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ARIS Process Governance vs Bizagi comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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 Process Governance
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
29th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Bizagi
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
81
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (6th), Process Automation (8th), Rapid Application Development Software (16th), Low-Code Development Platforms (11th), No-Code Development Platforms (5th), Process Mining (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of ARIS Process Governance is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Bizagi is 6.2%, up from 5.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM)
 

Featured Reviews

Dirk Struyf - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use, reliable, and simple to expand
We have used the same version for two years, however, now there's a new version, which solves a lot of problems. The solution we use that's from two years ago, has the ARIS Connect Server, the web application, and the ARIS client application. Some things you have to do in the clients, and you can't do them in the web environment. In the new version, though it's not installed by us, it's changed. You can do this. You can do almost everything in the web client. The difficulty that you have with switching between the two environments is solved in the new version. However, I haven't tested it yet. That said, that was one of the issues we had. It's a bit annoying that you have to use two environments in the older version.
Paparao Nadipineni - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables budget review efficiency with open source advantages and workflow orchestration
Definitely, right now, it is purely open source, and we don't have much community support. If they add a few more capabilities like AIML and DocGen AI, these features would be good. Reporting capabilities can be improved more, and community support should be increased. Otherwise, people cannot onboard that particular technology easily.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Ability to use all the features that your catalog has inside the modeling and export it to a BPM augmentation engine."
"Using this solution we can design our own processor governance, assign some specific technical services, and also run tests of the process to make sure it operates as we need it to."
"They offer a variety of documentation, user manuals, and community forums for users to seek assistance and share experiences."
"It's a very easy-to-use product."
"Great software for managing my business. I think this is the best business process management software."
"The most valuable feature is that it is compatible with Visual Studio and .NET, and we can program it. Its speed is very good, and it is also stable and easy to deploy."
"The documentation capabilities are very good. Very structured documents and process versions are valuable features, and being able to communicate that to our customers is also a very good feature. It has a good balance between the effort and the result. So, you don't need to be too detailed. You can document while you are modeling, which is a very good feature."
"In Bizagi, all of the features are valuable."
"Agility, reverse engineering, customized portal web, help desk and user guides, easy deployment, simple to modify."
"I find Bizagi so user friendly. I also think that its modeling abilities are great and it's easy to teach them to new users."
"It is quite a stable solution."
"Bizagi is really great for beginners because it's user-friendly and you can learn in it quickly, whereas other similar software are harder."
 

Cons

"It's a bit annoying that you have to use two environments in the older version."
"There is a lot of complexity around licensing."
"I recognize the product has areas for potential improvement similar to every tool."
"The solution uses a coding language for process design that is specific only to this product. We would like to see this changed to something more universal."
"It would be useful if we can connect Bizagi to other solutions, such as a local financial solution or Power BI. It would also be good and helpful to be able to connect Bizagi to some services solutions. It should also support right-to-left languages, such as Arabic."
"The product must make automation easier."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the costs can be lowered."
"From a developer's point of view, an improvement in the layout would make the UI better."
"I think that they could improve their update process. Some of the process mining techniques could be added to Bizagi. I think that they can improve their simulation abilities to include more elements of the BPMN."
"It works slowly on the cloud, sometimes."
"Can be difficult for new users."
"I don't know if it's a problem with my operating system or a Bizagi problem, but many times I see that when I try to connect different activities, they show up as not connected."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We didn't use the licensed versions where you could exactly go into automatization. However, we looked at the pricing in the beginning, and the only thing that I remember is that it was too expensive for the things we were using because our clients would also have to license the product. One client said that it was too expensive for the benefit they get out of it."
"When we were working with the on-premises solution, the licenses were a little bit expensive because we had to buy one by one a package of a hundred licenses, whereas now, we are working with the cloud solution, and it has a different cost. It's a different business model because we pay the license for the developers, but the cost is by the environment, and we have unlimited licenses. The business model is different now, but the benefit ratio is good."
"My company uses the free version of the product."
"I used to be very pleased with the pricing. Now, it's a bit more complicated. I don't remember exactly, however, it might be $10 a month per user."
"The product must improve its cost."
"Bizagi is totally free for modeling."
"The modeler itself is free. For the whole BPM suite, there are other options that may be better."
"The Bizagi modeler can be downloaded free of charge."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with ARIS Process Governance?
I recognize the product has areas for potential improvement similar to every tool.
What advice do you have for others considering ARIS Process Governance?
I would recommend ARIS Process Governance to any company looking to implement enterprise architecture, BPM, or Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), as I thoroughly understand its functionalities...
How easy is it to migrate process flow charts (modeled using tools like Visio) into Bizagi?
I have been using Bizagi with a major project for a state government agency for about four years now. It is pretty straightforward to load in files that are BPMN 2.0 compliant. The option to load V...
What do you like most about Bizagi?
The natural notation is the best feature of Bizagi because it makes it compatible with other products.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bizagi?
Bizagi's pricing is very aggressive, and it was one of the reasons we chose it. It was less expensive than some of the other tools.
 

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Sample Customers

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 and 10 million users worldwide, from 1 user companies to the Fortune 500.
adidas, Audi, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Post DHL & many more - 500+ customer globally.
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