Adobe Workfront vs. CMW Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Workfront
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Adobe Workfront, acquired by Adobe in late 2020, is a web-based project-management tool. It is designed for both IT and marketing teams, but can be implemented for any kind of project. Workfront offers all the features standard to project management platforms, as well as resource allocation, automation, and agile workflow.N/A
CMW Platform
Score 8.9 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
CMW Platform (formerly Comindware) is a business process management software centered on worklows to build automations. It implements a drag-and-drop interface along with Excel-style rules and forms.N/A
Pricing
Adobe WorkfrontCMW Platform
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adobe WorkfrontCMW Platform
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional DetailsComindware Tracker is available for purchase on a per-user subscription plan.
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Community Pulse
Adobe WorkfrontCMW Platform
Features
Adobe WorkfrontCMW Platform
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Workfront
8.6
Ratings
12% above category average
CMW Platform
-
Ratings
Task Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management6.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Workfront
6.0
Ratings
23% below category average
CMW Platform
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates5.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing6.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Adobe WorkfrontCMW Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
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8.0
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Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(0 ratings)
9.1
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Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
7.5
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Availability
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
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Performance
9.1
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-
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Support Rating
10.0
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8.5
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In-Person Training
5.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Online Training
8.9
(0 ratings)
-
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Implementation Rating
8.3
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-
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Configurability
5.0
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-
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Ease of integration
1.0
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-
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Product Scalability
8.2
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-
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Vendor post-sale
1.0
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-
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Vendor pre-sale
1.0
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-
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User Testimonials
Adobe WorkfrontCMW Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
Workfront enables us to manage all our projects effectively while providing a comprehensive overview of team resources. The Resource Planner helps the team identify their capacity to determine whether they are over- or under-allocated. This information is crucial for project planning and ensuring team members do not experience burnout.
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CMW has less integration capabilities, this is something that can definitely be improved in the future. On a side note, the MS Outlook integration option is excellent. The UI is decent for its purpose and the platform is well suited for a range of business requirements - customer order management, document tracking and approval management. You name it, they have it.
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Pros
  • Routing. Workfront's capabilities to route tasks to multiple people far exceeds the capabilities of SharePoint in terms of back-end configuration required and ability to track task status.
  • Form Creation. Workfront forms have a better UX than SharePoint as well as the ability to customize forms based on certain responses.
  • Project Management Tracking & Reporting. The ability to track task and project statuses and send reminders/alerts when parameters are set are very helpful. Additionally, the reporting capabilities are very helpful when tracking multiple projects across multiple functions to deliver to leadership.
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  • Flexibility in our workflow automation. It’s easy to modify the existing processes when the need arises
  • Web forms creation without a single line of code
  • The parallel approval mechanism allows sending work items to a group rather than a single person
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Cons
  • Notifications (sometimes I am emailed when I am tagged, other times I am not)
  • Certain file formats do not render correctly in Workfront Proof (eg, .XLS files)
  • It can be difficult to manage projects if you have not been assigned the correct permissions.
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  • I would like to see Comindware Tracker come in a free pricing tier.
  • I would like to see Comindware Tracker offer more granular roles to be assigned to workflow users.
  • I would like to see Comindware Tracker integrate with more ERP systems and to offer more import/export/migration capabilities from other workflow management systems.
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Likelihood to Renew
All that I've said already is why. I suppose the clearest way to say it is that at this point? I cannot imagine running the 300+ active projects in eMarketing without AtTask; it simply wouldn't be possible and even more; I wouldn't imagine why we'd try to find an alternative tool when we have one meeting our needs.
