BiZZdesign HoriZZon vs SAP Signavio Process Manager comparison

BiZZdesign and SAP are both solutions in the Business Process Design category. BiZZdesign is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.4, while SAP is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.8. BiZZdesign holds a 2.2% mindshare in BPD, compared to SAP’s 9.2% mindshare. Additionally, 77% of BiZZdesign users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of SAP users who would recommend it.

BiZZdesign HoriZZon

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

SAP Signavio Process Manager and BiZZdesign HoriZZon compete in the process management category. Based on the comparison, SAP Signavio stands out due to its collaboration capabilities and user-friendly design.

Features: SAP Signavio Process Manager is known for its collaborative environment and user-friendly interface, assisting teams in effective process modeling and management. It includes version management and process simulation features. BiZZdesign HoriZZon is distinguished by its integration capabilities and comprehensive analytical tools, supporting diverse modeling notations for enterprise architecture management.

Room for Improvement: SAP Signavio Process Manager users seek enhancements in its user interface and workflow management, alongside better predictive analytics and integration abilities. BiZZdesign HoriZZon could improve its REST API usability for data retrieval and exportation, and simplify its complex interface to reduce the learning curve.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP Signavio Process Manager provides flexibility with deployment options across public, private, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Its customer service is generally responsive, though some users report declining support for the on-premises model. BiZZdesign HoriZZon offers deployment on public and private clouds and is backed by reliable customer service, but users face challenges due to interface usability.

Pricing and ROI: SAP Signavio Process Manager offers negotiable pricing options, with licenses seen as having high value despite some considering costs steep. It provides ROI through enhanced process efficiency. BiZZdesign HoriZZon, while expensive, justifies its pricing with comprehensive features resulting in recognized ROI for users, albeit emerging for some.

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Categories and Ranking

BiZZdesign HoriZZon

Ranking in Business Process Design

10th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Architecture Management (6th)

SAP Signavio Process Manager

Ranking in Business Process Design

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Management (BPM) (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of BiZZdesign HoriZZon is 2.2%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Signavio Process Manager is 9.2%, up from 8.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Design

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BijoyTalukder

Enterprise Architect at Tata Consultancy

Helps to get a clear overview of our enterprise architecture, especially when dealing with multiple departments

One area where BiZZdesign HoriZZon could use some improvement is in its REST APIs. While the platform offers REST APIs, they have limitations when it comes to retrieving and exporting data. Obtaining detailed information at the individual application or component level, including IDs, costs, and deployment-related data, can be challenging through these APIs. This limitation makes it difficult to smoothly export such granular data. I have raised this issue with the BiZZdesign team, and they expressed interest in addressing it, but I'm not aware of the current status of this improvement effort. Nonetheless, improving the usability and flexibility of the REST APIs for data extraction is an area that could enhance the platform's capabilities.

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Cirvesh-Daga

Director at T-Systems International GmbH

Good visual representation for modelling and business process mapping but room for improvement in reporting functionalities

There is room for improvement in analytics. People don't realize it, but the world has changed in the last six to eight months. Customers want to see AI like ChatGPT and ML capabilities in all aspects of business processes and reporting. That would be my recommendation for any OEM in this value chain. Reporting could definitely be improved. I would like to see new features in analytics. I like that they analyze the process and give it to me visually, but I'd like the option to use DPMM instead of just DPC. I'd also like the option to have the process map laid out top to bottom instead of horizontally. Especially a choice between DPMN and EPC as a format. Because there are some people who are very comfortable with the EPC notation. The process is very clearly event-driven. There's an event, there's an action. It's very simple to understand. BPMN, which is the most popular business process notation, generally tends to have multiple frames. Actually, in multiple swimlanes rather. And those frames could each represent a particular kind of entity. Maybe it's an action, maybe it's an actor, maybe it's an event. So there are two different ways of notation. I just like Signavio to give us the ability to choose that notation. Because some companies use BPMN and some use the EPC. And then, if the minute you make that change, I'd like them to give us the flexibility of having an already plotted or vertically plotted option. Moreover, I would like to see improvement in the visual part. It's the piece that needs improvement. Currently, you can plot the diagram horizontally or vertically. However, I'd like the option to change the way the diagram is created, like switching between different notations.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"t's a good tool. My colleagues that are making use of it for application, business processes, or data modeling, are very satisfied with it. They find it easy to use. The graphical representation is simple but therefore efficient, so I know that they are planning a very good commencement on the use of these tools."

