We performed a comparison between Bonita, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, and Visio based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The solution is stable. Even the older versions are stable."
"It is a great product that is powerful in developing applications."
"Bonita is user-friendly."
"The solution is easy to use."
"One of the most valuable features is you can create without coding, it is a low code platform."
"The user interface is better than all of the open-source BPMs that I have tried."
"I find process management and user interface designing the most valuable features."
"It is simple to build the first model for the solution."
"Scalability is not a problem. You can always increase the footprint of what the thing can do because it's so powerful."
"The most valuable features are the flexibility and adaptability of Sparx Enterprise Architect."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It is a very rich tool in terms of the functionality, and the types of diagrams, that you can create in this tool."
"The features I find most valuable is the ability to create a document and then put it into a OneCare artifact."
"Modeling is a part of my work, and it has a lot of standard modeling languages. It is quite wide, and a lot is possible in it. We are not programming it ourselves, but if you are into programming and developing software yourself, you can go further and do a lot with Sparx. You can work from the framework and go into the details. With this solution, you get a lot of value at a low cost. It is also quite intuitive in terms of use. I like the use of it."
"Its ability to reference and link to components from any diagram."
"What I like best about Visio is that it's flexible. Sometimes, if I need to draw quickly, I use Microsoft PowerPoint, but if I need icons, which Visio has, I use Visio. I also like that the solution gives me a much more powerful range of options."
"Just the fact that a majority of the industry uses it, and you've got third-party templates that were created."
"If you are a knowledgeable individual, the initial setup isn't too difficult."
"Putting details into the process flow and being able to link other objects into the diagrams are very helpful features."
"Visio is outstanding because it has features that are useful for project management."
"A major benefit of Visio is its user-friendliness. Upon opening the program, you have access to a variety of pre-made templates, saving you time and effort. All you need to do is input your data into the template and you're ready to proceed with your project."
"The valuable feature about Visio is it has all the basic tools for creating processes."
"Visio has improved my workflow by making it easy to create charts, diagrams, and basic illustrations that I can use in my client reports and proposals. It has saved me a lot of time I would otherwise spend creating visuals for clients by hand."
"There could be an improvement in IoT connectivity."
"I would like to improve the product's load balancing."
"Bonita can improve by offering more flexibility. The developer does not receive the code of the application to modify it. Most of the other solutions I have used allow the developers to change or improve the code that is generated."
"There is a considerable learning curve."
"The dashboard has limited features."
"Installation could be made easier."
"There is a need for more components in the library and additional customization options for these components."
"It is missing some important features that other products have."
"If you just want to create some diagrams with shapes and arrows, then use Visio."
"There used to be that feature in ArchiMate Modeling of Enterprise Architect called inherited relationships. Now it's gone."
"Even if there are web-based tools in the Enterprise Architecture tool ecosystem (like Prolaborate), the main modeling application is still a fat client application."
"I think the product is good. When I'm trying to do something specific for some part of project documentation, it's hard to get it figured out if you don't use it all the time. It's such a massive tool, it's hard to figure out how to dig in and get to the documentation where you have to be to get some idea of what to do. There are not a lot of examples that I'm aware of to be able to do that."
"The automatic creation of reports based on the model elements could be improved."
"The UI could be improved and made a little bit more presentable."
"The solution's interface could be more straightforward."
"Using EA involves a steep learning curve if you want to understand its capabilities and functionality."
"The user interface could be more robust."
"I can't speak to any missing features. It's been fine so far."
"It is not flexible in terms of functions and modeling deliverables. When you speak of processes, the program has to describe the activities and the deliverables. You have to tell your robots how to deal with and input something, and you should have something more flexible from this point of view."
"The user interface could be simplified and easier to use."
"The solution's initial setup was a bit complex for me."
"Transferring data was one of the issues that I expected Visio to have resolved. I use the older version."
"The improvement I want to see in Visio is being able to edit it more quickly, particularly when pulling it out of another software and then editing it on that non-Visio software. Currently, the process affects the overall performance because it's not as quick as I want it to be."
"Its integration with other vendors can be better and support for other formats. For example, when we import a JPEG, we cannot customize it. Similarly, we can't utilize the BPML kind of diagrams."
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