MEGA HOPEX Reviews

MEGA is a world-class application that would suit any kind of business, environment, retail business, city planning business, municipality, any bank or national, any air traffic control unit, and even for the space industry. MEGA is being used with global standards. The global standards are GRC governance, risk and complaints, data modeling, and business process management. Many methodologies and products are available within a HOPEX application that will serve different business requirements.

I currently deal with business process management, GRC models, and data modeling. My previous company is completely retail where they'll use it to define the business process and the process-oriented mechanisms. The functionality is very much suitable for anything. You can define the process, create the projects, and create the business functions, business processes, organization, and data modeling structures with that will interact with the legacy standards.

The latest version is HOPEX WiFi. HOPEX can be on the cloud and accessed from anywhere within the given access network area.

It is very interactive. We can do things from anywhere, and all the applications will work as specified.

We can generate documents and can publish the documents. We can create a data match and visualize graphs and everything. Everything can be generated from the web interface itself. It has good functionality.

We can develop our own customizations and meta models to define requirements, in-house business functions, and requirements.

MEGA is already defined by global standards. A company can adapt to global standards and work in such a way to design its own methodology to define its structure.

The interface is very good.

We don’t have any issues with the solution as it is right now. It offers all the functionalities one would expect.

The initial setup is a little complex.

I’ve used the solution for eight years.

It is a very stable solution. The performance is very good. The loading time is very good and we have a set of guidelines letter to maintain the performance so that even through a web interface, you can launch the data launch website very quickly and access the data very fast. I did not see any lag.

That said, three or four years back, we had a lot of issues with the performance, and we got a different solution for that. We performed a reorganization of the database, and we used it to clear the history, something like that. But right now, even all these things have been addressed and it was very far better than before.

And I don't have any complaints from my end users. They are very happy. All end users are from Paris, Belgium, and London.

The solution is scalable. We can add a number of users. That is not a problem. However, the problem comes here with the license. The licenses are very costly. Licenses will be given based on your discussion with the salesperson. They will define the scope of your business needs and they will suggest the number of licenses for each and every license product. Each and every product will be connected and whoever connects first. For example, if I take the license for 10 people, whoever connects the first people, whoever connects the first 10, for them, that license will be consumed. The 11th person will be parked aside. He has to wait to use the license.

We have more than 150 licenses here. It’s used quite widely and does help productivity.

I used the solution at least once or twice a month. Right now, the application is very stable, and there are no escalations. Still, when I’ve reached out to them in the past, I’ve had a good experience. The technical leads act quickly.

They will give support only when the new application version is in support mode. If the application goes out of support date, they will not support, and they'll not provide any solution that is already agreed as a part of the agreement.

Still, their support is always excellent. If you raise a question, they'll provide a solution quickly and have a separate dedicated R&D team that can also investigate.

Positive

I’m not sure if we have ever used a different solution. We’ve used this product for years.

The initial setup was complex. We have to make sure we have to add so many security items in between the encryption, for example. There is a list of steps given by MEGA that we have to follow. However, that is something a technical person can handle. Still, it is not straightforward or easy to install.

We can do it pretty quickly and easily if it is in a normal, thin-line application. You just click next, next, next, and it'll install the application. However, to make sure you deploy the web interface, web version, and everything, some guidelines are given. We have to configure everything, and we need to ensure that everything is in compliance with the company’s security policies.

The deployment will take one day. The installation is just five to 20 minutes of time. However, considering that things are dependent on multiple teams, you can’t actually execute anything in that amount of time. Sometimes we lose permission. Sometimes we allow permissions to the license file. There are many dependencies. That said, if everything is ready, then we can execute everything in one or two hours.

I am an experienced person. I have deployed the application on many servers and know what to expect, including dependencies and permissions. We need the local admin rights of the user, for example. We must ensure we keep every task in line and gain access. And then we can do the things within one and two hours. If you are experienced and know what to expect, you can reduce the amount of time it will take.

While licensing can get expensive, I can’t speak to the exact price. It really depends on how many licenses are needed by the organization. If I only need 150 licenses and another company needs 5,000, the pricing will be drastically different.

We’re a customer and end-user.

I’d advise if a user is curious about the solution, they should first make sure that it fits their needs. They need to confirm how they will use it.

I’d recommend the solution as it is a world-class application.

I would rate the solution nine out of ten.

It supports real business needs and can be used in various sectors, like retail banking and space data. NASA is using this as per my knowledge, for example. The customized functionalities are all there. You only insert your data according to your requirements and it'll get through the standards and it'll produce the documents and the websites needed to publish to the customers.

HOPEX creates a database of applications, technologies, and platforms. We integrate the solution with the entire enterprise to manage our architectural components. We currently have around 300 users, but we are moving away from HOPEX. 

The most valuable feature is the completeness of HOPEX's meta-model. It's a strong meta-model that's rigid but comprehensive. It's a logical fit for our understanding of how we want things modeled in our database.

