ARIS BPA vs MEGA HOPEX vs iGrafx Process360 Live Platform comparison

Software AG and iGrafx are both solutions in the Business Process Design category. Software AG is ranked #6 with an average rating of 7.8, while iGrafx is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.0. Software AG holds a 6.7% mindshare in BPD, compared to iGrafx’s 2.7% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of iGrafx users who would recommend it.

ARIS BPA

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91% willing to recommend

MEGA HOPEX

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86% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between ARIS BPA, MEGA HOPEX, and iGrafx Process360 Live Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of ARIS BPA is 6.7%, down from 7.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of iGrafx Process360 Live Platform is 2.7%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of MEGA HOPEX is 4.1%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Design Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
ARIS BPA	6.7%
MEGA HOPEX	4.1%
iGrafx Process360 Live Platform	2.7%
Other	86.5%

Business Process Design

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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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Martin Rohde

Solution Consultant at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

Provides documentation, process mining, simulation, and automation capabilities

If customers want to change the color or the logo, they have to go through every page to verify everything is right. We have a strategic approach for the customer. I was involved in almost 100 sessions where the customers were looking for a one-time process visualization or one-time process mining, not for a long-term association with this tool. The customer's requirements are more tactical than strategic. We had some challenges during this time frame as I was with iGrafx, and electricity costs rose in Germany. One customer stopped a large deal because they had to reduce every non-invested investment due to the electricity bill rising by 500% to 800%.

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Aimad BATAL

Administrator at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

Supports process modeling and customization but needs better reporting flexibility and UI improvements

As an administrator, I would improve MEGA HOPEX by adding a WYSIWYG feature for building reports, which would be very helpful. Additionally, I would want reporting customization from the front end web application, not only from the Windows app, which is the customizer. If all changes could be made in the web application, that would be beneficial because every time we need to request access to the server, it takes time in large organizations and involves multiple levels of approvals from cybersecurity and IT security, which can block the project. Regarding dashboards in MEGA HOPEX, they could definitely be better. Having something similar to ARIS would make it easier to build dashboards, providing a what-you-see-is-what-you-get experience, allowing me to drag and drop elements, configure them, and test queries. Moreover, RFQL language is not common, so in MEGA HOPEX, I need to learn RFQL querying. In terms of additional features for MEGA HOPEX, I would appreciate more features for workflows. There are limitations in customizing the email notifications sent during workflows. When creating a workflow, I can configure actions and customize the text, but not the header and footer. Therefore, all emails from the tool come with a MEGA HOPEX header. In large organizations like BPM COE, we want to have our own logo, header, and footer in those emails, but this is not configurable, which I find limiting. I would appreciate easier features to customize workflows and create workflows.

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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

"Objects can be reused across different BPMNs and processes, so we can design new processes quicker and easier."

"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."

"The most valuable features of ARIS BPA are its flexibility and reporting."

"Good at controlling the workflow and relevant key processes."

"I am impressed with the tool's integration. It also facilitates collaboration in the organization."

"It has allowed us to promote the awareness of process management across our enterprise."

"The stability of the ARIS BPM platform is quite good. The nice thing about it is the central database, where we can use all of our data. We can even manage users."

"It is a well-featured, functional product."

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"This product fulfills ninety percent of our needs, and we're happy as users of it."

"It has increased accountability by providing defined documentation ownership."

"It's a great product, but all the functionalities need to be exploited in order to get the full value of the investment."

"It is one of the top-tier solutions that are available."

"Overall, the solution is very useful and has good features."

"Finding the right symbol and creating links, horizontal and vertical are the features I use."

"Simulation is most valuable."

"The solution is very stable."

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"I have observed MegaHOPEX has capabilities in architecture and other areas."

"We have many use cases for this solution but the feature I have found most valuable is the IT Portfolio Management module."

"MEGA typically exceeds most of the needs of a client in terms of what they offer."

"The most valuable parts of this solution are the richness of its features and its easy interface."

"What I find the most valuable is the process workflow. It is really good."

"Overall I would say that this platform addresses the needs better than other solutions we have looked at, it requires less support, and we only have myself and one other administrator that support it."

"The ability to customize is valuable."

"We found the IT portfolio management capability to be very comprehensive and well thought through, the front end is elegant at this point, it's easy to use, it's moderately intuitive, and it meets our needs."

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Cons

"The usability. Others tools are easier to manage without same complexity that ARIS has."

"User interface (UI)."

"If you want to create new reports then you have to use JavaScript, or ARIS script as they call it, which is beyond the competencies of most people."

"The Risk and Compliance Management tool is rather complex and moreover, it needs to be customized if you want to use it."

"The reporting capabilities and the ability to create custom reports need to be simplified and made easy so that people even with a good functional understanding of the tool can leverage it to create their own custom report."

"It's not a stable solution."

"One of the biggest challenges is to realistically enable the defined structures of the processes that you have in ARIS documented, and then actually implement them in the business."

"The tool's installation and configuration part needs to improve."

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"This is a tool that covers the low end (e.g. Visio) to high end (e.g. Aris), although it's much less user friendly."

