We performed a comparison between ARIS BPA and IBM Rational System Architect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Camunda, Sparx Systems and others in Business Process Design."Business Process Analysis: We can simulate, optimize, and analyse business processes based on various business requirements. It assures our rolling out the best processes."
"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."
"MFT is quite attractive. A large amount of data is passed in almost no time and it is quite easy to use."
"The ability to sort via multiple criteria to identify the relationships you need for a specific object."
"It brings transparency and 360-degree views of end-to-end processes."
"It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"In addition to our applications, we have also stored, in ARIS, the footprint of where those applications have been implemented. That means we know in which country a given application has been implemented. With embedded geolocation, we have a very visual world map, where we can see the footprint of each application."
"From an architectural point of view, when you're looking at the business area, you can find all the information you have to use as an architect."
"We have seen ROI with this solution over the years that we have used it."
"The user interface is good. It's both clear and comprehensible. It's easy to work with."
"There are a lot of features I find valuable, but I think that the metamodel customization is one of the best features that the solution offers."
"The solution is pretty stable."
"In terms of improvement, the app could use some small details and functionalities."
"Simulation is one area that is a bit complex."
"Integration with third-party tools should be improved (e.g. based on APIs)."
"Create simple data uploader."
"One of the biggest challenges is to realistically enable the defined structures of the processes that you have in ARIS documented, and then actually implement them in the business."
"The usability. Others tools are easier to manage without same complexity that ARIS has."
"I would like to see the reporting aspects improved."
"The user interface could be more intuitive and better designed."
"The solution needs to better integrate with other products, like Microsoft."
"The reverse engineering of the database is already there, but in the next release I would like to see some pilot supplied with the solution in order to address any database."
"There needs to be more information at the outset about how to use the solution and how to deploy it. The deployment process needs improvement."
"This solution can be more user-friendly and easier to use, with better dashboards."
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ARIS BPA is ranked 4th in Business Process Design with 64 reviews while IBM Rational System Architect is ranked 20th in Enterprise Architecture Management. ARIS BPA is rated 8.4, while IBM Rational System Architect is rated 7.4. 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 IBM Rational System Architect writes "Modeling is useful, but many features need improvement and technical support is lacking". ARIS BPA is most compared with SAP Signavio Process Manager, ADONIS, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Camunda and Bizagi, whereas IBM Rational System Architect is most compared with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, SAP PowerDesigner and UNICOM System Architect.
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