We performed a comparison between ARIS BPA and Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Business Process Design solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"There is a module designer, that one is very powerful and it creates very good reports."
"The most valuable feature in the latest versions is the connect portal, where you can do very simple modeling using the web-based portal."
"Visualizes processes which helps the business see pain points."
"ARIS has a good collaboration function. You create a portal where any authorized users can work on the models. There are simple flows for making and approving changes."
"The simulation engine and SAP integration are technically very robust."
"We also have relationships specified with our IT systems and our organizational chart. That makes it possible to analyze things from the systems point of view and regarding the organizational part of the company. It all comes together in one tool and that is what gives us the most value at the moment."
"Also, the UML parts have been improved very much in the last two years. And it's very powerful now to combine the BPMN and UML parts in the product, because you can make a connection between them, so that you have the right interoperability between them. So if you're doing data modeling, you can use your class diagram and bind that to the BPMN part."
"Fully-reportable database over Visio."
"Features good reporting facilities coupled with a concrete database."
"It provides good utilization and it's a convenient tool for building exact architectural work."
"The profiles allow me to customize the tool to the corporate environment instead of the other way around saving huge amounts of time and energy on trying to turn dozens of individuals into TOGAF, ArchiMate or Zachman experts, or even Sparx EA experts."
"It is an EA tool that is approved by Open Group. It is in the tool register of Open Group."
"The installation was very easy."
"Sparx technical support is good."
"Ability to maintain cross-references for all models in all levels - great tractability."
"For the most part, we find that it is remarkable how inexpensive it is."
"If you want to create new reports then you have to use JavaScript, or ARIS script as they call it, which is beyond the competencies of most people."
"The reporting and the information query features could do with some improvement."
"The integration between ARIS, webMethods, and project versions needs improvement."
"I believe the solutions BPM tools are not very good and need improvements."
"The tool's installation and configuration part needs to improve."
"Sometimes, ARIS BPA breaks down, and its stability can be improved."
"The interface is a little archaic."
"Displaying role allocation matrix models in ARIS Connect needs improvement."
"This solution is quite complex to use. It would be nice if the learning curve wasn't so steep."
"Using EA involves a steep learning curve if you want to understand its capabilities and functionality."
"The presentation graphics need to be improved in future builds."
"The documentation could be better. Where I work, we speak French and we don't speak English, so we don't have anything in French. It's perfect in English, but we need something in French."
"Sparx can be a bit slow. If you are trying to design software architecture, sometimes we run into issues and need to refresh."
"Inconsistent UI elements must be tidied up with the toolbox gaps removed."
"One room for improvement in Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is that it's not very friendly. Another room for improvement in the tool is that it doesn't enable you to import the metadata from a database very easily, so reverse engineering of a database was very difficult. Its database modeling and entity-relationship modeling functions need improvement."
"It could be more user-friendly. The tools could be more simple to use. It's a very complex solution. Because I am a business analyst, I use these tools to manage requirements, and I make models in UML, BPMN, and ArchiMate, and it's complex. In the next release, I would like to see more integrations."
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ARIS BPA is ranked 3rd in Business Process Design with 64 reviews while Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is ranked 4th in Business Process Design with 97 reviews. ARIS BPA is rated 8.4, while Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ARIS BPA writes "I can usually find an answer to my issue on ARIS Community". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect writes "Easy to set up and had no issues with stability, but it's not a very friendly tool, and its database modeling and entity-relationship modeling functions need improvement". ARIS BPA is most compared with SAP Signavio Process Manager, ADONIS, Camunda, Bizagi and Visio, whereas Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is most compared with Visual Paradigm, Visio, No Magic MagicDraw, LeanIX and IBM Rational System Architect. See our ARIS BPA vs. Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect report.
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