Apromore Process Mining vs ProM

Apromore Process Mining analyzes business process data so organizations can understand, monitor, and simulate their processes. It discovers process maps and BPMN models from event logs, with overlays for activity frequency and duration. Teams can filter visually, check conformance, compare processes, and examine model differences. Simulation supports current and hypothetical scenarios on BPMN models; task mining uses desktop application data to reveal routines and potential improvements or automation opportunities. Machine-learning models can predict outcomes such as SLA violations, remaining time, next activity, and case continuation. The Integration Center includes connectors for Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, Oracle NetSuite, and Jira, plus JDBC/ODBC access and a REST API. A no-code interface supports scheduled ETL pipelines, transformation mappings, and incremental event-log uploads. Apromore describes SaaS access for Enterprise and cloud, on-premises, or hybrid deployment for its SAP offering. Enterprise is an annual subscription with unlimited logs and process models and technical support; pricing is on request. A 30-day trial and a free version for research or education are also described.

ProM is a free framework for analyzing process execution logs with process mining techniques. Its plug-ins cover event log filtering, process discovery, conformance checking, and model enhancement. The framework represents event logs, Petri nets, and BPMN diagrams as objects and provides visualizers for those object types. Event logs can be imported and exported in XES and CSV formats. Users can add packages containing objects and plug-ins through the ProM Package Manager. ProM 6.15 is the research release, described as stable for reference in publications. The project recommends ProM Lite 1.4 for users who do not need to publish results; it has fewer features but receives updates. ProM runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. Version 6.15 requires Java 8 or later, though later Java versions have not been extensively tested. The core uses the GPL, while plug-ins typically use the LGPL; third-party software may have different plug-in licenses. Documentation covers objects, plug-ins, visualizers, and packages.