"The tool's most valuable feature is that its collaboration part is very good."

"The enterprise studio where the modelling happens is valuable."

"Among the valuable features is the ability to document standards. For example, we have mandatory operating standards that need to be followed by every application and every architecture. We use things like table charts and pie charts for documenting the costs incurred across the systems. All of these are good features."

"This is one of the best tools, especially because of its collaborative nature. Anyone using it can access previous projects and related data. It's definitely a strong collaborative tool."

"The most valuable feature is that it allows you to work with different methods, using the same tool."

"The feature I find most valuable is that the start times and loading times are short. It takes only a few seconds to load the repository and whenever I want to open diagrams, they are there almost immediately."

"The powerful editing function in teamwork project-based, common or shared modeling, based on a powerful repository and knowledge sharing in a portal are the most valuable features. These are the most important features for me. I can add the integration of individual modeling notations like Archimate plus BPMN and DMN, and so on. We travel from one location to another and the tool allows us to keep track."

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"Process Manager is really helpful in building process maps. Creating them is really easy; the program is user-friendly."

"The most valuable feature is the glossary. It is really nice because all of the information is centralized, and that is a big help to the company."

"One of the most valuable features is ease of use which has really been a good thing to put into the business. People like tools that they can just pick up and use straight-away."

"I like the collaboration and the real-time aspects of it."

"The most valuable features of this solution are the portal for spreading it over the organization, the usability, and the workflow generator in the background."

"It's way of handling is really an advantage. It's quite easy to use, without too much training . That's the main point for me."

"There are many valuable features, of course. I would say the main value of Signavio is to have your current process map in a way that is easy to read and derive optimization actions to make it leaner, faster, more user friendly, etc. Another great feature is the visualization, which is easy to see and read. How they map the process is also very user friendly, with drag-and-drop functionality. Also, it's a very self-explanatory, user-friendly solution."

"The Collaboration Hub is especially useful for collaborative tasks and ensuring transparency across teams."

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Cons

"One area where BiZZdesign HoriZZon could use some improvement is in its REST APIs."

"In HoriZZon, there are different matrices. In some of the cases, there is an option to aggregate them, but in other cases, we have not done this, e.g., to see the proper costs. For example, if I have 10 different matrices, then I need to create an aggregate view out of those 10 matrices somewhere. That is where we have been struggling a bit. We have a counterpart from the HoriZZon product team with whom we have bi-weekly discussions. We have suggested to him that this can be improved."

"We tested it, and we had support from BiZZdesign, including patches, but it just didn't do what we wanted."

"It lacks capabilities with regard to infrastructure modeling."

"The automatic data collection and interface need improvement."

"This tool is something of a beast - it takes a long time to learn, and it isn't possible for casual users and most architects. Unless a person spends 500 or 1,000 hours on the tool or does very concentrated sessions using all its functionalities, it's very difficult to master."

"The repository of duplicate objects is bad."

"I have seen table charts where, if the chart is a little too big, it does not fit in HoriZZon and it is not at all visible... There have been several times where we could not publish a chart properly and we had to break the chart into small tables and create multiple artifacts, creating a complete mess. This should be seriously taken up by BiZZdesign because there is a lot of scope for improvement in terms of usability. It's not at all good, unfortunately."

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"Signavio already offers a wonderful range of functions. If variant management and customer journeys are optimized, Signavio can definitely bask in the glory of BPM tools. We also see optimization potential in the management of licenses, e.g. no named users but rather floating licenses and integration into the company's active directory."

"Its reporting feature could have customization options."

"The workflow automation of the solution is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"It is difficult to quickly digest the vast power of the suite and make use of those capabilities fully."

"For me, given I've got a lot of experience working with BPMN and other process management tools, in terms of the interface, I think there's a little bit more that can be improved to match what the conventional BPMN offers. I've been constantly trying to give this feedback to Signavio, to let them know that it needs to be more coherent with the original BPMN version of the stencil."

