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Avolution ABACUS vs IBM Rational System Architect comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

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Avolution ABACUS support is responsive but varies globally, with delays in Europe and Middle East, better in North America.
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Customer service is generally praised, but transitions from IBM to UNICOM and support agreements have complicated user satisfaction.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.5
Avolution ABACUS users seek enhanced flexibility, integration, efficiency, and regional support, expressing concerns about resource-heavy usage and pricing.
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IBM Rational System Architect requires UI improvements, AI model inclusion, better integration, enhanced support, and comprehensive module packages.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
4.8
Avolution ABACUS is scalable with satisfied users, but limited by lack of Mac/Linux support and complex client-server scalability.
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IBM Rational System Architect is scalable in modeling, but integration and license management challenges lead some to consider replacement.
 

Setup Cost

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Avolution ABACUS offers reasonable pricing at $2000/year, competitive with other tools, and limited to licensing fees.
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Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Avolution ABACUS is generally seen as stable, though some users experience occasional technical issues and performance slowdowns.
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IBM Rational System Architect is very stable, with users experiencing no reported issues and recovering smoothly from crashes.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.4
Avolution ABACUS provides customizable modeling features, dynamic traceability, and supports enterprise architecture alignment with robust integration and management tools.
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IBM Rational System Architect excels in supporting frameworks, user-friendly modeling, customizable meta-models, and report publishing with stable versatility.
 

Categories and Ranking

Avolution ABACUS
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
14
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
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Enterprise Architecture Management category, the mindshare of Avolution ABACUS is 3.9%, down from 4.8% 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

BPMexp67 - PeerSpot reviewer
Powerful and customizable, but the interface needs to be more user-friendly and it needs dashboards
The user interface needs improvement because it is not user-friendly. They need dashboards because I think that it is really important in the market at the moment. Dashboards seem to be the solid bridge between the business and IT departments, and I didn't see anything there. The people that are going to decide to buy the product are the top management, and they are not interested in seeing the everyday operational aspects. Rather, they want to see results, which is why you need dashboards. They have an open door for integration with the model, but that's all. Integration with third-party tools needs to be improved. We did some research on this, and they have open doors with certain tools, but at least in this assessment, it was not clear how to do it. They say that you can do it, but we could not figure out how. So, this is an odd part that I think they can make more clear. I asked whether they have APIs available, or whether we had to create them from scratch, but I didn't get an answer. There is a feature called the versioning of the models, and it is not easy. It is hard because it requires a lot of technical skill to work with a model, process, or another artifact. If they want to expand in the European market then they are going to have to improve their technical support.
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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Government
15%
Computer Software Company
8%
Educational Organization
6%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Government
14%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Avolution ABACUS?
The tool's implementation is straightforward as everything is readily available. For instance, setting up a portal is seamless, allowing easy publishing and access to data. However, integrating wit...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Avolution ABACUS?
It's pricey compared to Essential, Deltek, or Essential Cloud. However, its diagramming capabilities and metamodel design make it worth it. But it's not for large user bases. It has modules for app...
What needs improvement with Avolution ABACUS?
The tool is quite extensive but doesn't have any intelligence built in. We have to design the dashboards ourselves, which is a challenge because we have to depend on the vendor for customizations. ...
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Sample Customers

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