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We performed a comparison between Microsoft System Center Orchestrator and Pega BPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It can manage multiple servers and workstations from a single location.""Automation is the most valuable feature of the solution."

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"There are a lot of frameworks in the product. I use Pega PRPC the most.""The most valuable feature of Pega BPM is step-by-step voice guidance that converts your problem statement into different diagrams and then implements the process.""The most valuable feature of Pega BPM is its architecture.""The solution's case management is its most valuable aspect.""Scalable and stable BPM software with a powerful case management feature. It also has good workflow.""The case management functionality of this solution has been most valuable.""Pega BPM offers a lot of out-of-the-box functionalities.""The case management is great."

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Cons
"The product's management aspect needs enhancement.""I find the Orchestrator UI to be problematic."

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"UI needs improvement.""I believe they simplify the application development. It is still complex. The learning is not easy, it takes time compared to other products on the market.""The UI part needs improvement.""Reporting is not so clear and not so great. We really struggle to get the right reporting. When we need reporting based on the content of the tickets, we are not able to get it. The MIS reporting is not great. That's one of the reasons why we are switching to ServiceNow. Its compatibility with the higher versions of Internet Explorer should be improved. It really works well in Mozilla Firefox or any other browser, but when it comes to Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer, sometimes, the layout gets disturbed. The positioning of the buttons changes, and there is some distortion in the layout. I am not sure whether it is our configuration problem or Pega's, but when it is working in Mozilla Firefox, it should also work in Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer.""What should be included is some UI features and maybe some integrations. This includes documentation on how the UI works.""I would like to see Pega BPM improve the user experience.""Pega BPM could improve the UI, it is poorly designed to have a good UX experience.""An area for improvement in Pega BPM is security. It's secure, but it still has a lot of vulnerabilities. Pega BPM is robust, but it still needs some improvement performance-wise."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I give the cost of the solution a five out of ten."
  • "We obtained a license that bundled Windows Server with System Center at no additional cost."
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  • "Licensing is expensive. You need to wisely select between per user and per case."
  • "They have both on-premise and cloud licensing. If you are a small to medium company, go for the cloud option because that eliminates a lot of the setting up of your DevTest and performance environments, multiple environments, because you can buy that from Pega with the cloud option. So your setup time really goes down. If you're a large company, then you're better off putting it within your company. You have other skill resources within your company to create environments."
  • "They need to come up with licensing options. Right now they do have a cloud-based option, but the cloud prices I've seen are much more expensive compared to competing products."
  • "The licensing fees are based on the number of users."
  • "May be somewhat more expensive than other solutions initially, but should have enhanced return on investment."
  • "The price of this solution, including installation and configuration, is comparable to competing vendors."
  • "The pricing is pretty good, compared to other similar products."
  • "It's a user-based license where, as you scale the numbers of users, the price increases."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It can manage multiple servers and workstations from a single location.
    Top Answer:The platform was almost free of cost for us. We obtained a license that bundled Windows Server with System Center at no additional cost.
    Top Answer:The product's management aspect needs enhancement. It affects the visibility of powerful scripts that were previously accessible. Furthermore, the focus is shifting towards cloud-based features… more »
    Top Answer:You do need some preparation to be able to use all functions of Pega BPM. However, all users of this platform are in luck as it comes with good documentation and you can learn pretty much everything… more »
    Top Answer:My company has been using this tool for years and the only issue we have had, if you can call it that, was while setting it up. When we were setting it up initially, we had some drawbacks and could… more »
    Top Answer: Pega BPM can be considered overpriced for some; it all depends on the size of your company and the requirements of your customers. Sure, there are products out there that do the things that Pega BPM… more »
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    out of 66 in Process Automation
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    Average Words per Review
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    Also Known As
    MS System Center Orchestrator
    Pegasystems, SmartBPM
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    Overview

    As an IT administrator, you probably perform a lot of tasks and procedures to keep your computing environment healthy. You may have automated individual tasks, but typically, not the whole process. With System Center - Orchestrator you tie disparate tasks and procedures together using a graphical user interface Runbook Designer to create reliable, flexible, and efficient end-to-end solutions in your IT environment.

