We performed a comparison between ARIS BPA and Visio 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."The whole ARIS BPM solution is a bit special, because from the very beginning it was targeted more to Business users and the Management."
"It has helped me get some ideas across more clearly to my colleagues."
"The most valuable features of ARIS BPA are its flexibility and reporting."
"The BPMN notation and the share flow through users. It is nice to see all flows in a common, shared space for all the stakeholders to view the same thing and the same language."
"Features like SAP SolMan sync, Alfabet EA integration (another Software AG product)."
"In general, the users really like it and they can get started using it very easily."
"ARIS BPA is customizable as per specific business requirements."
"The capability to integrate all information of the business and to generate simulations of processes. It can analyze the model of operations quickly."
"It's my understanding that the initial setup is straightforward."
"Process modeling is a good feature."
"The most valuable feature is the set of diagramming tools."
"Visio makes it easy to communicate your ideas from several areas of your imagination across several domains."
"The most valuable features are that the user experience is simple, and it's customizable."
"I like the way you can hypertext across tabs so you can actually create an interactive that you can export as a website. You can also extend it to a monitoring tool if you really wanted to."
"We can easily add templates to SharePoint for collaboration."
"The interface of the solution is very good. It's easy to navigate."
"It needs external API and the ability to navigate back, similar to "Back" in web browser."
"Its governance tool and integration with ESB and execution engine can be improved. Their partner support can also be improved."
"I use it strictly for developing the business process model. I don't use it for the actual automation. I do that with Vtenext. I have standardized on Vtenext, and I don't use ARIS BPM anymore. The Vtenext UI is just as good, and it is much more tightly coupled to the underlying object model. I can get more done in one session with Vtenext rather than first going to ARIS BPM, then importing, and having to edit it for tight coupling."
"There are some things in the collaboration module that could be improved a little, such as the functionality which dynamically pushes notifications to interested people when a process changes during the Release Cycle Management workflow."
"Create simple data uploader."
"It would be helpful if ARIS BPA could have a simple database to get the extract of various attributes."
"I would like the possibility to use real data. In other words, it can use this system to integrate with others that are operating directing with users like clients, employs, and others."
"There is a lot of room for improvement. They need to increase the performance of the system flow. They need to support it more. ARIS Process Governance is still quite basic, and they are using an old BPM and process automation module."
"The product only functions well professionally, with adding additional software for configuration."
"It thinks that it knows what you want to do, but it doesn't. It has a way of behaving that can be very frustrating from time to time. Either it moves things about because it thinks its placement should be at a certain place, or it's keeping track of things that you don't necessarily see, so it moves something elsewhere."
"Integration with other applications need improvement. Having the functionality to integrate with databases will also make this solution better."
"When you use a BPA solution you can open an end-to-end process in one window, go down, or go up between layers to different places. You should be able to see descriptions of the steps of the process."
"There are a lot of patches that sometimes change how one version will interact compared to another."
"Indeed, Visio should progress beyond its current stage of solely drawing diagrams and transition into a more advanced phase, possibly integrating with different packages or aligning with Microsoft's offerings. It could potentially evolve into a comprehensive business process management solution, comparable to tools like Addis or Signavio, thereby competing in the realm of process management tools. It might be advantageous to explore functionalities such as process simulations or benchmarking, introducing simulators to discern potential bottlenecks or errors within complex flow diagrams. This addition would prove valuable for business analysts seeking insights into the intricacies of their diagrams, aligning with the evolving trends observed over the past six years."
"I can't speak to any missing features. It's been fine so far."
"The export and import functionality from Visio to other tools and the import and export functionality from other tools to Visio are areas with shortcomings."
ARIS BPA is ranked 3rd in Business Process Design with 64 reviews while Visio is ranked 1st in Business Process Design with 101 reviews. ARIS BPA is rated 8.4, while Visio is rated 7.8. 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 Visio writes "A software for drawing a variety of diagrams which include flowcharts, org charts, building plans, floor plans, data flow diagrams". ARIS BPA is most compared with SAP Signavio Process Manager, ADONIS, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Camunda and MEGA HOPEX, whereas Visio is most compared with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Bizagi, Visual Paradigm, IBM Blueworks Live and No Magic MagicDraw. See our ARIS BPA vs. Visio report.
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