We compared Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Visual Paradigm based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect offers advanced visualizations, industry-standard modeling languages, and powerful customization capabilities, with praised customer service. In contrast, Visual Paradigm is highlighted for its intuitive user interface, comprehensive diagramming capabilities, and robust project management functionalities. Users find both software solutions valuable but suggest different areas for improvement, such as collaboration features for Sparx Systems and certain software functions for Visual Paradigm.
Features: Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect offers a comprehensive repository, seamless integration with development tools, industry-standard modeling support, advanced visualizations, powerful customization, and extensive documentation and user community support. Visual Paradigm excels in its intuitive interface, diagramming capabilities, collaboration options, documentation generation tools, project management functionalities, and wide range of platforms and integrations.
Pricing and ROI: Both Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Visual Paradigm have received positive feedback regarding their pricing, setup cost, and licensing. Users find the setup cost of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect straightforward and relatively easy, while Visual Paradigm offers a hassle-free setup experience. Both products provide flexible licensing options to accommodate users' needs., Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect offers a substantial ROI, providing significant value. Visual Paradigm's positive ROI is attributed to its features, ease of use, and effectiveness in managing complex projects. Users appreciate the time-saving and cost-effective benefits.
Room for Improvement: Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect could improve its user interface, collaboration features, and performance. Additionally, users requested better integration with other tools and more intuitive functionalities. Visual Paradigm has received feedback on desired improvements for certain features or functions.
Deployment and customer support: In the reviews, users reported that the duration for establishing a new tech solution varies between Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Visual Paradigm. Some users mentioned separate timeframes for deployment, setup, and implementation with Sparx Systems, while others mentioned similar timeframes for deployment and setup with Visual Paradigm., Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect's customer service is highly praised by users for its responsive, knowledgeable, and efficient assistance. Visual Paradigm's customer service is praised for its prompt, helpful, and reliable support, with an efficient and friendly support team.
The summary above is based on 22 interviews we conducted recently with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Visual Paradigm users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"Simplified our task at maintaining architecture information and traceability with requirements."
"Using Sparx Enterprise Architect allowed my customer to detail and make the company's IT strategy visible and accessible to all. The system provided clear roadmaps for IT development and helped to keep up-to-date documentation of systems and processes."
"The solution saved a lot of time, about 30%."
"Customizable and tailored to the environment. Several template frameworks are provided."
"We could capture the process models around 24 countries with all their local variations."
"Sparx technical support is good."
"Artifact templates are most valuable."
"The product offers very good support for all mainstream modeling notations and architectural frameworks."
"Stable design software with multiple functions and features. It's simple to install and easy to use."
"Using the Component Diagram, Visual Paradigm helps with design and control, reusing components."
"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."
"What I like best about Visual Paradigm is its simple GUI, especially since I'm a new user. In my two years of experience with this tool, I didn't find it complex because I was able to learn how to use it via YouTube videos. Visual Paradigm is enough for me. I also find the bridging feature in the tool valuable."
"The initial setup is extremely straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of Visual Paradigm is the ability to design form flows, add libraries, create organizational charts, and connect them all together."
"The pricing model is attractive."
"The templates for documentation should be enhanced to include complex documents such as template RFP, or Non functional requirements template."
"Inconsistent UI elements must be tidied up with the toolbox gaps removed."
"The initial setup of the Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect It's very complicated. It's very difficult to start with the right templates because there are many possibilities. The deployment took approximately two days."
"The database management area was not usable."
"If you just want to create some diagrams with shapes and arrows, then use Visio."
"It would be nice to have it supported on the Linux operating system."
"Sparx can be a bit slow. If you are trying to design software architecture, sometimes we run into issues and need to refresh."
"The solution needs to offer better support for the mobile-based system. Right now, it's not working."
"The solution is not user-friendly. It uses a lot of memory and CPU. You have to have a good computer to use it."
"More flexibility when choosing the type of diagram would be nice."
"Visual Paradigm's initial deployment was difficult since we did it for the first time. It is challenging to learn to use the product."
"Visual Paradigm is heavier and has more complexity than one of its competitors, e.g. Lucidchart. It could have been better if it was more simplified."
"Visual Paradigm could improve many aspects. The performance could be better because it can be low. When we have large and complicated models, it has a low speed and many bugs. Sometimes the solution stops and you have to restart Microsoft Windows on your PC. The larger database modeling cannot be done properly, I have to use another solution called SAP PowerDesigner."
"The user interface is not easy to navigate, so it should be made easier."
"Visual Paradigm can improve by having better process mining tools and model integration."
"Takes up a lot of resources."
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Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is ranked 3rd in Business Process Design with 97 reviews while Visual Paradigm is ranked 7th in Business Process Design with 25 reviews. Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is rated 8.0, while Visual Paradigm is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect writes "Easy to set up and had no issues with stability, but it's not a very friendly tool, and its database modeling and entity-relationship modeling functions need improvement". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Visual Paradigm writes "Very flexible and easy to use with a good pricing model". Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is most compared with Visio, No Magic MagicDraw, Lucidchart, LeanIX and ARIS BPA, whereas Visual Paradigm is most compared with Visio, Lucidchart, Bizagi, No Magic MagicDraw and erwin Data Modeler by Quest. See our Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect vs. Visual Paradigm report.
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