ARIS BPA vs Fortra's Automate comparison

The compared Software AG and Fortra solutions aren't in the same category. Software AG is ranked #6 in BPD , with an average rating of 7.7, and holds a 7.0% mindshare in the category. Fortra is ranked #4 in RPA , with an average rating of 8.9, and holds a 2.9% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Fortra users who would recommend it.

ARIS BPA

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89% willing to recommend

Fortra's Automate

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2,631 Comparison Views

97% willing to recommend

ARIS BPA

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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:

ROI

Sentiment score

6.2

ARIS BPA varies in ROI timelines, enhancing process understanding and control but with hard-to-quantify financial impacts.

Sentiment score

6.7

Fortra's Automate increases efficiency and ROI by significantly reducing labor hours and costs with rapid returns and high task success.

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Fortra's Automate has effectively replaced the workload of an entire employee, saving us significant time and money.

Robert Girth

Chief Technology Officer at DOB Systems LLC

It has reduced our expenditures in terms of purchasing more products and employing more technicians.

reviewer2723070

System Administrator

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate the ROI as nine.

Shreeshail Mali

Project Manager - DevOps Engineer at ACC

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.7

ARIS BPA's support is praised for technical assistance and flexibility but could improve in responsiveness and communication.

Sentiment score

7.5

Fortra's Automate customer service is praised for quick responses, helpful staff, and multiple support channels despite minor language barriers.

I would give ten points to the technical support from Software AG for ARIS BPA product, from zero to ten, with ten being the best.

BeenishMustafa

Consultant at KAFD DMC

The consultants are fine, however, reliance on single experts for modules can be risky.

reviewer2625741

Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

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They don't always understand the processes I'm trying to implement.

Bryan Blaschke

Senior Data Analyst at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees

They handle customers like me to get to the exact issue, detailing where that issue originates from a technical point of view, the resolution, and the summary they provided.

Chetan Yelve

Software Engineer at Cateina Technologies

I would rate the technical support as a nine out of ten because it is quite fast and courteous.

Anabel Marco

Account Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.6

ARIS BPA is scalable for small to large enterprises, offering flexibility, modular features, and easy licensing for process management expansion.

Sentiment score

7.3

Fortra's Automate is scalable for all company sizes, supporting various deployments with efficient features but potential cost concerns.

For user scalability, it is a matter of licenses, while functional scalability is supported and easy to implement.

reviewer2625741

Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

ARIS BPA has high scalability and wide scalability for any enterprise or organization.

Sherif Allam

Enterprise Architect at Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Egypt

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The scalability of Automate also scores a ten out of ten.

Jane Rachma Kiniti

IT Project Manager at Labo des histoires

I can deploy it on multiple infrastructures such as cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid model.

Chetan Yelve

Software Engineer at Cateina Technologies

It is easy to increase one bot or one studio without needing to buy another orchestrator, which can be quite expensive.

Anabel Marco

Account Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.2

ARIS BPA is generally stable, with minor issues primarily in large environments, but responsive support enhances stability perception.

Sentiment score

7.3

Fortra's Automate is reliable with minimal issues, though users occasionally face crashes, slowdowns, and connectivity problems.

The stability of ARIS BPM is quite strong, rated eight out of ten.

reviewer2625741

Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

We do experience a lot of glitches with ARIS BPA.

BeenishMustafa

Consultant at KAFD DMC

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The stability of the solution is a ten out of ten.

Jane Rachma Kiniti

IT Project Manager at Labo des histoires

For stability on a scale from one to ten, I would give it a solid nine.

reviewer2773707

Cloud Engineer - ll at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

It has very robust features, and it is not prone to instability.

Anabel Marco

Account Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

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Room For Improvement

ARIS BPA needs better integration, user interface, scripting, documentation, training, pricing, and simplicity for wider accessibility.

Fortra's Automate requires improvements in web automation, integration, security, scalability, documentation, pricing, and debugging tools for enhanced efficiency.

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.

Tamer Eldamanhouri

Software Engineering & Manager at Arab Infromation Management Services

Software AG could improve this by making the database more open.

reviewer2625741

Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

ARIS BPA needs to be more accurate when generating documents.

Sherif Allam

Enterprise Architect at Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Egypt

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This is a significant concern, especially with critical workloads where visibility into errors is essential.

