Likelihood to Recommend Well suited for enterprise architecture modeling where the intent to document elements beyond processes as well, such as risks and controls, KPIs, systems, org charts, etc. It also has the excellent capability of creating custom reports, hence if looking for various views right from summary to detailed, this is a great tool. It is less appropriate for implementing the processes as it is not very strong in BPMN.
Read full review Metastorm is well-suited for scenarios in which internal stress testing an application is needed in a hurry before showcasing it to potential customers. It supports different views of the process from Swimlane perspective, so different methodologies can be handled. It is an Enterprise level tool and handles both small and large projects quite well, although smaller companies may be stressed out by the amount of time it takes to properly maintain the application.
Read full review Pros Query feature is excellent to extract information in a specific manner. Ability to create custom reports. Collaboration feature is very good. Semantic checks to check validation errors. cloud based central repository. Read full review Complex routing of tasks based on calculated criteria Linking between tasks and accessing relevant information Organising, scheduling and prioritising Different views for different people Read full review Cons Defining databases, use of entities and relationship diagrams, define data, like data models, there is still a part they could improve. Providing more standard reports and improving on access rights and privileges functionality Read full review The Metastorm process engine is based on an older version of .NET. Updating to a newer version would resolve several known issues with .NET email functionality. Metastorm builds web pages at run time. While the UI presented to the end user is fine, the Document Object Model is convoluted and subject to change with new releases. Providing a more simplified DOM or at very least a custom function to replace document.getElementById() would make client-side scripting a much more powerful tool. One function that I've seen Metastorm competitors do well, is email wizards. Having a WYSIWYG email editor would be really nice. Read full review Likelihood to Renew There are other products that seem to be a better fit for future initiatives.
Read full review 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.
Read full review Although it is intuitive to use it does require training
Harish Rajput Business Excellence Manager - Lean Projects & Process Methodologies
Read full review 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.
Read full review Great customer service for an API support related query
Harish Rajput Business Excellence Manager - Lean Projects & Process Methodologies
Read full review Alternatives Considered 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 flexibility with care.
Read full review We found that OpenText MBPM held its own quite well against IBM BPM. We ended up choosing OpenText MBPM due to the analytics, complex routing, and the ease of SOA service integration. Furthermore, the ability to quickly develop simple User interfaces make this tool a daily component of our most-used toolbox components.
Read full review 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. Read full review The development of the ticketing system has enabled us to greatly improve customer relationships The scheduling and allocation of the tasks has reduced both the number of open tickets and the turnaround time to resolution Management information from the system has improved decision making Read full review ScreenShots