We performed a comparison between BiZZdesign HoriZZon and Visio 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."It is very easy to use. I can just click on an application component and find out if we are using this particular component. This provides us flexibility."
"One of the main advantages of this solution is that they have representation in the Open Group Forum, which means that any changes in ArchiMate are immediately implemented in BiZZdesign."
"Among the valuable features is the ability to document standards. For example, we have mandatory operating standards that need to be followed by every application and every architecture. We use things like table charts and pie charts for documenting the costs incurred across the systems. All of these are good features."
"The enterprise studio where the modelling happens is valuable."
"BiZZdesign HoriZZon is scalable, and I'd give it an eight out of ten for scalability. Our customers are enterprise level companies, but the solution is suitable for small and mid-sized companies as well."
"The powerful editing function in teamwork project-based, common or shared modeling, based on a powerful repository and knowledge sharing in a portal are the most valuable features. These are the most important features for me. I can add the integration of individual modeling notations like Archimate plus BPMN and DMN, and so on. We travel from one location to another and the tool allows us to keep track."
"t's a good tool. My colleagues that are making use of it for application, business processes, or data modeling, are very satisfied with it. They find it easy to use. The graphical representation is simple but therefore efficient, so I know that they are planning a very good commencement on the use of these tools."
"This is one of the best tools, especially because of its collaborative nature. Anyone using it can access previous projects and related data. It's definitely a strong collaborative tool."
"If you are a knowledgeable individual, the initial setup isn't too difficult."
"I find the control flow and settings features valuable."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"One of the things that I like is the automation from external data."
"The solution is easy to scale."
"The product provides a lot of flexibility in writing graphs and customizing them."
"Drawing flowcharts is the most valuable feature of Visio."
"It's a very flexible solution."
"The repository of duplicate objects is bad."
"I have seen table charts where, if the chart is a little too big, it does not fit in HoriZZon and it is not at all visible... There have been several times where we could not publish a chart properly and we had to break the chart into small tables and create multiple artifacts, creating a complete mess. This should be seriously taken up by BiZZdesign because there is a lot of scope for improvement in terms of usability. It's not at all good, unfortunately."
"It should be more open to integrating with other existing tools. Although there has been progress in the past."
"We tested it, and we had support from BiZZdesign, including patches, but it just didn't do what we wanted."
"The automatic data collection and interface need improvement."
"There is room for improvement in making it more seamless between the modeling and the analysis pieces. Sometimes you have to do some work in the backend to ensure that the HoriZZon portal really gets all of the information the way you want it. They are working on the seamlessness between what they call Enterprise Studio and HoriZZon."
"Integration definitely needs improvement. There are some restrictions. We've seen that it doesn't integrate with everything we might expect."
"One area where BiZZdesign HoriZZon could use some improvement is in its REST APIs."
"From my perspective, Visio could probably add more help guidelines for users, and I would prefer to see more intuitive user interfaces to help with dragging and dropping, using the right components, etc."
"The user interface could be more robust."
"Visio can be more user-friendly."
"Integration with other applications need improvement. Having the functionality to integrate with databases will also make this solution better."
"Visio could be improved by adding more features. If you look at draw.io, they have more features. Also, if you want to design something for the cloud, Microsoft Azure still isn't enabled, so you need to install the plugin. This prototype is easily available, though."
"Portability from Visio to PowerPoint and vice versa could be simplified."
"Integration with other software would be an area of improvement, so that it's not just used to document but also as a center plane for information sharing."
"The solution should be included in Microsoft Office 365. For some reason, it's not. It should be bundled in with everything else."
BiZZdesign HoriZZon is ranked 14th in Business Process Design with 15 reviews while Visio is ranked 1st in Business Process Design with 101 reviews. BiZZdesign HoriZZon is rated 7.4, while Visio is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of BiZZdesign HoriZZon writes "Easy to read, use, and get started with". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Visio writes "A software for drawing a variety of diagrams which include flowcharts, org charts, building plans, floor plans, data flow diagrams". BiZZdesign HoriZZon is most compared with ARIS BPA, LeanIX, SAP Signavio Process Manager, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and iServer, whereas Visio is most compared with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Bizagi, Visual Paradigm, IBM Blueworks Live and SAP Signavio Process Manager. See our BiZZdesign HoriZZon vs. Visio report.
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