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    Apache Airflow

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AApache Airflow is an open source tool that can be used to programmatically author, schedule and monitor data pipelines using Python and SQL. Created at Airbnb as an open-source project in 2014, Airflow was brought into the Apache Software Foundation’s Incubator Program 2016 and announced as Top-Level Apache Project in 2019. It is used as a data orchestration solution, with over 140 integrations and community support.N/A

    Bonita Platform

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ABonita is an open-source business process and workflow management platform created by the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science. It is available as a free community edition or as a commercial subscription product.N/A
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    Apache AirflowBonita Platform
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    Apache AirflowBonita Platform
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Apache AirflowBonita Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Apache
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    24 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    Apache AirflowBonita Platform
    Workload Automation
    Comparison of Workload Automation features of Apache Airflow and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    Apache Airflow
    9.8
    10 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Bonita Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-platform scheduling10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Central monitoring10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logging10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts and notifications10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analysis and visualization10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application integration9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Apache Airflow and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    Apache Airflow
    -
    Ratings
    Bonita Platform
    6.4
    43 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings6.041 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings5.540 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.740 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of Apache Airflow and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    Apache Airflow
    -
    Ratings
    Bonita Platform
    7.7
    53 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Process designer00 Ratings9.052 Ratings
    Process simulation00 Ratings6.910 Ratings
    Business rules engine00 Ratings8.242 Ratings
    SOA support00 Ratings6.440 Ratings
    Process player00 Ratings6.78 Ratings
    Support for modeling languages00 Ratings9.038 Ratings
    Form builder00 Ratings8.148 Ratings
    Model execution00 Ratings6.948 Ratings
    Collaboration
    Comparison of Collaboration features of Apache Airflow and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    Apache Airflow
    -
    Ratings
    Bonita Platform
    5.9
    24 Ratings
    35% below category average
    Social collaboration tools00 Ratings5.924 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Apache Airflow and Bonita Platform
    Feature
    Apache Airflow
    -
    Ratings
    Bonita Platform
    6.8
    34 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Content management00 Ratings6.834 Ratings
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    Apache AirflowBonita Platform
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    IBM Blueworks Live
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    JAMS
    Score8.3 out of 10
    TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Redwood RunMyJobs
    Score9.6 out of 10
    IBM Business Automation Workflow
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Apache AirflowBonita Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    8.2
    (53 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (25 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    4.6
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    4.5
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    7.3
    (10 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    7.5
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Apache AirflowBonita Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apache
    Airflow is well-suited for data engineering pipelines, creating scheduled workflows, and working with various data sources. You can implement almost any kind of DAG for any use case using the different operators or enforce your operator using the Python operator with ease. The MLOps feature of Airflow can be enhanced to match MLFlow-like features, making Airflow the go-to solution for all workloads, from data science to data engineering.
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    Bonitasoft
    Well suited for low code/no code applications centered around approval flows. It has built-in task management for users to see their pending actions, comments, statuses, etc. It has a very nice design for process flows. Less appropriate may be for generic type applications with complex screens and logic within those screens that need a lot of data to process.
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    Pros
    Apache
    • Apache Airflow is one of the best Orchestration platforms and a go-to scheduler for teams building a data platform or pipelines.
    • Apache Airflow supports multiple operators, such as the Databricks, Spark, and Python operators. All of these provide us with functionality to implement any business logic.
    • Apache Airflow is highly scalable, and we can run a large number of DAGs with ease. It provided HA and replication for workers. Maintaining airflow deployments is very easy, even for smaller teams, and we also get lots of metrics for observability.
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    Bonitasoft
    • Bonita seems particularly suited for processes requiring a great deal of human interaction. Its user model allows you to control access to business processes in a fine-grained way. This allows for business processes to move smoothly between users and services as the process advances.
    • The definition and usage of custom forms from the latest version of Bonita seems particularly powerful. It allows for a thorough customization of the look-and-feel and does not require complex developments.
    • The web interface and administration section have greatly improved in the latest versions. Installation and configuration of processes has become more flexible and more structured. The administration section gives a good view on failed processes, allowing to analyse problems in an efficient way.
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    Cons
    Apache
    • UI/Dashboard can be updated to be customisable, and jobs summary in groups of errors/failures/success, instead of each job, so that a summary of errors can be used as a starting point for reviewing them.
    • Navigation - It's a bit dated. Could do with more modern web navigation UX. i.e. sidebars navigation instead of browser back/forward.
    • Again core functional reorg in terms of UX. Navigation can be improved for core functions as well, instead of discovery.
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    Bonitasoft
    • There is a learning curve beyond the boot camps that needs to be addressed with more structured curriculum.
    • The full stack technologies are industry standard, but these [are] challenging to learn and could use a learning path and orientation. There's probably opportunity for third-parties here to help with learning and adoption.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    Bonitasoft
    We just renewed our license
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    Usability
    Apache
    For its capability to connect with multicloud environments. Access Control management is something that we don't get in all the schedulers and orchestrators. But although it provides so many flexibility and options to due to python , some level of knowledge of python is needed to be able to build workflows.
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    Bonitasoft
    Bonita Platform has allowed us to develop GUI relatively fast using its UI Designer while being able to seamlessly integrate our business logic in Java in a BPMN2 process diagram. It gives a nice productivity boost but still requires programming know-how to be able to deliver the final solution to your business problems.
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    Performance
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    Bonitasoft
    Engine itself is efficient enough for most cases I dealt with. It can also be extended by clustering. I have done performance tests with JMeter and only managed to induce the crash of... JMeter. If there are efficiency issues they usually concern bad design/implementation of created apps or bottlenecks in integrated systems. Although I have met two cases with efficiency loss.
    1. Java 7 related PermGen saturation caused by big number of installed apps (there is no jar dependency reusal between apps option).
    2. Big number of waiting event handlers in processes stresses the database.
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    Support Rating
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    Bonitasoft
    It was sometimes difficult to get support on Bonita API.
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    Implementation Rating
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    Bonitasoft
    Nothing in particular
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apache
    Multiple DAGs can be orchestrated simultaneously at varying times, and runs can be reproduced or replicated with relative ease. Overall, utilizing Apache Airflow is easier to use than other solutions now on the market. It is simple to integrate in Apache Airflow, and the workflow can be monitored and scheduling can be done quickly using Apache Airflow. We advocate using this tool for automating the data pipeline or process.
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    Bonitasoft
    RHPAM is maybe a very good BPM process engine but is very limited to build a complete application.
    We also try site soft W4 which needs more developments to build an application. We finally choose Bonita which is easier to get ready with.
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    Scalability
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    Bonitasoft
    Respect of BPMN standard over the long term. Good enhancements by Bonitasoft for new use cases, for example the introduction of a real form editor even if it has been technically difficult to manage. Once done though, we have far greater possibility of human interaction.
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    Return on Investment
    Apache
    • Impact Depends on number of workflows. If there are lot of workflows then it has a better usecase as the implementation is justified as it needs resources , dedicated VMs, Database that has a cost
    • Donot use it if you have very less usecases
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    Bonitasoft
    • Case management provided as better tracking which help us to meet SLAs.
    • Auto email notification helps to address "Where are my request" answers which eventually increased our customer delight index.
    • By using the third-party integration, we are able to provide visibility w.r.t end to end request status.
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