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Visual Paradigm vs WorkflowGen comparison

Visual Paradigm and WorkflowGen are both solutions in the Business Process Design category. Visual Paradigm is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.7, while WorkflowGen is ranked #30. Visual Paradigm holds a 5.8% mindshare in BPD, compared to WorkflowGen’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Visual Paradigm users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of WorkflowGen users who would recommend it.
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100% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Visual Paradigm and WorkflowGen are competing products in process management and design tools. Users are generally more satisfied with Visual Paradigm's pricing and support, while WorkflowGen shows strength in feature set, justifying its higher cost.

Features:Visual Paradigm focuses on modeling capabilities, covering UML, BPMN, and SysML with strong integration support. WorkflowGen emphasizes workflow automation, customization options, and versatility in handling process automation, proving suitable for complex business processes.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:Visual Paradigm provides flexible on-premise and cloud deployment with comprehensive onboarding support. WorkflowGen offers a robust on-premises model, appreciated for its intuitive support systems and customer service. Visual Paradigm's hybrid deployment offers broader adaptability.

Pricing and ROI:Visual Paradigm is noted for moderate setup costs, offering good ROI through scalability and extensive features. WorkflowGen, while higher in initial cost, provides significant ROI due to powerful automation capabilities, facilitating long-term efficiency.

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Categories and Ranking

Visual Paradigm
Ranking in Business Process Design
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
WorkflowGen
Ranking in Business Process Design
30th
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 (37th), Low-Code Development Platforms (47th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of Visual Paradigm is 5.8%, down from 6.7% 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.
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Angie Ibrahim Eissa - PeerSpot reviewer
A software application designed for software development teams to model business information systems and manage development processes
Setting up Visual Paradigm is easy. There's hardly any configuration needed, unlike some other tools. You just choose your method and diagram type, and you're good to go. As for improvements, integrating project management features with diagrams could be better. Viewing outputs could also be smoother, especially when working with multiple files.Deployment is quick and painless. It practically takes no time at all to set up. And because I also teach at the university, I use Visual Paradigm for my classes and case studies. It's easy to switch between products, and my students have no trouble using it on their own.
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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…
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Visual Paradigm is simple and easy to use."
"Using the Component Diagram, Visual Paradigm helps with design and control, reusing components."
"The pricing model is attractive."
"Visual Paradigm allowed me to create UML diagrams efficiently."
"The solution is the best application for data modeling. It helps to architect business processes. Its best features are pricing and functionality."
"The solution is very user-friendly. It's easy to just open it and start working."
"It is a scalable solution since it can be used at an individual level as well as for enterprise-sized businesses."
"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."
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"We use it a lot for creating workflows to transfer materials between plants, which is a signature part of what we do."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in the licensing model. I would suggest implementing country-specific pricing, as many other products in India do. This would make Visual Paradigm more affordable and accessible."
"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 is much better now. But each project has its own challenges, which is why I'm exploring different tools for my new projects. For instance, designing reports can be tough, especially with the costly intervention of professional services from vendors."
"I would like to see the ability to easily export to groupware, such as Atlassian Confluence."
"The user interface is not easy to navigate, so it should be made easier."
"It's still early for me to comment since I've only been using it for two months, but the responsiveness when diagramming needs to be improved."
"The solution could be more compatible with other products in the future."
"The solution can improve by updating the user interface, and graphics."
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"This solution needs to be more customizable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"I rate Visual Paradigm's pricing a five out of ten."
"Pricing for Visual Paradigm is a four out of five for me. I'm happy with its pricing."
"I rate the pricing a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"Visual Paradigm has two models available. One of them is the educational edition, and another is the business edition. For my personal usage, I use the educational version mostly. In a project, my customers have to purchase a license."
"This is an open-sourced solution, it is free to use."
"Visual Paradigm's pricing is not expensive."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Visual Paradigm?
The solution is the best application for data modeling. It helps to architect business processes. Its best features are pricing and functionality.
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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.
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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.
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Overview

Visual Paradigm is a UML tool. The tool is designed for a wide range of users including software engineers, system analysts, business analysts and system architects, or for anyone who is interested in reliably building large-scale software systems using an object-oriented approach. In addition, Visual Paradigm supports the latest standards of UML notation.
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Automate any type of human and system-based enterprise process within a battle-tested infrastructure.

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Sample Customers

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