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We performed a comparison between ARIS BPA and IBM Case Foundation based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Business Process Management (BPM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed ARIS BPA vs. IBM Case Foundation Report (Updated: April 2024).
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Pros
"​The BPMN notation and the share flow through users. It is nice to see all flows in a common, shared space for all the stakeholders to view the same thing and the same language.​""ARIS BPA provides very good visibility and control of processes because we have a concurrent license system. As a result, every person in our company and group is able to look at the published processes.""​​ARIS process modeling and analysis allows integration of end-to-end business processes with the organization's vision, strategies, and business objectives, through visual management.""Aris BPA has a lot of tools that are more professional than Bizagi.""The solution is user-friendly and easy to expose.""It helps to maintain a single source of truth regarding the processes followed within an organization.""The initial setup is easy.""Visualizes processes which helps the business see pain points."

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"The most valuable feature is the content manager part of the file as it is very stable, robust, and reliable.""The most valuable feature is its stability, which is why we are using it.""It is easy to set up workflows that notify the user depending on certain events.""The content management is great.""Case Foundation provides a strong security boost.""Flexible and the ability to divide search screens, and to search for documents. The ECM feature inside the system is great.""The client and the IBM content navigation are the solution's most valuable features.""It's very easy."

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Cons
"I had a hard time with ARIS's access and licensing policy. It requires you to pay for each step you want to take forward with the solution.""While the dashboarding solution for integrating all kinds of process-related information from company sources other than ARIS is getting ever better, my personal wish would be to have a module that is more targeted to an Agile implementation of some modeled processes (model–to-execute).""The model graphics can be exported in PDF, but the model is too small to read.""The tool's installation and configuration part needs to improve.""End-to-end visibility and real-time are areas that will need greater attention.""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.""Simulation is one area that is a bit complex.""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."

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"90% of the feedback we receive states that the UI is not very user-friendly.""There are some features that could be enhanced like the document viewer""There is a need for more open and flexible integration capabilities, allowing seamless collaboration with a broader spectrum of business process management solutions, beyond the confines of IBM's document management offerings.""The solution can be quite expensive.""Once a workflow is launched then it stays static forever, which is a problem because if there is a change in the business then you cannot change the workflow.""We are now using microservices but there are some areas where the coordination with FileNet is problematic.""The interface needs to be more user-friendly.""​The place of improvement is merging or combining all of the workflow functionality into one seamless tool. Now, there are multiple installations that are different. Case Foundation, before you can put Case Manager and you've got IBM BPM, and the roadmap is there to merge them altogether. But that's the struggle at the moment, it's having multiple installations and disparate workflow applications.​"

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Prices are high. However, they are worth it if the organization utilizes the tool to its full potential."
  • "The tool is expensive."
  • "Pricing is a bit on the higher side."
  • "The pricing and licensing costs are available on their website. They will assign a relationship manager to assist if you show further interest in their products."
  • "It is well worth the investment in the enterprise."
  • "Negotiate. Price is high so make sure you’re getting the best deal."
  • "​It is on the higher side."
  • "ARIS Express​ is free."
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  • "Pricing is in the mid-range, it is not cheap, but it's not expensive."
  • "This is not an expensive solution and we are using the standard license."
  • "IBM Case Foundation is a little expensive."
  • "The price falls in the middle range—not overly expensive but not extremely affordable either."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of ARIS BPA are its flexibility and reporting.
    Top Answer:ARIS has different licensing mechanisms for different modules, but they are perpetual licenses. So you pay once. It is a mid-range product in terms of licensing costs. So, it depends on what you want… more »
    Top Answer:I always miss an execution module that is better than the current one. The current one is called ARIS Process Governance, and it's mostly focused on setting up internal workloads for ARIS and the… more »
    Top Answer: A valuable feature includes seamless integration with the document management system, along with robust capabilities in analytics and reporting.
    Top Answer:The price falls in the middle range—not overly expensive but not extremely affordable either. I would rate it five out of ten.
    Top Answer:There is a need for more open and flexible integration capabilities, allowing seamless collaboration with a broader spectrum of business process management solutions, beyond the confines of IBM's… more »
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    Also Known As
    ARIS, ARIS BPM
    Case Foundation, FileNet Business Process Manager
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    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.

    IBM Case Foundation is for organizations that need to harness unstructured information and integrate it with business processes to drive critical business decisions. It enables organizations to create, manage and optimize case-based processes and is designed to decrease development costs while significantly improving process performance. Case Foundation links specific pieces of content with a structured workflow. It's an on ramp for organizations that choose to move from document-centric workflow solutions to the advanced capabilities of IBM Case Manager.
    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.
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm28%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Retailer5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Government11%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Government16%
    Insurance Company10%
    Company Size
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    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise53%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise70%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise31%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise65%
    Buyer's Guide
    ARIS BPA vs. IBM Case Foundation
    April 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about ARIS BPA vs. IBM Case Foundation and other solutions. Updated: April 2024.
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    ARIS BPA is ranked 6th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 64 reviews while IBM Case Foundation is ranked 27th in Business Process Management (BPM) with 12 reviews. ARIS BPA is rated 8.4, while IBM Case Foundation is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of ARIS BPA writes "I can usually find an answer to my issue on ARIS Community". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Case Foundation writes "Streamlined business process automation with user-friendly design". ARIS BPA is most compared with SAP Signavio Process Manager, ADONIS, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Camunda and Bizagi, whereas IBM Case Foundation is most compared with IBM Business Automation Workflow. See our ARIS BPA vs. IBM Case Foundation report.

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