Ibukun Shweta

DevOps Engineer at Teksphere Global Services Limited

My major recommendation would be for easier upgrade paths between major versions.

Shreeshail Mali

Project Manager - DevOps Engineer at ACC

When new employees join our company, we created automation so they receive AWS credentials and all their AWS access and cloud access.

reviewer2773707

Cloud Engineer - ll at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

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Setup Cost

ARIS BPA pricing is high but valued by large enterprises; smaller firms may find costs prohibitive due to complex licensing.

Fortra's Automate provides cost-effective, flexible pricing, offering lower costs than competitors and appealing to both enterprises and small businesses.

ARIS BPA does save a lot of effort because this is one tool which can be used for multiple purposes and the viewers have the capability to perform different kinds of analysis, extract reports, and see processes.

BeenishMustafa

Consultant at KAFD DMC

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Competitors are often more expensive than Automate.

Anabel Marco

Account Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

It offered what we wanted at a good, competitive price.

Bryan Blaschke

Senior Data Analyst at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees

It does a lot but also costs a lot.

Robert Girth

Chief Technology Officer at DOB Systems LLC

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Valuable Features

ARIS BPA offers powerful modeling, customization, and collaboration tools, integrating SAP and databases, ensuring strategic alignment and governance.

Fortra's Automate simplifies automation with drag-and-drop interface, strong integration, and cost-effective solutions for diverse industry needs.

ARIS BPA is a tool to build models and frameworks for organizations or reengineer business processes from both functional and business perspectives.

Tamer Eldamanhouri

Software Engineering & Manager at Arab Infromation Management Services

Everything related to ARIS BPA is helping us with regards to enhanced processes, strengthened controls, identifying risks, assessing process capabilities, and identifying where the gaps are and what kinds of activities within the processes are automated and manual.

BeenishMustafa

Consultant at KAFD DMC

The maintenance capabilities of ARIS BPM and the strong underlying database are particularly valuable.

reviewer2625741

Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

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Automate's non-reliance on additional orchestrators makes it quite cost-effective.

Anabel Marco

Account Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

In my opinion, the best feature Automate offers is the scheduling.

Ibukun Shweta

DevOps Engineer at Teksphere Global Services Limited

Automate's compatibility with existing IT infrastructure has impacted our business operations positively by providing smooth integration with other software that we use, such as Gmail, Jira, and Microsoft 365 apps, which gives us a unified platform instead of having to keep switching from one software to another, saving a lot of time and streamlining the whole workflows.

Jane Rachma Kiniti

IT Project Manager at Labo des histoires

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Categories and Ranking

ARIS BPA

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (6th), Business Process Management (BPM) (11th)

Fortra's Automate

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (4th), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (5th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Process, Business Automation, and Digital Transformation solutions, they serve different purposes. ARIS BPA is designed for Business Process Design and holds a mindshare of 7.0%, down 8.1% compared to last year.
Fortra's Automate, on the other hand, focuses on Robotic Process Automation (RPA), holds 2.9% mindshare, up 1.3% since last year.

Business Process Design Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
ARIS BPA	7.0%
Visio	10.4%
Bizagi	9.7%
Other	72.9%

Business Process Design

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Fortra's Automate	2.9%
UiPath Platform	12.9%
Microsoft Power Automate	11.5%
Other	72.7%

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Featured Reviews

BeenishMustafa

Consultant at KAFD DMC

Has improved process modeling and analysis while supporting integration with organizational data

The process design in ARIS BPA does help with our operational efficiency. What we are doing is object library management for various kinds of objects that we are using in ARIS BPA during our process modeling. We are using that to do a lot of analysis on how many times a system is being used in how many processes, who are the major stakeholders, and if we enhance one system, how is it going to impact other processes and integrated processes. This is helping us a lot. Everything related to ARIS BPA is helping us with regards to enhanced processes, strengthened controls, identifying risks, assessing process capabilities, and identifying where the gaps are and what kinds of activities within the processes are automated and manual. We are doing a lot of things with regards to the processes as it is at our heart. Processes are one thing and then we have different kinds of things which are related to it, such as SLAs, guidelines, and policy. We are identifying areas of improvement in other documents as well.

