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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    TIBCO BPM Enterprise

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ATIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM is a business process management platform with capabilities for process automation, process documentation, human capital management, process patterns, and predictive operations analytics.N/A

    Microsoft Visio

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft offers Visio, a diagramming tool for building flowcharts, diagrams (e.g. network diagrams), org charts and floor plans, available online as a subscription and also in enterprise level packages (e.g. Visio Professional).

    $5

    per month per user

    Pricing
    TIBCO BPM EnterpriseMicrosoft Visio
    Editions & Modules
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    Visio Plan 1
    $5.00
    per month per user
    Visio Plan 2
    $15.00
    per month per user
    Visio Standard 2024
    $309.99
    one-time fee On-premises diagramming solution, licensed for one PC
    Visio Professional 2024
    $579.99
    one-time fee On-premises diagramming solution, licensed for one PC
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    TIBCO BPM EnterpriseMicrosoft Visio
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    TIBCO BPM EnterpriseMicrosoft Visio
    Considered Both Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    90%
    Would buy again
    54 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    93%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    36 Answers
    Features
    TIBCO BPM EnterpriseMicrosoft Visio
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of TIBCO BPM Enterprise and Microsoft Visio
    Feature
    TIBCO BPM Enterprise
    7.3
    10 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Microsoft Visio
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards7.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of TIBCO BPM Enterprise and Microsoft Visio
    Feature
    TIBCO BPM Enterprise
    8.1
    17 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Microsoft Visio
    -
    Ratings
    Process designer10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process simulation7.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules engine9.513 Ratings00 Ratings
    SOA support8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Process player6.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for modeling languages8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form builder8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Model execution7.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration
    Comparison of Collaboration features of TIBCO BPM Enterprise and Microsoft Visio
    Feature
    TIBCO BPM Enterprise
    7.0
    10 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Microsoft Visio
    -
    Ratings
    Social collaboration tools7.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of TIBCO BPM Enterprise and Microsoft Visio
    Feature
    TIBCO BPM Enterprise
    10.0
    12 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Microsoft Visio
    -
    Ratings
    Content management10.012 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    TIBCO BPM EnterpriseMicrosoft Visio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (18 ratings)
    8.1
    (79 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.8
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    TIBCO BPM EnterpriseMicrosoft Visio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cloud Software Group
    TIBCO BPM Enterprise allows integration with Corporate LDAP and at the same time define Role Based Access Control which helps in authentication and authorization of the users. It supports both default database and custom database. Drag and drop feature allows easy and faster way to do the development. It has support for deployment from design studio and scripted deployment as well. TIBCO BPM Enterprise has a wide range of plugins for development.
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    Microsoft
    Visio is by far and away the best tool that I have used to do Value Stream Mapping sessions with the warehouse I support. It has all of the shapes needed built in to be able to represent all areas of the processes. I also like how you are able to make the drawing as big as needed and when printing it out of Visio you have the ability to use the necessary paper size. The biggest complaint that I have with the software if how it can be cumbersome for non-Visio users (that is, people without a license in the orgnaization) to interact with the Visio Map. We normally have to dedicate one Visio SME to be able to make the changes that Process SME's find since they do not have access to the software.
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    Pros
    Cloud Software Group
    • Workspace and Openspace Console that offers a powerful method for troubleshooting and viewing the routing within a process
    • Easy representation of the corporate organization
    • Powerful IDE to design a business process as a TIBCO Business Studio BPM Edition
    • Testing and Debugging
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    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Visio is excellent for organizing thought processes related to our more complex research.
    • The diagrams created with Microsoft Visio are ideal for graphically displaying the internal organization of work and research groups through flow diagrams.
    • Microsoft Visio is a great tool for managing our students' activities by creating flowcharts that help us graphically visualize the steps of their group work.
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    Cons
    Cloud Software Group
    • A little bit too conservative. Not really anything leading edge. [Tibco] has plenty of customers, and that means they will probably be around forever, but [product enhancements] seem to be more [abundant in competitor product offerings].
    • It would be great to have some pre-defined themes. Pie chart labels - it would be great to get more options for sizing and placement.
    • I find it hard to trust the online portal too much. I doubt the security that is offered by this software.
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    Microsoft
    • When navigating through swim lanes, the user must be careful between switching from the point to the connection features as it can be difficult to remember which mode you’re in.
    • When drawing “decision points,” it can be difficult to type words like “yes” or “no” between the connection lines.
    • The exporting options aren’t ideal. They are hard to create in PDF format.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cloud Software Group
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    We use Microsoft Visio to keep our diagrams updated and to that end we will need the subscription to keep using the software. Otherwise we will be left with PDF versions of the diagrams.
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    Usability
    Cloud Software Group
    TIBCO BPM Enterprise can be integrated with other technologies like React UI which can be used to customize front end and TIBCO Business Works for processing. Services created in TIBCO BPM Enterprise can be exposed to REST which can be shared as API to external systems. Users can be created and modifies very easily using out of the box TIBCO BPM Openspace and Workspace. Events can be customized and this data can be used to generate reports.
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    Microsoft
    I have always struggled with some basics, such as connection points, object alignment, font consistency, arranging layers and their order (bring forward, send backward), and managing overlap. I usually need to create an initial rough draft and then do a separate cleanup pass to bring the diagram up to my quality standards. If I skip that step, the result generally does not look very good. And once a diagram becomes busy or the file gets large, Visio has been unstable for me in the past, including occasional crashes that caused non-recoverable edits.
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    Support Rating
    Cloud Software Group
    Because our support team is always available also for development suggestions.
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    Microsoft
    Overall, I feel that Microsoft's support is weak. They are now such a behemoth that their model of putting documentation online for their users to sift through is totally outgrown. Given the amount of money you pay for these licenses, Microsoft should provide easy one-on-one support for their products via email or chat. The idea of paying their rates for support incidents is ridiculous. If you have an enormous amount of time on your hands, use their support websites and you will eventually find a solution most of the time.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cloud Software Group
    For BPM we looked at some IBM products suites, BPM Online, Oracle products and Pega Systems. The decision to go with AMX BPM was based on the evaluation by the software architect team and the cost of acquiring the TIBCO suites.
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    Microsoft
    Even though it’s a more expensive solution, Vizio is built for the enterprise. Therefore, it integrates perfectly with our existing Microsoft stack, and quite frankly, because it’s such a more mature product, it provides exactly the functionality we need and expect.
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    Return on Investment
    Cloud Software Group
    • In order to create a BPM management, you need to make a very solid data management model, which becomes very important in its reuse
    • The business process is very often unconnected with the implementation logic and therefore plays in favor of the re-usability of the software
    • Large customization at log level for which managing these tools can be handled minimizing effort
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    Microsoft
    • Reduces the amount of time I need to create process flow diagrams. In the past I would use Powerpoint or Word which required a lot more effort and time and never looked as good. Visio just takes that headache away.
    • Only negative is that I personally believe it should always have been part and parcel of the Office suite, thus giving more users the opportunity to use it rather than specifically having to justify its separate purchase within our organisation. Different now with Office 365 of course!
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