Caddi vs. IBM Process MiningCaddi finds more of the work than IBM Process Mining, because most of it never reaches an event log.
IBM Process Mining is event-log process mining and simulation: analysts model the process, then the automation is built separately in IBM RPA or another tool. Caddi is end-to-end AI process automation: it discovers the work in the tools you already use, the person who does it builds the automation, and every run is governed.
- 99%of agent runs complete successfully
- ~45 minon average to build your first agent
- 1M+back-office tasks completed
Jason AlafganiUpdated Sep 23, 2026
Extraction comes before any insight.
Case IDs, activities and timestamps have to be pulled and loaded by a data or IT team before an analyst sees a single variant.
Mines and simulates event logs from ERP and other systems, with optional task mining agents for desktop work.
Discover signs in to email, the DMS and the CRM, read only, and ranks the repeated work by hours. No extraction, no desktop agents.
The recommendation leaves the product.
Building what the analysis found means a second license, a second team and a second project plan.
Hands the build to IBM RPA, watsonx Orchestrate or another platform, where developers or a partner build it.
Automate is in the same product, on the same free plan, and the ops person builds from the finding. About 45 minutes on average to the first agent.
Two tools means two partial records.
The process is monitored in the mining tool and the automation in another, so nobody holds the whole story.
Monitors the process; the automation's runs are watched in the separate automation platform.
Govern keeps every run and decision next to the finding that started it, logged and reviewable by your own team.
Frequently asked questions
How much does IBM Process Mining cost?
IBM publishes its pricing. The SaaS edition starts at $4,250 per month, which includes 20GB of data, 3 business users and 1 analyst. The on-premises edition starts at $2,885 per month. There is a free trial with 1GB of data. Automation is licensed separately, in IBM RPA, watsonx Orchestrate or another platform. By comparison, Caddi Individual is free and includes Discover and Automate, Team is $250 per user per month and adds Govern, and Business is $6,500 per month.
What are the best IBM Process Mining alternatives?
For event-log process mining at similar or greater depth, Celonis, SAP Signavio and UiPath Process Mining are the usual shortlist. For desktop task capture, Skan.ai, Mimica and KYP.ai. If you want the repeated work found in the tools you already use and then built and governed in one product, Caddi is the alternative: Discover finds it, Automate lets the ops person who does it build the automation, and Govern logs every run and decision.
Does IBM Process Mining build automations?
IBM Process Mining analyzes and simulates processes. The automations it recommends are built separately, typically in IBM RPA, watsonx Orchestrate or another automation platform, by developers or a partner. In Caddi, the same product that finds the work builds it: the ops person teaches Caddi the workflow once, and Caddi builds it as verified code over APIs across 150+ tools.
Can IBM Process Mining run on-premises?
Yes. IBM offers both a SaaS edition and an on-premises edition, which is one of its clearest advantages for organizations that require on-premises deployment. Caddi is a cloud product.
IBM Process Mining vs. Caddi: which should I choose?
Choose IBM Process Mining if you need on-premises deployment, simulation and what-if analysis on ERP event logs, or if you are standardized on IBM's automation stack. Choose Caddi if your work runs through cloud tools like email, document management and CRM, you have no data team to extract and model event logs, and you want the work found, built and governed in one product.
Is there a cheaper alternative to IBM Process Mining?
Yes. Caddi Discover is on the free Individual plan with no data volume to buy, and it usually returns ranked findings in 15 to 30 minutes because it reads your connected tools directly instead of requiring an event-log extraction. Automate is included on the free plan too.