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ARIS vs. BIC Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ARIS
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Software AG's Business Process Analysis Platform, ARIS, uses robust architecture and process management / analysis capability to drive integrations with the existing business processes along with information technology and SAP systems.
$100
designer
BIC Platform
Score 0.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
BIC Platform is a holistic BPM software that covers the whole life cycle of process management. The vendor says it has an intuitive design that allows users to quickly start with process modeling and manage the full process cycle up to the optimization. It offers extensive features for governance and document management, as well as review and release workflows. With its modular setup, BIC Platform aims to be adaptable to user needs. BIC Platform can be operated either as a…N/A
Pricing
ARISBIC Platform
Editions & Modules
ARIS Elements
$100
designer
ARIS Advanced
$200
designer
ARIS Enterprise
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ARIS Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ARISBIC Platform
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Community Pulse
ARISBIC Platform
Considered Both Products
ARIS
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Anonymous
Chose ARIS
Bizagi Digital Business Platform and Signavio Process Manager
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose ARIS
Yes, ARIS is one of the leading process modeling and analysis tools with advanced reporting and modeling capabilities. It also provides a license for simulation and process mining.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose ARIS
The Service area, they have been very useful. ARIS suite is covering number of applications. ARIS engine is very powerful and robust. The tool can be configured in many ways which can be beneficial but can be a curse at the same time. As a user, you need to apply this …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose ARIS
ARIS has its own EPC notation which is very easy, hence a preferred notation amongst many. It has some enhanced features like the ability to create custom reports, queries, adhoc analysis, and simulation, which not all tools offer. However, it is very high priced compared to …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose ARIS
ARIS is a much more complex ecosystem than Visio in terms of functionality, being able to create complex relations between people, departments, IT systems, input and output documents, and roles. ARIS handles all these via its library that is defined and created for the whole …
Kimaya Ghag | TrustRadius Reviewer
Kimaya Ghag
Senior Consultant
Chose ARIS

Features like SAP Solman Sync, Alfabet EA integration (another Software AG product) and a well defined framework for BPM or any consulting practice across any verticals or domains is useful in a consulting practice, whether it's TOGAF methodology, running a BPM Lifecycle or Six …

BIC Platform

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Features
ARISBIC Platform
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
ARIS
9.1
Ratings
16% above category average
BIC Platform
-
Ratings
Dashboards7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
ARIS
7.4
Ratings
12% below category average
BIC Platform
-
Ratings
Process designer8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Process simulation8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Business rules engine6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
SOA support7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Process player6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for modeling languages9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Form builder7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Model execution6.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration
Comparison of Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
ARIS
8.4
Ratings
1% above category average
BIC Platform
-
Ratings
Social collaboration tools8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of Product A and Product B
ARIS
9.3
Ratings
14% above category average
BIC Platform
-
Ratings
Content management9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
ARISBIC Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ARISBIC Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
ARIS is well suited when we want to understand the interrelationship between different processes and their decencies on systems etc. It allows to create an integrated view with easy navigation from one process to another and allows to add information like metrics, risks, cycle time, FTE, etc. Overall, it is a great tool for modeling and analysis. Though it offers BPMN notation, it has limited compatibility with some other tools, hence if the objective is to implement these processes using tools like PEGA then is it not suitable. Further, it is very high priced, so for basic modeling, it might give the right ROI.
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Anonymous
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Pros
  • BPMN, EPC based modelling of business processes
  • Enterprise Architecture modelling and consulting using support of TOGAF and ArchiMate with extended packages to ARIS BPA
  • Continuously evolving product based on upcoming and current industry trends
  • Supports IOT modelling and also cloud based infrastructure management
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Senior Consultant
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Cons
  • Has been used in multiple coe set up programs where ARIS has been super handy to use especially its modeling and documentation capability.
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Usability
I am a BPM and Enterprise Architect Consultant and hence have been using different BPM and EA tools for consulting practice. Until now I have used Opentext Provision EA,Sparx EA, MS Visio and IBM Blueworks. All of the tools used are good and have their own unique features and capabilities. ARIS BPA is widely used by my current organization for different projects.
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Support Rating
It has good, even complex functionality that is provided by its library and ability to create relations between items, yet it is not hard to use. Anyone can use it in a short time. It provides reporting abilities and good documentation with the availability of exporting options. The only drawback I have seen was user management/login issues.
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Alternatives Considered
Yes, ARIS is one of the leading process modeling and analysis tools with advanced reporting and modeling capabilities. It also provides a license for simulation and process mining.
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Return on Investment
  • Documentation of processes made it possible for anyone to see who does what, how and using what systems.
  • Dependency on specific people is eliminated.
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ScreenShots

ARIS Screenshots

Screenshot of Start page of ARIS Elements.Screenshot of Modeling a BPMN diagram using the web-based ARIS designer.Screenshot of A process landscape in the ARIS portal.Screenshot of A customer journey landscape in the ARIS portal.Screenshot of The steps view of a process model, automatically generated, enriched with multi-media content. An easier way to get process knowledge to employees.Screenshot of A management dashboard in the ARIS portal.

BIC Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of BIC Process DesignScreenshot of BIC Process MiningScreenshot of BIC GRCScreenshot of BIC Process ExecutionScreenshot of BIC Process Mining