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Aurea CX Process vs Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Aurea CX Process
Ranking in Business Process Design
25th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (43rd)
Sparx Systems Enterprise Ar...
Ranking in Business Process Design
7th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
99
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Architecture Management (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of Aurea CX Process is 1.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is 6.9%, down from 10.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Design Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect6.9%
Aurea CX Process1.8%
Other91.3%
Business Process Design
 

Featured Reviews

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Savvion (BPM) J2EE Developer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Facilitates development flexibility and easy customization
Flexibility of development. Developer can use various JavaScript APIs for development. Most (or all) of the components are plug and play. Customization is easily achievable most of the time As mentioned above, it is more flexible than other products available in the market. Performance. More…
Milan Sterba - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Enterprise Architect at Deepview S.r.o.
Efficient documentation generation through organized model structure with a good price-performance ratio
Whenever I begin a new project with Sparx, I have to spend time training people on how to use it since it is not straightforward. Although it's a powerful product with plenty of features, it's not easy for even experienced users to find their way without guidance. This is not the most user-friendly solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Flexibility of development; the developer can use various JavaScript APIs for development and most or all of the components are plug and play, so customization is easily achievable most of the time."
"The stability of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is fine."
"In this way, the quality of the documentation has improved."
"With Sparx EA, models became a maintainable and reusable asset of the corporation."
"It provides good utilization and it's a convenient tool for building exact architectural work."
"However, it works."
"The best thing about the tool is that its database is open."
"It is customizable, which allows it to be tailored to our environment."
"When I confronted the developer team that I plan to switch from JIRA to EA, they were not really happy, but now, after a short while, they love it because they immediately see changes, have access to all the diagrams (ERDs, Sequence Diagrams etc.), always have the big picture, and wherever they are, they can simply right-click an element, click "Find in Diagrams" and see this element in context."
 

Cons

"Yes, the servers are not as efficient as required."
"The solution is difficult to learn. The documentation needs a bit of improvement."
"MS Office integration works only with local .eap repository files, not with our Postgres repository. Half a year ago they promised to fix this bug, but still no improvement."
"The modeling tool is targeted toward a sophisticated user."
"One room for improvement in Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is that it's not very friendly. Another room for improvement in the tool is that it doesn't enable you to import the metadata from a database very easily, so reverse engineering of a database was very difficult. Its database modeling and entity-relationship modeling functions need improvement."
"Not visually appealing."
"I would rate EA as a 5/10 as an "Enterprise Architecture" requirements platform, mainly as it lacks the ability to lock specific objects, object types to specific users or user groups."
"I have found the solution is lacking options. The general usability needs improvement and more compliance to CML definitions."
"The templates for documentation should be enhanced to include complex documents such as template RFP, or Non functional requirements template."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
"There is a license for this solution. When comparing this solution to others it is priced well."
"The Corporate Edition, or one of the bundles, is the way to go."
"Its price is very good for the value that you get with it."
"We have an annual license, and it's very affordable."
"The licence has a costly upfront fee which gets you access. You have to pay an annual maintenance fee, which is less."
"We paid 1200 euros as a once-off cost. All add ons and integrations come at an additional cost."
"Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is priced well. The price we pay is approximately $20 per month. Other solutions I have found to be much more expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

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Small Business39
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise58
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect?
One of the reasons many public sector institutions in the Czech Republic use it is that it provides a very good price-performance ratio. While it might be cumbersome to learn, it still delivers exc...
What needs improvement with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect?
Whenever I begin a new project with Sparx, I have to spend time training people on how to use it since it is not straightforward. Although it's a powerful product with plenty of features, it's not ...
What is your primary use case for Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect?
We are mostly using the ArchiMate language to describe enterprise or solution architecture, along with a bit of use cases. We are producing quite large models, with over 10,000 elements and relatio...
 

Also Known As

CX Process Enterprise, Savvion BusinessManager, Savvion Process Modeler
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Sample Customers

Air France-KLM, Proximus, Barratt Developments, Heathrow, HomeServe, Paypal, Freedom Mortgage
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