ARIS BPA vs SS&C Blue Prism comparison

Software AG and SS&C Technologies are both solutions in the Business Process Design category. Software AG is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.0, while SS&C Technologies is ranked #15 with an average rating of 7.8. Software AG holds a 6.7% mindshare in BPD, compared to SS&C Technologies’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of SS&C Technologies users who would recommend it.

ARIS BPA

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89% willing to recommend

SS&C Blue Prism

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 2, 2025

ARIS BPA and SS&C Blue Prism are competing in business process automation and robotic process automation respectively. ARIS BPA has an edge in process modeling and analysis, while SS&C Blue Prism is superior in task automation capabilities.

Features: ARIS BPA provides extensive process modeling and analysis capabilities with integration functionality. It allows visualizing and optimizing business processes. SS&C Blue Prism excels in automating repetitive tasks with robust integration and scalability.

Room for Improvement: ARIS BPA could enhance its user interface for simpler navigation and offer more intuitive features for non-technical users. Improvements in cloud integration and a more robust reporting API would be beneficial. SS&C Blue Prism might improve by incorporating advanced AI capabilities for more complex automation scenarios, lowering initial setup costs, and enhancing the user community forum for better support.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ARIS BPA offers modular deployment with a focus on process management complementing customer support. SS&C Blue Prism emphasizes flexible deployment and effective bot management with support tailored towards smooth automation.

Pricing and ROI: ARIS BPA requires investment in understanding complex processes for potential ROI through productivity gains. SS&C Blue Prism entails higher upfront costs associated with its automation capabilities but offers significant ROI by minimizing manual tasks and boosting efficiency.

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ARIS BPA vs. SS&C Blue Prism

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Categories and Ranking

ARIS BPA

Ranking in Business Process Design

6th

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

10th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SS&C Blue Prism

Ranking in Business Process Design

15th

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

16th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Process Automation (13th), Medical Insurance Claims Software (2nd), Insurance Claims Processing (3rd), Document Management Software (8th), Low-Code Development Platforms (14th), Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (11th), Loan Management Software (3rd), Document Automation Software (3rd), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (19th), AI Customer Experience Personalization (8th), AI Finance & Accounting (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of ARIS BPA is 6.7%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SS&C Blue Prism is 0.9%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Design Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
ARIS BPA	6.7%
SS&C Blue Prism	0.9%
Other	92.4%

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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VikasKumar16

Technical Auditor at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Has defined complex workflows and handled detailed automation scenarios efficiently

It requires extensive knowledge if somebody wants to work on SS&C Blue Prism, compared to other tools. The downside is you need to be very aware of the tool. You need to know how to write the workflow and have a detailed understanding of SS&C Blue Prism. It takes more time to learn compared to other tools in the market which are more user-friendly.

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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 most valuable feature is the process documentation. For us, ARIS is a lifestyle more than a tool. It helps us learn how to think and how to plan for our system."

"It provides the discovery functionality, and you can have a simulation on top of it to get your design corrected to ensure that it is within the right state of parameters. It is a complete package that you can use from strategy to execution because you have the design layer, and within the design, you can also do analytics."

"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."

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

"We chose ARIS because of its good reputation and familiarity with Software AG Tools."

"There is a module designer, that one is very powerful and it creates very good reports."

"Collaboration and governance over enterprise artifacts."

"In addition to our applications, we have also stored, in ARIS, the footprint of where those applications have been implemented. That means we know in which country a given application has been implemented. With embedded geolocation, we have a very visual world map, where we can see the footprint of each application."

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"We have a lot of customer requests on a daily basis for different use cases, and we have different processes for that."

"Some important features include the language capabilities, which are crucial since RPA has to read the documents provided by the customer."

"I find the design studio, where I can build the automation, and the control room feature, which allows me to run and monitor the automation, to be the most useful."

"The key feature of SS&C that I find valuable is the general workflow visibility."

Cons

"I find it difficult to access the database as I want with direct querying."

"Sometimes, ARIS BPA breaks down, and its stability can be improved."

"Since this is a design tool, seamless interface to make the process flows executable."

"I believe the solutions BPM tools are not very good and need improvements."

"We do experience a lot of glitches with ARIS BPA. In the past one year we have seen issues and the ARIS administrator has raised tickets with Software AG regarding these issues."

"I find it difficult to access the database as I want with direct querying."

"The model graphics can be exported in PDF, but the model is too small to read."

"It would be helpful if ARIS BPA could have a simple database to get the extract of various attributes."

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"Blue Prism is more costly than UiPath in terms of robotic licenses and orchestrators."

"There is a need for improved integration with external systems in SS&C."

"I noticed that it lacks the ability to automatically record the process steps like some of its competitors."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is absolutely not the cheapest solution in the market, but for large companies, the price is fine."

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

"Prices are high. However, they are worth it if the organization utilizes the tool to its full potential."

"The product is inexpensive."

"Pricing is a bit on the higher side."

"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."

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

"It is an expensive solution."

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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

18%

Retailer

17%

Government

10%

Computer Software 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

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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?

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 experience regarding pricing and costs for SS&C Blue Prism?

The pricing was not particularly competitive. It wasn't flexible for different geographies. For instance, in Africa, they didn't have a different pricing model to account for affordability. The pri...

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What needs improvement with SS&C Blue Prism?

It requires extensive knowledge if somebody wants to work on SS&C Blue Prism, compared to other tools. The downside is you need to be very aware of the tool. You need to know how to write the w...

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What is your primary use case for SS&C Blue Prism?

My main use case for SS&C Blue Prism is automating business processes in different areas of the company, for legacy application automations, for SAP, different web services, and we provide that...

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Also Known As

ARIS, ARIS BPM

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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.

Software AG

SS&C Blue Prism, renowned for its language capabilities and workflow design, supports detailed automation building, enhancing productivity. Despite some challenges like cost and limited integration, it offers substantial potential in automating diverse processes.

SS&C Blue Prism offers strong capabilities in document reading and a straightforward workflow design, making it accessible with basic BPM knowledge. Detailed automation design in the studio and effective monitoring in the control room are notable features. While facing higher costs and a steeper learning curve, it supports process mining and generative AI initiatives, crucial for industries aiming at transformation and activation services. Limited external system integration and lack of agile delivery encourage a strategic approach in its deployment.

What are the key features?

Strong Language Capabilities: Essential for document reading and interpretation.
Straightforward Workflow Design: Provides ease of use for individuals with basic BPM knowledge.
Detailed Automation Building: Design studio allows comprehensive workflow definitions and scenario planning.
Effective Monitoring: Control room supports detailed automation oversight.

What ROI should users expect?

Efficiency in Task Automation: Automates repetitive tasks in back-office services.
Enhanced Process Integration: Facilitates automation by integrating data inputs in insurance sectors.
Support for Process Mining: Aids in generative AI initiatives and process transformation.
Complex Project Management: Useful in managing large-scale migration projects.

SS&C Blue Prism finds its application across industries. In service industries, it automates repetitive tasks while supporting migration projects. Within the insurance sector, it helps automate claims handling and pricing by integrating data efficiently. Companies use it when transitioning processes, such as upgrading systems from older versions to new applications.

SS&C Technologies

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.

AWS, EY, Deloitte, ABBYY, Microsoft, GLYNT.AI, Pfizer, Invesco, Western Union

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