Visual Paradigm vs iGrafx Process360 Live Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

iGrafx Process360 Live Platform and Visual Paradigm compete in process management and modeling. Visual Paradigm seems to have the upper hand due to its superior feature richness, justifying its cost.

Features: iGrafx Process360 Live Platform supports seamless process integration, performance management, and optimization with popular business tools. Visual Paradigm supports UML, SysML, business process modeling, and offers strong team collaboration and agile development capabilities.

Room for Improvement: iGrafx could enhance its feature set to match competitors and offer more flexible deployment options. Visual Paradigm could improve its initial setup complexity, reduce cost, and offer clearer integration with external tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Visual Paradigm offers flexible cloud and on-premise deployments supported by extensive documentation and technical assistance. iGrafx provides straightforward cloud-based deployment with effective customer support and is noted for quicker deployment times.

Pricing and ROI: iGrafx Process360 Live Platform is cost-effective with a quick ROI through process optimization. Visual Paradigm has a higher initial cost but offers a justified ROI through its comprehensive feature set for detailed modeling tasks.

To learn more, read our detailed Visual Paradigm vs. iGrafx Process360 Live Platform Report (Updated: July 2025).

Visual Paradigm vs. iGrafx Process360 Live Platform

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

iGrafx Process360 Live Plat...

Ranking in Business Process Design

16th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Management (BPM) (23rd), Process Mining (9th)

Visual Paradigm

Ranking in Business Process Design

8th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of iGrafx Process360 Live Platform is 1.5%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Visual Paradigm is 5.8%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Design

Featured Reviews

SangameshwarKadole

Senior Process Engineer at Wells Fargo International Solutions

A reasonably stable BPM solution useful for process governance and process mining

The look and feel, along with the ease of use of the solution's web modeling version, is an area with certain shortcomings. The web modeling part can be a bit complex or difficult for new users of the solution. Simplifying the look and feel to make the web modeling part easy to use can greatly improve iGrafx.

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Angie Ibrahim Eissa

Founder & Managing Partner at BBL

A software application designed for software development teams to model business information systems and manage development processes

Setting up Visual Paradigm is easy. There's hardly any configuration needed, unlike some other tools. You just choose your method and diagram type, and you're good to go. As for improvements, integrating project management features with diagrams could be better. Viewing outputs could also be smoother, especially when working with multiple files.Deployment is quick and painless. It practically takes no time at all to set up. And because I also teach at the university, I use Visual Paradigm for my classes and case studies. It's easy to switch between products, and my students have no trouble using it on their own.

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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

"This product fulfills ninety percent of our needs, and we're happy as users of it."

"One of the biggest plus points of the product stems from the fact that I have never seen any glitches in it."

"Web diagramming and RACI have helped expedite the process, capture, and ownership initiatives of our organization."

"The solution's most beneficial feature is the 360 approach, where documentation, process mining, simulation, and automation capabilities are in one solution."

"We found the technical support to be helpful."

"Another good feature is that the numbering of the shapes in iGrafx is much easier and more convenient, in comparison to what is found in Visio. So far I haven't found anything similar to what I have with iGrafx, in that regard."

"iGrafx gives you the capability of documenting your process and then the ability to use it as a tool for analysis to identify the loopholes and shortcomings of your process."

"Simulation is most valuable."

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"Some of the most valuable features of this process modeling tool are process simulation and process animation."

"It is a scalable solution...The initial setup was straightforward."

"It is easy-to-use and it helps understand its data modeling structure through the intuitive user interface."

"I love Visual Paradigm because it has many different types of diagrams. For any field of engineering, we can find a diagram."

"Visual Paradigm allowed me to create UML diagrams efficiently."

"It is easy and intuitive to use, not excessively rigid, and quite flexible."

"I like the fact that this solution is complete."

"Stable design software with multiple functions and features. It's simple to install and easy to use."

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Cons

"It would be nice to have a Spanish user interface available to us."

"The look and feel, along with the ease of use of the solution's web modeling version, is an area with certain shortcomings."

"With iGrafx, the implementation and the licensing were pretty complex."

"It can be more user-friendly."

"Dragging and dropping shapes is not as user-friendly as in Visio. In Visio, it's very easy to work with shapes and in very few minutes you can plot a whole, multi swim-lane, cross-functional process."

"One of the areas in the product with certain shortcomings where improvements are required includes the tool's reporting capabilities."

"The solution could benefit from improvements to its interface. More specifically, when compared to other tools, the process modeling features lack symbols or object types that are used to represent the information or data within the process."

"It would be helpful to be able to do more analytics and generate reports on historical documents that have already been uploaded to the server."

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"I was looking to generate code from the diagrams, but it was not totally clear how to do it."

"I would like to see something for visualizing innovation work maps."

