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SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer vs Sparx Prolaborate comparison

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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

SAP Enterprise Architecture...
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
23rd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Sparx Prolaborate
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
20th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Enterprise Architecture Management category, the mindshare of SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer is 1.4%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sparx Prolaborate is 1.8%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Architecture Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sparx Prolaborate1.8%
SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer1.4%
Other96.8%
Enterprise Architecture Management
 

Featured Reviews

Artur Chyziewicz - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Owner at Edusolution s.c.
Great training available with traceability a key feature
I use this solution to model enterprise software architecture. We are customers of SAP and an educational organization in Poland.  Traceability is a fantastic feature.  They should upgrade the algorithm. The solution currently has an old algorithm and there are now free tools on the market that…
KD
Technical manager at Koninklijke Bam Groep N.v.
The solution is scalable and easy to set up, but it is not very user-friendly
People must start using the product as soon as possible. It certainly will be the way we engineer in the future. It's already the way we are engineering. Organizations must invest time and effort to set it up and get it running. I rate the user-friendliness a five out of ten. However, I rate the product’s functionality a nine out of ten. Overall, I rate the product a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Traceability is a fantastic feature."
"Its extensibility is most valuable."
"Sparx Prolaborate is user-friendly, easy to use, and has good documentation."
"It is valuable to have diagrams available in real time."
"What is really powerful in Sparx is the way in which you can model business processes. You can link business processes to organizational objectives. You can also take those business processes and link them to specific product features that you want to deliver."
"It allows us to give a better description of our project than using the written word."
 

Cons

"The solution currently has an old algorithm and there are now free tools on the market that offer better options for drawing algorithms."
"The algorithm is outdated and should be upgraded."
"There should be more cloud capabilities."
"On paper, the installation seems easy. However, it took us some time to complete it. The process could be improved."
"The solution could offer different sources for design."
"The product is not very user-friendly."
"A lot of product teams use a lot of visualizations for mapping out the product roadmap, brainstorming, or understanding the vision of the product, but Sparx is not a great visualization tool. Sparx has to improve the way for visualizing processes, journeys, software designs, etc. It would really benefit the product management teams or even enterprise architects."
"Sparx doesn't have great visualization."
"In the next release, there should be more editable objects. We find Sparx Prolaborate very user-friendly, and having more features that are in the Enterprise Architect would be great, such as managing different versions of diagrams."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of Sparx Prolaborate is good."
"The product is expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

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Also Known As

SAP EA Designer
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Overview

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