Celonis Alternative - ClearWork - Get Up And Running In Days, Not Months

Avery Brooks
August 26, 2025

Celonis Alternative — ClearWork

Get up and running in days, not months

TL;DR

If your immediate goal is to see how work really happens across SaaS apps (Salesforce, ServiceNow, SAP GUI in the browser, etc.) and turn that into automatic process mapping, task mining, and actionable insights—ClearWork deploys fast at the UI layer with a lightweight browser capture, so you can start learning in days.

Celonis is a market-leading process intelligence/process mining platform optimized for system-of-record event data (ERP/CRM) and advanced data models (including object-centric). It’s powerful, but typically requires data connections and event-log modeling before value shows up.

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What Celonis is great at

Why this often takes time (inference): Process mining typically means you must extract data from systems, transform it into event logs, and model it before analysis—steps that usually involve IT/data teams. UiPath’s and Celonis’ own docs describe this architecture and event-log design pattern.

How ClearWork is different

Why this is faster: UI-level capture avoids early dependency on system connectors + event-log modeling that process-mining projects require, which can extend timelines.

Feature comparison at a glance

ClearWork vs Celonis — Key Differences
Area ClearWork Celonis
Primary data path UI-level activity capture (browser) with optional backfill from systems later. System-level connectors (SAP, DBs, cloud) with event-log based models.
Initial setup Lightweight extension + workspace + privacy guardrails → live mapping in days. Connect sources, build data model/event logs, and transform data → analysis once model is ready.
Process modeling Automatic as-is maps from real user behavior; to-be blueprints for change. Advanced case-centric & object-centric exploration (Process Sphere).
Best for SaaS-heavy, fast discovery, change planning, and agent orchestration. Deep system-of-record mining, complex multi-object analysis, and enterprise-scale COE deployments.
Time-to-value Days for pilot visibility, with iterative depth expansion. Varies by scope; requires data engineering & modeling before actionable insights.
Skills required Ops lead + analyst; minimal IT involvement to start. Data/IT stakeholders for connectors, data modeling, and governance.

When to pick ClearWork vs. Celonis

Choose ClearWork if you need:

Choose Celonis if you need:

Balanced view: many customers do both—fast UI-level discovery to steer priorities, then system-level mining where deep, governed analysis is warranted.

Implementation: what “days, not months” looks like with ClearWork

Day 0–2

Day 3–7

Day 8–14

FAQs

Is ClearWork a process mining tool?
ClearWork provides process intelligence via UI-level task mining + automatic mapping, then augments with system data. Celonis is a process mining/process intelligence platform focused on system event data and object-centric analysis. ‍

Why do process-mining projects start with data modeling?
Because mining relies on event logs (case ID, activity, timestamp) built from source systems; vendors document these steps explicitly. ‍

Does ClearWork replace Celonis?
Not necessarily. Many teams use ClearWork to replace the manual process discovery process, find inefficiencies and drive downstream adoption. Some users will still use Celonis to get a deeper view into the process and object flows rather than the people-centric flows.

Get Started Today

See your real workflows by Friday. Start a ClearWork pilot to generate automatic process maps and a quick-wins plan this week.

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Understand your processes in days - not months

Traditional process mining can be valuable but it is often burdened with technical challenges and lacks the focus on the most important thing in your company - your people. ClearWork focuses on how your people operate and how you can transform their experience and therefor the outcomes of your company.

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