Intalio|BPMS is a standards-based BPMS aimed at business analysts and process analysts. It supports a Zero Code development methodology, and a One Click Deploy deployment model. By comparison, JBoss jBPM is a proprietary workflow framework aimed at J2EE experts, and requires significant amounts of complex Java code to be written for implementing even the most simple processes. The following table illustrates in more details how these two products differ from each other:
| Intalio|BPMS | JBoss jBPM | |
| Architecture | Process Centric | Workflow Centric |
| Target User | Process Analyst | J2EE Expert |
| Modeling Notation | Standard BPMN | Proprietary Notation |
| Coding Requirements | Zero Code | Significant |
| Deployment Model | One-Click Deploy | Multiple Steps |
| Native Language | Standard BPEL | Proprietary jPDL |
| BPEL 1.1 Support | Complete | Partial |
| BPEL 2.0 Support | Complete | None |
| Security Infrastructure | LDAP RBAC | None |
| Extensible Workflow Model | Yes | No |
| Graphical Form Builder | Yes | No |
| Pageflow Support | Any Technology | JSF Only |
| Visual Connectors | Yes | No |
| Graphical Data Mapper | Yes | No |
| Graphical Rule Editor | Yes | No |
| Management Console | Yes | No |
| BAM | Advanced Framework | Simple Console |
| Documentation | Extensive | Limited |
