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
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IBM Blueworks Live
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Blueworks Live is cloud-based business process management software that provides users with a collaborative environment for documenting, analyzing, and building business process mapping.
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ARIS
IBM Blueworks Live
Editions & Modules
ARIS Elements
$100
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ARIS Advanced
$200
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ARIS Enterprise
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ARIS
IBM Blueworks Live
Free Trial
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Yes
Free/Freemium Version
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No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
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Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
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ARIS
IBM Blueworks Live
Features
ARIS
IBM Blueworks Live
Reporting & Analytics
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ARIS
9.1
Ratings
11% above category average
IBM Blueworks Live
8.3
Ratings
1% above category average
Dashboards
7.90 Ratings
8.00 Ratings
Standard reports
9.70 Ratings
9.10 Ratings
Custom reports
9.80 Ratings
7.90 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
ARIS
7.4
Ratings
12% below category average
IBM Blueworks Live
7.7
Ratings
8% below category average
Process designer
8.20 Ratings
8.40 Ratings
Process simulation
8.60 Ratings
8.50 Ratings
Business rules engine
6.40 Ratings
5.80 Ratings
SOA support
7.50 Ratings
7.80 Ratings
Process player
6.00 Ratings
8.20 Ratings
Support for modeling languages
9.10 Ratings
7.20 Ratings
Form builder
7.00 Ratings
8.00 Ratings
Model execution
6.80 Ratings
7.70 Ratings
Collaboration
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ARIS
8.4
Ratings
0% below category average
IBM Blueworks Live
8.5
Ratings
1% above category average
Social collaboration tools
8.40 Ratings
8.50 Ratings
Content Management Capabilties
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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.
Pharmacies are subject to several regulatory obligations, including FDA and HIPAA rules. Pharmacy teams may record and view compliance-related procedures in a uniform format with IBM BLueworks Live. This facilitates Audit tracking, ensures process compliance at every stage, and keeps audits running smoothly.
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.
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.
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.
Blueworks Live was part of a project deal. We did not keep it after the project. We found there are many solutions offering similar or superior capabilities - the fact that Blueworks does not fully support the universal BPMN standard was a big letdown for us. The pricing also did not make sense as a standalone solution.
It has helped us reduce miscommunication between our departments, such as production, inventory, and shipping, thus reducing delays.
Now, most things are automated; we can quickly know when a product will be in low stock.
With the help of custom charts, we are easily able to determine our best-selling product of the month and week, which helps us market according to stats.