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ARIS BPA vs BIC Platform comparison

Software AG and GBTEC Software AG are both solutions in the Business Process Design category. Software AG is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.1, while GBTEC Software AG is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.0. Software AG holds a 7.5% mindshare in BPD, compared to GBTEC Software AG’s 1.7% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of GBTEC Software AG users who would recommend it.
ARIS BPA
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89% willing to recommend
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100% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

ARIS BPA and BIC Platform are contenders in the business process analysis domain. ARIS BPA holds a slight advantage with its comprehensive feature set and extensive modeling capabilities.

Features: ARIS BPA offers comprehensive modeling capabilities, robust process architecture support, and integration flexibility. BIC Platform features strong compliance management, an intuitive design, and automated workflow functionalities.

Room for Improvement: ARIS BPA could improve its user interface, enhance collaboration features, and streamline deployment processes. BIC Platform could benefit from expanding its feature set, increasing reporting capabilities, and providing greater customization options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ARIS BPA supports a robust on-premise deployment model with dedicated customer support. BIC Platform offers a cloud-based model with seamless deployment and responsive customer service, noted for faster deployment and easier maintenance.

Pricing and ROI: ARIS BPA typically involves higher setup costs, justified by its extensive features and on-premise model, promising substantial ROI through comprehensive process management. BIC Platform offers a cost-effective setup with a cloud-focused approach, delivering quicker ROI through streamlined process improvements and low maintenance costs.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

ARIS BPA
Ranking in Business Process Design
5th
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
68
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
BIC Platform
Ranking in Business Process Design
18th
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
28th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of ARIS BPA is 7.5%, down from 9.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of BIC Platform is 1.7%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Tamer Eldamanhouri - PeerSpot reviewer
Empowers teams with robust business process modeling capabilities
They should examine competitor solutions to identify differentiators. One issue related to ARIS BPA is its integration with AI; it has AI features for cloud solutions, yet many in the government sector in Kuwait do not view the cloud as viable. Software AG should focus on developing AI models for ARIS BPA on-premises, particularly in user interfaces, as well as creating predefined business processes for common areas such as HR and finance. This aspect is crucial for adapting to the market's needs and streamlining custom solutions. While they have been helpful regarding pricing, I cannot compare ARIS BPA to other business process modeling tools because I understand some competitors have significantly lower costs than ARIS BPA. To maintain market share, good discounts should be provided to customers.
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reviewer2229045 - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides good stability, but they should add a feature for enterprise architecture
We use BIC Platform for process design and workflow features The product is easy to use, and it has different roles. It is an online platform, so many users can simultaneously use it according to their assigned roles. The product’s most valuable feature is roles. So, we can assign different…
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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

"​The matrix model makes building relations easier.​"
"One of the many advantages of ARIS is that it is supported by a very strong BPM community, which is critical for us. Although it has been in business for many years, it is still at an early stage of evolution. There are so many instances where your specific use case or requirement for using ARIS hasn't necessarily been matured across the sector. So, you need access to a very active community to help you explore possible solutions and ways in which ARIS can be used to achieve those use cases."
"The ability to sort via multiple criteria to identify the relationships you need for a specific object."
"The capability to integrate all information of the business and to generate simulations of processes. It can analyze the model of operations quickly."
"The maintenance capabilities of ARIS BPM and the strong underlying database are particularly valuable."
"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 whole ARIS BPM solution is a bit special, because from the very beginning it was targeted more to Business users and the Management."
"I reviewed ARIS BPA, and I noticed it was recommended by Gartner in 2024."
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"The central dictionary is a valuable feature."
"This is low-cost and very user friendly. A variety of models are available depending on the needs of the customer."
"While this is a new product it has a mature feel from being built by a company with many years in the business."
"The product is easy to use."
 

Cons

"ARIS BPA’s usability could be improved."
"ARIS BPA is not really a platform that offers you the opportunity to execute processes that you model."
"There is a lot of room for improvement. They need to increase the performance of the system flow. They need to support it more. ARIS Process Governance is still quite basic, and they are using an old BPM and process automation module."
"The model graphics can be exported in PDF, but the model is too small to read."
"The reporting and the information query features could do with some improvement."
"The standard out-of-the-box solutions for modeling are not so good. You have to do some configuration to make it easier and more user-friendly."
"There are some things in the collaboration module that could be improved a little, such as the functionality which dynamically pushes notifications to interested people when a process changes during the Release Cycle Management workflow."
"One of the issues is, when you are defining databases, the way they use entities and relationship diagrams, the way we can define data, like data models, there is still a part they could improve."
More ARIS BPA cons
"The product needs improvement regarding the confidentiality of the domain information for the key administrator."
"The solution could improve its connectivity to other systems."
"There's an issue with the current manual that they're working on."
"As the product is very new, some minor features are still missing, but everything is there to handle day-to-day process modeling."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is a bit pricey."
"It is an expensive solution."
"ARIS BPA is too costly from a licensing perspective."
"ARIS has different licensing mechanisms for different modules, but they are perpetual licenses. So you pay once."
"Negotiate. Price is high so make sure you’re getting the best deal."
"ARIS is quite expensive."
"We have a concurrent license system."
"ARIS Express​ is free."
More ARIS BPA pricing and cost advice
"Pricing will differ between enterprises based on needs such as customization, but the company uses a standardized algorithm for determining this."
"Scalability-wise, it is an expensive product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Retailer
8%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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?
Pricing for ARIS BPA is average, not cheap or expensive. It's cost-effective and worth the money we pay.
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What needs improvement with ARIS BPA?
ARIS BPA needs to be more accurate when generating documents. While it covers many blueprints and functions that I need, the document generation feature could be enhanced for better accuracy.
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What do you like most about BIC Platform ?
The central dictionary is a valuable feature.
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What needs improvement with BIC Platform ?
The solution could improve its connectivity to other systems. For instance, I need new connections to KPIs. KPIs are linked to processes, I can't access the dictionary of processes to make KPIs.
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What is your primary use case for BIC Platform ?
We use the solution for drawing the processes.
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Also Known As

ARIS, ARIS BPM
BIC Cloud BPM, BIC Platform
 

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

BIC Platform delivers all-encompassing business process management. The software covers the complete lifecycle of BPM and supports strategy, design, implementation, execution and controlling of business processes.

BIC Platform has a modular setup which allows individual adjustments. Typical deployment scenarios of BIC Platform are SAP introduction, governance, risk or compliance management, quality management or the structure of process management systems. 

Thanks to its intuitive design, users quickly start with process modeling and manage the full process cycle up to the optimization. Comprehensive features of the software are document management, governance, review and release workflows.

Available BIC Platform modules are Design, Governance, Portal, Monitor, Workflow and GRC. The software can be operated either as a Public Cloud, Private Cloud or On Premises. Offline modelling is possible with the web-based option.

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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.
Daimler AG Siemens AG RWE Bundesministerium des Innern Uniklinikum Köln Vattenfall Ziemann Dermapharm AG Postbank LBBW EDEKA
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