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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ARIS

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASoftware 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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    OpenText MBPM

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AOpenText acquired BPM solution Metastorm in 2011, and has rebranded the product as OpenText MBPM. It is an alternative BPM solution to OpenText's primary BPM offering called OpenText Cordys Business Process Management.N/A
    Pricing
    ARISOpenText MBPM
    Editions & Modules
    ARIS Elements
    $100
    designer
    ARIS Advanced
    $200
    designer
    ARIS Enterprise
    contact us
    ARIS Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ARISOpenText MBPM
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ARISOpenText MBPM
    Considered Both Products
    Software AG
    No answer on this topic
    OpenText
    Chose OpenText MBPM
    Before first using Metastorm at a previous company, I reviewed 30 systems, shortlisted 4 and chose Metastorm as being intuitively the easiest to develop with. We have recently looked at a number of alternatives but decide to stick with OpenText BPM.
    Incentivized
    Chose OpenText MBPM
    Metastorm was used to meet specific client needs. Ease of use and navigation was one big factor
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    60%
    Delivers good value for the price
    3 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    ARISOpenText MBPM
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ARIS and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    ARIS
    9.1
    6 Ratings
    11% above category average
    OpenText MBPM
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Dashboards7.96 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Standard reports9.76 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Custom reports9.86 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of ARIS and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    ARIS
    7.4
    6 Ratings
    12% below category average
    OpenText MBPM
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Process designer8.26 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Process simulation8.66 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Business rules engine6.46 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    SOA support7.55 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Process player6.02 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Support for modeling languages9.16 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Form builder7.06 Ratings6.93 Ratings
    Model execution6.82 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Collaboration
    Comparison of Collaboration features of ARIS and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    ARIS
    8.4
    6 Ratings
    0% above category average
    OpenText MBPM
    7.6
    3 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Social collaboration tools8.46 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of ARIS and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    ARIS
    9.3
    6 Ratings
    13% above category average
    OpenText MBPM
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Content management9.36 Ratings6.02 Ratings
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    ARISOpenText MBPM
    Small Businesses
    IBM Blueworks Live
    Score8.9 out of 10
    IBM Blueworks Live
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
    Score7 out of 10
    TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Business Automation Workflow
    Score9.7 out of 10
    IBM Business Automation Workflow
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ARISOpenText MBPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    7.1
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ARISOpenText MBPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Software AG
    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.
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    OpenText
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Software AG
    • 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.
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    OpenText
    • Complex routing of tasks based on calculated criteria
    • Linking between tasks and accessing relevant information
    • Organising, scheduling and prioritising
    • Different views for different people
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Software AG
    • 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
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • 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.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Software AG
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    There are other products that seem to be a better fit for future initiatives.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Software AG
    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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    OpenText
    Although it is intuitive to use it does require training
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    Support Rating
    Software AG
    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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    OpenText
    Great customer service for an API support related query
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    Alternatives Considered
    Software AG
    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.
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    OpenText
    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.
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    Return on Investment
    Software AG
    • 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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    OpenText
    • 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
    Incentivized
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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.