Bizagi Reviews

We are using it for our processes. We have its latest version.

Its cost is the most valuable. It is not as expensive. It is also easy to make different types of processes for the users.

Bizagi doesn't have integrations with other solutions, such as ERP systems. In the industry and your company, you have a lot of systems with which you need to integrate, but Bizagi doesn't have such integrations, which makes it very difficult.

Its scalability can also be improved. It is good for a startup, but when you need something more complex, it is not good.

I have been using this solution for one year.

It is stable. We have a good impression of its stability and don't have any issues.

Its scalability is low. It is good for a startup, but when you need something more complex, this solution is not good. We have up to 50 users.

We have two to five engineers for its deployment and maintenance.

It is not expensive.

We are evaluating Appian and OutSystems to replace Bizagi. Appian or OutSystems can be implemented locally. This technology is good for transformation.

It is good for proof of concept. You can have a lot of issues if you don't know the features. It is a good solution, but when you have a complex problem, it is not enough.

I would rate Bizagi a five out of ten.

My primary use case of this product is to draw processes. I don't deal with any of the automatization or other features. I'm a customer of Bizagi and I work at a consulting company in Spain. 

The solution is very user friendly and the icons and options are high quality. I always use it as a modeler, not as a BPM.

The solution has issues when it comes to exporting in formats other than PDF, which is what I used to do. It's difficult sometimes to connect with a solution like Visio. For example, if I try to import, it's difficult because they don't keep the same pattern and process. The tools have been moved so I never connect Visio and Bizagi. The formats should be simplified, in my opinion. I'd like to be able to develop collaborative work but it's difficult to see how I could do this with Bizagi. Exporting is quite difficult and it's also impossible to attach documents. The design doesn't support this and it would be helpful if they could add this feature. 

I've been using this solution for almost four years. 

I haven't had any problems, this is a stable solution. 

The initial setup is very straightforward, it took me maybe four or five minutes. The product doesn't require maintenance. They update every new version as it appears. Sometimes there is an issue because the program comes out in English first, and it can take two or three weeks before the Spanish version comes out. I generally wait two or three weeks until they bring out the Spanish version and that's when I download it.

I'm using the free version so there are no licensing costs. 

Visio is also currently used in the company. It's now integrated with Office 365 and this is an advantage that Bizagi lacks. I think Visio is probably easier to use because they have more libraries of icons and things like that. Bizagi focuses on BPM while Visio can be used for a lot of things because it has a lot of libraries and different topics, more functionalities than Bizagi.

One thing Bizagi could implement would be the option for collaborative work because it's difficult to work with another person the way things are now. In my view, the collaborative factor is underdeveloped in Bizagi. Visio is used by most people in the company, I'm the only one using Bizagi. I used to use it on a daily basis but only occasionally now. 

I would recommend this solution because it's easy to use and very quick to install.

I rate this solution a nine out of 10. 

The solution offers a free version of their product.

The solution offers the best user interface and the easiest way of working for the many co-workers that are drawing and developing and documenting their processes. It's amazingly good at that.

The next step for the solution is when it comes to starting to do a little bit more deep modeling. When you start working with information modeling, et cetera, here is no really good solution for the data modeling and information modeling. You have the BPM and data albeit in data storage that they support very well. However, it's not quite enough. You can write in your information that there, but you don't have a direct connection or the easy connection to an easy to use modeling tool or modeling set up.

We've been using the solution since 2012. To be honest, we were actually using it when the company was quite young, however, the real extensive use has been over the last, I would say, four or five years.

We have had some problems with bugs. If you are converting and exporting into SharePoint and you have long path names, there's a limitation in part on the length of path names on SharePoint. We had problems with that. We got the new version just a couple of weeks ago and that solved the problem. Right now we don't have any issues with stability. 

The reply from Bizagi was understanding. They did not really see the problem right away, however, we figured out it was a mix between the versions of SharePoint and the version of Bizagi that we had. 

