We performed a comparison between ARIS BPA and Visual Paradigm 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."Object oriented modeling allows us to trace what's going on with the specified object."
"It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature in the latest versions is the connect portal, where you can do very simple modeling using the web-based portal."
"The most valuable features are business process modeling and reporting."
"ARIS BPA has a good directory option, which helps to keep track of all of your metadata, and that's very useful."
"Features like SAP SolMan sync, Alfabet EA integration (another Software AG product)."
"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."
"The tool defines the processes. It's the documentation of everything."
"The initial setup is extremely straightforward."
"It is easy and intuitive to use, not excessively rigid, and quite flexible."
"The solution is the best application for data modeling. It helps to architect business processes. Its best features are pricing and functionality."
"Stable design software with multiple functions and features. It's simple to install and easy to use."
"The solution is stable. It hasn't crashed, stopped or caused any issues in any way."
"The solution is very user-friendly. It's easy to just open it and start working."
"It is easy-to-use and it helps understand its data modeling structure through the intuitive user interface."
"I like the fact that this solution is complete."
"The standard out-of-the-box solutions for modeling are not so good. You have to do some configuration to make it easier and more user-friendly."
"It needs external API and the ability to navigate back, similar to "Back" in web browser."
"ARIS BPA’s usability could be improved."
"Migration to the next release is very tricky. You can't do it without support from ARIS or from a software kit. And it takes a lot of time and a lot of money to migrate. My impression is that a lot of companies do not migrate regularly because of that issue."
"There should be a more intuitive tool when creating reports."
"There is not enough documentation provided for the tool's support or administration."
"The solution is difficult and not very exciting to learn."
"ARIS needs to make a better user interface. The user interface sucks. The problem with ARIS is that they have two interfaces for the same product."
"There is room for improvement in the licensing model. I would suggest implementing country-specific pricing, as many other products in India do. This would make Visual Paradigm more affordable and accessible."
"I would like to see the ability to easily export to groupware, such as Atlassian Confluence."
"The solution could be more compatible with other products in the future."
"The solution's technical support can be improved and accessible for our company location since Visual Paradigm follows a remote support model with some challenges."
"More flexibility when choosing the type of diagram would be nice."
"Visual Paradigm is much better now. But each project has its own challenges, which is why I'm exploring different tools for my new projects. For instance, designing reports can be tough, especially with the costly intervention of professional services from vendors."
"For me, what needs improvement in Visual Paradigm is the limited features included in the $99 license, which is the cheapest option. If more features could be included in the cheapest licensing package, Visual Paradigm would be better, especially for businesses that have a limited budget for buying software."
"Visual Paradigm could improve many aspects. The performance could be better because it can be low. When we have large and complicated models, it has a low speed and many bugs. Sometimes the solution stops and you have to restart Microsoft Windows on your PC. The larger database modeling cannot be done properly, I have to use another solution called SAP PowerDesigner."
ARIS BPA is ranked 4th in Business Process Design with 64 reviews while Visual Paradigm is ranked 7th in Business Process Design with 25 reviews. ARIS BPA is rated 8.4, while Visual Paradigm is rated 8.0. 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 Visual Paradigm writes "Very flexible and easy to use with a good pricing model". ARIS BPA is most compared with SAP Signavio Process Manager, ADONIS, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Camunda and Bizagi, whereas Visual Paradigm is most compared with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Visio, Lucidchart, Bizagi and Camunda. See our ARIS BPA vs. Visual Paradigm report.
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