    Pega BPM is a low-code process automation software product that helps organizations quickly build business applications that deliver the demanded experience by customers. This product is a business process management (BPM), process automation, rapid application development, and low-code development tool.

    Pega utilizes business process management (BPM) - a methodology to manage processes and workflows in an organization with the aim to increase work process results. The product implements BPM in the following steps:

    • Analysis: Through comprehensive analysis, the processes that can be created or optimized to meet business needs are identified.

    • Design: The design of a process aims to reduce errors and maintain relevant standard operating procedures.

    • Modeling: The process design can be modeled using various software tools.

    • Execution: The process model execution can be governed through a business rules engine.

    • Monitoring: Monitoring is performed to detect any issues and collect relevant data.

    • Optimization: The collected data is used to optimize and improve processes.

    Pega BMP utilizes this methodology to automate and simplify operations for companies and improve business agility. The solution can automate business operations such as business rules, mobile application development, reporting, case management, security, integration, and predictive and adaptive analytics. It can be employed on premises and in the cloud and allows for automating services such as accounts, marketing, and sales.

    Pega BPM Features

    Pega BPM has various features through which businesses can automate processes and reduce operational costs. Some of these features include:

    • Adaptive Decision Management: Through the support of data analysis concepts, this product feature allows users to make crucial decisions. It supports the retrieval of data automatically, facilitating real-time decision-making. It also provides the ability to make decisions at all times, depending on changes in the processes.

    • Automatic Code Generation: The programming time at a company can be reduced through this feature, as it generates application codes automatically. The feature offers industry-specific solution frameworks for developing applications and visual development tools, allowing business users to build apps. This enables the simplification of complex business processes by converting them.

    • Pega Omni-channel UI: The user interface (UI) of Pega BPM is a design-once and deploy-anywhere model. This means that any channel can be interfaced with the UI, as designs can be adapted to various parameters, including device, channel, or user.

    • Pega Live Data: This feature of the tool integrates all the business’s data, analyzes it, and summarizes it into formats suitable for presentation. The feature has a caching option, which improves data management by reducing the load on external applications.

    • Pega Situational Layer Cake: Through this feature of the solution, business processes can be adjusted regarding changes in customer type, departments, products, geographies, time, languages, and channels.

    • Pega Pulse: Through Pega Pulse, employees, partners, and customers can collaborate and solve issues simultaneously.

    Pega BPM Benefits

    Pega BPM has various benefits for businesses. They include the following:

    • Accelerates business processes by building applications in a timely manner.

    • Provides automatically tailored screens and forms for customers to improve user experience and engagement.

    • Can be utilized on various sources, including being moved from a data center to the cloud and vice versa.

    • The low-code functionality decreases the need for developer intervention and reduces the costs of outsourcing IT assistance and maintenance.

    • The tool offers a flexible UI that allows users to switch from web to mobile during all times of product usage.

    • The platform offers business scalability incrementation through quick application development.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Amarender C., a feature lead at a financial services firm, thinks Pega BPM is easy to set up with great documentation and training.

    Anoop S., a delivery manager at LanceSoft, rates the product highly because it is user-friendly and has case management and claims management functions; has good documentation and a community portal that help in learning the product and resolving issues.

    Sample Customers
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    The State of Maine, ANZ, Coca-Cola, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), ME, New South Wales, OptumRx, Texas Department of Transportation, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company32%
    Financial Services Firm29%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm25%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Government6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise64%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business8%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise77%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    Microsoft System Center Orchestrator is ranked 21st in Process Automation with 2 reviews while Pega BPM is ranked 2nd in Process Automation with 55 reviews. Microsoft System Center Orchestrator is rated 7.6, while Pega BPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft System Center Orchestrator writes "Automates tasks and manages multiple servers from a central location ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Pega BPM writes "Low code with great APIs and good flexibility". Microsoft System Center Orchestrator is most compared with Camunda, Ivanti Automation, OpenText Operations Orchestration, ServiceNow Orchestration and BizTalk Server, whereas Pega BPM is most compared with ServiceNow, Camunda, Appian, Microsoft Power Apps and IBM BPM.

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