Higson vs. IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Higson
Score 5.1 out of 10
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Higson, formerly Hyperon is a tool for managing business rules: the instructions that tell an enterprise software how a company runs, like which customers are eligible for which products, or how to dynamically price services in response to changing conditions. Higson aims to make it easy for line managers to fine-tune these rules in real-time, responding to a rapidly changing operating environment without needing to wait for changes in the software’s code. The vendor describes…N/A
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Score 9.0 out of 10
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IBM Cloud Pak for Automation allows the user to design, build and run automation applications and services on any cloud, using pre-integrated automation technologies and low-code tools. IBM Cloud Pak is the latest deployment option of the IBM automation platform for digital business, available on Red Hat OpenShift.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional DetailsFor pricing contact Higson Sales. They also have a partnership program for software companies.
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Features
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Customization
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Ratings
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
7.3
Ratings
18% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
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Higson
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Ratings
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
6.4
Ratings
23% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Process Engine
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Higson
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IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
7.5
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4% above category average
Process designer00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Process simulation00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Business rules engine00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
SOA support00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Process player00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Form builder00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Model execution00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Business Process Automation
Comparison of Business Process Automation features of Product A and Product B
Higson
-
Ratings
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
7.5
Ratings
21% above category average
Business Process Modeling00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Decision Modeling00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Code-Based Automation00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
No-Code Automation00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
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Likelihood to Renew
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9.1
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Usability
9.0
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Support Rating
9.0
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User Testimonials
HigsonIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Likelihood to Recommend
Hyperion is great for Financial report consolidation and also for generating reports. It also has built in regulatory and other compliance rules which helps us reduce costs overall. The OLAP engine can easily be used for a full scale project management requirement. Since the data is stored in clusters in the cloud, read and write speeds are high and we use that speeds to generate multiple Business Models in just a few mintues.
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IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation has been exceptionally useful in addressing multi-step processes that need to be streamlined in application building or other processes. It is also efficient when running large amounts of data and contents that require automation with the guarantee of fewer errors. The product also performs organizing and managing tasks well, which makes it easy to find and use specific datasets.
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Pros
  • Separation of business logic from the app's code
  • Decision table performance
  • Good GUI
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  • I like how this tool provides us with automation capabilities to all our business processes hence improves our productivity.
  • Helps us to analyze complex workflows for our clients.
  • Accelerate our growth to digital transformation.
  • Reduce clients wait time. Hence we are able to deliver on time.
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Cons
  • Pretty high entry threshold
  • A few bugs in GUI
  • UX might be better in some places
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  • For heavy load, the performance should be improved
  • The integration with the messaging system is a bit tricky and hence example documentation could be provided
  • It is a very nice and powerful tool however still not very known, marketing needs to be improved
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Likelihood to Renew
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IBM Cloud Pak provides modernization in collecting, organizing and analyzing data. This product provides to unify market leading services such as data management, DataOps, governance, business analytics and automated AI. IBM Cloud Pak is best for resource and infrustructure optimization. IBM Cloud Pak is capable to accomodate our business automation needs.
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Usability
It's a very good tool to manage business rules. There are certain GUI bugs and a code boilerplate, but overall it does its job really well.
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Support Rating
There is documentation on the site to help learn about the tool. There is also an email to ask for help or any other questions. The team responds quickly with a full answer.
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Alternatives Considered
Hyperon has got far better performance. It also has far better GUI to manage business rules. On the other hand, Drools has a bigger community to help you with your problems.
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I selected IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation over Microsoft Power Automate due to its robust integration capabilities, particularly its seamless integration with our existing tools. IBM's solution excels in handling complex workflows and content collaboration across different departments, aligning closely with our operational needs. While Microsoft Power Automate is user-friendly, it was not as well-suited to our specific workflow complexity and integration requirements.
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Return on Investment
  • Shorter time to market with new features
  • Business users might change things without the help of developers
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  • A platform with multiple functions, automations and system monitoring.
  • The components of this software help to obtain results from the first month of its implementation.
  • Each module has a price and can be purchased according to the direct need of the company; this helps to adapt to our budget.
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