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OpenText ProVision vs Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText ProVision
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
25th
Average Rating
6.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (45th)
Sparx Systems Enterprise Ar...
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
99
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Enterprise Architecture Management category, the mindshare of OpenText ProVision is 1.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is 8.7%, down from 12.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Architecture Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect8.7%
OpenText ProVision1.6%
Other89.7%
Enterprise Architecture Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1944672 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Director, Head of Process & Functional Architecture, Intelligent Automation at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
Good attribute attachment but problems with collaboration
I primarily use OpenText ProVision to create our end-to-end process repository and library for different parts of the organization, capturing the collaboration process to get the right inputs OpenText ProVision's best feature is the capability to attach a variety of attributes and extract and…
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

"OpenText ProVision's best feature is the capability to attach a variety of attributes and extract and analyze that information."
"The stability of the product is very good."
"I like that all the features come as part of a standard license and that one license covers everything."
"Sparx EA proposed all the required features for a good price, and continuity and quality of support."
"The business process management of Sparx is valuable."
"I used Visio; there is no comparison, SPARX is much better."
"Its most valuable feature is the Zachman Framework."
"There are a lot of features in Enterprise Architect. It allows us to take on a lot of tasks."
"I am sure that the process of the developing of our product is faster and more secure through using Sparx."
"It is a very rich tool in terms of the functionality, and the types of diagrams, that you can create in this tool."
"Ability to use a single shared repository and defined languages, using both ArchiMate as the modelling language and the business language based on the repository contents."
 

Cons

"My main complaint is that the solution is not open source in the sense that you can't have your own in-house developments."
"Lacks the ability to have your own in-house developments."
"OpenText ProVision's collaboration management is quite complicated and difficult to use."
"Integrating with or interfacing with other tools like data management tools would be very helpful."
"There are a number of drawbacks. Mainly, the collaboration is lacking to some extent - at least when it comes to how we are using it."
"I think that collaboration can be better."
"Sparx can be a bit slow. If you are trying to design software architecture, sometimes we run into issues and need to refresh."
"The window froze for five or ten seconds. You can click and click again and it takes a second to come up. It might have been specific to a version."
"Its side effect is the complexity of getting it all together in this one tool."
"For business purposes, this product has some limitations. The user experience and presenting it is challenging."
"This solution should have better ease of use for the uninitiated."
"I struggled with most of the features for this tool, as did the rest of our architecture team."
"The product could be improved in terms of its ease of use and documentation. While it offers a lot of functionality, it can be difficult to grasp how to utilize these features effectively."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There is no license required for this solution."
"Its price is very good for the value that you get with it."
"In terms of cost, Sparx EA is probably one of the cheapest tools I have ever used."
"The pricing for ultimate version is steeply high."
"It's reasonably priced for large organizations."
"Use floating licenses strategically."
"Licenses are pretty low cost compared to, for example, ARIS."
"They have the price on their site for the enterprise version, and we do receive a small discount."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
15%
Construction Company
13%
Energy/Utilities Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Company SizeCount
Small Business39
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise58
 

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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...
 

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Delta Technology, Export Development Canada, Rompetrol, Salt River Project, AMEC, U.S. Air Force, HP Consulting & Integration
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