ARIS has different licensing mechanisms for different modules, but they are perpetual licenses. So you pay once. It is a mid-range product in terms of licensing costs. So, it depends on what you want to get out of the tool. If you're just using it for business process modeling, the price might be okay. But if you want to use it as an enterprise architecture tool that also maintains all your artifacts, like architectures, infrastructure, and data architecture, then it might be expensive because it might not be able to do everything you need.
The product is expensive. People who don't understand BPA or only understand a little bit about it often compare tools with videos and things like this, which are not comparable. They may have a lot of models and artifacts, but nothing is aligned or consistent. Customers prefer to start with fizzes and things like this, and later on, they come back and prefer to use a more professional tool.
Enterprise Architect EA Tooling (APM) at Acrostine
Real User
Top 5
2023-08-31T10:36:00Z
Aug 31, 2023
ARIS BPA is extremely expensive and the training time for it is extensive. I had a hard time with ARIS' access and licensing policy. It requires you to pay for each step you want to take forward with the solution. To get the documentation, you need to be an administrator. If you want the license to read the documentation of the process, you need to be some kind of administrator/support account, but you will need to pay for the support. Even if I'm qualified they will not provide me with the documentation. Instead, they will ask you to print it out and send the request to them. I had to wait two months to get the account and six months to get the contract. All of that is extremely time-consuming.
ARIS BPA provides complete suites when it comes to the discovery, design, and analysis phases of implementation. Therefore, the cost it has is just not for modeling. The licensing models are very innovative. You can go with whatever it suits to your organization. The environment starts with basic and moves on to advanced and up to an enterprise-level offering.
BPM Method and Tools Specialist at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2022-01-31T16:02:00Z
Jan 31, 2022
Their license model is really difficult to understand, and licenses are quite expensive. However, with the new subscription model, it's fair that you can rent licenses for a specific time and then give them back. From that perspective, it's okay. In general, the licensing model is not clear and the complexity is growing. In the past, I was not able to get information whether new functionalities are available for us. This situation has been communicated and should improve: For me as an administrator it is annoying when people ask me about new features and functionalities, and I tell them what is coming, only to later find out that the feature is not available for us. After some discussions you find out that you need a license. This has happened to me two or three times and it is really embarrassing.
I would suggest trying at least three vendors and obtain written quotes. The setup cost and pricing depend on the license (Modeler, Viewer, Administrator).
Managing Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
2020-11-03T17:24:03Z
Nov 3, 2020
Currently, ARIS is just targeting enterprises of, for example, one-billion-plus companies. For these organizations, the price is fine. This is absolutely not the cheapest solution in the market, but for large companies, the price is fine. If one were targeting companies of perhaps a hundred million and a billion, then the price might be a bit on the high side. For companies below a hundred million, then it's too expensive I would say.
Business Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
2019-06-19T05:02:00Z
Jun 19, 2019
We just bought the licenses for nine members. Each will be responsible for their uploads, their business area models, and the business process analysis. In our area, there are three of us. We are responsible for managing the models to show that they are tied to the standards. For business process management, the time should be reviewed with all of the analytics. Overall, ARIS BPM is a total BPM tool.
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ARIS has different licensing mechanisms for different modules, but they are perpetual licenses. So you pay once. It is a mid-range product in terms of licensing costs. So, it depends on what you want to get out of the tool. If you're just using it for business process modeling, the price might be okay. But if you want to use it as an enterprise architecture tool that also maintains all your artifacts, like architectures, infrastructure, and data architecture, then it might be expensive because it might not be able to do everything you need.
The product is inexpensive.
The product is a bit pricey.
The product is expensive. People who don't understand BPA or only understand a little bit about it often compare tools with videos and things like this, which are not comparable. They may have a lot of models and artifacts, but nothing is aligned or consistent. Customers prefer to start with fizzes and things like this, and later on, they come back and prefer to use a more professional tool.
ARIS BPA is extremely expensive and the training time for it is extensive. I had a hard time with ARIS' access and licensing policy. It requires you to pay for each step you want to take forward with the solution. To get the documentation, you need to be an administrator. If you want the license to read the documentation of the process, you need to be some kind of administrator/support account, but you will need to pay for the support. Even if I'm qualified they will not provide me with the documentation. Instead, they will ask you to print it out and send the request to them. I had to wait two months to get the account and six months to get the contract. All of that is extremely time-consuming.
It is an expensive solution.
ARIS BPA is too costly from a licensing perspective. It is also too costly to maintain, configure, and integrate.
I can't speak about pricing because I was not involved during the installation days.
ARIS BPA provides complete suites when it comes to the discovery, design, and analysis phases of implementation. Therefore, the cost it has is just not for modeling. The licensing models are very innovative. You can go with whatever it suits to your organization. The environment starts with basic and moves on to advanced and up to an enterprise-level offering.
Their license model is really difficult to understand, and licenses are quite expensive. However, with the new subscription model, it's fair that you can rent licenses for a specific time and then give them back. From that perspective, it's okay. In general, the licensing model is not clear and the complexity is growing. In the past, I was not able to get information whether new functionalities are available for us. This situation has been communicated and should improve: For me as an administrator it is annoying when people ask me about new features and functionalities, and I tell them what is coming, only to later find out that the feature is not available for us. After some discussions you find out that you need a license. This has happened to me two or three times and it is really embarrassing.
If you want customized reports in place and you cannot create them yourself, you have to get them done externally, so that would be an extra cost.
ARIS is quite expensive.
The price could be better.
It depends on different parameters.
I would suggest trying at least three vendors and obtain written quotes. The setup cost and pricing depend on the license (Modeler, Viewer, Administrator).
Currently, ARIS is just targeting enterprises of, for example, one-billion-plus companies. For these organizations, the price is fine. This is absolutely not the cheapest solution in the market, but for large companies, the price is fine. If one were targeting companies of perhaps a hundred million and a billion, then the price might be a bit on the high side. For companies below a hundred million, then it's too expensive I would say.
We just bought the licenses for nine members. Each will be responsible for their uploads, their business area models, and the business process analysis. In our area, there are three of us. We are responsible for managing the models to show that they are tied to the standards. For business process management, the time should be reviewed with all of the analytics. Overall, ARIS BPM is a total BPM tool.
In terms of pricing, it would be nice if it were more affordable.