We performed a comparison between IBM BPM and vCenter Orchestrator based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Process Automation solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a very powerful solution."
"Previously, our company's business automation process was slow. IBM BPM's schedule and response functionalities are excellent...There are countless use cases in which IBM BPM proves to be a valuable tool for my clients."
"Its most valuable features are usability and integration with other IBM products."
"Everything is coupled together and comes as one solution."
"One of the reasons for adopting this solution ten years ago was its ease of use. It had a lot of off-the-shelf functionality, and it did not need to be developed specifically for the project that we were implementing. That was the main reason for adopting it in the beginning."
"I rate the technical support a ten out of ten...The product's installation was easy."
"The initial setup is straightforward and easy. I would give it a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to customize your rules and put them inside the tool."
"It is the most cost-effective method for moving data between machines."
"The solution is pretty stable and reliable."
"The implementation phase for vCenter Orchestrator was easy."
"It has the best workflow feature."
"The storage motion is a good feature. It is a very good tool."
"It's 100% stable, it's always stable. We haven't had any bugs. The solution works very well and we haven't had any problems."
"vCenter Orchestrator's best features are the workflows, integration with third-party applications, and the workflow library."
"The most valuable feature is how easy it makes it to manage the VM."
"IBM BPM's price could be improved."
"The initial setup process is complex for basic users."
"The setup was quite complex because the solution was cutting-edge at that time and IBM invested considerably in the implementation, likely at a loss to themselves."
"The tool's workflow function is very strong."
"Some of the features are not enough for my business. We need to build custom user management for the many end users affected by BPM."
"It needs more customization. We like to customize the screens to show more things related to our company."
"If you want to use IBM BPM, you will have to invest a lot of money for licenses and you need to learn that there are limitations in developing applications. You cannot create anything you want."
"The user experience, while it has improved, should continue to improve."
"The custom workflows are very difficult and confusing."
"This is an expensive solution."
"There are no good manuals or guidelines on integrations. Hence, you need to be asking someone."
"The interface could be improved to bring greater user-friendliness and ease of use."
"When the SSO certificate needs to be renewed, the upgrading and testing are quite complicated."
"We encounter challenges related to the renewal of support subscriptions."
"The licensing is expensive and should be improved."
"A feature to review and setup tasks should be added."
IBM BPM is ranked 5th in Process Automation with 105 reviews while vCenter Orchestrator is ranked 9th in Process Automation with 44 reviews. IBM BPM is rated 7.8, while vCenter Orchestrator is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM BPM writes "Offers good case management and its integration with process design but there's a learning curve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of vCenter Orchestrator writes "Enables us to do administration on a centralized layer when using multiple VMware ESX servers". IBM BPM is most compared with Camunda, IBM Business Automation Workflow, Pega BPM, Appian and Apache Airflow, whereas vCenter Orchestrator is most compared with VMware Aria Automation, VMware Aria Operations, vCloud Director, Cisco UCS Director and ServiceNow Orchestration. See our IBM BPM vs. vCenter Orchestrator report.
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