We compared Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Ardoq based on our user's reviews in 4 parameters. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is praised for its comprehensive modeling capabilities, a vast library of templates, and competitive pricing. Users have highlighted the need for better UI, documentation, and integration. Users found Ardoq to be flexible in data modeling, collaborative, and easy to use, with some improvements needed in integration, reporting, and customer support responsiveness. Both products offer positive ROI and excellent customer service.
Features: Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect excels in comprehensive modeling and customization options with seamless integration, vast templates. Ardoq stands out for flexibility in data modeling, collaborative platform, integration capabilities, and intuitive user interface.
Pricing and ROI: Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is noted for its flexibility in licensing options and overall value for the price, although some find the initial setup cost to be high. Users find Ardoq to have reasonable pricing, lower setup costs, and flexible licensing options. Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is commended for its robust features and cost savings. Ardoq offers customizable features and efficient data visualization, saving time and resources.
Room for Improvement: Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect users suggest improving UI, tutorials, integration, performance, and stability. Ardoq users seek better software integration, reporting, training, support, performance, pricing transparency, mobile app, UI, collaboration, security, and data protection.
Deployment and customer support: Users had mixed experiences with setting up Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, with some finding it simple and others finding it complex. Setting up Ardoq was difficult but doable for most users and took around an hour if done correctly. Ardoq can also be deployed on AWS and Azure for cloud usage. Opinions on Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect's technical support vary, with some customers finding it good while others have not interacted with the team. Ardoq's customer service is regarded as helpful and excellent, especially for paid extended support.
The summary above is based on 11 interviews we conducted recently with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Ardoq users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
It's a powerful product with plenty of features, it's not easy for even experienced users to find their way without guidance.
We typically work with models that involve up to 50 modelers and as many as 10,000 elements and 20,000 relationships without significant difficulties.
One of the reasons many public sector institutions in the Czech Republic use it is that it provides a very good price-performance ratio.
I’ve been quite satisfied with the stability.
We then define the structure of the repository and organize it in a reasonable way.
A Dynamic and Data-Driven Approach to Enterprise Architecture
Engage and connect stakeholders across the organization with business-friendly visualizations understandable to all.
Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is an enterprise solution that helps streamline, accelerate, and integrate software, system, and business development. With this intuitive modeling and design solution, enterprises can stay in control of their workplaces, enable collaboration, support their teams and colleagues, and manage complex projects. Software architects, business analysts, project managers, developers, support staff, and testers can unite under a single repository. Through numerous view points and potential sub-systems, users are offered a unified view in a complex environment.
With Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, users are also offered a shared model option which can be accessed quickly and securely by in-office and remote team members through the Enterprise Architect’s Pro Cloud Server. Building a coherent, verifiable model can be done by connecting and integrating a variety of behavioral and structural information in visual form. As a result, Enterprise Architect offers high performance, flexibility, and the ability to model, manage, and trace every stage of the business development and modeling process.
Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect Features
Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect assists in creating a unified and accessible vision in business development by offering a flexible platform with a unique set of rich features. These features include:
Reviews from Real Users
Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect merges high-end tools, online availability, a dedication to open standards, and accessible pricing so enterprises can stay in control of their workplaces, whether remote or in-office. Users particularly like the architectural frameworks and the scalability.
Marc L., a principal architecture enterprise solution adviser at Cronomagic Canada, notes, "The product offers very good support for all mainstream modeling notations and architectural frameworks."
An enterprise architect at a manufacturing company writes, "Scalable solution for modeling, project sharing, and collaboration. Support for it is good."
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