Infor Intelligent Open Network (ION) vs. OpenText MBPM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Infor ION
Score 7.0 out of 10
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Infor Intelligent Open Network is Infor’s advanced middleware cloud platform. Infor ION provides the flexibility to make an often complex web of enterprise systems work together, in order to support the long-term sustainability to optimize return on technology investments. With ION, one application can be upgraded, replaced, or even fail without taking the entire network down. Information is accessible in real-time, and system maintenance is less costly and complex.N/A
OpenText MBPM
Score 7.2 out of 10
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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
Infor Intelligent Open Network (ION)OpenText MBPM
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Infor IONOpenText MBPM
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Infor Intelligent Open Network (ION)OpenText MBPM
Cloud Data Integration
Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of Product A and Product B
Infor Intelligent Open Network (ION)
8.7
Ratings
8% above category average
OpenText MBPM
-
Ratings
Pre-built connectors8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Connector modification9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for real-time and batch integration10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data quality services8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data security features8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring console9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Infor Intelligent Open Network (ION)
-
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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
Infor Intelligent Open Network (ION)
-
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
Infor Intelligent Open Network (ION)
-
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
Infor Intelligent Open Network (ION)
-
Ratings
OpenText MBPM
6.0
Ratings
31% below category average
Content management00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Infor Intelligent Open Network (ION)OpenText MBPM
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
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7.1
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Likelihood to Renew
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8.0
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Usability
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9.0
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Support Rating
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10.0
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Implementation Rating
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10.0
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User Testimonials
Infor Intelligent Open Network (ION)OpenText MBPM
Likelihood to Recommend
Highly configurable workflows with multiple connectors make it a powerful tool. Built-in Infor ION document schemas are robust and efficient to use. Setting up integration with cloud and complex on-premise systems. Seamless and real-time integration of data between systems.
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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
  • Configuring workflow.
  • Multiple connectors.
  • Real time Integration of data.
  • Easy upgrading of integrated systems.
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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
  • Support documentation.
  • User experience.
  • Robustness
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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
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There are other products that seem to be a better fit for future initiatives.
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Usability
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Although it is intuitive to use it does require training
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Support Rating
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Great customer service for an API support related query
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Alternatives Considered
Built-in workflows and schemas. Real-time monitoring of data integration between systems.
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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 integration issues.
  • Real time accurate monitoring.
  • Increased visibility on business network efficiency.
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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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