It takes a long time to learn how to use HOPEX. It's hard to work with it because the user interface is bad. For example, if you want to build a complex system diagram, you need a lot of knowledge to do this correctly and make it readable. In MEGA, you need to create a report and it takes a long time to publish it. The publishing is offline. With RDoC, everything is online.

I have been using HOPEX for 10 years.

HOPEX is normally stable, but operations like reporting are too slow. 

You can scale up HOPEX with no problem. We have about 3,000 applications and many components.

I rate MEGA support eight out of 10. 

Positive

Setting up HOPEX is complex. We need two or three guys to run it and support the user base.

We do our training in-house with support from MEGA.

We are switching to RDoC, which has a much better user interface. It will allow us to expand our staff members' knowledge and increase the value of enterprise architecture. It will enable business users to discuss the architecture with us better.

I rate MEGA HOPEX seven out of 10. It's too complex for users who lack experience with enterprise architecture. This is a tool for experts with advanced knowledge already. You need to know what you want to do it. It's better to start with another tool.

I used the tool enterprise architectural tool. I used it for my master's degree, my master's thesis.

I searched for the typical applications and their connections.

The product was briefly used. It had a lot of good, simple, common features.

Its initial setup was simple. 

The solution itself was easy to use. 

It works very well. It is robust and great for sizable companies. 

It is stable.

I cannot recall coming across any missing features.

I've been using the solution for four years. 

It was stable and reliable. I'd rate its stability nine out of ten. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

My understanding is that it can scale. However, I did not attempt to scale the solution. I briefly used it. 

I never had to contact technical support.

I've also used ARIS in the past. HOPEX was the first architectural tool for me. 

The initial setup was very straightforward. It was very easy to deploy. There isn't much of an installation. I simply had to log in and start using it. 

I did not deal with the licensing. I had free usage.

We are using the latest version of the solution. 

I'd recommend the solution to others, specifically bigger companies. It's a very robust tool. HOPEX can handle big projects.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten overall.

MEGA HOPEX is the tool of my customer, an energy and facilities company.

The tool is used for application modeling and application data exchange purposes. MEGA HOPEX is also used to classify applications by the business capability for anthology purposes. It's an application and data flow tool.

The reference model in MEGA HOPEX has benefited my customer working in nuclear plants.

What's most valuable in MEGA HOPEX is that it follows the reference model where each component is defined. When you put the component on the diagram, it shows you all semantic definitions, including the flags, data flow, interface, etc. 

I also like the diagram consistency in MEGA HOPEX.

An area for improvement in MEGA HOPEX is its vast learning curve. The tool is also heavy, so that's a pain point. MEGA HOPEX is also tricky to use if you don't train for many hours.

As a holistic tool, it's supposed to do everything, so everything's connected. For example, your application is connected to data, so your screen is full of information, which works when you have many people working on your information system using MEGA HOPEX. For example, my customer that works with nuclear plants is a big organization. However, the tool would be too complex for a functional organization or a small organization such as in the HR or Financial niche because not as many people work on the information system and the tool.

"HOPEX" in MEGA HOPEX stands for Holistic Platform of Excellence, so you can do everything and describe everything, but the tool is too complex for small business users.

I also found the modeling tool of ARIS better than the modeling tool of MEGA HOPEX.

I rate the tool six on a scale of one to ten because of its complexity.

I've been using MEGA HOPEX for one year.

MEGA HOPEX is a very stable tool, so it's a nine out of ten.

MEGA HOPEX is very scalable, so it's an eight out of ten.

I only used MEGA HOPEX. It's the only enterprise architecture tool I have experience with.

My customer has a special team dedicated to MEGA HOPEX implementation, so implementing it is no issue.

I've been told that MEGA HOPEX is very expensive, which is why small organizations dismiss the tool. It's complex and costly versus other simpler and cheaper solutions.

I'm a consultant and architect, so I'm using an architecture product called MEGA HOPEX.

MEGA HOPEX is deployed on-premises. The customer wanted to deploy it on the cloud but had to stick to an on-premise deployment because of sovereignty.

I'd recommend the tool for people with very critical use cases. Otherwise, you'll find more straightforward tools than MEGA HOPEX.

I use MEGA HOPEX for enterprise architecture and risk management.

MEGA HOPEX helps me to see the benefits of different solutions in terms of the entire ecosystem I have, by providing different integrations and overseeing the entire system.

MEGA HOPEX integrates different systems well and helps in overseeing everything.

There is still room for improvement in MEGA HOPEX in my field of work. Some aspects are not working efficiently.

Scalability is generally good, but it may pose challenges.

Customer service is rated as very good with a score of ten out of ten.

Positive

The return on investment is good. However, there isn't any specific metrics mentioned.

MEGA HOPEX is perceived as somewhat expensive.

