Alfabet Enterprise Architecture Management vs iServer comparison

Software AG and Orbus Software are both solutions in the Enterprise Architecture Management category. Software AG is ranked #13 with an average rating of 7.0, while Orbus Software is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.4. Software AG holds a 2.5% mindshare in AM, compared to Orbus Software’s 4.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Orbus Software users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

iServer and Alfabet Enterprise Architecture Management provide enterprise architecture solutions. iServer typically excels in affordability and support, while Alfabet stands out with its extensive features for those who value capability over cost.

Features: iServer is known for its ease of use and customizable options allowing organizations to tailor their systems to specific needs. Its flexible interface supports various architectural models. Alfabet offers advanced features with comprehensive integration capabilities, robust modeling power, and detailed architecture management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: iServer ensures a smoother deployment process, aided by effective and responsive customer service, which facilitates quick adaptation and fewer disruptions. Alfabet's deployment process may be more intricate, requiring additional time and support, but professional service assists in navigating complex implementations.

Pricing and ROI: iServer is often more affordable, providing higher ROI through lower setup costs, making it suitable for cost-conscious organizations. Alfabet demands a higher initial investment, yet offers strong ROI for those leveraging its extensive feature set.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Alfabet Enterprise Architec...

Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management

13th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

iServer

Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management

7th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (13th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Enterprise Architecture Management category, the mindshare of Alfabet Enterprise Architecture Management is 2.5%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of iServer is 4.7%, up from 4.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Architecture Management

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AlanJackson

Partner: Enterprise Strategy & Advisory at Wipro Limited

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.

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Antonios Lazanakis

Senior IT Solution Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Flexible, easy to use, and easy to import data

We use iServer to establish an enterprise architecture function in our organization iServer is a very flexible platform for defining your own enterprise architecture model. It is very easy to import data, and we also have good integration with Visual Drawing Tools and SharePoint. The solution is…

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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

"The taxonomy support across all the phases is the most advantageous feature."

"The most valuable features of this solution are its customizability, and flexibility in the configuration."

"The initial setup was straightforward. It takes two to three days to set up the environment. One person was able to handle the implementation."

"The most valuable features of iServer are the integration with Microsoft Office and the interface is similar to Microsoft applications making them easy to use."

"We like the governance."

"It has helped having data lineage in the business cluster, which is used as control artifacts."

"iServer is a solution that helps catalog enterprise architect solutions and catalog information."

"iServer has valuable features for workflow and document management."

"I have to think less with this solution. It's simple."

"This is a flexible tool compared to some other solutions."

"There were lots of different requirements, and collaboration and review is one of the biggest things. There is also Office 360 integration, and there's flexibility to use it as a database as well."

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Cons

"The user experience, the layout and the different technologies behind the presentations are a bit old. These need to be updated. They should focus on web development. It's simply not supporting the current user experience guidelines."

"We would like to see the visualization of assets, as well as artificial intelligence techniques to assist us in making our decisions."

"The product is not great at implementing security frameworks across an end-to-end supply chain."

"Requirements management needs to be improved."

"iServer is a solid tool. Occasionally, we needed to contact the vendor to clarify details such as porting issues, missing components, and model specifics."

"The performance is slow, which is something that should be improved."

"It runs relatively slowly."

"Cannot see which activities are control activities."

"iServer should invest in enhancing the capabilities of the embedded drawing tool, draw.io."

"We could allocate permissions to use only specific components to the users rather than the entire instance."

"The modelling needs improvement, specifically forecasting capabilities and scenarios."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It's about 13K to set up and 9K for the license for three months. I think it's about 20K a year, but we haven't firmed up on pricing yet because the price depends on how long we commit to the solution."

"Aim for the exact number of people who shall define/review approve and view the processes, as it will impact the cost."

"They offer annual subscriptions for developing countries, which are not affordable for small or medium businesses."

"The solution is cheaper than its competitors."

"The product has a moderate pricing."

"The price of iServer is reasonable compared to other solutions."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Government

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Insurance Company

Educational Organization

30%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

10%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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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.

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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 ...

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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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What do you like most about iServer?

iServer has valuable features for workflow and document management.

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What needs improvement with iServer?

iServer should invest in enhancing the capabilities of the embedded drawing tool, draw.io. draw.io is a drawing tool used to draw architectural diagrams, flow diagrams, etc. It is an alternative to...

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What is your primary use case for iServer?

We use iServer to establish an enterprise architecture function in our organization.

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Overview

Software AG's Alfabet Enterprise Architecture Management Platform provides a collaborative platform for aligning the IT landscape with the business to guide competitive transformation. You can describe complex IT systems in terms of their business, application, information and technical layers, and develop standards for change. Build the foundation for business-IT transformation with an accurate, real-time picture of the IT landscape, including all applications and technologies, the inter-relationships between them, the information they exchange as well as the business organizations and processes they support.

Software AG

iServer is a unified software platform and enterprise modeling environment that extends and enhances the familiar, market leading Microsoft Visio and Office products. Core capabilities provided by iServer include an enhanced Microsoft Visio diagramming interface, a powerful central repository for all enterprise architecture or business process models and documentation, and a range of tools for visualization, analysis and decision making.

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Sample Customers

Metro Bank, Credit Suisse

Barclays, Cathay Pacific, Deloitte, British Gas, MasterCard

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