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Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect vs WorkflowGen comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Sparx Systems Enterprise Ar...
Ranking in Business Process Design
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
99
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Architecture Management (2nd)
WorkflowGen
Ranking in Business Process Design
31st
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (51st), Process Automation (43rd), Rapid Application Development Software (38th), Low-Code Development Platforms (46th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is 10.5%, down from 12.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WorkflowGen is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Design
 

Featured Reviews

Milan Sterba - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
CO
Good for automatically triggering workflows, but needs to be more customizable
We use this product for many different reasons related to our business We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do. The most valuable feature is the ability to automatically trigger the workflow. This solution needs to be…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect was easy to set up and it took just twenty minutes."
"The features I find most valuable is the ability to create a document and then put it into a OneCare artifact."
"Its most valuable feature is the Zachman Framework."
"The most valuable feature is the integrated data model, so if I change the name of an item, all models using that object are automatically updated."
"Some of the business processes are very easy to compare when you have the diagrams."
"The TOGAF ADM model is most valuable. It is also very cheap as compared to other options in the market."
"Artifact templates are most valuable."
"Customizable and tailored to the environment. Several template frameworks are provided."
"We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do."
 

Cons

"One room for improvement in Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is that it's not very friendly. Another room for improvement in the tool is that it doesn't enable you to import the metadata from a database very easily, so reverse engineering of a database was very difficult. Its database modeling and entity-relationship modeling functions need improvement."
"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."
"Not visually appealing."
"It would be great if we could decrease the use of different parts of the Toolbox."
"The UI is a little bit outdated. It should be more fresh and clean."
"It would be nice to have it supported on the Linux operating system."
"Weak in regards to data modelling. No logical or physical modelling or migration from conceptual to physical."
"Even if there are web-based tools in the Enterprise Architecture tool ecosystem (like Prolaborate), the main modeling application is still a fat client application."
"This solution needs to be more customizable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We had a yearly license."
"The pricing for ultimate version is steeply high."
"This product has a paid license, with a yearly subscription option."
"Pricing and licensing is very attractive, simple, and straightforward."
"The license for Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is paid yearly, but I don't handle that area. It's good for its price, so I'm rating it a five out of five, but I'm not using it much. I also don't have information regarding additional costs apart from the standard licensing fees."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"We paid 1200 euros as a once-off cost. All add ons and integrations come at an additional cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect?
The stability has been good and satisfactory. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect?
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?
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Comcast, Deloitte, Mitsui & Co Ltd, Sanofi Pasteur, Textron, XL Group. WorkflowGen accelerates business process adaptability in 70 countries for 500+ organizations and 1,000,000 users.
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