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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) IRIS Business Architect ## What is IRIS Business Architect? IRIS Business Architect is a browser-based application to design, architect, prioritize, and deliver your corporate future collaboratively successfully. Business executives, change managers, enterprise architects, business analysts, and agile experts use IRIS Business Architect to plan, adjust, and deliver optimal strategic initiatives and projects. Our tool allows agile teams to adapt their plans rapidly in response to continual changes while minimizing risk and enhance decision making. ## What is IRIS Business Architect used for? [Enterprise Architecture](https://www.capterra.com/enterprise-architecture-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 10 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price $3495 Per Feature, One Time Free trial available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for IRIS Business Architect?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://biz-architect.com/&name=IRIS Business Architect) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### IRIS Business Architect 4.3 (10) VS. [4.4 (80)](https://www.capterra.com/p/181735/BIC-Platform/reviews/) Starting Price $3495 Per Feature, One Time Starting Price $125 Per User, Per Year Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 3.8 (10) Ease Of Use 4.3 (80) Value For Money 5.0 (6) Value For Money 4.2 (70) Customer Service 4.9 (10) Customer Service 4.4 (75) ## IRIS Business Architect alternatives [4.4 (2,984)](https://www.capterra.com/p/76113/Wrike/reviews/) Starting price $10.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 89% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars Highest Rated [5.0 (2)](https://www.capterra.com/p/199556/Aplas/#reviews) Starting price $95.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Next-Insight](https://www.capterra.com/p/10004998/Next-Insight/) [4.7 (3)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10004998/Next-Insight/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/10004998/Next-Insight/) [IT Live Maps](https://www.capterra.com/p/10038878/ITLiveMaps/) [4.0 (1)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10038878/ITLiveMaps/#reviews) Starting price $2500.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/10038878/ITLiveMaps/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/142612/IRIS-Business-Architect/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Access Controls/Permissions Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Activity Dashboard Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Alerts/Notifications Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges API Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Audit Management Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws Authentication Verify the identity of users/devices to enable secure access IRIS Business Architect 32 features Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws Verify the identity of users/devices to enable secure access Track and monitor efficient handling of all changes/transitions Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together Leave comments and notes on documents for others to view Customize data fields to support various needs and use cases Import and export data to and from software applications Track the management and flow of data throughout the organization Enables schematic data presentation through org charts, mind maps, flowcharts, and process diagrams. Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location Store and organize documents in a centralized system Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components Form predictions based on past and present data/trends Visual representation of project's schedule, sequence and duration of tasks, benchmarks and dependencies Manage the end-to-end lifecycle, from initial setup/development to deployment and maintenance Overview of all programs that help compare initiatives, align projects with strategic goals and identify risk Arrange tasks based on the level of priority or urgency Estimate or forecast of a future scenario based on the study of present trends Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns Enables creation, management, and tracking of product requirements & features during product production/development Initiate collection and analysis of known risks Allow users to access multiple services after entering their login credentials once Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction At a high level, visualize a preferred outcome, define goals and identify specific steps to achieve them Track and document the history, application, or location of an item or activity Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks Track revisions and updates made to files and navigate between different versions Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks Features 4.6 (7) 4.6 Based on 7 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 5.0 (6) Free Trial Basic $3,495 Per Feature,One Time Value for money 5.0 (6) 5.0 Based on 6 reviews ## Integrations [ Microsoft PowerPoint](https://www.capterra.com/p/141633/PowerPoint/)[ Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/)[ Jira](https://www.capterra.com/p/19319/JIRA/)[ Microsoft Word](https://www.capterra.com/p/227146/Microsoft-Word/)[ Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/)[ Microsoft Power BI](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/)[ ServiceNow](https://www.capterra.com/p/254088/ServiceNow/)[ SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/227383/SAP-HANA-Cloud/) ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.9 (10) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.9 (10) 4.9 Based on 10 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.3 Based on 10 reviews Filter by rating 5(3) 4(7) 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent GJ Gary J. Business Architect Health, Wellness and Fitness ### "My Review" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 July 28, 2020 Pros The product is aligned with industry standards (e.g. BiZBOK Guide, Motivation Model, TOGAF) yet is highly configurable to meet a business' unique needs Cons \- The product's high configurability is a double-edged sword in that there is a steep learning curve needed to correctly customize it - It would be nice to have values of capability measures automatically roll up from the child to parent Reasons for choosing IRIS Business Architect \- Repository-based - High configurability - Tight alignment with BIZBOK Guide mapping concepts and meta-model Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor July 29, 2020 Thanks, Gary, for your review! In about 3 months, we will launch our browser-based version 3.0. It will be a game-changer. Version 3.0 will have almost all the same features you currently use, a lot more collaborative features, and it will be much easier to use while you are working adding customized logical components or generating diagrams. We will make sure to include the option of having values of capability measures automatically rolled up from the child to parent in this upcoming release. PV Paola V. Business Architect Financial Services ### "Review IRIS" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 July 22, 2020 Very good tool, easy to learn. Support is great and find support Pros Easy to generate a lot of diagrams and share with the audience Capture relevant information and allow collaboration Reduce time for documentation Cons Bugs, sometimes we lost some information when we were working adding logical components or generating diagrams. