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Avolution

Avolution Abacus

Composite Score

7.0 /10

CX Score

6.9 /10

15 Reviews Write a Review

What is Avolution Abacus?

A leading tool for modeling and roadmapping. ABACUS supports collaborative enterprise architecture and connects your IT and business strategy. Cloud-based data and dashboards streamline global collaboration and remote working. ABACUS helps architects to lighten their data workload and to motivate stakeholders to set priorities and take action.   Data owners can access and update their own data with user-friendly browser-based lists and personalised dashboards and reports (roadmaps, charts, models and KPIs) .

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Awards & Recognition

Avolution Abacus won the following awards in the Enterprise Architecture category

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3 Top Rated Features

2024

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0 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

Avolution Abacus Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+80 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Avolution Abacus?

7% Negative

12% Neutral

81% Positive

Pros

Efficient Service
Acts with Integrity
Trustworthy
Includes Product Enhancements

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Process Architecture

Data Visualization GIS

Software Distribution

Performance Management

Repository Management

Analytics and Reporting

Risk and Fraud Assessment

PCI and EMV Compatible

Collaboration

Project Management

Document Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Avolution Abacus Reviews

Role: Consultant
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Incredibly powerful EA tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Tons of features, still in pilot phase

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Turgay K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Insurance
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

Easy to Implement and Migrate from Existing Tools.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Avolution Abacus from other similar products?

Multiple enterprise architecture meta model support. Fast architecture repository management with Desktop, Web and API clients. Excellent reporting and dashboards for C-Levels and all stakeholders.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to implement TOGAF practice by providing Catalogs, Matrices, Diagrams from Desktop and Web UI. Both EA Team and stakeholders can update repository according to their roles. Out of the box cmdb and project management Integrations.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Customization limits based on configuration licences.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Comparing with other tools like Sparx and Alfabet, Abacus is an end to end enterprise architecture tool with low code support and you can manage, govern and relate both enterprise architecture models, business models, data architecture models and infrastructure topologies in the same repository with excellent catalog, matrices and diagram support.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Unique Features

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Awards & Recognition

Avolution Abacus Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+80 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Avolution Abacus?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Process Architecture Includes business process, policy, procedure, and project reviews.

Data Visualization GIS Thematic visualization with the ability to change views, including color, pattern/icon, dot-density, chart, scaled-symbol, and 3D prism themes

Software Distribution Includes electronic data interchange, document management, and financial reporting and analysis.

Performance Management Includes all aspects of performance appraisals and review design: rollout, conducting, tracking, measurement, and goal attainment.

Repository Management Includes storage, access control, and locking of files.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Risk and Fraud Assessment Includes the ability to document, mitigate, and respond to project risk conditions across the portfolio and detect instances of potential fraudulent claims.

PCI and EMV Compatible Includes system monitoring, remote access control, security alarms, and sensors.

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Project Management Includes support for elements of individual project management such as phase, task, resource, duration and budget, with Gantt and WBS views.

Document Management Includes features such as check-in/check-out and versioning controls on documents and artifacts.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Avolution Abacus Reviews

Incredibly powerful EA tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Tons of features, still in pilot phase

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Turgay K.

Easy to Implement and Migrate from Existing Tools.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Process Architecture

Data Visualization GIS

Software Distribution

Performance Management

Repository Management

Analytics and Reporting

Risk and Fraud Assessment

PCI and EMV Compatible

Collaboration

Project Management

Document Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation