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OpenText ProVision vs Visio comparison

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText ProVision
Average Rating
6.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Architecture Management (25th), Business Process Management (BPM) (44th)
Visio
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
110
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (2nd), Mind Mapping Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Process, Business Automation, and Digital Transformation solutions, they serve different purposes. OpenText ProVision is designed for Business Process Management (BPM) and holds a mindshare of 0.8%, up 0.4% compared to last year.
Visio, on the other hand, focuses on Business Process Design, holds 6.2% mindshare, down 12.4% since last year.
Business Process Management (BPM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText ProVision0.8%
Camunda7.3%
IBM BPM4.4%
Other87.5%
Business Process Management (BPM)
Business Process Design Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Visio6.2%
ARIS BPA7.4%
Bizagi7.3%
Other79.1%
Business Process Design
 

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…
NitinSharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Specialist at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Created detailed rack and network diagrams that streamline documentation and collaboration
For creating diagrams, I definitely use Visio for HLD, LLD, and traffic flow diagrams. Apart from Visio, I use Jira only if the customer specifically requests it; otherwise, I do not use an in-house version of Jira in my organization. One of the good features of using the Microsoft umbrella product is that if I create a big diagram and then work on the HLD or LLD in Word, I can select everything from Visio and paste it as an image without needing to resize it, which streamlines the process of creating documentation for customers. The main benefits Visio provides me include simplifying processes, saving time on manual work with diagram creation, and delivering a clean architecture, whether it is network architecture or application flow. I have created diagrams for AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premises data centers, including rack elevation diagrams and organization charts. Modifications can be made easily and reflected immediately, and I can create PNG images to share with the executive team.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like that all the features come as part of a standard license and that one license covers everything."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is how easy it is to use."
"The main benefits Visio provides me include simplifying processes, saving time on manual work with diagram creation, and delivering a clean architecture, whether it is network architecture or application flow."
"The most valuable features are process mapping and identifying responsibilities."
"I like the way you can hypertext across tabs so you can actually create an interactive that you can export as a website. You can also extend it to a monitoring tool if you really wanted to."
"The fact that you could program in VBA is most valuable."
"It is easy to use out of the box."
"It has a lot of great features."
"It helps us to secure business and C-suite leadership approval on projects."
 

Cons

"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."
"Integrating with or interfacing with other tools like data management tools would be very helpful."
"Lacks the ability to have your own in-house developments."
"OpenText ProVision's collaboration management is quite complicated and difficult to use."
"My main complaint is that the solution is not open source in the sense that you can't have your own in-house developments."
"The price could be better."
"As a user, it would be helpful if Visio was in a native format recognized by Microsoft Word products, but that's not the case."
"I cannot say anything that needs improvement in Visio; it was quite user-friendly, but I think the organization may have found it costly."
"There are some issues in Visio with the connectors, and it gets tricky when you want to connect objects with each other."
"From my perspective, Visio could probably add more help guidelines for users, and I would prefer to see more intuitive user interfaces to help with dragging and dropping, using the right components, etc."
"I would like to be able to present diagrams in multiple ways, such as a Swimlane diagram."
"Visio is expensive."
"It is now being used for just basic drawings; it is no longer an enterprise-quality development or documentation tool."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I know you can pick it up in retail for under a thousand per person. You can also pick it up for cheaper than that. Microsoft has about 7,000 licensing models, and you get certain percentages off specific licensing. If you're a partner, you get specific numbers of licenses with the partnership price."
"Visio is about a $180 dollars to purchase. It is a one-time licensing fee."
"Visio is expensive."
"The price of Visio is reasonable."
"I rate the price of Visio a six out of ten."
"The price could be more flexible for infrequent users. If it's your main utility that you use daily, then it's a good price."
"There is a licensing fee, but it is fairly priced."
"It has a lower price point than the competition."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
17%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Construction Company
12%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise19
Large Enterprise61
 

Questions from the Community

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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 Visio?
The pricing is reasonable now. Whereas before, I had used it when it was paid for by my work, but then as I moved to different projects, I wasn't paying $2,000 to have it. Visio is supplied by the ...
What needs improvement with Visio?
I would have said the pricing, but the pricing is fine now, so it's a good tool and a powerful one. When you know how to use it, it's very intuitive. People who don't know how to use it might want ...
 

Also Known As

Metastorm ProVision
Microsoft Visio
 

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Sample Customers

Delta Technology, Export Development Canada, Rompetrol, Salt River Project, AMEC, U.S. Air Force, HP Consulting & Integration
Thomas College, Hamburg Port Authority, Portigon AG, Conseil G_n_ral du d_partement des Hautes-Alpes, AAA Auto a. s., Commonwealth Financial Network, ICA, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company
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