I would rate MEGA HOPEX a nine out of ten.

The first use case pertains to the certificate price domain. Secondly, we use it for enterprise reporting. Governance is one of the key areas.

The solution lacks additional models compared to other tools.

I have been using MEGA HOPEX for four years.

Setting up MEGA HOPEX requires a substantial budget allocation to ensure its functionality and effectiveness.

We are currently in the process of evaluating whether we should collaborate with MEGA or opt for another product. We are planning to utilize this tool for external purposes.

We are in the phase of avoiding redundancy and exploring its potential use cases. Primarily, we use it for business and application portfolio management, which is crucial for our operations. We're assessing our assets. We have another tool for asset management and are considering replacing it with MEGA.

We focus on transitioning towards a product-centric approach. Thus, all our business operations are aligned accordingly.

We can handle MEGA HOPEX. It's one of the best tools available. Another advantage is its accessibility; with MEGA HOPEX, We can use it anywhere. You can use BIN, PCE, Centograft, and more. MEGA HOPEX has its own proprietary standards that users must adhere to.

An additional model offers a constructive and guided approach to implementation. When dealing with an open-world scenario, convincing people can be challenging. Having a predefined model helps stakeholders understand the standards being followed. Alphabet or MEGA both fall under SysTrack. One of the best features of Abacus is the ability to select multiple models, which is essential when dealing with different business needs. It's important to recognize that one solution does not fit all requirements, so understanding how your specific requirements fit into the models is crucial.

I recommend MEGA HOPEX if the business context is straightforward and clear. Its stability depends on the audience you're interacting with and their technical or ER tool proficiency. If your audience isn’t tech-savvy, explaining MEGA HOPEX can be challenging.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

We are using MEGA HOPEX for process modeling, such as modeling IT tasks.

 We have a private server and the client also has their own server. 

The most valuable feature of MEGA HOPEX is the publication method for static websites. You can generate the whole database into a static website. Additionally, in the new tabular entry, you don't have to put objects or links, you can go and fill a tab and the MEGA HOPEX will generate an object for you in a simple way.

I have been using MEGA HOPEX for approximately four years.

MEGA HOPEX is stable.

The scalability of MEGA HOPEX is good.

We have three users using this solution in my company.

The support from MEGA HOPEX is good, they are quick to respond.

MEGA HOPEX's initial setup could be easier. The newer version is better but they still need to improve the process. The deployment took approximately four to eight hours.

I rate the setup of MEGA HOPEX a four out of five.

The price of the MEGA HOPEX license could improve, it is expensive. The license key for business process analysis and IT architecture is approximately €10,000. This price is fixed, it's not a subscription or cloud-based version. It is a one-time price.

My advice to others is they should check the other solution because the price will be the most important for every company and the price of MEGA HOPEX is high. This is a disadvantage compared to other solutions. However, the solution works very well.

I rate MEGA HOPEX a nine out of ten.

We are using the solution in one bank in Colombia. We are going to start implementation in two financial entities in Ecuador.

The support experience in Latin America is great. For us, it's very important to have local connections and use cases. MEGA has had a lot of partners in Latin America. It's the differentiation with the other companies. Many others use services outside of Latin America - in Europe or the USA. However, we like the local connection, which was the main selling point for us.

We need better traceability available. We want to have traceability between the business and the technology.

The initial setup can be quite complex at first.

The resolution needs to offer more potential for collaboration. Right now, it is much more geared towards one person working on the solution.

We have one year of experience using that tool.

We are managing the implementation via corporate and governance. We are going to scale all of the entities in the group. We are a financial group that has a presence in different countries in Latin America with different entities and we decided to manage this implementation in an incremental model starting from some specific companies. The plan is, in 2022, to integrate all the other entities in the group.

So far, we have less than 20 people using the product, however, we are going to increase the number of personnel.

Technical support is great. they are local and readily available. We like that they are so close, and we don't have to deal with support from the USA or Europe, which is much further away.

In the beginning, there was some complexity. We don't understand the benefit and the use of the tool. We defined a robot for business capabilities to be covered across all of the companies in the group. We are solving for the original lack of knowledge with a training process in the consulting services we have on offer.

We implement the solution with a partner and they have less than three people that help us. To use the tool, we need the technical staff to use the solution. 

We leveraged the expertise of local partners while initially implementing the solution. 

We pay a yearly licensing fee.

We have a standard fee for the use of the solution via their SaaS model and we have some consulting costs that depend on the scope of its implementation in each entity.

We have an agreement, a commercial agreement with MEGA, to support all the entities that are going to implement the solution.

We are a financial and insurance services industry company. We are focused on banks and insurance.

For new users, it's important that they understand the business architectural definitions and have knowledge of processes to gain the most value out of the solution. If the team that is evaluating the solution doesn't have such knowledge, there might be issues.

I would rate the solution at an eight out of ten.