"It would be helpful to be able to do more analytics and generate reports on historical documents that have already been uploaded to the server."

"Dragging and dropping shapes is not as user-friendly as in Visio. In Visio, it's very easy to work with shapes and in very few minutes you can plot a whole, multi swim-lane, cross-functional process."

"The solution could benefit from improvements to its interface. More specifically, when compared to other tools, the process modeling features lack symbols or object types that are used to represent the information or data within the process."

"In the next release, I would like to see more layers like three, four, and five. It might be possible but I haven't seen it yet."

"It can be more user-friendly."

"The price could be more competitive."

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"MEGA HOPEX's problem is that it is expensive, but it's a fantastic tool."

"I found that the solution is very expensive for what it does."

"In my experience, I've encountered difficulties with consuming custom packages in MEGA HOPEX, which leads to redundant work when deploying them to production. This is an area where improvement is needed. While version six offers better UI and UX, resolving this issue should be a priority. I believe it's important to fully explore MEGA HOPEX's capabilities before suggesting new ones."

"I cannot recall coming across any missing features."

"The initial setup is a little complex."

"We would like to see integration with other products, such as being able to use our workflow with SharePoint and Microsoft Office."

"I would like to see more regular updates released."

"The ability for us to detect specific infrastructure issues with the tool are not as mature as we would like it."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a concurrent license system."

"The price of the solution is reasonable."

"I would recommend the product to only enterprise companies because of the pricing."

"ARIS enables you to start small and grow the use of the solution over time, although it's quite expensive. So if you want to start small, it's quite an investment for a small company."

"The product is a bit pricey."

"Their license model is really difficult to understand, and licenses are quite expensive."

"Usually, our company buys technical support from the Software AG site. We bought the technical support for the first year of usage for ARIS version 6 and 7. So, when we migrated to ARIS version 7, we bought support only for the first year. Then, we didn't use it the next year. Our experience was that we use it only one to three times during the first year. Therefore, there wasn't much value for us to buy this service because we have no problem with using ARIS after the first year."

"It is well worth the investment in the enterprise."

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"The licensing part is one of the problems. Its licensing depends on the number of users, so it sometimes gets expensive."

"I have heard that the solution's pricing is very competitive."

"My company is trying to replace iGrafx because the license is a little bit expensive."

"Earlier, the licensing part was complex because there were so many modules and elements in the tool. Over the last one and a half years, a lot of work has gone into how the product has priced and positioned its tools in the market."

"Our license is a subscription-based model that is per user. The solution is not expensive, I believe a subscription-based model is $10 per user."

"MEGA HOPEX's licensing costs are yearly."

"It is very expensive."

"If you want to use additional features, such as the Risk Management capability, then it is a little too expensive."

"The pricing depends on the number of licenses purchased."

"I've been told that MEGA HOPEX is very expensive, which is why small organizations dismiss the tool. It's complex and costly versus other simpler and cheaper solutions."

"The price of the MEGA HOPEX license could improve, it is expensive. The license key for business process analysis and IT architecture is approximately €10,000. This price is fixed, it's not a subscription or cloud-based version. It is a one-time price."

"The product has a high cost."

"The tool is relatively expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Energy/Utilities Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Construction Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

19%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

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	7
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	24

Questions from the Community

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 ...

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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 an...

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What is your primary use case for ARIS BPA?

ARIS BPA is being used for process modeling, and we are planning to upgrade and enhance it for process mining and oth...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for iGrafx?

I have heard that the solution's pricing is very competitive.

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What needs improvement with iGrafx?

If customers want to change the color or the logo, they have to go through every page to verify everything is right. ...

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What is your primary use case for iGrafx?

The solution is used for the documentation and visualization of the main processes. The customers have hundreds or th...

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Any experience with Strategic Project Portfolio Management Solutions?

Hi @Cheryl Joseph Looking at the crossover between Project and Portfolio management with EA, then Planview could be ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MEGA HOPEX?

MEGA HOPEX is perceived as somewhat expensive.

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What needs improvement with MEGA HOPEX?

As an administrator, I would improve MEGA HOPEX by adding a WYSIWYG feature for building reports, which would be very...

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Also Known As

ARIS, ARIS BPM

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Overview

ARIS BPA is a sophisticated tool for business process analysis and modeling, featuring robust capabilities in integration, reporting, and collaboration. It bridges strategy and execution, leveraging a centralized repository for enhanced governance and efficiency.

ARIS BPA provides a comprehensive platform for modeling and analyzing business processes. It includes features like SAP integration, semantic checks, and a unified repository that supports cross-functional collaboration. Despite having a high cost compared to competitors, ARIS BPA supports frameworks like CMMI and EFQM and is used for process improvement, enterprise architecture modeling, and digital management. Its flexibility and powerful API allow for diverse reporting and data integration, making it a key tool for bridging strategies with execution in complex environments. It requires improvements in interface design, scripting, and simplification of reporting capabilities, with training resources needed to address complexity.

What are the most important features of ARIS BPA?