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Very likely.
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Usability
For my needs, it's easy to jump in and out of, make changes and update projects, and check in with my employers. I haven't used to it create my own projects, they're created by my employer as we go, I suspect it's not hard to use in that way, but I don't have first-hand knowledge.
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As I mentioned in my whole review that it is making opration smoother it's capabilities to automate repetitive tasks, reduce manual errors,and improve productivity.Its low code approach allows us to create business apps quickly and easily without requiring extensibe programming knowledge.although it has lots of positive points but there are some issues which is barrier to become perfect that's why I give 8
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Reliability and Availability
Maintenance is required, but usually after work hours, Some days the proofing tool function is not operational, but this is a new function of the tool that WF is working out. the kinks on. Chrome is the best browser to use the system in and we find Firefox and Explorer lose some view functionality - Gantt Chart, Resource Grid
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Performance
Workfront's performance has been very good. Everything always feels very fast and snappy in my experience. We have integrated it with custom scripts to create folder structure for media managing our projects. It works very well.
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Support Rating
I haven't directly interacted with the Workfront support team, but my sense, from speaking to the person in our organization who's job this is, is that they are generally very responsive to support requests, and very supportive an pro active in making sure that those requests are taken care of in a timely manner.
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It's more of drag and drop functionality. It is quite easy to set up. Creation of form is very easy. Support Team of Comindware Tracker is good and very friendly. It is efficient in terms of task management, project management, team management, vendor/client tracking.
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In-Person Training
It was from my boss, not a rep from AtTask.
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Online Training
The training is very easy to use and you can simply choose the topics included in the course(s) that are most important to your training needs. After each training course, you are tested on what you have learned. If you need a refresher course, they provide Course Catalogs as well as instructor-led courses & workshops.
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Implementation Rating
We have implemented and integrated Workfront into three departments (R&D, Marketing, and IT). All have experience overall performance gains in productivity. R&D has developed a record number of new products, while streamlining and reducing workloads. Complex projects are now easily managed and delivered. Marketing has expanded the management of media and collateral, implemented more campaigns and increase brand value. IT projects are all now visible and managed. Helpdesk is being converted to the system allowing for better visibility and management of day to day requests from our growing company
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Alternatives Considered
While I consider Jira to have a somewhat different targeted use case from Adobe Workfront, they definitely overlap in some of their capabilities. As mentioned earlier, I find that Adobe Workfront is better at tracking progress and managing resources for larger projects that cross a number disparate teams or stakeholders. Meanwhile, Jira is better for tracking individual projects within a single team or smaller tasks, something that can be a bit harder to do at scale in Adobe Workfront.
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Other than trying Comindware Tracker it is newer to me, I have used Adobe software multiple times and are familiar with their products. I won't stack Comindware Tracker against them because they both are amazing. I like using Comindware tracker because it is easy to use and is great for me, it helps optimize and maintain my workflows.
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Scalability
We have been using Workfront for about 3 years. During this time they continue to be a very stable project management system. Workfront's overall scalability is able to handle increased loads of work. When using Workfront for a project management tool for the web team, we store documents, images & video's without any issues. They work with their customer's to provide the best project management system in the market today! I highly recommend Workfront for all project management needs. Workfront strives to deliver unique technology solutions to growing companies!
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Return on Investment
  • Positive - we get more work done in a timely fashion because all team members are using Workfront.
  • Negative - projects can get held up quickly due to user error (e.g., someone not using Workfront or checking notifications)
  • Positive - we have a good gauge of where personally we are with projects, and how are team members are spending their time.
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  • Reducing time managing tasks and projects by automating workforce without involving manual procedures.
  • Sequential and parallel creation of process steps and multichannel models.
  • Drag and drop capability ease web form designs that are easy to export to MS Excel and Word.
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ScreenShots

Adobe Workfront Screenshots

Screenshot of Tasks in Adobe WorkfrontScreenshot of Work Requests in Adobe WorkfrontScreenshot of Review Functionality in Adobe WorkfrontScreenshot of Adobe Workfront Planning

CMW Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of Graphical Workflow BuilderScreenshot of Drag'n'drop Web-form DesignerScreenshot of Collaboration toolsScreenshot of Workflow automationScreenshot of Workflow trackingScreenshot of Outlook intergration