"The user interface is not easy to navigate, so it should be made easier."

"In terms of room for improvement in Visual Paradigm, I tried looking for one. I'm pleased with the tool, but it would be great if you could integrate Visual Paradigm with more tools. For example, when moving from Visual Paradigm to another tool, such as Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, the process could be improved a bit. Still, I wonder if it's not limited by the standards Visual Paradigm follows, such as XMI files. It could be connected to limitations related to the standards rather than a tool limitation. When you move projects from Visual Paradigm into Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect via XMI files, you lose all your notes from the elements, so this is an area for improvement in Visual Paradigm. TOGAF support is an additional feature I'd like to see in the next release of Visual Paradigm. I'd also like the tool to have ArchiMate support. If both TOGAF and ArchiMate could be supported in Visual Paradigm and made part of a lower level of licensing or cheaper licensing models, that would be best for me."

"The solution can improve by updating the user interface, and graphics."

"Visual Paradigm's initial deployment was difficult since we did it for the first time. It is challenging to learn to use the product."

"There is room for improvement in the licensing model. I would suggest implementing country-specific pricing, as many other products in India do. This would make Visual Paradigm more affordable and accessible."

"For me, what needs improvement in Visual Paradigm is the limited features included in the $99 license, which is the cheapest option. If more features could be included in the cheapest licensing package, Visual Paradigm would be better, especially for businesses that have a limited budget for buying software."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"My company is trying to replace iGrafx because the license is a little bit expensive."

"Earlier, the licensing part was complex because there were so many modules and elements in the tool. Over the last one and a half years, a lot of work has gone into how the product has priced and positioned its tools in the market."

"I have heard that the solution's pricing is very competitive."

"The licensing part is one of the problems. Its licensing depends on the number of users, so it sometimes gets expensive."

"Our license is a subscription-based model that is per user. The solution is not expensive, I believe a subscription-based model is $10 per user."

"Visual Paradigm's pricing is not expensive."

"Visual Paradigm costs $99 per license. I chose the cheapest option from the pricing list."

"This is an open-sourced solution, it is free to use."

"The pricing of Visual Paradigm is very appropriate and affordable. There are no hidden costs involved."

"You can move between the tiers from month to month so you are not restricted to one pricing model."

"You can use Paradigm on a subscription basis and you can choose from different tiers of subscription."

"In terms of pricing, I find Visual Paradigm's subscription services reasonable, especially for the modern and standard editions. However, the premium products can be a bit pricey, especially considering our location in the Middle East. Currently, paying around a hundred dollars per user translates to almost six hundred Egyptian pounds, which can add up. For enterprise licensing, I think the perpetual license option could be more affordable. If it were cheaper, say around five hundred dollars, I would have invested in multiple perpetual licenses long ago. Sometimes, to manage costs, we share accounts among team members or switch access on and off for certain members who aren't actively working on projects. As for additional costs, there are charges for cloud services, which I'm considering because I've already exceeded the free capacity."

"I rate the pricing a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

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16%

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Manufacturing Company

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Educational Organization

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about iGrafx?

The solution's technical support is of good quality since they offer fast and seamless services.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for iGrafx?

I have heard that the solution's pricing is very competitive.

What needs improvement with iGrafx?

If customers want to change the color or the logo, they have to go through every page to verify everything is right. We have a strategic approach for the customer. I was involved in almost 100 sess...

What do you like most about Visual Paradigm?

The solution is the best application for data modeling. It helps to architect business processes. Its best features are pricing and functionality.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Visual Paradigm?

I purchased Visual Paradigm on my own, and it was competitively priced, so I was fine with the pricing.

What needs improvement with Visual Paradigm?

The product can always get better as the industry changes, however, I didn't necessarily feel it was lacking for what I did with it.

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Overview

The iGrafx Process360 Live Platform is a comprehensive software platform tailored for organizations undergoing digital transformation. Its core functionalities include process mining, process design, simulation, predictive analytics, and AI-based automation. By leveraging these tools, businesses can gain valuable insights into their processes, streamline design and optimization efforts, and harness automation for enhanced efficiency. Whether analyzing existing processes, visually modeling workflows, simulating potential changes, or employing predictive analytics, Process360 Live facilitates a seamless journey towards process intelligence and management, pivotal for modern businesses aiming for operational excellence.

iGrafx

Visual Paradigm is a UML tool. The tool is designed for a wide range of users including software engineers, system analysts, business analysts and system architects, or for anyone who is interested in reliably building large-scale software systems using an object-oriented approach. In addition, Visual Paradigm supports the latest standards of UML notation.

Sample Customers

Multinational Bank

Adobe, Apple, at&t, Caterpillar, Intel, NASA, Nokia, Toyota

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