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Bizagi vs IBM System Architect comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Bizagi
Ranking in Business Process Design
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
84
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (5th), Process Automation (11th), Rapid Application Development Software (17th), Low-Code Development Platforms (14th), No-Code Development Platforms (6th), Process Mining (7th), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (17th)
IBM System Architect
Ranking in Business Process Design
26th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
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Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of Bizagi is 7.7%, down from 10.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM System Architect is 1.5%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Design Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Bizagi7.7%
IBM System Architect1.5%
Other90.8%
Business Process Design
 

Featured Reviews

Micah Rachuonyo - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Standardization Officer at KEBS
Has helped me create clean and structured process maps with a simple setup experience
I have not explored ways Bizagi can be improved beyond creating maps. If I explore automation and integration with other processes, then I may be able to identify potential areas for improvement. I would appreciate additional features for the free version. Currently, the elements in a process map are limited to activities, decisions, flows, and start/end points. The decision map could be improved to allow more than three options at a decision point.
it_user542103 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
It has helped in supporting the development of an Enterprise Data Model
Data model development: This has built-in ways to create multiple, separate solution data models, including ways to link to an Enterprise Data Model (EDM). Other objects are encyclopedia-wide and need a different approach for managing solution-specific diagrams with an ability to query, e.g…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Bizagi reduced our time to market; we developed the solution in a few months, and then we were ready to execute processes."
"If your approach is for manual task automation is a really good option."
"Bizagi has the capability to import-export with various modelling notations."
"The amount of control that this solution provides is great."
"I would recommend this product to anyone who is interested in mapping and doesn't have too much of a budget."
"Rapid development and overall functionalities are decent."
"Bizagi has rich functionalities; compared to other BPMN tools, it has more features."
"The most valuable feature is the organizational modeling capability."
"It has helped in supporting the development of an Enterprise Data Model."
 

Cons

"Bizagi allows for automation, but it's very complicated."
"Sometimes it requests me to update Bizagi and it takes some time working on it."
"From a developer's point of view, an improvement in the layout would make the UI better."
"I'm not really satisfied with the reporting aspect. It's not really nice."
"The price could be lower."
"The speed of this solution needs to be improved."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the costs can be lowered."
"One thing that I don't like very much is related to integration: we have to develop some connectors... I would need a connector that connects to a REST service and that uses client ID in secret... They provide the means to develop a connector and use it, but they should implement this because REST services are among the most used protocols for web services."
"The product is very outdated software; complex to use, and the GUI is a fat client so no mobile or web access."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use the free version of the solution because the price is in dollars, making it expensive for where we are in Brazil."
"My company uses the free version of the product."
"The Bizagi modeler can be downloaded free of charge."
"The price could be lower."
"This solution would be expensive for a company that has a lot of users."
"Some solutions are completely free. One would be the business process diagramming tool, the server beneath it, and the automation tool. You don't need to pay to map the business process, but you would need to when you want to execute any of the commands. So, basically, they lure you in with a free ride, and when you want to scale the solution, you'll have to pay for it."
"If they can freeze the pricing in a contract, I advise them to do so."
"It has a very high price. Many clients complain about the price for maintaining the application on Bizagi."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise36
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Questions from the Community

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 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.
What needs improvement with Bizagi?
I have not explored ways Bizagi can be improved beyond creating maps. If I explore automation and integration with other processes, then I may be able to identify potential areas for improvement. I...
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Sample Customers

400+ enterprise customers globally, including DHL, Unilever, Caterpillar, Old Mutual.
Wuxi Lake Cloud, Nationwide, ETI, IDS Scheer
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