BiZZdesign HoriZZon vs Sparx Prolaborate comparison

BiZZdesign and Sparx Systems are both solutions in the Enterprise Architecture Management category. BiZZdesign is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.0, while Sparx Systems is ranked #17 with an average rating of 7.0. BiZZdesign holds a 5.2% mindshare in AM, compared to Sparx Systems’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 78% of BiZZdesign users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Sparx Systems users who would recommend it.

BiZZdesign HoriZZon

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83% willing to recommend

BiZZdesign HoriZZon

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

BiZZdesign HoriZZon and Sparx Prolaborate are competitors in the enterprise architecture and modeling software category. Sparx Prolaborate has the edge due to its extensive features and superior value proposition, despite being more expensive.

Features: BiZZdesign HoriZZon offers collaborative planning and design, integration with strategic management, and advanced simulation tools. Sparx Prolaborate is known for model-sharing capabilities, stakeholder engagement, and custom reporting dashboards.

Room for Improvement: BiZZdesign HoriZZon could improve in terms of model accessibility, ensuring seamless user experience, and simplifying setup processes. Sparx Prolaborate can enhance its strategic alignment, offer easier integration with other tools, and provide more competitive pricing options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Sparx Prolaborate provides a flexible deployment model with excellent cloud-based and on-premise support, simplifying adoption. In contrast, BiZZdesign HoriZZon offers robust post-implementation support but has a more complex deployment process.

Pricing and ROI: BiZZdesign HoriZZon is cost-effective, offering a solid ROI by reducing operational costs via strategic insights. Sparx Prolaborate, although having a higher setup cost, provides a strong ROI through enhanced collaboration and faster decision-making.

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BiZZdesign HoriZZon vs. Sparx Prolaborate

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Categories and Ranking

BiZZdesign HoriZZon

Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management

6th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (10th)

Sparx Prolaborate

Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management

17th

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Enterprise Architecture Management category, the mindshare of BiZZdesign HoriZZon is 5.2%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sparx Prolaborate is 1.2%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Architecture Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
BiZZdesign HoriZZon	5.2%
Sparx Prolaborate	1.2%
Other	93.6%

Enterprise Architecture Management

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BijoyTalukder

Enterprise Architect at Tata Consultancy

Helps to get a clear overview of our enterprise architecture, especially when dealing with multiple departments

One area where BiZZdesign HoriZZon could use some improvement is in its REST APIs. While the platform offers REST APIs, they have limitations when it comes to retrieving and exporting data. Obtaining detailed information at the individual application or component level, including IDs, costs, and deployment-related data, can be challenging through these APIs. This limitation makes it difficult to smoothly export such granular data. I have raised this issue with the BiZZdesign team, and they expressed interest in addressing it, but I'm not aware of the current status of this improvement effort. Nonetheless, improving the usability and flexibility of the REST APIs for data extraction is an area that could enhance the platform's capabilities.

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Sastry Dhara

President/CEO at dhara consulting group, inc

Good extensibility, but there should be more cloud capabilities

Its extensibility is most valuable. There should be more cloud capabilities. We worked with this solution for two or three years. There are no stability issues. It is scalable. Their support is good. It was straightforward. I would rate it a seven out of ten. On-premises

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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 initial setup of this solution was very straightforward."

"The powerful editing function in teamwork project-based, common or shared modeling, based on a powerful repository and knowledge sharing in a portal are the most valuable features. These are the most important features for me. I can add the integration of individual modeling notations like Archimate plus BPMN and DMN, and so on. We travel from one location to another and the tool allows us to keep track."

"The most valuable features of BiZZdesign HoriZZon, from my experience, include its out-of-the-box connectors, such as integration with ServiceNow, Excel, and SQL databases, making data repository management more efficient."

"The most valuable features are the application, portfolio, data, architectures, and modeling things."

"One of the main advantages of this solution is that they have representation in the Open Group Forum, which means that any changes in ArchiMate are immediately implemented in BiZZdesign."

"The most valuable features of BiZZdesign HoriZZon include the diagrammatic representation of BPMN models, which I find good for modeling, and things such as capability maps."

"BiZZdesign HoriZZon is scalable, and I'd give it an eight out of ten for scalability. Our customers are enterprise level companies, but the solution is suitable for small and mid-sized companies as well."

"It is very easy to use. I can just click on an application component and find out if we are using this particular component. This provides us flexibility."

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"Sparx Prolaborate is user-friendly, easy to use, and has good documentation."

