ARIS BPA vs TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM comparison

Software AG and TIBCO are both solutions in the Business Process Management (BPM) category. Software AG is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.1, while TIBCO is ranked #31 with an average rating of 7.7. Software AG holds a 4.8% mindshare in BPM, compared to TIBCO’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of TIBCO users who would recommend it.

ARIS BPA

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TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

ARIS BPA and TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM are products in the business process management domain. ARIS BPA has the upper hand in pricing and support, while TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM excels in its feature set and perceived value.

Features: ARIS BPA includes comprehensive modeling capabilities, process optimization features, and a wide range of tools for designing, analyzing, and optimizing complex processes. It is particularly suited for detailed modeling tasks. TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM offers strong integration capabilities, real-time data analytics, and adaptability for dynamic environments requiring seamless data flow.

Room for Improvement: ARIS BPA could enhance its real-time analytics and integration capabilities. Its extensive feature set might benefit from a more intuitive user interface. The on-premise deployment could be streamlined further. TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM would benefit from improving documentation for ease of deployment and expanding its feature set for less technical users. Optimization for resource use during deployment and operation could also be considered.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ARIS BPA offers streamlined deployment and comprehensive documentation, making setup straightforward. Its consistent support options further enhance user experience. TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM, while offering extensive customization, may require more resources and technical know-how. However, it benefits from a global presence and a specialized partner network for enhanced service.

Pricing and ROI: ARIS BPA is known for cost-effectiveness at entry-level, providing efficient process optimization and lower initial costs that lead to a positive ROI. TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM involves a higher upfront investment but offers greater long-term ROI through advanced data management and integration capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

ARIS BPA

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (5th)

TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

31st

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of ARIS BPA is 4.8%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM is 0.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Management (BPM)

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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.

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Ray Ochieng

Integration Lead at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

Powerful workflow definition enhances operational stability and efficiency

TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM is powerful for defining workflows. It is low code, so you don't need a lot of coding, and tasks are just drag and drop. It is also very stable as we haven't had issues with it going down or encountering any operational issues for a long time. The stability and rich features in workflow definition make it a valuable tool.

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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 ease of use is the most valuable. I have tried a number of BPMN packages, and I find the user interface of ARIS BPM easier and more intuitive than others. If your team is knowledgeable on BPMN, it is really pretty easy to figure out on your own because it adheres to the standards extremely well. I have tried Bizagi, BizFlow, and a variety of such solutions, and I just liked ARIS BPM better."

"The technical support is good."

"The solution has come up with a web portal that makes it easy to model and show to clients."

"The tool defines the processes. It's the documentation of everything."

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

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

"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."

"The EPC modeling is very detailed, the semantic check is helpful, and auto-layout simplifies the formatting."

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"The product's initial setup phase is straightforward."

"The capacity for distributing the jobs in a workflow is an important feature."

"TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM is powerful for defining workflows."

"The scheduling and the calendar are very useful."

"It is the best product because of its stability. ActiveMatrix 5.x is highly stable in production, and the downtime is very low. I have worked on a lot of service projects, and the engine is very stable, robust, and scalable. The development and change requests can be pushed quickly, and the mapper activity and SSLT kind of features are also good. It is easy to do changes, testing, and deployment. Its deployment is very easy, and we can automate a lot of scripts for our on-premises solution. I work for an investment bank, and we have automated a lot of processes for our customers. Previously, we used to develop scripts and tools. With version 6.x, everything is moved to Maven and other things. Environment handling is done mostly through DevOps tools. As compared to Mulesoft, the deployment and configuration are very easy in TIBCO."

"TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM is powerful for defining workflows."

"For specific situations this can be a good solution and a simplified interface to work with."

Cons

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

"We should have the ability to download ARIS EPCs to Visio."

"The tool must provide more documents."

"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."

"Making it more customizable and easy to learn would be a benefit."

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

"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."

"With ARIS BPM, the script creation is quite cumbersome. With version ten, we needed our developers to do scripting."

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"My experience with tech support has not been very good. Most of the time, issues are escalated to level three, where they are either unresolved or take two weeks to address."

"Technical support needs to be streamlined."

"The product is missing some means of addressing more complex BPM constructs and should interface with more platforms easily."

"ActiveMatrix is in the middle field. MuleDB is more on the engineering side with Java and other things. SnapLogic is there are on the higher side with very low coding. TIBCO stays in the middle like IBM or Oracle. TIBCO can move towards IBM's way of doing. IBM has a big market and many varieties of products and good integration, which TIBCO doesn't have. It can have better integration. TIBCO's transition to the cloud is a little slow. As compared to Dell, Boomi, and Mulesoft. TIBCO took the steps a little later. TIBCO's ID was far better and easier to work with previously. TIBCO's 5.x ID was very good, and the development environment and the transition were easy. Version 6.5 onwards, it is a stable product, but it would be good if they can do something similar to version 5.4 with version 6. They should concentrate on this API market. It will give them the strength and the ability to grab the market back."

"The maintenance of the package could be improved."

"It is not lightweight and requires a lot of disk space, memory, and CPU."

"The scalability of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

"We have a concurrent license system."

"Pricing for ARIS BPA is average, not cheap or expensive. It's cost-effective and worth the money we pay."

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

"The price of the solution is reasonable."

"The product is expensive."

"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."

More ARIS BPA pricing and cost advice

"There are some discussions about perpetual licenses and conversions, but I'm not much familiar with them."

"TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM is an expensive tool compared to others."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Financial Services Firm

38%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Energy/Utilities Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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?

Pricing for ARIS BPA is average, not cheap or expensive. It's cost-effective and worth the money we pay.

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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.

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What do you like most about TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM?

The product's initial setup phase is straightforward.

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What needs improvement with TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM?

It is not lightweight and requires a lot of disk space, memory, and CPU. Making it lightweight so it can run on a minimum processor and less memory would be beneficial. Additionally, the current wo...

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What is your primary use case for TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM?

We are using TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM for network deployment workflows. For example, if a customer is interested in getting a NetWorker, there is a workflow where we log in, get the customer details,...

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Also Known As

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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

TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM is used to develop, deploy, execute and manage Business Process Management centric applications. Use TIBCO Business Studio BPM Edition in conjunction with ActiveMatrix BPM to model business processes. It helps to encompass applications that primarily automate both: business processes (sequences of tasks) to be executed by human users, and technical processes (the flow of data) to be executed by enterprise applications.

TIBCO

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.

ADIS, Citi, Bank of Montreal, First Citizens Bank

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