CMW Platform vs. OpenText MBPM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
OpenText MBPM
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
OpenText acquired BPM solution Metastorm in 2011, and has rebranded the product as OpenText MBPM. It is an alternative BPM solution to OpenText's primary BPM offering called OpenText Cordys Business Process Management.N/A
Pricing
CMW PlatformOpenText MBPM
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CMW PlatformOpenText MBPM
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsComindware Tracker is available for purchase on a per-user subscription plan.
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CMW PlatformOpenText MBPM
Features
CMW PlatformOpenText MBPM
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
CMW Platform
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Ratings
OpenText MBPM
7.0
Ratings
16% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
CMW Platform
-
Ratings
OpenText MBPM
7.3
Ratings
14% below category average
Process designer00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Process simulation00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Business rules engine00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
SOA support00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Process player00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Support for modeling languages00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Form builder00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Model execution00 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Collaboration
Comparison of Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
CMW Platform
-
Ratings
OpenText MBPM
7.6
Ratings
10% below category average
Social collaboration tools00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Product A and Product B
CMW Platform
-
Ratings
OpenText MBPM
6.0
Ratings
31% below category average
Content management00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
CMW PlatformOpenText MBPM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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7.1
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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8.0
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Usability
7.5
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9.0
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Support Rating
8.5
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10.0
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Implementation Rating
-
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10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CMW PlatformOpenText MBPM
Likelihood to Recommend
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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OpenText MBPM is well suited for rapid application development where process workflows are well designed in a detailed environment. A servicing organization could benefit from being able to manage and design complex case management processes and applications. It is not suited for the automotive industry where complex custom engineering processes exist within product engineering (vehicle) and manufacturing plants.
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Pros
  • 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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  • Complex routing of tasks based on calculated criteria
  • Linking between tasks and accessing relevant information
  • Organising, scheduling and prioritising
  • Different views for different people
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Cons
  • 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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  • The Metastorm process engine is based on an older version of .NET. Updating to a newer version would resolve several known issues with .NET email functionality.
  • Metastorm builds web pages at run time. While the UI presented to the end user is fine, the Document Object Model is convoluted and subject to change with new releases. Providing a more simplified DOM or at very least a custom function to replace document.getElementById() would make client-side scripting a much more powerful tool.
  • One function that I've seen Metastorm competitors do well, is email wizards. Having a WYSIWYG email editor would be really nice.
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Likelihood to Renew
Very likely.
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There are other products that seem to be a better fit for future initiatives.
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Usability
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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Although it is intuitive to use it does require training
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Support Rating
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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Great customer service for an API support related query
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Alternatives Considered
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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We found that OpenText MBPM held its own quite well against IBM BPM. We ended up choosing OpenText MBPM due to the analytics, complex routing, and the ease of SOA service integration. Furthermore, the ability to quickly develop simple User interfaces make this tool a daily component of our most-used toolbox components.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Easy and convenient access to client configuration information
  • It provides numerous built-in controls which are quite useful during rapid development cycles
  • It also provides a tremendously rich .NET framework which can be used to tweak the experience to the needs of each individual customer
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ScreenShots

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