"Its extensibility is most valuable."

"What is really powerful in Sparx is the way in which you can model business processes. You can link business processes to organizational objectives. You can also take those business processes and link them to specific product features that you want to deliver."

"It allows us to give a better description of our project than using the written word."

"It is valuable to have diagrams available in real time."

Cons

"The repository of duplicate objects is bad."

"The automatic data collection and interface need improvement."

"Integration definitely needs improvement. There are some restrictions. We've seen that it doesn't integrate with everything we might expect."

"There could be simpler modelling."

"It should be more open to integrating with other existing tools. Although there has been progress in the past."

"The ability to generate charts and deal with a use case involving Kibana was quite difficult."

"This tool is something of a beast - it takes a long time to learn, and it isn't possible for casual users and most architects. Unless a person spends 500 or 1,000 hours on the tool or does very concentrated sessions using all its functionalities, it's very difficult to master."

"One area where BiZZdesign HoriZZon could use some improvement is in its REST APIs."

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"The solution could offer different sources for design."

"In the next release, there should be more editable objects. We find Sparx Prolaborate very user-friendly, and having more features that are in the Enterprise Architect would be great, such as managing different versions of diagrams."

"There should be more cloud capabilities."

"A lot of product teams use a lot of visualizations for mapping out the product roadmap, brainstorming, or understanding the vision of the product, but Sparx is not a great visualization tool. Sparx has to improve the way for visualizing processes, journeys, software designs, etc. It would really benefit the product management teams or even enterprise architects."

"The product is not very user-friendly."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We were customers and bought licenses from them. We used their remote instance initially but upgraded to the on-device version due to lag. For pricing, we paid about 2200 pounds a year per seat for the client installation at an educational rate. I'm not sure about commercial rates. I managed to get a free copy at BBC since it was for evaluation purposes."

"The price is reasonable."

"In terms of this particular product usage, my clients currently only use per-user licenses."

"[The] Orbus... pricing model was based on every single functionality having a price. The pricing was comparable but if we wanted to scale, it would have ended up being a lot more expensive. BiZZdesign gave us one price with all of the functionality, and we could scale as much as we needed."

"I haven't found any issues with the scalability and licensing parts that are access-related."

"First and foremost within the scope of improvement for the solution would be the cost. It's very costly..."

"If one is very cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as a seven out of ten."

"The pricing model is slightly on the high side and could be more competitive for long-term partnerships."

"The product is expensive."

"The price of Sparx Prolaborate is good."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

22%

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Energy/Utilities Company

Real Estate/Law Firm

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	10

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BiZZdesign HoriZZon?

This is one of the best tools, especially because of its collaborative nature. Anyone using it can access previous projects and related data. It's definitely a strong collaborative tool.

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What needs improvement with BiZZdesign HoriZZon?

There is room for improvement in BiZZdesign HoriZZon. It's quite robust and has good online forums where people discuss it, though maybe the interface can improve, but I don't want to criticize it ...

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What is your primary use case for BiZZdesign HoriZZon?

The typical use case with BiZZdesign HoriZZon is basically for enterprise architecture and also for business process modeling.

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What do you like most about Sparx Prolaborate?

It allows us to give a better description of our project than using the written word.

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What needs improvement with Sparx Prolaborate?

The product is not very user-friendly. It takes time to learn the concept. The user-friendliness and the learning curve must be improved. It takes quite a lot of time for experienced engineers to use.

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What is your primary use case for Sparx Prolaborate?

We use the product primarily for model-based engineering.

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Overview

Make smarter decisions and optimize outcomes by unifying all your strategy, capabilities, operating models and change portfolios in a single platform.

With all the data about your business in one place you can see the big picture and make properly informed strategic decisions to drive growth. Bizzdesign Horizzon brings together strategy, IT architecture, operating models, data, capabilities, change portfolios and ideas into a single, intuitive collaborative business design platform. Real-time visibility of key metrics and trends allows you to take action more quickly. Accelerating the speed and accuracy of your operations now – and into the future.

Core Platform Capabilities:

Multi-discipline collaboration
Data Integration
Advanced analytics
Models and Roadmaps
Governance & Security
Business Insight Graph

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Prolaborate adds a vital information layer to Sparx Systems modeling tool suite, addressing the need of end users and non-modelers alike to be informed by the enterprise model.

In this webinar we'll show how Prolaborate empowers relevant stakeholders, including C-level executives, analysts and other business users, with curated views of the model.

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