We performed a comparison between ARIS BPA and PTC Windchill based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Camunda, Software AG and others in Business Process Design."The most valuable feature in the latest versions is the connect portal, where you can do very simple modeling using the web-based portal."
"Features like SAP SolMan sync, Alfabet EA integration (another Software AG product)."
"ARIS provides the basic foundation for any digital transformation an organization decides to take."
"The shared repository allows for cross-functional cooperation instead of doing things in a silo. You can operate cross-functionally and really work end-to-end, instead of dividing everything up on a functional basis."
"You can relate different aspects of an organization to each other, and you can clearly define the rates seen in the application."
"Business Process Analysis: We can simulate, optimize, and analyse business processes based on various business requirements. It assures our rolling out the best processes."
"Process Modeling or Process Mapping/Documentation. This is the most comprehensive tool for capturing the process details. Any organization who wants to embark on a BPM journey, process mapping/documentation, lays the foundation for the BPM led implementation."
"It is a well-featured, functional product."
"I like how the product integrates with other technical solutions."
"ARIS BPA’s usability could be improved."
"Create simple data uploader."
"I would like to see the reporting aspects improved."
"One thing that could be improved is regarding the handling of the content itself. Maybe ARIS could provide a set of best practices, or best processes, so that people do not have to start from scratch."
"The governance mechanism could be better, as could automation."
"Some improvements have been done, after Software AG acquired ARIS, but I don't believe it's still integrated with the other tool WebMethods in a perfect way."
"The pricing of the solution can be improved and the initial setup should be made easy."
"The product is difficult to use for someone without prior knowledge of working with it. It requires a certain level of administration training."
"Some parts of the system are exclusive, so we can't work with them."
ARIS BPA is ranked 3rd in Business Process Design with 64 reviews while PTC Windchill is ranked 22nd in Enterprise Architecture Management with 1 review. ARIS BPA is rated 8.4, while PTC Windchill is rated 5.0. 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 PTC Windchill writes "Pricy and tough to integrate with some solutions, though it provided essential support for workflows". ARIS BPA is most compared with SAP Signavio Process Manager, ADONIS, Camunda, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Bizagi, whereas PTC Windchill is most compared with Intralink, Omnify Empower PLM, Siemens PLM TeamCenter, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Aras Innovator.
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