The solution is used to help teach software engineering.
Easy to use and affordably priced
Pros and Cons
- "The initial setup is extremely straightforward."
- "The solution can improve by updating the user interface, and graphics."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the software modeling for UML, BPMN, and SoaML.
What needs improvement?
The solution can improve by updating the user interface and graphics. The solution also supports a few glitches in the methodologies that need to be corrected.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Visual Paradigm for 15 years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution appears to be scalable but I have limited experience using it with large groups.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is extremely straightforward. You just need to download the solution and install it on your device.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation was completed in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Compared to other solutions such as IBM Rational which is expensive, Visual Paradigm is priced low.
What other advice do I have?
I give the solution a nine out of ten.
I recommend the solution to everyone. It is easy to use and priced well.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
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Founder and CEO: Helping companies that have IBM mainframes to Modernize at IKAN
A well-documented and stable project management tool
Pros and Cons
- "It is a scalable solution...The initial setup was straightforward."
- "The user interface is not easy to navigate, so it should be made easier."
What is our primary use case?
We are working on enterprise architecture and have a banking business model we make available for the customers.
What is most valuable?
Visual Paradigm has many benefits over Spark, mostly importing and testing the rules. I can also do entity relationships on Paradigm. Plus, it is very well documented.
What needs improvement?
The user interface is not easy to navigate, so it should be made easier.
There is always room for improvement. The pricing could be a bit cheaper, and more automation and updates should be introduced.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Visual Paradigm for two years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable product. I would rate it nine out of ten. But not a complete ten because there is always room for improvement.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated IBM and Spark but chose Visual Paradigm because customers asked us to do so.
What other advice do I have?
It's an easy to use, well-documented and stable product.
Overall, I rate it a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: Apr 20, 2023
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Partner at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Minimal configuration and useful business process diagrams
Pros and Cons
- "The Visual Paradigm business process forms for designing we good. There was not a lot of configuration for the process diagram."
- "I was looking to generate code from the diagrams, but it was not totally clear how to do it."
What is most valuable?
The Visual Paradigm business process forms for designing we good. There was not a lot of configuration for the process diagram.
What needs improvement?
I was looking to generate code from the diagrams, but it was not totally clear how to do it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Visual Paradigm for approximately three days.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Visual Paradigm an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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