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BIC Platform vs Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

BIC Platform
Ranking in Business Process Design
20th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (37th)
Sparx Systems Enterprise Ar...
Ranking in Business Process Design
8th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
99
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Architecture Management (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of BIC Platform is 2.0%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is 6.6%, down from 9.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Design Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect6.6%
BIC Platform2.0%
Other91.4%
Business Process Design
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2328264 - PeerSpot reviewer
Digitalization PM at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Platform for documenting and modifying our processes
The tool was used for digital transformation. Our company operates in the automotive industry and needs a transition to digitalization. We utilize the BIC Platform for documenting and modifying our processes, as well as incorporating various elements such as KPIs. It serves as a fundamental tool for numerous aspects of our operations.
Milan Sterba - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Enterprise Architect at Deepview S.r.o.
Efficient documentation generation through organized model structure with a good price-performance ratio
Whenever I begin a new project with Sparx, I have to spend time training people on how to use it since it is not straightforward. Although it's a powerful product with plenty of features, it's not easy for even experienced users to find their way without guidance. This is not the most user-friendly solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This is low-cost and very user friendly. A variety of models are available depending on the needs of the customer."
"While this is a new product it has a mature feel from being built by a company with many years in the business."
"The central dictionary is a valuable feature."
"I'm in awe of what the software can do."
"The product is easy to use."
"Company wide BPMS tool sustaining a long term quality management best practices to achieve the expected process maturity level but also cutting operation and maintenance costs related to the former tool in use"
"Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect was easy to set up and it took just twenty minutes."
"I tend to come back to Sparx because it is the best value for the money."
"The TOGAF ADM model is most valuable, and it is also very cheap as compared to other options in the market."
"The solution allows us to quickly present designs and concepts to customers and get their feedback, thereby moving the project forward step by step."
"For the money, breadth of scope, depth of features, add-ons, customizability, and capabilities, it still ranks number one."
"Customizable and tailored to the environment. Several template frameworks are provided."
"The most valuable feature is that it provides tuning for multiple layers of enterprise in the business application architecture."
"It is a very rich tool in terms of the functionality, and the types of diagrams, that you can create in this tool."
 

Cons

"There's an issue with the current manual that they're working on."
"There are just some things in the new product that are not really functional issues but improvements that BIC will have to make."
"The solution could improve its connectivity to other systems."
"The product needs improvement regarding the confidentiality of the domain information for the key administrator."
"One thing they could improve is the manual."
"As the product is very new, some minor features are still missing, but everything is there to handle day-to-day process modeling."
"Not visually appealing."
"If you are using Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect as an individual contributor, then it's not a great choice."
"I cannot get businesses to use Enterprise Architect as it is too complicated for them."
"It could be more user-friendly. The tools could be more simple to use."
"It could be more user-friendly. The tools could be more simple to use. It's a very complex solution. Because I am a business analyst, I use these tools to manage requirements, and I make models in UML, BPMN, and ArchiMate, and it's complex. In the next release, I would like to see more integrations."
"The templates for documentation should be enhanced to include complex documents such as template RFP, or Non functional requirements template."
"I would like the system to more "intellectually" build a scheme, place icons, and connect lines on the schemes."
"Performance of remote rdbms is nightmare and the reason is that every link and every attribute is separate sequential insert/update to db."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing will differ between enterprises based on needs such as customization, but the company uses a standardized algorithm for determining this."
"Scalability-wise, it is an expensive product."
"The licensing is not as expensive as some of the other data modeling tools such as Erwin."
"The license for Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is paid yearly, but I don't handle that area. It's good for its price, so I'm rating it a five out of five, but I'm not using it much. I also don't have information regarding additional costs apart from the standard licensing fees."
"There is no license required for this solution."
"Licenses are pretty low cost compared to, for example, ARIS."
"In terms of cost, Sparx EA is probably one of the cheapest tools I have ever used."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"I use my own license. So, I just bought the professional version, which costs $800 or something like that. In the company where I am working, we have floating licenses. They are probably more expensive. Its licensing is affordable, but we are talking about a large organization, and there could be modelers or viewers of the models. We don't know how much that would cost us."
"Pricing and licensing are suitable even for small companies."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Healthcare Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business39
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise58
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect?
One of the reasons many public sector institutions in the Czech Republic use it is that it provides a very good price-performance ratio. While it might be cumbersome to learn, it still delivers exc...
What needs improvement with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect?
Whenever I begin a new project with Sparx, I have to spend time training people on how to use it since it is not straightforward. Although it's a powerful product with plenty of features, it's not ...
What is your primary use case for Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect?
We are mostly using the ArchiMate language to describe enterprise or solution architecture, along with a bit of use cases. We are producing quite large models, with over 10,000 elements and relatio...
 

Also Known As

BIC Cloud BPM, BIC Platform
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Sample Customers

Daimler AG Siemens AG RWE Bundesministerium des Innern Uniklinikum Köln Vattenfall Ziemann Dermapharm AG Postbank LBBW EDEKA
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