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor July 24, 2020 Thanks, Paola, for your review! In about 3 months, we will launch our browser-based version 3.0. It will be a game-changer. Version 3.0 will have almost all the same features you currently use, a lot more collaborative features, and no more bugs while you are working adding logical components or generating diagrams. AU Anonymous User Senior Manager, Business Architect Banking ### "Using IRIS Business Architect in a large enterprise." 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 February 20, 2019 Use of IRIS in large enterprise environments requires careful planning and co-ordination. Business architecture is one of many architecture disciplines. Enterprises with mature DevOps practices/tooling (such as JIRA/Confluence), IT service management practices (that may use tooling such as ServiceNow), and/or established enterprise/IT architecture practices (that may use tech-focused architecture modeling tools) who are considering IRIS BA should ideally identify at outset the role and interplay of IRIS BA in relation to existing tool/data sets and internal delivery processes. All told, IRIS BA meets our functional & non-functional requirements, works well for our intended uses, and peacefully co-exists with other enterprise tools/data sets. Pros \- Full coverage and close alignment with all Business Architecture \[BIZBOK (TM)\] subject areas, plus additional areas like Journeys, Requirements, Assets (including IT assets), and Process. - Well thought-out taxonomies for decomposing subject areas and creating mapping relationships between subject areas. - Robust import/export features that can distinguish field updates, from record updates, from full wipe-and-replace table updates. This is useful for scenarios that involve accepting reference data from external sources. Import/export in MSExcel tabular formats is particularly useful. - Flexibility to configure and add: new objects to subject areas, new sections/attributes to new/existing objects, new relationship types, new measures, computed attributes/measures, etc. - Full bi-directional relationship mapping between objects in any subject area, both via diagrams and via edits to the objects themselves. - Active Directory integration: allows for wider collaboration, audit log changes, and user attestation in large enterprises. - Collision detection and re-mapping features are fine-grain and fairly robust. While it's rare that content/modeling collisions occur on specific records, our users are presented with enough information to resolve quickly and directly. Cons \- IRIS BA software commands a large RAM/CPU footprint when used at scale (tens of thousands of records). Developer-classed workstations with >8GB RAM and >4 cores are recommended for enterprise scale use. Also, elevated (local admin) access is required to install the client software as supplied (albeit a work around was identified), which may pose a challenge for environments with locked-down PCs. - Diagrams, while auto-generated, can only be exported as pictures. Constituents often request diagrams to be exported in MS Visio or MS PowerPoint formats that can be manipulated. That said, content other than diagrams can be readily exported in a variety of formats such as: MS Office products (MS Word, MS Excel), PDF, XML, BPMN, etc. - While it's useful to import and map processes (eg: BPMN formatted Visio diagrams) to other subject areas (like business capabilities), the ability to create/edit process maps directly in IRIS is currently limited. Full feature process mapping requires external tools capable of creating BPMN formatted files that can be imported. - While IRIS BA supports the import of requirements, user stories, etc, via spreadsheet, the ability to import/export/synchronize requirement/story content directly with JIRA and Confluence will be useful in future. - Some diagrams are huge, and the ability to print one diagram across many pages (eg: 6x6 sheets of paper taped together for a wallboard) will be useful for team discussion. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor February 22, 2019 Thanks for your feedback, well known anonymous user! Most of the Cons that you mention will be solved with our upcoming IRIS Business Architect 3.0 release. Release 3.0 promises to be a real game changer. The new version will be fully browser-based and adapted to usage on tablets as well. This new version will bring a totally revamped user interface, with all the features you love and many more, such as easier navigation, more intuitive presentation, easier collaboration between users and viewers, bookmarks, notifications, tasks to manage progress, improved security and more. There will be no need to download the IRIS Business Architect software on the user's computer. Stay tuned! JG Jason G. VP Business Architecture Telecommunications ### "Must-have for Business Architects" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 February 5, 2019 Very happy with experience of this software overall. Pros Extremely intuitive interface. Ties directly to the Business Architecture Guild's Book of Knowledge. Deep features and customizable functionality are standard out of the box. Great try-before-you-buy option. Support is the best I've ever seen. They're responsive and actually solve each problem identified very quickly. Cons local interface can be hurt by memory leaks or other buggy conditions from time to time. Upcoming SaaS model should resolve this, but local/shared DB installations require patience for saving often and being prepared for an unexpected lock-up when performing heavy work or diagraming within the application. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor February 21, 2019 Thanks Jason for your Review! Our release of IRIS Business Architect 3.0 in June 2019 will solve entirely the memory leaks that you have experienced. We are working very hard to keep most of our extremely intuitive interface features while transitioning from our desktop downloadable current version to a browser-based 3.0 version. This new version will be fully browser-based and adapted to usage on tablets as well. This new version will bring a totally revamped user interface, with all the features you love and many more, such as easier navigation, more intuitive presentation, easier collaboration between users and viewers, bookmarks, notifications, tasks to manage progress, improved security and more. There will be no need to download the IRIS Business Architect software on the user's computer. Stay tuned! GV Guillaume V. GI Pricing Manager Insurance ### "Comprehensive BA tool" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 February 5, 2019 Pros IRIS is intuitive, easy to use and has a lot of pre built graphs and tables that allow you to quickly built a blue print of your enterprise and understand and improve the way you deliver value to your clients. Cons there are still a few glitches and some shortcuts missing. We are use to the drag and drop and the copy paste shortcuts and they are not always available but the support team is really opened to new ideas and try and improve their tool quickly. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor February 8, 2019 Thanks Guillaume for your review! It