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Jane Rachma Kiniti

IT Project Manager at Labo des histoires

Automate has streamlined workflows and increased efficiency with powerful automation

The best features of the solution are the flexible automation features, it is rich with beautiful connectors, and it is easy to use with little to no coding knowledge required to get started, so anybody can use the tool. The intuitive interface of Automate has an intuitive design, which makes it easy to learn and use even without a strong technical background, and it has a drag-and-drop interface, which makes everything so easy and straightforward. The error handling capabilities in complex automation tasks are powerful, as it handles all types of tasks, whether complex or simple. I've never faced any problems even when dealing with complex tasks, so everything is super smooth and highly reliable, even when dealing with big tasks, as it has never slowed down. Automate's compatibility with existing IT infrastructure has impacted our business operations positively by providing smooth integration with other software that we use, such as Gmail, Jira, and Microsoft 365 apps, which gives us a unified platform instead of having to keep switching from one software to another, saving a lot of time and streamlining the whole workflows. The automated analytics have helped improve our business processes since it has increased our efficiency by automating our everyday tasks, freeing up time for us to focus more on strategic activities such as analyzing data and developing new business strategies. It is also cost-saving. By minimizing manual labor, it decreases human errors that can lead to costly mistakes. By automating the tasks, it helps to save costs, and it also improves our accuracy by reducing these errors to ensure that tasks are done almost perfectly.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Performing Arts

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	32
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	47

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	26
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	9

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?

It is a bit expensive regarding ARIS BPA. However, ARIS BPA does save a lot of effort because this is one tool which can be used for multiple purposes and the viewers have the capability to perform...

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What needs improvement with ARIS BPA?

We are not using any what-if scenario features in ARIS BPA. Currently, we are not using the performance monitoring and compliance checks features in ARIS BPA. We have plans to use them, but current...

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What is your primary use case for HelpSystems AutoMate?

I use Fortra's Automate for IT operations as an automated repetitive workflow task, handling tasks like file transfer, job scheduling, SAP data pools, and system notifications.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fortra Automate?

I am somewhat aware of Fortra's Automate's pricing, and I can say it is budget-friendly—not too cheap or too high. The pricing is on point.

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What needs improvement with Fortra Automate?

Fortra's Automate is good overall, but the advanced logic is somewhat challenging. Some of the more complex branching and error handling require digging into documentation or trial and error before...

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Also Known As

ARIS, ARIS BPM

HelpSystems Automate, Automate

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

Fortra's Automate offers a user-friendly platform for task automation, featuring a drag-and-drop interface that aids in scheduling, file management, and integrating with services like Azure and AWS.

Fortra's Automate provides substantial ease in automating complex tasks through its intuitive design. It offers seamless integration capabilities, especially with Azure and AWS, and comes equipped with strong error handling. Cost-effective and requiring minimal coding, it supports a broad range of industries by effectively automating tasks such as HR operations, invoice management, and data processing across servers.

What features stand out in Fortra's Automate?

Drag-and-Drop Interface: Simplifies task setup and automation without deep coding expertise.
Scheduling and File Management: Ensures efficient, automated handling of tasks and file transfers.
Integration Capabilities: Works with platforms like Azure and AWS for enhanced performance.
Error Handling: Offers solid solutions to manage and resolve task execution errors.
Minimal Coding: Facilitates automation with limited coding requirements, broadening accessibility.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Cost-Effectiveness: Provides affordable licensing options for diverse businesses.
Operational Efficiency: Enhances productivity by automating repetitive tasks, reducing manual errors.
Versatility: Adapts well across sectors like banking, healthcare, and transportation.
Robust Support: Offers extensive assistance with automation features.
IT Compatibility: Easily integrates into existing IT infrastructures.

In industries such as healthcare and transportation, Fortra's Automate facilitates the automation of client management, HR operations, and data processing, boosting efficiency. Banks utilize it for managing extensive invoice workflows, while distribution sectors rely on its capabilities for insurance checks and system support. Its applicability across servers makes it a valuable tool for any sector seeking to reduce manual workload and improve task accuracy.

Fortra

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.

Aldergrove Financial Group, Preferred Health Professionals, Mindbeam Technologies, First Credit Union in British Columbia, Vestcom International, Prime Liberty Benefits, University of Tampa, CNLBancshares, World Precision Instruments, BJ's Restaurants, Globe Pequot Press, Accudata Technologies, Norton Healthcare, Pacific Toxicology Laboratories

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