"We sometimes experience downtime or a dropped connection, so I think that the stability can be improved for the SaaS solution."

"The licensing model could be better."

"The solution’s pricing could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We were customers and bought licenses from them. We used their remote instance initially but upgraded to the on-device version due to lag. For pricing, we paid about 2200 pounds a year per seat for the client installation at an educational rate. I'm not sure about commercial rates. I managed to get a free copy at BBC since it was for evaluation purposes."

"The price is reasonable."

"The pricing model is slightly on the high side and could be more competitive for long-term partnerships."

"[The] Orbus... pricing model was based on every single functionality having a price. The pricing was comparable but if we wanted to scale, it would have ended up being a lot more expensive. BiZZdesign gave us one price with all of the functionality, and we could scale as much as we needed."

"In terms of this particular product usage, my clients currently only use per-user licenses."

"First and foremost within the scope of improvement for the solution would be the cost. It's very costly..."

"If one is very cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as a seven out of ten."

"I haven't found any issues with the scalability and licensing parts that are access-related."

"My client purchased one editor license and the collaboration hub, which covers up to a hundred people."

"SaaS has no setup cost, just licensing fees."

"The solution is expensive."

"We are only able to use the free academic licenses because we have a financial constraint. We are not able to pay for commercial licenses to use this kind of tool."

"I rate the product price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"I rate the tool's pricing a nine out of ten."

"The customer Journey Modeler is more than twice the price of Process Manager, which is a lot."

"Lower than the competition with highly flexible licensing plans."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

24%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Manufacturing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Energy/Utilities Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BiZZdesign HoriZZon?

This is one of the best tools, especially because of its collaborative nature. Anyone using it can access previous projects and related data. It's definitely a strong collaborative tool.

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What needs improvement with BiZZdesign HoriZZon?

The ability to generate charts and deal with a use case involving Kibana was quite difficult. We don't use the chart functionality much, and I think that is quite problematic at the moment. We have...

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What is your primary use case for BiZZdesign HoriZZon?

I use the solution in my company for all sorts of things, like enterprise and solution architecture. As part of our design process, BiZZdesign HoriZZon is used for road mapping. We also use it for ...

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Which is better - Signavio Process Manager or Celonis?

SAP Signavio Process Manager is a very robust industrial-grade business process modeling tool. It is easy to use and does not require too much technological involvement. This solution has a collabo...

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What do you like most about Signavio Process Manager?

The visual representation is extremely powerful and easy to use in process modeling and analysis. I can show it to someone who doesn't know business process mapping, and they still understand bec...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Signavio Process Manager?

After SAP acquired Signavio, the prices increased significantly, making it too expensive for our small company to afford.

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Also Known As

HoriZZon

Signavio Process Editor

Overview

Make smarter decisions and optimize outcomes by unifying all your strategy, capabilities, operating models and change portfolios in a single platform.

With all the data about your business in one place you can see the big picture and make properly informed strategic decisions to drive growth. Bizzdesign Horizzon brings together strategy, IT architecture, operating models, data, capabilities, change portfolios and ideas into a single, intuitive collaborative business design platform. Real-time visibility of key metrics and trends allows you to take action more quickly. Accelerating the speed and accuracy of your operations now – and into the future.

Core Platform Capabilities:

Multi-discipline collaboration
Data Integration
Advanced analytics
Models and Roadmaps
Governance & Security
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BiZZdesign

The Signavio portfolio of web-based business transformation solutions helps companies to understand and optimize all of their business processes quickly and at scale, providing instant insights for informed decision-making. Signavio’s intuitive analysis, change management and execution solutions around process excellence include use cases like digital transformation, operational excellence and customer-centricity, placing them at the heart of global organizations.

Over 1 million users in more than 1,500 organizations worldwide rely on Signavio products to make processes part of their company’s DNA. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Signavio was founded in 2009 to address the need for a collaborative approach to process management.

Signavio was acquired by SAP in the first quarter of 2021. For more information, visit www.signavio.com

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Sample Customers

T-Mobile, Shell, HSBC, Erasmus University, VIVAT Insurance

DHL, Coca Cola EP, Prudential, Zalando, T-Systems, Jabil, Endress+Hauser, Rakuten

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