Comprehensive Process Modeling: Enables detailed design and analysis of business processes.
Robust Integration: Provides integration capabilities with platforms like SAP.
Centralized Repository: Facilitates cross-functional collaboration and documentation.
Simulation and Reporting: Offers simulation features and diverse reporting capabilities.
Customization and API: Features customizable options and a powerful API for enhanced functionality.

What benefits should users consider in reviews?

Enhanced Efficiency: Bridges strategic objectives with operational execution.
Improved Visibility: Offers better governance and process transparency.
Collaboration Support: Centralized repository aids cross-team collaboration.
Integration Capability: Strong integration with existing systems to streamline workflows.
Flexibility: Adaptable to meet different operational requirements and needs.

In industries such as manufacturing, finance, and healthcare, companies utilize ARIS BPA for optimizing business processes, managing application landscapes, and ensuring compliance. It is a preferred tool for enterprise architecture modeling and process mining, supporting organizations in driving process efficiencies and maintaining high standards through frameworks like CMMI and EFQM. These capabilities allow for effective digital management and automation, positioning ARIS BPA as a valuable asset in transforming operational processes.

Software AG

iGrafx Process360 Live Platform integrates IDEF0, supports Lean Six Sigma, and offers comprehensive process modeling, making it a versatile choice for industry-specific needs including risk assessment and enterprise object usage.

iGrafx Process360 Live Platform is known for its capabilities in streamlining workflows, process mining, and scenario simulation. While it simplifies the complexities of BPMN, and provides powerful tools for workflow plotting, documentation, and simulation, it faces challenges in ease of linking with new ERP systems, web modeling complexity, and costs. The platform offers predefined templates for easy process creation, yet it lacks depth in reporting tools and has limited multi-language support which could be improved for broader usability.

What are the key features of iGrafx Process360 Live Platform?

IDEF0 Integration: Simplifies process analysis using structured graphical representation.
Lean Six Sigma Support: Enhances efficiency and quality management through integration with Six Sigma methodologies.
Process Simulation: Enables scenario testing to optimize workflows.
BPMN Capabilities: Provides tools for clear representation of business workflows.
KPI Integration: Monitors key performance indicators for continuous improvement.
Collaboration Features: Facilitates teamwork and collaboration during process development.

What benefits should users expect when evaluating iGrafx Process360 Live Platform?

Streamlined Workflows: Efficiently manages and optimizes business processes.
Robust Analysis: Offers deep insights into process performance for decision-making.
Process Mining: Identifies inefficiencies and potential improvements within workflows.
Versatile Application: Suitable for industries like banking and service modeling.

Many industries utilize iGrafx Process360 Live Platform for business process modeling, analysis, and management. It is extensively applied in banking for risk assessment, utilizing its BPM capabilities to adhere to ISO 9000 standards. Service-oriented companies use its process design and repository functions for effective process mining and management, making it a valuable tool in managing complex organizational structures.

iGrafx

MEGA HOPEX provides robust IT portfolio management and links data across architecture domains with customizable metamodels, unified repositories, and extensive modeling capabilities. It offers automatic updates, a user-friendly interface, and meets global standards.

MEGA HOPEX targets enterprise architecture and IT portfolio management, enabling efficient technology management and business alignment. Despite challenges like a complex interface and high cost, it aids in business process modeling, data governance, risk management, and application portfolio management. Users employ it for application redundancy detection and capability assessment. The tool supports diverse industries, integrating enterprise architectures and IT systems, and facilitating governance, risk compliance, and thorough business analysis.

What are the key features of MEGA HOPEX?

Linking Data Across Architecture Domains: Facilitates comprehensive data integration.
Robust IT Portfolio Management: Offers detailed oversight of IT assets.
Customizable Metamodels: Allows tailored modeling options for systems.
User-Friendly Interface: Simplifies interaction with unified repositories.
Automatic Updates: Ensures current software features and improvements.
Powerful Reporting: Delivers in-depth analysis and insights.
Process Workflows: Enhances business process management.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Interactivity Meeting Global Standards: Adapts to international requirements.
Comprehensive Features: Offers value and adaptability globally.
Efficient Enterprise Architecture Management: Streamlines technology alignment with business.
Diverse Industry Support: Fits numerous sectors for better integration.
Automatic Updates and Traceability: Eases software management and tracking changes.

MEGA HOPEX is designed for enterprise architecture management and finds use in IT portfolio management and business process modeling. In sectors like finance and healthcare, it supports seamless integration of IT systems, aiding in governance, risk compliance, and comprehensive business analysis. Companies use it for intricate processes like application portfolio management and capability assessments.

MEGA International

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.

Multinational Bank

Aetna, Fannie Mae, M&T Bank, Glatfelter Insurance Group, Zions Management Services Company, The College Board, Baxter Credit Union, AXA Financial, Missouri Department of Conservation, New York State OTDA, MEG Energy Corp, Walgreens, Procter & Gamble, Biogen Idec, Gilead Sciences, Organic Valley, Trinity Health, Nissan and Ford

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