We haven't really had any issues with scaling. It's absolutely doable.

While our enterprise version has maybe 20 users, on the free version, we have somewhere between 250-300 people.

I have dealt with technical support in the past, however, not in these last few years. Initially, I was the one who had contact directly with technical support. However, now it's the product owner and the engineer. I can't really comment on how they are anymore. I know we have contact with them and we had contact with them with problems from time to time and I've never heard of any issues with their level of service. When we had issues with the long path names in SharePoint, the technical support team was very helpful and solved the issue.

The initial setup was very easy. If you use only the client, it's very easy. We have a license agreement with Bizagi and our organization. So we have created our own internal modules so that we order the Bizagi model or from our IT support. And they push it out to our laptops, and to our computers. 

It's the same thing with the updates. We push that out all the time. From a user perspective, it's a very nice and easy setup. I know that there were some problems with the connection and with setting up the sign-on in the right way, however, it works. I can't tell you whether the problem was because of our setup and our configuration of our side or what it was, however, it took a week or two before it was completely resolved. Now it's no longer an issue.

We only need one person to handle the maintenance. We have a set up for our internal tools with a product that the product owner owns several tools and he has engineers working with those tools. I know that we have one specialist in Bizagi, and they handle any maintenance issues on our behalf. That said, he's not working full-time with Bizagi either. It's probably 25-30% of his allotted time.

The solution does have a free version, which we use. However, we also use the enterprise version as well, which is under different licensing.

They should look a little bit at their license set up. There should be something in between the free version and the enterprise version, which has everything. The enterprise is very expensive, not very, but it is expensive. In many cases, you need a few of the functionalities in the enterprise, but not the sole enterprise model. 

They could actually gain a lot more licensed users if they had some of the functionalities of the enterprise version in the free version and created a mid-range option that sat in between both. 

For example, in order to publish on HTML, you need to have the enterprise model or publish it in SharePoint, so that you can have the connection to SharePoint. That is something where having a mid-license would benefit both themselves as a company, and the clients who don't want a full-enterprise solution.

We're customers of Bizagi. We don't have a business relationship with them.

We are using both the free and enterprise versions of the solution.

We using the free version to work with modeling and draping our basic business processes. We're also continuing into the enterprise version, to simulate and to build documentation on HTML, SharePoint, et cetera. Then, in a few cases, we're also working with the automation. I'm not doing that myself. I'm the part that is on the front-end of the journey for the processes. So we using it for our poses landscape basically, initially. 

We continue using the BPM and notation. That's what we're after.

I would recommend the solution to other organizations. However, they should decide a little bit on what their use case and needs might be before jumping into the solution to ensure it meets their needs.

Overall, I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. 

There are improvements to be done. The licensing structure has them missing out on quite a lot of satisfied users by forcing them to choose between a high-cost license or a free model that doesn't offer the few features they need. 

I used the solution for work. The solution helped us make process flow charts. It was specifically used for the BPMN process.

The product allowed users to connect with flow chart elements with ease.

The product did not work with very large and complicated charts. It became slow and barely usable. So, I stopped using it. The performance of the bigger charts must be improved. The import and export features must also be improved. There was a lot of trouble with exporting files that other people could use. The solution was very limited.

I used the solution for two months.

I rate the tool’s stability a seven out of ten.

I rate the tool’s scalability a five out of ten. I was the only person using the solution in my organization. I used it daily to complete everyday work tasks.

The information was not readily accessible. It was mostly on forums. The product doesn't have a large section for frequently asked questions. If we send the team an email, it takes a very long time to get a response. It's not really useful.

Neutral

I have used Tableau. I switched to Bizagi because I wanted to try it out. It was recommended as a good tool for BPMN.

I rate the ease of setup a seven out of ten. We needed internet connectivity to access the product. It was one of the major disadvantages of the tool. The deployment took us minutes. It was fairly easy.

I deployed the solution myself.

