ARIS BPA vs PTC Windchill comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

ARIS BPA
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
64
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (3rd), Business Process Management (BPM) (6th)
PTC Windchill
Average Rating
5.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Architecture Management (22nd), Engineering Process (2nd), PLM Tools (1st)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Business Process Design category, the market share of ARIS BPA is 9.7% and it increased by 9.4% compared to the previous year. The market share of PTC Windchill is 0.3% and it decreased by 26.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Design
Unique Categories:
Business Process Management (BPM)
6.2%
Enterprise Architecture Management
0.5%
 

Featured Reviews

JR
Jun 1, 2023
Performs automatic rendering of diagrams, but usability needs to be improved
ARIS BPA was underutilized because they used the ARIS modeling paradigm, including value-added chains, EPCs, and functional allocation diagrams ARIS BPA is coming up with a centralized repository of local business processes that could be referenced for design work and operations. The most…
JY
Aug 28, 2023
Pricy and tough to integrate with some solutions, though it provided essential support for workflows
I use the solution for product data management The solution provided essential support for workflow and decision-making. I like how the product integrates with other technical solutions. Source control and application management can be integrated into Windchill. Also, since the product is based…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In addition to our applications, we have also stored, in ARIS, the footprint of where those applications have been implemented. That means we know in which country a given application has been implemented. With embedded geolocation, we have a very visual world map, where we can see the footprint of each application."
"You can relate different aspects of an organization to each other, and you can clearly define the rates seen in the application."
"Also, the UML parts have been improved very much in the last two years. And it's very powerful now to combine the BPMN and UML parts in the product, because you can make a connection between them, so that you have the right interoperability between them. So if you're doing data modeling, you can use your class diagram and bind that to the BPMN part."
"MFT is quite attractive. A large amount of data is passed in almost no time and it is quite easy to use."
"It has allowed us to model our enterprise process architecture."
"It has helped me get some ideas across more clearly to my colleagues.​"
"In general, the users really like it and they can get started using it very easily."
"It helps the business make an informed decision."
"I like how the product integrates with other technical solutions."
 

Cons

"It would be helpful if ARIS BPA could have a simple database to get the extract of various attributes."
"One thing that could be improved is regarding the handling of the content itself. Maybe ARIS could provide a set of best practices, or best processes, so that people do not have to start from scratch."
"Since ARIS 9.X was released, the product has not been as robust and responsive as the previous versions​."
"There is a lot of room for improvement. They need to increase the performance of the system flow. They need to support it more. ARIS Process Governance is still quite basic, and they are using an old BPM and process automation module."
"Newer versions (9.x) are technically more difficult to maintain."
"ARIS needs to make a better user interface. The user interface sucks. The problem with ARIS is that they have two interfaces for the same product."
"Its governance tool and integration with ESB and execution engine can be improved. Their partner support can also be improved."
"Create simple data uploader."
"Some parts of the system are exclusive, so we can't work with them."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"ARIS BPA is too costly from a licensing perspective."
"The product is inexpensive."
"The solution has a fair price for the value it delivers."
"In terms of pricing, it would be nice if it were more affordable."
"Their license model is really difficult to understand, and licenses are quite expensive."
"You will never get a fixed price for this product because they will go in and ask you what kind of environment would you like to set up? How many people will you work with? How big is your organization? Today, they have a fixed price to say, "Okay, just to start the business area, buy two licenses for modeling and eight people that can look into the product." They have this kind of fixed price. It's 50,000 Danish Krone. If you divided that by about six, then you get the pricing in dollars. Still, when you are going out, negotiate and find the right price. You will never get a fixed price: "It costs this and, if you take ten of these, seven of these and eight of these, and then it costs this." No, you negotiate every time."
"The price could be better."
"This is absolutely not the cheapest solution in the market, but for large companies, the price is fine."
"I rate PTC Windchill's pricing a seven out of ten since it is pricey."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
27%
Computer Software Company
16%
Healthcare Company
5%
Retailer
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ARIS BPA?
The most valuable features of ARIS BPA are its flexibility and reporting.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ARIS BPA?
ARIS has different licensing mechanisms for different modules, but they are perpetual licenses. So you pay once. It is a mid-range product in terms of licensing costs. So, it depends on what you wa...
What needs improvement with ARIS BPA?
I always miss an execution module that is better than the current one. The current one is called ARIS Process Governance, and it's mostly focused on setting up internal workloads for ARIS and the p...
What do you like most about PTC Windchill?
I like how the product integrates with other technical solutions.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PTC Windchill?
I rate PTC Windchill's pricing a seven out of ten since it is pricey. The costs are fixed, and there are no additional costs.
What needs improvement with PTC Windchill?
Some parts of the system are exclusive, so we can't work with them. There are many programs, but ones from other companies' systems are hard to maintain. Though they are from the same neutral forma...
 

Also Known As

ARIS, ARIS BPM
Windchill, Atego Artisan Studio, Integrity Modeler
 

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Sample Customers

Tesco, Weifu, Airbus, Siemens, Proximus, Alicorp, Sekerbank, Bancor, Philips,Sky, Emirates NBD, Dubai Municipality, Suva, U.S. Army, Australia Post, Westfalen Weser Energie - ARIS serves customers across all industries and of every size worldwide. Companies trust ARIS as the market leader for process excellence with more than 30 years of experience in the market, 10 million users worldwide, from 1 user companies to the Fortune 500.
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