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Process mining · October 2026 Edition
IBM Process Mining vs Celonis Process Intelligence Platform
Zero of fourteen models named IBM Process Mining first on the direct prompt; two named Celonis Process Intelligence Platform. Both were named by all fourteen models and IBM Process Mining carries 37 labels and Celonis Process Intelligence Platform 64, so the shares are not directly comparable.
IBM Process Mining
criticized challengerNamed in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share14%3%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate27%52%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#7A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels3764A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, IBM Process Mining reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.UiPath Process Mining was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Apromore vs IBM Process Mining · Apromore vs Celonis Process Intelligence Platform · Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining vs IBM Process Mining
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the process mining page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
IBM Process MiningFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCelonis Process Intelligence Platform
Direct021 against IBM Process Mining · 9 against Celonis Process Intelligence Platform
Paraphrase706 against Celonis Process Intelligence Platform
Comparative013
Budget-constrained002 against IBM Process Mining · 5 against Celonis Process Intelligence Platform
Scale-constrained103 against Celonis Process Intelligence Platform
Negative007 against IBM Process Mining · 10 against Celonis Process Intelligence Platform
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, IBM Process Mining and Celonis Process Intelligence Platform were named in the same answer 100 times, of the 107 answers naming IBM Process Mining and the 191 naming Celonis Process Intelligence Platform. In those answers Celonis Process Intelligence Platform took the first choice thirty-four times and IBM Process Mining ten.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where IBM Process Mining and Celonis Process Intelligence Platform stood in it.
| Model | DirectIP | ParaphraseIP | ComparativeIP | Budget-constrainedIP | Scale-constrainedIP | NegativeIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | IP | IP | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | IP | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | IP | | IP | IP |
| Perplexity Sonar | | IP | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | IP | IP | IP | | |
| Mistral Small | | IP | | IP | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | IP | IP | | IP | | IP |
| Llama 4 Maverick | IP | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | IP | IP | IP | ||
| Kimi K2 | | IP | | IP | IP | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | IP | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | IP | IP | | IP | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | IP | IP | | IP |
IP IBM Process Mining Celonis Process Intelligence PlatformIP first choiceIP named as an alternativeIP argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, IBM Process Mining on the left and Celonis Process Intelligence Platform on the right.
Celonis Process Intelligence PlatformIP first choiceIP named as an alternativeIP argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, IBM Process Mining on the left and Celonis Process Intelligence Platform on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where IBM Process Mining and Celonis Process Intelligence Platform stood in it.
Celonis Process Intelligence Platform first, IBM Process Mining an alternative
2 of 14 modelsIBM Process Mining was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallCelonis Process Intelligence Platform alternatives: SAP Signavio Process Intelligence, UiPath Process Mining
MiniMax M2.5Apromore, Celonis Process Intelligence Platform alternatives: IBM Process Mining, Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining, UiPath Process Mining
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniUiPath Process Mining alternatives: Celonis Process Intelligence Platform, SAP Signavio Process Intelligence
Neither was named
11 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Microsoft Power Automate alternatives: Apromore, ProcessMind, QPR ProcessAnalyzer
Gemini 3.5 FlashMicrosoft Power Automate Process Mining alternatives: Apromore, KYP.ai, UiPath Process Mining
Perplexity SonarMicrosoft Power Automate Process Mining alternatives: SAP Signavio Process Intelligence, UiPath Process Mining
Grok 4.1 FastMicrosoft Power Automate alternatives: Apromore, UiPath Process Mining
DeepSeek V4 FlashMicrosoft Power Automate Process Mining, UiPath Process Mining alternatives: Mindzie, Minit, ProcessMind
Llama 4 MaverickProcessMaker
Qwen 3.7 FlashEverflow Process Intelligence, ProcessMaker alternatives: SAP Signavio Process Intelligence, UiPath Process Mining
Kimi K2Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining, Mindzie alternatives: Apromore, MEHRWERK, QPR ProcessAnalyzer
GLM 4.7 FlashXMindzie alternatives: ABBYY Timeline, Apromore, Microsoft Power Automate
GPT-6 LunaApromore alternatives: Power Automate Process Mining, SAP Signavio Process Intelligence, UiPath Process Mining
Muse Glimmer 30BDecisions, ProcessMaker alternatives: Microsoft Power Automate Process Mining, Noxus
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Celonis Process Intelligence Platform leads by two points.
Celonis Process Intelligence Platform4%#7 of 12IBM Process Mining2%#10 of 12
The full small business standing →Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: IBM Process Mining leads at mid-market.
IBM Process Mining14%#3 of 9
Celonis Process Intelligence Platform3%#7 of 9Enterprise
The order flips: Celonis Process Intelligence Platform leads at enterprise.
Celonis Process Intelligence Platform67%#1 of 8IBM Process Mining4%#4 of 8
The full enterprise standing →What the models said about IBM Process Mining
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“What I would avoid on a limited budget: Celonis, IBM Process Mining, and similar enterprise suites” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · hard negative
“~$4,250/month and enterprise-governance-focused — overkill for most mid-market teams.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · hard negative
“IBM Process Mining starts at ~$4,250/month — still expensive for SMBs” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“I would recommend IBM Process Mining if you want a process intelligence platform that is explicitly described as *tailored more to midsize organizations*” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, IBM Process Mining or SAP Signavio are the best recommendations.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Mid-Market & Agile Specialized Tools (e.g., Apromore, Fluxicon Disco, IBM Process Mining)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about Celonis Process Intelligence Platform
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“What to Avoid (Unless You Have the Budget) ... Celonis | $60K–$100K/year + $40K–$80K implementation | Case-volume pricing adds up fast; opaque enterprise sales” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · hard negative
“What I would avoid on a limited budget: Celonis, IBM Process Mining, and similar enterprise suites” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · hard negative
“avoid enterprise-first tools like Celonis, which are often described as more expensive” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · hard negative
“The undisputed heavyweight market leader... If you have a highly complex, multi-vendor IT architecture and a large budget... Choose Celonis.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Celonis — The Market Leader ... Key Differentiator: Deep execution management with AI-powered recommendations and the broadest ecosystem” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Celonis remains the undisputed heavyweight, commanding a 31.2% market share through its sophisticated Execution Management System (EMS)” Claude Haiku 4.5 · comparative prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.