IBM Business Automation Workflow vs OpenText ProVision comparison

IBM and OpenText are both solutions in the Business Process Management (BPM) category. IBM is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.2, while OpenText is ranked #45. IBM holds a 1.7% mindshare in BPM, compared to OpenText’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 84% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

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66% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

OpenText ProVision and IBM Business Automation Workflow compete in business process management. IBM Business Automation Workflow has an edge due to its advanced features despite OpenText ProVision's strengths in pricing and support.

Features: OpenText ProVision offers enterprise architecture modeling, process improvement, and analytics capabilities. IBM Business Automation Workflow provides advanced automation, integration flexibility, and comprehensive digital process transformation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText ProVision offers straightforward deployment and strong support. IBM Business Automation Workflow provides robust deployment options with comprehensive documentation and training resources, facilitating adaptation for complex environments.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText ProVision is known for competitive pricing and favorable ROI, appealing to budget-conscious enterprises. IBM Business Automation Workflow, with higher initial costs, delivers significant ROI through enhanced efficiencies, justifying its pricing.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Business Automation Wor...

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

12th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

OpenText ProVision

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

45th

Average Rating

6.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Architecture Management (28th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of IBM Business Automation Workflow is 1.7%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText ProVision is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Management (BPM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IBM Business Automation Workflow	1.7%
OpenText ProVision	0.6%
Other	97.7%

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Featured Reviews

Ateeq Rehman

Unit Head System Implementor at Allied Bank Limited

Customizable features empower seamless workflow automation

The system is fully customizable, very resilient, and fault-tolerant. We have first-line support from IBM, so there are no issues. We have integrations with different banks, ERP systems, and other human resource management systems by integrating through different systems. It provides many ways to integrate, and we are utilizing it effectively.

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reviewer1944672

Senior Director, Head of Process & Functional Architecture, Intelligent Automation at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees

Good attribute attachment but problems with collaboration

I primarily use OpenText ProVision to create our end-to-end process repository and library for different parts of the organization, capturing the collaboration process to get the right inputs OpenText ProVision's best feature is the capability to attach a variety of attributes and extract and…

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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

"It helps develop applications very quickly. Once clients get used to it and familiar with the methodology, then they don't feel so locked in. It is able to add this element of agility to our clients' software development lifecycle. That is my favorite thing about it: You're not so locked in as you used to be when developing applications."

"Its interface is well-designed and user-friendly"

"It has integrated UI and deployment models, and it has a deep set of consultant and service provider ecosystem features."

"The most valuable feature is automation, which is quite strong and we are quite happy with it."

"IBM provides long-term support and maintains a traditionally good customer-vendor relationship."

"Productivity improvements are notable because processes have been orchestrated and streamlined with IBM Business Automation Workflow."

"It provides a solution for integration orchestration. This solution is for any organization in the banking, telecommunications, healthcare, manufacturing, and all domains and industries."

"IBM Business Automation Workflow is useful for helping us design custom user interfaces and processes we require."

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"OpenText ProVision's best feature is the capability to attach a variety of attributes and extract and analyze that information."

"All the features come as part of a standard license."

"The stability of the product is very good."

Cons

"The UI of the solution is not good. They should work to update the solution and make it better and fresher."

"In terms of improvement, it could be less complex."

"IBM Business Automation Workflow could be more intuitive, with more advanced low-code features and services definition."

"Sometimes, we feel like we are not getting the full features of the content management capabilities."

"The main areas which need improvement are specifically around reporting and analytics."

"From what I understand, in the next release they're actually going to combine all of this together as one integrated solution... If we could have one unified way to build a solution, that would really help."

"The monitoring features must be improved."

"Every client is moving to the cloud. We are still a little behind with IBM, but we are catching up from my point of view."

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"Lacks the ability to have your own in-house developments."

"OpenText ProVision's collaboration management is quite complicated and difficult to use."

"Integrating with or interfacing with other tools like data management tools would be very helpful."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When you compare with Laserfiche and M-Files, IBM is expensive."

"Nowadays, clients are looking at pricing as one of the major factors. For IBM products, they always think it is expensive for them. We are still educating our clients on the IBM FlexPoints licensing."

"Licensing varies by use-case."

"The solution has saved us time."

"The product is expensive."

"Our license is on a three-year term."

"It is on the expensive side, but it provides excellent supportability and an ecosystem that is proven to be a great fit for our organization."

"There is still a relatively high total cost of ownership to actually implement, support, and stand up solutions."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

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Large Enterprise	16

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Questions from the Community

Which is better, IBM BPM or IBM Business Automation Workflow?

We researched both IBM solutions and in the end, we chose Business Automation Workflow. IBM BPM has a good user interface and the BPM coach is a helpful tool. The API is very useful in providing en...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Business Automation Workflow?

The price of IBM Business Automation Workflow is on the higher side compared to the features it offers.

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What needs improvement with IBM Business Automation Workflow?

Code management lacks merging capabilities. If parallel development requires merging, improvements in this area would be beneficial. Additionally, the user interface could be more visually appealin...

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Also Known As

Business Automation Workflow

Metastorm ProVision

Overview

IBM Business Automation Workflow combines business process management and case management capabilities in one workflow solution. It integrates the capabilities of business process and case management into a single workflow offering. It unites information, process, and users to provide a 360-degree view of work to drive more successful optimized business outcomes. IBM Business Automation Workflow on Cloud provides the same capabilities that are offered in the IBM Business Automation Workflow offering, all within a ready-to-use, cloud-based environment that is hosted in IBM Cloud data centers and managed by IBM.

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OpenTextâs MIM (formerly Metastorm Integration & Managed File Transfer) solution provides a single platform for you to manage both batch and real-time, system-based integrations and processes complete with an audit trail to ensure operational success. With OpenText MIM, your organization can: Track high volume transaction and data transfers and file content from a centralized dashboard Ensure corporate data and auditing compliance requirements Enhance agility and visibility into end-to-end process activities at the system, data and human interaction levels Tie legacy systems into new SOA environments Simplify interactions with your existing legacy systems and data by integrating them into your improved business processes

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Sample Customers

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