Celonis vs FortressIQ comparison

Celonis and FortressIQ are both solutions in the Process Mining category. Celonis is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.3, while FortressIQ is ranked #12. Celonis holds a 22.6% mindshare in PM, compared to FortressIQ’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Celonis users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

Celonis and FortressIQ compete in process mining and automation. FortressIQ seems superior for its comprehensive features, while Celonis is favored for its pricing and support.

Features: Celonis offers powerful analytical capabilities, diverse integration options, and deep operational insights. FortressIQ provides automation, real-time process discovery, and adaptive solutions, distinguishing itself in immediate process mapping and automation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Celonis provides cloud-based deployment facilitating system integration and offers robust customer support. FortressIQ has rapid on-premises implementation with streamlined support, focusing on direct user engagement.

Pricing and ROI: Celonis offers competitive pricing with an emphasis on early ROI, appealing to cost-conscious businesses. FortressIQ may have higher pricing, but its features hint at long-term value through detailed process enhancement.

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Celonis

Ranking in Process Mining

1st

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

FortressIQ

Ranking in Process Mining

12th

Average Rating

0.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Process Mining category, the mindshare of Celonis is 22.6%, up from 17.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of FortressIQ is 1.2%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Process Mining Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Celonis	22.6%
FortressIQ	1.2%
Other	76.2%

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AntonioCardone

Senior Development Manager at Lutech

Enables a data-driven approach to process analysis and helps generate cost savings

This tool allows me to discover value before discussing technology. It's the first solution that combines business competence and capabilities with technological capabilities. With Celonis, I discuss processes and root causes, analyzing the bottleneck resource process. There is an app centered around a data-driven approach. I can create the model and, in a data-driven way, map processes using technology that supports people in investigative activities by finding root causes where processes falter. Celonis emphasizes that these goals aim to generate cost optimization.

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Sean Ammon

Managing Director at CIBA

The product has good process mining capabilities, but it is very expensive

We are one of the three organizations across Europe and Africa that are certified implementers of FortressIQ. People who would like to use the solution must choose the right partner to implement. Some tweaking still needs to happen around the commercial model and the pricing structures. Even though the product is good, it's very difficult for customers to pay for it. It defeats the purpose if we have a good product but no one can afford to pay for it. Overall, I rate the tool a seven out of ten.

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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

"We can observe the flow and invoices."

"It provides a visualization of the process itself, giving a very good synthesis of performance and helping me find improvements."

"The real-time replication was just implemented and is quite useful."

"We like the process mining capabilities."

"I like the spaghetti it throws off when configuring the sequence of processes and tracking the endpoint. I also like the variation from these defined processes and what is being observed on the ground. I'm exploring the root cause analysis a lot these days, and it seems to be quite interesting. But again, there are a lot of external dependencies on that. But I think the spaghetti, and the one that shows the variation and the performance gap, is something which I really like."

"Cause analyzer is a very good feature."

"find Action Engine for notifying the user, and also Studio Spark, and knowledge models; all these features are useful."

"Its usage is relatively straightforward after the UI is set up. There's a lot of pre-built analysis that can be utilized, which saves a lot of time. Overall, it is a good product."

More Celonis pros

"The support is responsive and reliable."

"The process mining capability of the solution is valuable."

Cons

"It should be more flexible. It is not particularly flexible in the way it works, and it is quite rigid. It has some very strong structures that you have to follow. It could certainly be made more user-friendly to understand and should have fewer requirements for manipulation of the data to create the visualizations. We should also get better support from Celonis, and they also need to make the licensing model slightly different."

"It could be less expensive."

"They are killing the customers with high licensing prices. The tool’s pricing could be cheaper. Small enterprises wouldn’t be able to afford the tool."

"Celonis isn't particularly useful when you have many manual processes without systems or back-office."

"The way they manage the data should also be improved. There is a lot of room for improvement there because a lot of duplicated data gets created, which should be improved. There should be ease of data management and code management."

"The price is high for us."

"For example, we would like to see improvement of the simulation capabilities to include a BPMN-compliant modeler. That is, we would like to be able to connect the simulation to the BPMN modeler. I think it's one of the features that is missing in Celonis."

"It would help if they had more integrations and automation features."

More Celonis cons

"The way the commercial model of the product is structured must be improved."

"Another aspect that needs improvement is the domain definition."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Celonis is expensive. It's not for mid or low-sized enterprises because the license price is high. Overall, it's quite pricey compared to anything else that I have heard about. But the good thing is that they don't charge per user. They charge for the data model."

"The solution is quite expensive."

"The solution is expensive."

"Celonis offers free learning possibilities. I am using the free version of Celonis."

"Celonis is cost-effective."

"Celonis is the most expensive solution in the market"

"The cost would be a concern for a certain category of customers. Flexible cost models would help smaller players be able to adapt Celonis into their business operations."

"Celonis is a little more expensive than UiPath."

More Celonis pricing and cost advice

"The solution is very expensive."

"The pricing is reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

University

Manufacturing Company

25%

Computer Software Company

20%

Legal Firm

11%

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	37

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Questions from the Community

Which is better - Signavio Process Manager or Celonis?

SAP Signavio Process Manager is a very robust industrial-grade business process modeling tool. It is easy to use and does not require too much technological involvement. This solution has a collabo...

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What do you like most about Celonis?

Celonis, especially for high-risk finance-related processes, helped us make precise decisions and uncover hidden values within our architecture. It was one of the most significant values our busine...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Celonis?

Based on client feedback, I have heard that the pricing for Celonis is considered high. However, as a developer, I am not directly involved in the pricing aspect.

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What do you like most about FortressIQ?

The support is responsive and reliable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FortressIQ?

The pricing is reasonable, and the application functions as expected. However, the dissatisfaction stems from the application not meeting my expectations in terms of performance or functionality.

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What needs improvement with FortressIQ?

The solution was initially presented to us as a tool to understand processes effectively. However, a significant issue emerged when the process slightly deviated from the first one I processed. It ...

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Overview

Celonis is the global leader in execution management. Powered by its process mining core, Celonis has evolved from its beginnings as a Process Mining company into an execution management pioneer, enabling companies to unlock execution capacity and perform at full potential. Celonis offers advanced technology in data execution, combining real-time process data, the intelligence to make sense of that data, and the execution capacity to take immediate, decisive action. Celonis’ Execution Management System makes data work for its customers by identifying inefficiencies and weaving interconnected processes together – thereby eliminating billions in corporate inefficiencies, empowering better business decisions and triggering the right actions automatically. Celonis is headquartered in Munich, Germany and New York City, USA and has 15 offices worldwide.

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With FortressIQ, making strategic decisions for your business just got easier
Automated process discovery enables you to uncover insights at a scale and accuracy unattainable with more traditional methods. Confidently make decisions and strategically implement them across the enterprise, finally realizing the benefits promised by digital transformation.

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Sample Customers

Anheuser-Busch InBev, AXA, Bayer, Cisco, Deloitte, Deutsche Telekom, Hitachi, Kellogg's, Lufthansa, and Whirlpool

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