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Visual Paradigm vs iGrafx Process360 Live Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

iGrafx Process360 Live Plat...
Ranking in Business Process Design
18th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (30th), Process Mining (17th)
Visual Paradigm
Ranking in Business Process Design
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of iGrafx Process360 Live Platform is 2.9%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Visual Paradigm is 3.5%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Design Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Visual Paradigm3.5%
iGrafx Process360 Live Platform2.9%
Other93.6%
Business Process Design
 

Featured Reviews

MR
Solution Consultant at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Provides documentation, process mining, simulation, and automation capabilities
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 sessions where the customers were looking for a one-time process visualization or one-time process mining, not for a long-term association with this tool. The customer's requirements are more tactical than strategic. We had some challenges during this time frame as I was with iGrafx, and electricity costs rose in Germany. One customer stopped a large deal because they had to reduce every non-invested investment due to the electricity bill rising by 500% to 800%.
reviewer2097357 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees
Innovation in diagramming has streamlined complex UML tasks
Visual Paradigm allowed me to create UML diagrams efficiently. The tool was smarter than other tools in terms of remembering the connections between components on the screen. For example, in other drawing programs, if I moved a box, I had to move the arrow, but Visual Paradigm handled those tasks automatically. This made it much quicker than using other tools like Visio or MagicDoor.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We found the technical support to be helpful."
"Web diagramming and RACI have helped expedite the process, capture, and ownership initiatives of our organization."
"The solution has helped our organization because instead of writing long documentation for the shop floor, flow charts make it more attractive for the staff to follow up on and carry out procedures."
"The IDEF0 add-on solution truly integrates all the process maps through intelligent arrow name management."
"If you need software to help you easily design processes, make simulations, build value stream mappings, which has some LEAN features, and DMAIC support, I strongly encourage you to go forward and buy iGrafx."
"It is very easy to use for describing processes and is very useful in the simulation of the process putting parameters and the metrics process."
"Finding the right symbol and creating links, horizontal and vertical are the features I use."
"The solution is very stable."
"It is a scalable solution since it can be used at an individual level as well as for enterprise-sized businesses."
"I love Visual Paradigm because it has many different types of diagrams, and for any field of engineering, we can find a diagram."
"The Visual Paradigm business process forms for designing were good, and there was not a lot of configuration for the process diagram."
"Reduces time and provides better products than PowerPoint engineering."
"I like the fact that this solution is complete."
"One tool for everything which provides all the features you need for an Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture."
"Using the Component Diagram, Visual Paradigm helps with design and control, reusing components."
"The solution is the best application for data modeling. It helps to architect business processes. Its best features are pricing and functionality."
 

Cons

"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."
"If the price of the solution was more competitive, it would have made things easier for our company to extend the usage."
"In the next release, I would like to see more layers like three, four, and five. It might be possible but I haven't seen it yet."
"I used the single license product. The entire suite can manage complex organizations, linking it with ERP, but it is not so easy to link it to a new ERP."
"I would like to see a lower price, although when used correctly, you can have a good return on your investment."
"This is a tool that covers the low end (e.g. Visio) to high end (e.g. Aris), although it's much less user friendly."
"I would love to see a template and shapes for customer journey mapping."
"If customers want to change the color or the logo, they have to go through every page to verify everything is right."
"The other thing that needs improvement is pricing."
"The solution's technical support can be improved and accessible for our company location since Visual Paradigm follows a remote support model with some challenges."
"Takes up a lot of resources."
"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."
"I would like to see the ability to easily export to groupware, such as Atlassian Confluence."
"There was one particular bug that caused some instability issues; Visual Paradigm was having trouble with Microsoft SQL Server system versioning tables and would just lock up in that one particular instance."
"The solution can improve by updating the user interface, and graphics."
"The product can always get better as the industry changes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing part is one of the problems. Its licensing depends on the number of users, so it sometimes gets expensive."
"I have heard that the solution's pricing is very competitive."
"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."
"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."
"You can use Paradigm on a subscription basis and you can choose from different tiers of subscription."
"This product is fairly cheap, but if you want more complex features, e.g. integration with other products, it does require an additional cost."
"Pricing for Visual Paradigm is a four out of five for me. I'm happy with its pricing."
"Visual Paradigm costs $99 per license. I chose the cheapest option from the pricing list."
"Compared to other solutions such as IBM Rational which is expensive, This solution is priced low."
"I rate the pricing a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"Over the years I've seen an increase in price, and it makes it difficult for a single person company, like me, to decide whether to extend the license."
"I rate Visual Paradigm's pricing a five out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Healthcare Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

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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.
What is your primary use case for Visual Paradigm?
I needed to create UML diagrams and to perform a significant amount of diagramming work.
 

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Sample Customers

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