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SAP Signavio Process Manager vs Sparx Systems Enterprise 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:
 

Categories and Ranking

SAP Signavio Process Manager
Ranking in Business Process Design
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Management (BPM) (7th)
Sparx Systems Enterprise Ar...
Ranking in Business Process Design
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
99
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Architecture Management (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of SAP Signavio Process Manager is 8.2%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is 7.4%, down from 11.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Design Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SAP Signavio Process Manager8.2%
Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect7.4%
Other84.4%
Business Process Design
 

Featured Reviews

Eury Reyes P - PeerSpot reviewer
Analista sr. de procesos de transformación digital at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reveals real bottlenecks, but pricing and usability need work still require improvement.
SAP Signavio Process Manager could be improved in several areas to make it more competitive and accessible. From my experience, the strongest opportunity lies in enhancing its process mining capabilities. While Signavio offers solid functionality, other tools like Celonis provide deeper insights and more seamless integrations, especially when working with large datasets or complex execution paths. Strengthening the integration layer and expanding native process mining features would significantly elevate the platform. Another area for improvement is pricing. The solution tends to be positioned at a premium level, which can limit adoption compared to other tools that offer similar or stronger capabilities at a more accessible cost. A more flexible or tiered pricing model would make the product more appealing to a broader range of organizations. Regarding usability, while the platform is powerful, it can feel advanced for users who do not have a process engineering background. Improving the user interface and offering more intuitive guidance for non-technical stakeholders would help increase engagement and ease of use across teams. In terms of support, the setup experience is manageable, especially with technical assistance, but there is room for SAP to provide more consistent and accessible support to ensure a smoother learning curve for new users. Overall, enhancements in process mining depth, integration capabilities, pricing flexibility, and user-friendliness would make SAP Signavio Process Manager a more compelling and widely adoptable solution.
Milan Sterba - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Enterprise Architect at Deepview S.r.o.
Efficient documentation generation through organized model structure with a good price-performance ratio
Whenever I begin a new project with Sparx, I have to spend time training people on how to use it since it is not straightforward. Although it's a powerful product with plenty of features, it's not easy for even experienced users to find their way without guidance. This is not the most user-friendly solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The modeling tool of Signavio was particularly nice because it has suggestions of where the best areas of improvement are and analyzes your data to show you where the areas of change for improvement are."
"The features I find most valuable are ease of use and the Collaboration Hub."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the portal for spreading it over the organization, the usability, and the workflow generator in the background."
"This functionality ("invite anyone for feedback") has substantially increased visibility over work-in-progress when it comes to process modelling and overall process management and it decreased the time spent on giving and receiving feedback through emails and through sharing screenshots/.ppt files/Visio files etc."
"The Signavio tool is very easy to use and it is one of the reasons why I like it."
"As a business transformation suite, Signavio offers a number of integrated helpful tools. The Process Modeler helps with the conceptual work, but is directly integrated with the components of the Workflow Accelerator (Automation) and the Process Intelligence (Mining). This makes Signavio an indispensable service package."
"The collaboration function in the project views is valuable because people can comment on the processes and we can respond."
"The most valuable feature is the glossary. It is really nice because all of the information is centralized, and that is a big help to the company."
"Its ability to reference and link to components from any diagram."
"It has led some teams to do better code reviews - to be less focussed on coding conventions (syntax) and more focussed on the semantics because of the abstraction level clear design affords."
"It's a very practical solution. You don't need to do an advanced course to start using this tool."
"It is a useful tool for modeling and testing automated processes."
"The platform is stable and reliable."
"The system provides powerful tools for obtaining reports and documentation."
"Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect supports multiple modeling languages like ArchiMate for database design, software lifecycle visualization, and team management."
"Ability to model and create view under same roof."
 

Cons

"We sometimes experience downtime or a dropped connection, so I think that the stability can be improved for the SaaS solution."
"I would like to be able to link a single word within a textual description directly to the glossary."
"If you start from scratch then I think this product would be ideal, but if you already have something then it may or may not suit you."
"It could be more flexible from a customization point of view, where the user is able to display only whatever he needs."
"The reporting is too slow and there is a limit of 250 processes."
"The licensing model could be better."
"The price can be made cheaper."
"Its reporting feature could have customization options."
"Using EA involves a steep learning curve if you want to understand its capabilities and functionality."
"I think the product is good. When I'm trying to do something specific for some part of project documentation, it's hard to get it figured out if you don't use it all the time. It's such a massive tool, it's hard to figure out how to dig in and get to the documentation where you have to be to get some idea of what to do. There are not a lot of examples that I'm aware of to be able to do that."
"Sparx can be a bit slow. If you are trying to design software architecture, sometimes we run into issues and need to refresh."
"What should be improved are the integration capabilities of the solution with Bizagi."
"The reporting needs improvement."
"The areas of improvement should be focused on utility service such as producing better graphics, perhaps having a wider image library set and producing better models for working directly with customers."
"When collaborating with other people, it needs to be more user-friendly."
"The user interface is not so good. It's not easy for someone to use it at first. The product takes some getting used to."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive."
"The solution is quite expensive compared to other vendors."
"We are using the free trial version."
"Although Signavio is a feature-rich solution, it is expensive for companies who haven’t reached a certain maturity level in their process management initiatives."
"I rate the tool's pricing a nine out of ten."
"Comparatively, it is a bit costly when you look at similar tools with similar features."
"The product is expensive."
"My client purchased one editor license and the collaboration hub, which covers up to a hundred people."
"I think our license costs roughly $1,000 a year, but I could be wrong."
"Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is priced well. The price we pay is approximately $20 per month. Other solutions I have found to be much more expensive."
"Pricing and licensing are suitable even for small companies."
"We have an annual license, and it's very affordable."
"It is very economical and low cost. You have to pay for a one-time license, and it is active forever."
"Enterprise licensing is competitive. What would be helpful if they load the pricing for consultants, you know, people who are consultants for clients. So the license is fine for end-user organizations. Still, they should consider lowering the license to support this adoption, particularly for people who are consultants like myself."
"There is a license for this solution. When comparing this solution to others it is priced well."
"Use floating licenses strategically."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise44
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise20
Large Enterprise58
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Signavio Process Manager or Celonis?
SAP Signavio Process Manager is a very robust industrial-grade business process modeling tool. It is easy to use and does not require too much technological involvement. This solution has a collabo...
What do you like most about Signavio Process Manager?
The visual representation is extremely powerful and easy to use in process modeling and analysis. I can show it to someone who doesn't know business process mapping, and they still understand bec...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Signavio Process Manager?
The price of SAP Signavio Process Manager was quite high but could be afforded by an organization with a sensitive data scale.
What do you like most about Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect?
The stability has been good and satisfactory. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect?
One of the reasons many public sector institutions in the Czech Republic use it is that it provides a very good price-performance ratio. While it might be cumbersome to learn, it still delivers exc...
What needs improvement with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect?
Whenever I begin a new project with Sparx, I have to spend time training people on how to use it since it is not straightforward. Although it's a powerful product with plenty of features, it's not ...
 

Also Known As

Signavio Process Editor
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Sample Customers

DHL, Coca Cola EP, Prudential, Zalando, T-Systems, Jabil, Endress+Hauser, Rakuten
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