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Alfabet Enterprise Architecture Management vs IBM Rational System Architect comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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Scalability Issues

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IBM Rational System Architect is scalable in modeling, but integration and license management challenges lead some to consider replacement.
 

Valuable Features

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IBM Rational System Architect excels in supporting frameworks, user-friendly modeling, customizable meta-models, and report publishing with stable versatility.
 

Room For Improvement

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IBM Rational System Architect requires UI improvements, AI model inclusion, better integration, enhanced support, and comprehensive module packages.
 

Stability Issues

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IBM Rational System Architect is very stable, with users experiencing no reported issues and recovering smoothly from crashes.
 

Customer Service

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Customer service is generally praised, but transitions from IBM to UNICOM and support agreements have complicated user satisfaction.
 

Categories and Ranking

Alfabet Enterprise Architec...
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
13th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Rational System Architect
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
20th
Average Rating
7.4
Number of Reviews
5
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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Enterprise Architecture Management category, the mindshare of Alfabet Enterprise Architecture Management is 2.3%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Rational System Architect is 1.9%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Architecture Management
 

Featured Reviews

AlanJackson - PeerSpot reviewer
Great taxonomy support but raw business processing should be upgraded
Alfabet is not just a technology tool, it's also a business tool. And if a decision's made without the business involved, then Alfabet will not be in a position to deliver anything more than support for enterprise architect drawings and solutions drawings. It has to be the business. If you do that, it works well. If you don't and I've had the experience where they haven't evolved a business, then it just becomes a tech tool that the business doesn't care about. The stigma of having an environment that was so delayed in the maintenance caused lots of finger-pointing within the organization of who was right and who was wrong. It took a considerable period of time to move people past that point to actually look at it as a business tool supported by the technology team. I rate the solution seven out of 10.
RK
Modeling is useful, but many features need improvement and technical support is lacking
I find that almost every feature related to the models requires improvement. For example, I would like to see more trendy models, the look and feel of the models can be improved. This solution can be more user-friendly and easier to use, with better dashboards. The impact analysis feature is in need of heavy improvement. The is a standalone product that lacks integration with a business process automation engine. I would like to see the workflow improved, where it integrates seamlessly with the artifacts.
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Answers from the Community

BL
Aug 3, 2021
Aug 3, 2021
Hi @BruceLang ​ If I recall correctly you can export System Architect data via an XML file, and Alfabet will import XML. However, as you know these two products are very different in what they do and how they work. So depending on how you have used System Architect you are likely to be dropping a lot of information, you may be able to bring more information if you are planning to use ARIS as we...
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EB
May 25, 2021
Hello, @KamalHussein ​and @Yves Vander Schelden. Maybe you can assist?
MM
May 25, 2021
Hi @BruceLang ​ If I recall correctly you can export System Architect data via an XML file, and Alfabet will import XML. However, as you know these two products are very different in what they do and how they work. So depending on how you have used System Architect you are likely to be dropping a lot of information, you may be able to bring more information if you are planning to use ARIS as well as Alfabet. In any case you are still likely to have to do quite a bit of manual editing and changes to get the XML working.Kind Regards Mark
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
10%
Insurance Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Government
14%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Alfabet Enterprise Architecture Management?
The taxonomy support across all the phases is the most advantageous feature.
What needs improvement with Alfabet Enterprise Architecture Management?
The ability for Alfabet to acknowledge use cases that are specifically business-based and not technology-based and better integrate those process designs across the spectrum could be improved. The ...
What is your primary use case for Alfabet Enterprise Architecture Management?
I work for a systems integrator and we are end users. Organizations using this product are enterprise-size, our largest customer has 30,000 users. One customer had use cases built on sourcing raw m...
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Sample Customers

Metro Bank, Credit Suisse
Wuxi Lake Cloud, Nationwide, ETI, IDS Scheer
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