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Bizagi vs Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Bizagi
Ranking in Business Process Design
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
84
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (7th), Process Automation (11th), Rapid Application Development Software (17th), Low-Code Development Platforms (13th), No-Code Development Platforms (5th), Process Mining (7th), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (16th)
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 May 2026, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of Bizagi is 8.4%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is 6.9%, down from 10.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Design Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Bizagi8.4%
Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect6.9%
Other84.7%
Business Process Design
 

Featured Reviews

Micah Rachuonyo - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Standardization Officer at KEBS
Has helped me create clean and structured process maps with a simple setup experience
I have not explored ways Bizagi can be improved beyond creating maps. If I explore automation and integration with other processes, then I may be able to identify potential areas for improvement. I would appreciate additional features for the free version. Currently, the elements in a process map are limited to activities, decisions, flows, and start/end points. The decision map could be improved to allow more than three options at a decision point.
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

"The amount of control that this solution provides is great."
"I would recommend this product to anyone who is interested in mapping and doesn't have too much of a budget."
"Bizagi is very simple and easy to use, which I find most valuable, as it allows users to create clean and neat process maps."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the process modeling part and process simulation."
"It improves visibility and quality, and basically, it avoids human errors."
"Bizagi is a valuable tool for us to model and automate business processes."
"I think the main competitive advantage of Bizagi is its user-friendly environment that allows you to drag and drop BPMN elements on its surface."
"Its cost is the most valuable; it is not as expensive, and it is also easy to make different types of processes for the users."
"It is a very rich tool in terms of the functionality and the types of diagrams that you can create in this tool."
"Some of the business processes are very easy to compare when you have the diagrams."
"We use this solution for our enterprise architecture and all forms of data modeling using UML."
"The features I find most valuable is the ability to create a document and then put it into a OneCare artifact, which allows me to share the visual I bring about with other communities that are not system analysts because not everyone can afford to have a copy of Enterprise Architect, and additionally the solution operates well as a whole and has very comprehensive capabilities."
"Large diagrams for hardware infrastructure, HA environments, Integrated Solution view, etc all help different teams to understand the scope of projects."
"The product overall is quite good."
"EA is a good, cheap, flexible, and capable tool."
"SPARX EA is well suited for a client that does not have an Enterprise Architecture or Business Process and that needs to get started, so you can leverage the product right from scratch."
 

Cons

"I don't know if it's a problem with my operating system or a Bizagi problem, but many times I see that when I try to connect different activities, they show up as not connected."
"With Bizagi, initial loading is extremely slow."
"A more complex management of documents, such as advanced searches, indexing etc, without needing to integrate with ECM's (Enterprise Content Management Systems)"
"There could be more documentation."
"The gateway through which it connects with other vendors, specifically RPA vendors, is one aspect that could be improved."
"Bizagi has been aggressively adding features to maintain its market-leading position, however, in some cases, this has impacted the stability of certain product builds."
"The open source version lacks the option to publish."
"The technical support is not fast enough and should be improved."
"It can be improved in the area of shared documentation. The idea is that the architecture tool can call back to an enterprise asset, pull that information, and link that as a sub-artifact."
"Shared environments are a little bit tricky. Looking at it from an enterprise perspective, there should be a much better shared environment."
"Many things which should be working - regarding some techniques - are not working and seem to be buggy."
"When collaborating with other people, it needs to be more user-friendly."
"Modeling could be more user-friendly ArchiMate - support for derived relations Define features and attributes as separate components More flexible document generation features"
"It took me a while to figure out how to use the report generation features effectively, so it would be really nice if they had a way to make that a little bit more interactive and a little bit more straightforward."
"It would be great if we could decrease the use of different parts of the Toolbox, forcing temporary consultants to use our Profile and no other items from other toolboxes."
"For data modeling, it is not very mature when comparing with other data modeling tools."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The paid version costs us about $20,000 for 100 users annually."
"For the prices, we didn't try a negotiations about licensing or pricing, but if i can say a word about this, I find Bizagi prices to be well thought out."
"It is expensive."
"If they can freeze the pricing in a contract, I advise them to do so."
"The pricing model is good; I believe it's free for up to 20 users, and then they start charging. I hear the solution can get quite expensive, however."
"Make sure that your requirements are explicitly defined from the outset. This will help you choose the right setup and licensing for your needs."
"The modeler itself is free. For the whole BPM suite, there are other options that may be better."
"I think that its price is reasonable."
"In terms of cost, Sparx EA is probably one of the cheapest tools I have ever used."
"I think our license costs roughly $1,000 a year, but I could be wrong."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"It's reasonably priced for large organizations."
"Its price is very good for the value that you get with it."
"Pricing and licensing are suitable even for small companies."
"The licensing is not as expensive as some of the other data modeling tools such as Erwin."
"I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise36
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business39
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise58
 

Questions from the Community

How easy is it to migrate process flow charts (modeled using tools like Visio) into Bizagi?
I have been using Bizagi with a major project for a state government agency for about four years now. It is pretty straightforward to load in files that are BPMN 2.0 compliant. The option to load V...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bizagi?
Bizagi's pricing is very aggressive, and it was one of the reasons we chose it. It was less expensive than some of the other tools.
What needs improvement with Bizagi?
I have not explored ways Bizagi can be improved beyond creating maps. If I explore automation and integration with other processes, then I may be able to identify potential areas for improvement. I...
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...
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

adidas, Audi, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Post DHL & many more - 500+ customer globally.
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