Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect
What is Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect?
With built-in requirements management capabilities, Enterprise Architect helps you trace high-level specifications to analysis, design, implementation, test and maintenance models using UML, SysML, BPMN and other open standards.
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88 Likeliness to Recommend
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89 Plan to Renew
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82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+85 Net Emotional Footprint
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- Fair
- Effective Service
- Respectful
- Acts with Integrity
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Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect Reviews
Darko K.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Transportation
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Nov 2024
A top Enterprise Architecture tool in the market!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect from other similar products?
It is a comprehensible solution that provides full lifecycle modeling capabilities with reporting. The tool provides support for a variety of modeling standards, including UML, BPMN, SysML, ArchiMate, and others, which makes it adaptable for enterprise architecture, business process analysis, requirements management, and solution architecture. The tool is great for organizations that need to develop conceptual, logical and physical solution architecture diagrams. It is a extremely powerful tool for organizations that want to understand their business and technology landscapes.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The reporting capabilities of the tool are great. They are highly customizable and it allows the user to tailor the tool for specific project needs. Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect integrates with many tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Git which allows for versatility when setting up projects. Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is not an open source tool, therefore once purchased it allows for many online resources for training and support. The tool is great for business process management. All the models and project artifacts are stored in a centralized repository which allow for comprehensive reporting.
What do you dislike most about this product?
There is a learning curve that is needed for this product due the complexities of the tool. For teams that are not that familiar with UML or architecture modelling, then training will have to take place. The tool's user interface is not intuitive at first glance. If a person wants to just develop simple architecture models, then there are open source options as an alternative. It can take time for the tool to be set up with concurrent users. For the tool to be a success in any organization there needs to be a dedicated Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect Administrator that will manage and maintain the architectural model.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It is an amazing tool to use for organizations that require large-scale Enterprise Architecture. Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is a versatile tool for modeling and managing complex systems and architectures,. It provides great views for both the technical and business perspectives. It has a broad features which makes it a solid choice for teams and organizations in need of comprehensive architecture, modeling, and project management capabilities.. Large organizations tend to adopt standards, and the tool supports frameworks like TOGAF, Zachman, and ArchiMate for architecture modeling which makes it a great fit.
Pros
- Respectful
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
Marcus S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Nov 2024
I used to love EA, not anymore
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect from other similar products?
it has solid background, it was the leader of them all, you can still use it in large environments, it is proven.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Nostalgia, and not needed to learn how other works.
What do you dislike most about this product?
If had fall stagnant, and way behind, the way today's software development works, it should have guided EA, for example it should had started to read things from code, even use other standards and import opendocs, terraform files, and such. For me that I used to love EA it feels like now is not even a option.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Please make sure you will use most of the available features, and that you will not need the missing ones.
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- Trustworthy
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
- Caring
Cons
- Inhibits Innovation
- Slower Product Innovation
- Less Inspiring
Aqib S.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2024
Powerful and User Friendly
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect from other similar products?
Sparx System is cost effective option with extensive features for enterprise architecture modeling but its interface feels dated and collaboration feature might be weaker than cloud based competitors
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Sparx Systems is most appealing feature sees to balance between affordability and powerful feature
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing much all good
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
easy to use if affordability is a major concern then Sparx System is best choice
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing