ARIS BPA vs Planview Portfolios comparison

The compared Software AG and Planview solutions aren't in the same category. Software AG is ranked #6 in BPD , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 7.2% mindshare in the category. Planview is ranked #7 in PPM , with an average rating of 9.0, and holds a 7.2% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Planview users who would recommend it.

ARIS BPA

Read 68 ARIS BPA reviews

5,697 Views
3,931 Comparison Views

89% willing to recommend

Planview Portfolios

Read 63 Planview Portfolios reviews

2,081 Views
895 Comparison Views

90% willing to recommend

ARIS BPA

Planview Portfolios

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between ARIS BPA and Planview Portfolios based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out what your peers are saying about Camunda, Microsoft, SAP and others in Business Process Design.

To learn more, read our detailed Business Process Design Report (Updated: August 2025).

Buyer's Guide

Business Process Design

August 2025

Download the complete report

Helped 867,445 peers since 2012

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

ARIS BPA

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (6th), Business Process Management (BPM) (8th)

Planview Portfolios

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Architecture Management (13th), Project Portfolio Management (7th)

Mindshare comparison

ARIS BPA and Planview Portfolios aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. ARIS BPA is designed for Business Process Design and holds a mindshare of 7.2%, down 8.9% compared to last year.
Planview Portfolios, on the other hand, focuses on Project Portfolio Management, holds 7.2% mindshare, up 5.9% since last year.

Business Process Design Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
ARIS BPA	7.2%
Visio	11.7%
Camunda	11.6%
Other	69.5%

Business Process Design

Project Portfolio Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Planview Portfolios	7.2%
ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management	9.9%
Planisware	9.6%
Other	73.3%

Project Portfolio Management

Featured Reviews

Tamer Eldamanhouri

Software Engineering & Manager at Arab Infromation Management Services

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.

Read full review

EduardoMaya

Project Office Manager at Hoteles City Express

A solution that gives you all the information you need to plan detailed projects

The initial setup was just a little complex. I rate the initial setup a seven out of ten. Deploying the solution took two weeks. While deploying the solution, we had two instances, one for the IT team and one for the business team. And we had to connect the two and explain things to the team. Only two people were needed to deploy the solution, me and another person.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"You can relate different aspects of an organization to each other, and you can clearly define the rates seen in the application."

"The capability to integrate all information of the business and to generate simulations of processes. It can analyze the model of operations quickly."

"The solution provides integrations to ServiceNow and other systems, flexibility of connectivity, and reporting."

"It has the ability to scale up, as well as integrate with other systems within the organization to get real-time information from dashboards and reports."

"I reviewed ARIS BPA, and I noticed it was recommended by Gartner in 2024."

"It has allowed us to model our enterprise process architecture."

"There is a really powerful reporting API that allows you to create almost any kind of report you want out of your process and document repository."

"The shared repository allows for cross-functional cooperation instead of doing things in a silo. You can operate cross-functionally and really work end-to-end, instead of dividing everything up on a functional basis."

More ARIS BPA pros

"The resource capacity planning is the most valuable feature because you can evaluate your team's capacity by team and what projects they're working on and you can forecast easily by team."

"Whenever we have issues, there is always someone ready to help us. Their people are knowledgeable and responsive. They get to tickets quickly. Just three or four weeks ago, we were having issues with getting data into Planview. We submitted a ticket and the turnaround was probably 45 minutes to get a response."

"The sheer amount of information available in one single interface is valuable. Everything is there. It is also a lot of work to maintain all the information, but generally, you can find everything you need within this one tool."

"The Kanban board has really helped us be more agile and we can keep track of everything that is ongoing."

"The biggest impact for using Planview currently would be to understand the true costs of projects. We are trying to get to a point where not only do we take into account technical costs, but what the business cost is. Trying to integrate our business right now into Planview is helping us identify the true cost of the investments that we make so we can try and understand their value."

"I like that it's an enterprise environment. I can look across everything that's going on and have a sense of what is going on within the organization."

"A lot of of the value is around the project metrics so far but as I get more plugged into the strategic management, it's strategic planning and programs and then tying that into outcomes. I work with executive leadership and that's really what they're looking for, to say, "Okay, what outcomes do we want to achieve and how are we going to get there, plan that out, sequence that out, and then get the work to do that? And then track the work back to where we're headed with our outcomes.""

"It maps back to our SDLC process pretty well. I'm able to see the stage of where things are at. We also use Azure DevOps for all of our requirements and our coding."

More Planview Portfolios pros

Cons

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

"I would like to see the reporting aspects improved."

"It needs external API and the ability to navigate back, similar to "Back" in web browser."

"Needs flexibility in automation of the modeling processes and real-time analysis of data, not just a static view."

"ARIS BPA needs to be more accurate when generating documents."

"Migration to the next release is very tricky. You can't do it without support from ARIS or from a software kit. And it takes a lot of time and a lot of money to migrate. My impression is that a lot of companies do not migrate regularly because of that issue."

"The tool must provide more documents."

"Displaying role allocation matrix models in ARIS Connect needs improvement."

More ARIS BPA cons

"Our challenge will be this tool is complex. It is not necessarily easy to start and learn from the beginning. How do you get people who are not professionals to adopt it, use it, and not be mean about it?"

"When it comes to reporting there are some challenges with integration."

"The outcome management and work resource management in terms of teams needs improvement. Team handling, how team requirements are generated, and how the resource managers can work with teams needs to be improved."

