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Sparx Systems Pty Ltd

Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect

Composite Score

7.1 /10

CX Score

7.3 /10

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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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Awards & Recognition

Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect won the following awards in the Enterprise Architecture category

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Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2025

0 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2025

Strategy and Innovation

2024

3 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2022

Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect Ratings

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85 Likeliness to Recommend

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Since last award

84 Plan to Renew

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Since last award

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.

+82 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 Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect?

7% Negative

2% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Fair
Respectful
Acts with Integrity
Friendly Negotiation

Feature Ratings

Average 75

Business Process Modeling

Centralized Architecture Repository

Analytics and Reporting

Architecture Governance

Integration and Data Ingestion

Technology Portfolio Management

Application Portfolio Management

Architecture Modeling and Visualization

Collaboration

Impact and Dependency Analysis

Business Capability Modeling

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 72

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect Reviews

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted May 2021

Supports the maintenance of project documentation!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Inspires Innovation

Major Y.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2021

Dynamic product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect from other similar products?

End to end enterprise use for all actors

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Be able to use 1 repository for everything

What do you dislike most about this product?

The diagram tool is not as easy to use as other products

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It's a great tool just don't forget to save from time to time

Pros

Respectful
Efficient Service
Effective Service
Caring

Iryna R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2021

Business Value delivered and budget friendly

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect from other similar products?

Price! Ability to customize, backend repository

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I can script, automate, and template many activities and deliverables. I can trace components across projects. I can run analytics or generate documentation from the repository.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Performance in the multi-user environment.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Enterprise Architect is a great product but it does not replace the business processes and governance processes, teams, that need to be organized to successfully manage the Enterprise Repository in the tool. This is the same truth for any EA application. The tool can help to automate ,many activities but the success of the implementation relies on good business and governance processes.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

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Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

84 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+82 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect?

Pros

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

Business Process Modeling Models business processes and value streams using BPMN or other process languages and links them to capabilities, applications, and data.

Centralized Architecture Repository Central, versioned source of truth governed by a configurable metamodel that stores architectural objects, relationships, lifecycle states, and audit trail.

Analytics and Reporting Delivers EA-specific dashboards and analytics including capability heat maps, technology lifecycle views and roadmap scenarios.

Architecture Governance Manage architecture standards, reference patterns, and design principles; enforce compliance via review boards, intake, approval workflows, and exceptions.

Integration and Data Ingestion Sync architecture data from CMDBs, cloud platforms, ITSM, PPM, and FinOps tools via pre-built connectors and APIs to keep the repository current.

Technology Portfolio Management Track technology components, vendors, versions, end-of-life dates, and obsolescence risk to manage technical debt across the architecture.

Application Portfolio Management Inventory and assess applications by business value, technical fit, cost, and lifecycle to guide investment or decommission decisions.

Architecture Modeling and Visualization Configurable metamodel and modeling environment spanning business, data, application, and technology layers; supports ArchiMate, BPMN and UML.

Collaboration Enables stakeholder engagement through comments, reviews, intake forms, and approval workflows integrated with Teams, Confluence, and SharePoint.

Impact and Dependency Analysis Traces relationships across the architecture to surface upstream and downstream impact of proposed changes, dependency risk, obsolescence, and tech debt.

Business Capability Modeling Capture and visualize business capabilities, link them to applications, processes, and value streams; capability heat maps guide investment and rationalization.

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

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect Reviews

Supports the maintenance of project documentation!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Major Y.

Dynamic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Iryna R.

Business Value delivered and budget friendly

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Business Process Modeling

Centralized Architecture Repository

Analytics and Reporting

Architecture Governance

Integration and Data Ingestion

Technology Portfolio Management

Application Portfolio Management

Architecture Modeling and Visualization

Collaboration

Impact and Dependency Analysis

Business Capability Modeling

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration