ARIS BPA vs QPR ProcessDesigner comparison

Software AG and QPR Software are both solutions in the Business Process Design category. Software AG is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.0, while QPR Software is ranked #24. Software AG holds a 6.7% mindshare in BPD, compared to QPR Software’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of QPR Software users who would recommend it.

ARIS BPA

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89% willing to recommend

QPR ProcessDesigner

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100% willing to recommend

ARIS BPA

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

QPR ProcessDesigner and ARIS BPA are products in the process management and analysis category. ARIS BPA has the upper hand due to its superior features, despite its higher price compared to QPR ProcessDesigner.

Features: QPR ProcessDesigner focuses on intuitive design and process efficiency, providing robust modeling tools. ARIS BPA offers extensive integration capabilities, a comprehensive modeling environment, and advanced analytical tools, making it suitable for complex requirements.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: QPR ProcessDesigner has a straightforward deployment process and efficient customer service, enabling quick implementation. ARIS BPA requires a more complex setup due to its comprehensive nature but compensates with robust support options.

Pricing and ROI: QPR ProcessDesigner presents a budget-friendly setup cost, allowing a quicker return on investment with lower upfront expenses. ARIS BPA demands a higher initial investment due to its extensive capabilities but justifies the cost with long-term benefits and advanced functionality suitable for larger scale deployments.

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Categories and Ranking

ARIS BPA

Ranking in Business Process Design

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Management (BPM) (10th)

QPR ProcessDesigner

Ranking in Business Process Design

24th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of ARIS BPA is 6.7%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of QPR ProcessDesigner is 1.0%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Design Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
ARIS BPA	6.7%
QPR ProcessDesigner	1.0%
Other	92.3%

Business Process Design

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BeenishMustafa

Consultant at KAFD DMC

Has improved process modeling and analysis while supporting integration with organizational data

The process design in ARIS BPA does help with our operational efficiency. What we are doing is object library management for various kinds of objects that we are using in ARIS BPA during our process modeling. We are using that to do a lot of analysis on how many times a system is being used in how many processes, who are the major stakeholders, and if we enhance one system, how is it going to impact other processes and integrated processes. This is helping us a lot. Everything related to ARIS BPA is helping us with regards to enhanced processes, strengthened controls, identifying risks, assessing process capabilities, and identifying where the gaps are and what kinds of activities within the processes are automated and manual. We are doing a lot of things with regards to the processes as it is at our heart. Processes are one thing and then we have different kinds of things which are related to it, such as SLAs, guidelines, and policy. We are identifying areas of improvement in other documents as well.

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it_user794370

‎Senior Advisor with 1-10 employees

It makes communication easier due to transparency on processes

BPM/BPI activities in various business areas. This has been particularly useful in end user workshops where people are able to see and comment on actual process model immediately. This focuses communication and makes it easier to avoid misunderstandings Processes become clearer, easier to…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Business Process Analysis: We can simulate, optimize, and analyse business processes based on various business requirements. It assures our rolling out the best processes."

"The technical support is good."

"The matrix model makes building relations easier."

"ARIS has a good collaboration function. You create a portal where any authorized users can work on the models. There are simple flows for making and approving changes."

"It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"It provides the discovery functionality, and you can have a simulation on top of it to get your design corrected to ensure that it is within the right state of parameters. It is a complete package that you can use from strategy to execution because you have the design layer, and within the design, you can also do analytics."

"The most valuable feature is the flexibility of the solution to fully customize the methodology according to the company's needs, and to enforce that methodology with features like filters, semantic checks, and reports."

"The most valuable features of ARIS BPA are its flexibility and reporting."

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"Processes become clearer, easier to understand, and easier to spot in development areas."

"It makes communication easier due to transparency on processes."

Cons

"I believe the solutions BPM tools are not very good and need improvements."

"Create simple data uploader."

"Its governance tool and integration with ESB and execution engine can be improved. Their partner support can also be improved."

"Migration to the next release is very tricky. You can't do it without support from ARIS or from a software kit. And it takes a lot of time and a lot of money to migrate. My impression is that a lot of companies do not migrate regularly because of that issue."

"The reporting and the information query features could do with some improvement."

"It needs external API and the ability to navigate back, similar to "Back" in web browser."

"I would like the possibility to use real data. In other words, it can use this system to integrate with others that are operating directing with users like clients, employs, and others."

"ARIS has an internal fully customizable workflow system called APG, which is very good, but it’s targeted mostly at creating workflows related to ARIS content, and not general workflows to support other processes inside a company."

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"There is definitely a need to produce models in XML. There is already something available, but it seems that transferring between the different modelling tools is difficult."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing for ARIS BPA is average, not cheap or expensive. It's cost-effective and worth the money we pay."

"The product is expensive."

"It is an expensive solution."

"The solution has a fair price for the value it delivers."

"You will never get a fixed price for this product because they will go in and ask you what kind of environment would you like to set up? How many people will you work with? How big is your organization? Today, they have a fixed price to say, "Okay, just to start the business area, buy two licenses for modeling and eight people that can look into the product." They have this kind of fixed price. It's 50,000 Danish Krone. If you divided that by about six, then you get the pricing in dollars. Still, when you are going out, negotiate and find the right price. You will never get a fixed price: "It costs this and, if you take ten of these, seven of these and eight of these, and then it costs this." No, you negotiate every time."

"The product is a bit pricey."

"It is well worth the investment in the enterprise."

"We have a concurrent license system."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

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Small Business	32
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	47

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ARIS BPA?

The most valuable features of ARIS BPA are its flexibility and reporting.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ARIS BPA?

It is a bit expensive regarding ARIS BPA. However, ARIS BPA does save a lot of effort because this is one tool which can be used for multiple purposes and the viewers have the capability to perform...

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What needs improvement with ARIS BPA?

We are not using any what-if scenario features in ARIS BPA. Currently, we are not using the performance monitoring and compliance checks features in ARIS BPA. We have plans to use them, but current...

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Also Known As

ARIS, ARIS BPM

ProcessGuide, QPR Software ProcessGuide

Overview

ARIS is the market-leading solution for professional business process management and modeling. Whether you want to document the "as-is" state of your operations for quality or certification reasons or design the "to-be" in terms of continuous improvement in your transformation program, ARIS is the best choice for establishing a single source of truth regarding all process excellence topics in your organization. It is for any organization looking to digitally transform their business, increase operational excellence and customer experience and ensure compliance in execution. ARIS helps you to make the most out of your processes with Process Mining, Risk & Compliance Management, RPA and much more.

What makes the difference?

The most comprehensive platform for process excellence in the market
Easy to use
Covers business & IT architecture from all angles
Full flexibility and >100 diagram types
Customer-driven development based on best practices
Strong partner ecosystem

ARIS is the market-leading solution for any organization and ideally suited to digitally transform the organization, increase operational excellence and customer experience and ensure compliance in execution.

Software AG

Describe, analyze, communicate and improve your processes with QPR ProcessGuide, an all-inclusive multiuser process management software. QPR ProcessGuide helps your organization in their EBPA/BPA work by taking into consideration the needs of business users as well as IT experts.

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Sample Customers

Tesco, Weifu, Airbus, Siemens, Proximus, Alicorp, Sekerbank, Bancor, Philips,Sky, Emirates NBD, Dubai Municipality, Suva, U.S. Army, Australia Post, Westfalen Weser Energie - ARIS serves customers across all industries and of every size worldwide. Companies trust ARIS as the market leader for process excellence with more than 30 years of experience in the market, 10 million users worldwide, from 1 user companies to the Fortune 500.

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