"The reporting is absolutely shocking. It's not good reporting and requires improvement."

"When you think of planning at a PI level, roadmap planning, or release planning, I think they should make a little more headway into how agile delivery works, tying it back into the financials and the planning to Planview. I think it would be good."

"It would be great to see Planview incorporate agile interfacing/methods in it. Like CA Clarity and other leading PPM tools – Planview should enhance or develop the interfaces to ingrate with other market leading Agile tools."

"We do have some significant issues with our integrations that we're working through. Those are not as stable or reliable as what we would like."

"There are some issues with how long it takes to load the data to Planview, It just depends on what your setup is. If there was a way Planview could maybe make the loading faster, in case you do have a lot of things going on with your setup."

More Planview Portfolios cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is on the higher side."

"It is an expensive solution."

"ARIS has different licensing mechanisms for different modules, but they are perpetual licenses. So you pay once."

"If you can afford it, it's the best so far."

"ARIS is quite expensive."

"The price could be better."

"Negotiate. Price is high so make sure you’re getting the best deal."

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

More ARIS BPA pricing and cost advice

"I don't think we have necessarily purchased everything that I would have liked to have seen."

"The cost of other pieces and integrating them in needs improvement."

"In the time that I've used it, we've doubled up the amount of dollars on our intended projects."

"Our licensing costs are about a quarter of a million dollars per year."

"We overbought our licenses. We looked at our needs three to four years down the road and tried based our contract on that. However, we were over aggressive. We use about a third of the licenses that we have. We're looking to adjust the makeup so we can start utilizing the amount of money that we are spending. Right now, we're overspending, and my organization is not seeing the value in Planview because we are paying so much for licenses that we're not using."

"Our licensing costs are probably $150,000 to $180,000 a year with 270 licenses total."

"Our licensing fees are approximately $50,000 USD annually."

"I think all in we are at $33,000 a year and that includes Projectplace and Planview. We used to have the integration to JIRA, but we don't pay for that anymore."

More Planview Portfolios pricing and cost advice

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Business Process Design solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

867,445 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	32
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	47

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	58

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ARIS BPA?

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

See all answers

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.

See all answers

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.

See all answers

What do you like most about Planview Portfolios?

Planview Management integrates seamlessly with other tools and systems used within the organization, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, customer relationship management (CRM) syst...

See all answers

What needs improvement with Planview Portfolios?

Enhancements are needed in: Advanced reporting and analytics: While Planview Management provides robust reporting and analytics capabilities, further enhancements could include more advanced data v...

See all answers

What is your primary use case for Planview Portfolios?

We use Planview Management to assess the current project portfolio, evaluate resource availability, and prioritize projects based on strategic objectives, ROI, and risk factors. Planview Management...

See all answers

Comparisons

SAP Signavio Process Manager vs ARIS BPA

Compared 23% of the time

ADONIS vs ARIS BPA

Compared 9% of the time

Camunda vs ARIS BPA

Compared 8% of the time

Bizagi vs ARIS BPA

Compared 6% of the time

Visio vs ARIS BPA

Compared 6% of the time

More ARIS BPA Competitors

Broadcom Clarity vs Planview Portfolios

Compared 12% of the time

Planisware vs Planview Portfolios

Compared 7% of the time

SAP Portfolio and Project Management vs Planview Portfolios

Compared 7% of the time

LeanIX vs Planview Portfolios

Compared 7% of the time

Planview PPM Pro vs Planview Portfolios

Compared 6% of the time

More Planview Portfolios Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

ARIS BPA

September 2025

Download ARIS BPA product report

Buyer's Guide

Planview Portfolios

August 2025

Download Planview Portfolios product report

Also Known As

ARIS, ARIS BPM

Planview Enterprise One, Troux

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

Planview Portfolios offers a comprehensive platform for managing IT, project and resource management, along with strategic planning. The tool focuses on optimizing resource allocation and financial analysis, supporting global operations.

Organizations use Planview Portfolios to streamline project tracking from inception to completion, enhancing strategic alignment with corporate objectives. The tool integrates with platforms like JIRA to provide seamless workflows and supports critical business processes, including budgeting and capacity planning. Teams benefit from customized configurations and robust reporting, further supporting effective decision-making. Despite its strengths, improvements are sought in navigation, documentation, and integration capabilities.

What are the key features?

Customizable interface: Allows personalization to meet specific needs.
Comprehensive resource and financial management: Enables detailed tracking and analysis.
Robust reporting: Provides extensive data insights.
Integration with Power BI: Enhances data access for stakeholders.
Resource and capacity planning: Optimizes workforce allocation.

What benefits should users expect?

Improved strategic alignment: Supports better decision-making.
Increased operational efficiency: Streamlines project management.
Enhanced resource optimization: Ensures optimal use of workforce.
Better financial insights: Allows precise budget tracking.

In industries like IT and project management, Planview Portfolios supports complex portfolio handling, ensuring visibility across global operations. Companies in these sectors leverage its strategic planning tools for strategic alignment and resource management, integrating with existing systems for improved process efficiency.

Planview

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.

UPS, NatWest, Ingram Micro, Canadian Tire, Viessmann, Volvo, NASCO, UNESCO

Buyer's Guide

Business Process Design

August 2025

Download Free Report

Find out what your peers are saying about Camunda, Microsoft, SAP and others in Business Process Design. Updated: August 2025.

DOWNLOAD NOW

867,445 professionals have used our research since 2012.

We monitor all Business Process Design reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.