I was using the free version. The paid version was quite pricey. Bizagi was one part of a bigger solution. Three parts worked together as a whole system. Hence, the price was high. I rate the pricing a six out of ten.

I was comparing Bizagi and Visio. There were some features that I liked about Bizagi. It had some user-friendly features.

My recommendation depends on the needs of the person. If it's for complicated processes, then I wouldn't recommend it because it just gets slow and is barely workable. However, if it's for beginners who are learning BPMN, it is very good. It's self-explanatory. The solution explains the shapes and how they are used. Overall, I rate the tool a seven out of ten.

What I like best about Bizagi is that you can download the modeling software free of charge and start right away.

The most valuable feature is the simulation.

The speed of this solution needs to be improved.

Bizagi needs a way to define categories such as process groups like the APQC framework, PCF, and handle the processes within it. The APQC Institute specifies the PCF, which has requirements for quality assurance and there are many processes that are categorized by it. If the software had a feature to manage all of these processes in a hierarchical structure then it would be a very good feature. It is not something that is available in any modeler.

I have been using Bizagi for about one month.

I have not experienced any bugs or errors, so I think that it is stable.

I have only used Bizagi on one computer, so I have not tested scalability. From what I can tell, I think that it is good.

I have not had a need to contact technical support.

I have worked with Visual Paradigm, Visio, and Camunda Modeler.

The initial setup is not complex. It is simple to deploy and only takes a couple of minutes.

I downloaded and installed the modeler on my own.

The Bizagi modeler can be downloaded free of charge.

I downloaded the latest modeler but I do not have access to the engine.

Overall, I like this product and it would be great if it had more features to handle all of my processes and BPM diagrams.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

We are using the solution to develop our purchase and contract system.

The solution works on BPMN functions, which provides ease of developing and sharing the process.

The solution could work faster on the cloud.

We have been using the solution for less than a year.

It is quite a stable solution. I rate its stability as an eight.

We have ten users of the solution in our organization.

The solution's initial setup is simple. It took us a week to develop the processes. Also, it requires one technical assistant for deployment and maintenance.

We deployed the solution in-house with the help of standard lessons available online.

The solution's cost is affordable.

I rate the solution an eight.

Some of our main use cases are in project risk planning and tender cost management.

Our organization's adoption of Bizagi has greatly improved governance, especially where the role of academic secretariat is involved.

I like that Bizagi is fully compatible with BPMN 2.0. It also eases the way in which we work with BPMN 2.0 itself, which is a comprehensive and rather complex notation standard.

I would like to see a facility for building a simple CRUD application. In Bizagi, you can use database modeling, diagrams, forms, etc., but in some circumstances I need CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) functionalities which are not there yet.

I have been using Bizagi for the past five years. 

It is very stable and we have not had any problems.

We did not find any problems with scaling Bizagi. 

Technical support is quite satisfactory. They are very quick to resolve issues and to help new businesses get oriented with the transition to their BPM tools.

Early on, we used Excel spreadsheets for managing business processes. Then we looked into other BPM tools like IBM BPM, Oracle BPM, and Camunda BPM. However, we decided to use Bizagi because it provides rapid installation and immediate use of the various BPM tools. They also offer an easy installation script which has worked well for us.

It is fully compatible with BPMN 2.0 which is quite comprehensive and hard to learn, and Bizagi made using BPMN 2.0 much easier.

The initial setup is very easy, but only if you have well-stated requirements right from the beginning.

For academic notices, we have about 53 users. And for governance, we have about 14 users.

In governance, we have about five people in the strategic staff using Bizagi. We also have other people in management, as well as analysts, using the solution. In the academic notices, we have mainly management and operational staff.

Make sure that your requirements are explicitly defined from the outset. This will help you choose the right setup and licensing for your needs. 

I am very enthusiastic about Bizagi because it lets you see anything you need to see very quickly.

I would rate Bizagi an eight out of ten.