Avolution ABACUS vs. MEGA HOPEX Comparison

Avolution ABACUS

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Avolution ABACUS

Read 6 Avolution ABACUS reviews.

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Provides a shared repository with component reuse, but it has a steep learning curve

This solution provides a shared repository for EA artifacts and enterprise components.

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Pros
"If you face new challenges or issues then you can dynamically customize according to the business needs.""The most valuable feature is the traceability, you can trace any object to the other.""The most valuable feature is that it has a customizable meta-model, which is key.""The technical support is very good. They are responsive and the answers they provide are detailed.""The product is easy to use and well-structured for the integrations we need it to make.""The ease of modeling and the ease of showing interconnectivity and relationships is the most valuable. It is fairly simple and out of the box. It is customizable in many ways. It is a pretty good tool." More Avolution ABACUS Pros »	"The most valuable feature for this solution is the automatic updating and propagation of changes across the system.""The initial setup was straightforward. With configuration, customizing or prepping the data and deployment, it took about one year to set up. We only needed two people to deploy and maintain the solution: one business architect and someone who specializes in customization and operations.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the reuse of common enterprise components and entities.""I find the IT portfolio management very valuable and helpful.""The solution is scalable. If a company needs to expand it, it's completely possible to do so.""The most valuable feature is that the software controls everything from a single management window.""Every module sets up the same information in a unique repository.""This is a complete package with all of the functionality that we need." More MEGA HOPEX Pros »
Cons
"It is vastly scalable but you can't run it on a Mac or Linux so it has limitations.""The most valuable features are the catalog and the diagram.""If they want to expand in the European market then they are going to have to improve their technical support.""While this is one of the most powerful tools on the market it does not integrate well with Microsoft Office or others.""The reporting could be easier to configure.""The company needs to update the UML version they are using for the product as it is quite old.""They should take more initiative to implement things that competing products have already come out with.""It doesn't have the simulation capability, which would be helpful in doing some business process analysis and improvements." More Avolution ABACUS Cons »	"We would like to see integration with other products, such as being able to use our workflow with SharePoint and Microsoft Office.""They do tend to push people to their professional services, instead of helping the customers with their problems. I understand this is their business. At the same time, however, they need to work on fact sheets or offer some program to help the customers who want to implement it themselves and to make it run properly in their environment.""The tool usability is weak and it also has a high learning curve.""Scalability can be a problem sometimes.""The features are limited. I'm hoping in the future the solution will be bigger and include more items. Right now, overall, it needs more.""I would like to see more regular updates released.""Lacking more out of the box integrations.""Better documentation and training would be helpful." More MEGA HOPEX Cons »

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This solution is expensive for some people's budgets and they need to offer a Lite version at a cheaper price""To get a fairly extensive license for Enterprise Architects from Spark is approximately US $400.00, maybe less, but with Avolution Abacus it was approximately US $2000.00 per year, and that includes maintenance with the Abacus tool.""The pricing is quite good compared to the competition and it is part of the reason we chose the product.""It is competitive. It is not chump change. I am just using the studio version. I am not using the full enterprise version, which would probably cost me three times more for single-use, but it gives a lot more capability and analysis. It is server-based as well, and it is reasonably priced compared to a lot of the other tools. There are other tools that have other sorts of capabilities, but in order to use them, you'd really have to have like 50 users for the price to become justifiable."

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"If you want to use additional features, such as the Risk Management capability, then it is a little too expensive.""It is very expensive."

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What do you like most about Avolution ABACUS? Top Answer: The most valuable feature is that it has a customizable meta-model, which is key. Read all 3 answers What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Avolution ABACUS? Top Answer: To get a fairly extensive license for Enterprise Architects from Spark is approximately US $400.00, maybe less, but with Avolution Abacus it was approximately US $2000.00 per year, and that includes… more » What needs improvement with Avolution ABACUS? Top Answer: It's an out-of-the-box capable tool. For myself, I think that it works extremely well and it's very useful because, for the most part, I know what I am doing. For some of the functionality, it might… more » Read all 4 answers	Any experience with Strategic Project Portfolio Management Solutions? Top Answer: Hi @Cheryl Joseph Looking at the crossover between Project and Portfolio management with EA, then Planview could be a good choice. If looking at Portfolio Management from an EA perspective then… more » Read all 3 answers What do you like most about MEGA HOPEX? Top Answer: The most valuable feature is that the software controls everything from a single management window. Read all 7 answers What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MEGA HOPEX? Top Answer: The licensing is on a yearly basis. I'm not sure exactly what the yearly costs are, as I don't handle this aspect of the solution. I believe it may be around $2,000-$3,000. Read all 4 answers
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Overview
ABACUS is designed to provide the quickest time-to-value of any enterprise architecture tool. Build and maintain rich visual models from existing company data. ABACUS comes with standard industry frameworks as well as advanced analytic tools and best-in-class roadmapping and reporting functionality.	MEGA’s HOPEX platform helps you to understand the relationships throughout your company’s ecosystem. If you think of your business like a Jenga tower, pulling out the wrong block could collapse your tower. MEGA provides visibility that enables you to make intelligent decisions and strategic investments, respond to market changes, and ensure that strategies are linked to execution. Now you’ll know which blocks to pull, and why. With MEGA’s software platform, manage enterprise complexity for optimal business performance. Gain a stronger understanding of your organization’s strategy, investments, processes, risks, and IT landscape. We’re proud to have customers who have achieved a 300+% ROI. Together, let’s see how we can do even better for your business.
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Sample Customers
Barclays	Aetna, Fannie Mae, M&T Bank, Glatfelter Insurance Group, Zions Management Services Company, The College Board, Baxter Credit Union, AXA Financial, Missouri Department of Conservation, New York State OTDA, MEG Energy Corp, Walgreens, Procter & Gamble, Biogen Idec, Gilead Sciences, Organic Valley, Trinity Health, Nissan and Ford
Top Industries
VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company20% Comms Service Provider15% Government8% Media Company7%	REVIEWERS Financial Services Firm40% Insurance Company20% Aerospace/Defense Firm10% Healthcare Company10% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company23% Comms Service Provider16% Financial Services Firm9% Insurance Company9%
Company Size
REVIEWERS Small Business25% Midsize Enterprise13% Large Enterprise63%	REVIEWERS Small Business30% Midsize Enterprise25% Large Enterprise45%

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