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Camunda vs IBM watsonx Orchestrate comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Automation Anywhere
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Ranking in Agentic Automation
1st
Ranking in Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
661
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (2nd), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (2nd), Process Mining (1st), Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (1st), AI Legal & Compliance (1st), AI Finance & Accounting (2nd), AI Procurement & Supply Chain (1st)
Camunda
Ranking in Agentic Automation
9th
Ranking in Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (3rd), Business Process Management (BPM) (1st), Process Automation (1st), AI Orchestration Frameworks (3rd), AI Agent Builders (10th)
IBM watsonx Orchestrate
Ranking in Agentic Automation
7th
Ranking in Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies
21st
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
AI Agent Builders (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

Venkat Sivaprakash - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
CristianoGomes - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Supports long-running asynchronous processes effectively but has not evolved much in recent years
I think Camunda is focusing too much on the SaaS offering right now and not much on improving and developing the product itself. I did not see any innovations on that aspect, especially for the open-source version. I was making some tests recently and the tool seemed pretty much the same as it was three or four years ago. Since they made the move to cloud deployment in a more SaaS-oriented way, they do not invest too much in the community version. To be honest, it did not change much from the Activiti initial version. Activiti was pretty much what Camunda is today. They invested a lot on Zeebe and made it the engine for their SaaS cloud version. Camunda itself, the embedded engine, did not evolve too much. They could invest more on that.
reviewer2886744 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Automation has streamlined complex workflows and delivers faster, more reliable onboarding
I think IBM watsonx Orchestrate can be improved by implementing simpler configuration for complex workflows and providing more flexibility when building custom integrations with internal applications. The monitoring and debugging experience could also be more detailed, especially for understanding exactly where a multi-step workflow failed and why. Regarding needed improvements, the overall user experience is fairly intuitive, but some advanced configuration areas have a steep learning curve for new users. I would also like to see more detailed, real-world examples in the documentation, particularly for complex enterprise integrations, troubleshooting, and production deployment patterns. Better production monitoring and more detailed troubleshooting would make a noticeable difference. More ready-to-use enterprise integration patterns and clearer guidance for scaling complex workflows would also help teams adopt faster.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The Bot Store is an online library where anybody can find variously developed, production-ready bots."
"Automation Anywhere has saved us a lot of time, money & efforts by automating our ServiceNow tickets."
"We are automatizing redundant activities, releasing employees to do value-added activities."
"It is a great company with a great product and support."
"It has the ability to tag different components within the automation. We built it to track the ROI and stability of the product."
"The product is easy to use. It is a good tool for developers and business users."
"It has been able to save us time in our processes from hours to minutes."
"Overall, the product is very good where the repetitive tasks are more in manufacturing industries and the finance department."
"The solution is useful for small projects."
"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."
"One valuable feature of Camunda is that it's an open BPM, so it was easier for users and developers to work together to define the rules and define the process, given their BPM and standard architecture."
"We are system integrators, and the value of Camunda for us is that it's easy to integrate into the products and applications we provide for our customers."
"It is simple to use. The user experience is very good."
"We can share, discuss, and develop the model together — from a distance. It's really helped us during these times of isolation."
"Its flexibility stands out as the most valuable feature."
"Camunda BPM allows us to have a BPM bot with our own UI, and that's what we liked most about Camunda."
"For one of our onboarding workflows, the overall turnaround time came down by roughly 30 to 40%, primarily by removing manual handoffs and follow-ups."
"IBM watsonx Orchestrate helped my team move from building every AI workflow from scratch to using reusable agents, tools, and integrations; this meant APIs, authentication logic, knowledge sources, and business actions could be packaged once and then reused across multiple use cases instead of being built for each assistant."
"IBM watsonx Orchestrate has positively impacted our organization by helping us with governance and security layers for AI agents."
"IBM watsonx Orchestrate has positively impacted my organization by providing a new optimized environment in which I could create much more powerful and complex agents, helping us create different opportunities and show demos at various events, allowing clients to see what we can do with the platform."
 

Cons

"Cloud was one of the features we wanted to see, because it makes it much easier. The second feature is ease of use in terms of agnostic operating system."
"The OCR can be a little better because sometimes while scrapping, it leads to data loss."
"Excel functionalities, the macro interface can be improved in the next release of RPA platform Automation Anywhere."
"We noticed slowness in a few of the commands like Object Cloning, Web Recorders, etc. on which Automation Anywhere can work to make it more robust. There are improvements required in the WLM solution provided by AA, which can make it a more robust queuing system and the system should retry by itself in case of failure due to system error."
"The API integration should be improved further since it is a bit difficult at the moment to connect with the API in the enterprise version."
"There is still a way to go for Automation Anywhere where we can see improvement. Mostly, we want to see more artificial intelligence and machine learning. Now, I can see only this mostly in the IQ Bot where we construct the data from PDFs. I also want to see more features where we can use the artificial intelligence in automating tasks as well."
"The product falls behind in working with webhooks."
"The areas that need improvement are the license management, user access permission, user role access management, and technical support."
"The setup process is a drawback as it has many dependencies, which affects our ability to migrate to Windows eleven due to security concerns."
"I would like to see the forms engine available in the open-source version of this solution."
"When you search for Camunda BPM resources or books on how to utilize Camunda BPM, it is lacking."
"The migration strategy needs to be improved."
"I'm from the .NET world and I would like to use it, rather than Java."
"Right now we are trying to solve problems with the Camunda Cloud and there are significant problems with performance."
"Initial setup can be quite complex."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"The monitoring and debugging experience could also be more detailed, especially for understanding exactly where a multi-step workflow failed and why."
"Better integration with other services can improve IBM watsonx Orchestrate."
"The best things to improve about IBM watsonx Orchestrate are better debugging across multiple agent workflows."
"My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for IBM watsonx Orchestrate reveals that it is expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Annual licensing costs would be about $100,000."
"It is not too expensive, but there are many tools available in the market that can provide the same functionality at a cheaper price."
"I am using that Automation Anywhere Master Certification for version 11. Recently, this has been updated in Automation Anywhere University. Until this month, it's free to use. There are no charges. That's why I would like to complete it this month."
"I think the solution's pricing is reasonable."
"The control room access gives the ability to create different roles, which helps when purchasing additional licensing."
"I think it's $5,500 per license."
"The enterprise version is expensive for small businesses and individual users."
"There is an annual license to use the solution."
"Camunda is much cheaper."
"I think Camunda BPM can improve their licensing costs. It isn't easy to find clients with Camunda BPM licenses mainly because it's quite expensive."
"In Africa, the cost of deployment is an important factor to consider since it adds to the overall cost. This might be the only drawback to using it."
"Camunda is a cheaply priced product, making it one of its major USPs."
"It is less cost-prohibitive than other solutions on the market. This solution was in our price range."
"Camunda's pricing is good."
"The license is quite expensive, which is why we went with the community version."
"The product's price depends on the number of processes that need to be automated or where the orchestration part needs to be used. The product is affordable for medium and large enterprises."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Comms Service Provider
23%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business161
Midsize Enterprise82
Large Enterprise558
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business44
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise34
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Also Known As

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