, the pricing model should be customized."

"We pay for the license of this solution annually."

"The price is competitive with products like Bonitasoft and RHPAM (Red Hat Process Automation Manager). We have two versions of Camunda. The first version was open source, without support, but then we got a supported version."

"We use the open-source version, which can be used at no cost."

"The most attractive feature of the product is that it is open source."

"Cheaper licensing and resources than competitors"

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"The price falls in the middle range—not overly expensive but not extremely affordable either."

"This is not an expensive solution and we are using the standard license."

"Pricing is in the mid-range, it is not cheap, but it's not expensive."

"IBM Case Foundation is a little expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Insurance Company

No data available

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	41
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	29

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	6

Questions from the Community

How does Bonita compare with Camunda Platform?

One of the things we like best about Bonita is that you can create without coding - it is a low-code platform. With Bonita, you can build the entire mechanism using the GUI, it’s that simple. You c...

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Which do you prefer - Appian or Camunda Platform?

Appian is fast when building simple to medium solutions. This solution offers simple drag-and-drop functionality with easy plug-and-play options. The initial setup was seamless and very easy to imp...

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Which would you choose - Camunda Platform or Apache Airflow?

Camunda Platform allows for visual demonstration and presentation of business process flows. The flexible Java-based option was a big win for us and allows for the integration of microservices very...

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What do you like most about IBM Case Foundation?

A valuable feature includes seamless integration with the document management system, along with robust capabilities in analytics and reporting.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Case Foundation?

The tool is expensive for my customers; it is very expensive, more than other solutions. Some customers say it is more expensive. The license cost for Cloud Pak is per user and increases with the n...

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What needs improvement with IBM Case Foundation?

We face some challenges with IBM Case Foundation from our customers, particularly with administration and configuration. We face many issues and open tickets with IBM regarding that, especially som...

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Also Known As

Camunda BPM

Case Foundation, FileNet Business Process Manager

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Overview

Camunda revolutionizes process orchestration by enabling seamless automation and integration with AI, human tasks, and existing systems while ensuring security and governance.

Built for collaboration between business and IT, Camunda empowers organizations to manage complexity, boost efficiency, and maintain competitive advantage. With a clientele of over 700 top organizations like Atlassian, ING, and Vodafone, Camunda is a trusted partner in designing, orchestrating, automating, and refining critical business processes to accelerate digital transformation. Its open-source nature, ease of use, and REST API integration make it a versatile choice for various needs.

What are Camunda's key features?

Lightweight Architecture: Offers streamlined and efficient process management.
Scalability: Supports growth and complexity in operations.
Flexibility with BPMN, CMMN, and DMN Standards: Ensures adaptability to different process modeling needs.
Open-Source: Encourages customization and user-specific enhancements.
Graphical Process Modeling: Intuitive interface for designing and automating processes.

What benefits or ROI should users look for?

Enhanced Efficiency: Streamlines processes for optimized performance.
Seamless Integration: Ensures smooth workflow across different systems.
Improved Collaboration: Facilitates effective cooperation between business and IT.
Customizability: Adapts to specific user requirements and system environments.

In banking, Camunda automates processes and manages transactions, while in telecommunications, it optimizes service orders. Governmental and public sectors benefit from workflow automation. Organizations often use either the enterprise edition or the open-source version to create APIs and manage business rules effectively.

Camunda

IBM Case Foundation is for organizations that need to harness unstructured information and integrate it with business processes to drive critical business decisions. It enables organizations to create, manage and optimize case-based processes and is designed to decrease development costs while significantly improving process performance. Case Foundation links specific pieces of content with a structured workflow. It's an on ramp for organizations that choose to move from document-centric workflow solutions to the advanced capabilities of IBM Case Manager.

IBM

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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