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Avolution

Avolution Abacus

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.4 /10

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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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2026 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2026

7 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2026

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Conflict Resolution

2025

0 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

Avolution Abacus Ratings

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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.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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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.

+94 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?

2% Negative

2% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Efficient Service
Trustworthy
Inspires Innovation
Includes Product Enhancements

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Process Architecture

Mapping & Visualization

Repository Management

Software Distribution

Analytics and Reporting

PCI and EMV Compatible

Performance Management

Collaboration

Project Management

Risk and Fraud Assessment

Document Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Avolution Abacus Reviews

Jossie A.

Role: Operations
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Easy to use, but a bit pricey.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Avolution Abacus from other similar products?

love this visual and training videos

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I found it easy to use

What do you dislike most about this product?

takes a while to get used to and can cause some issue

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

definitely a good choice to look into

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Cons

Less Reliable
Commodity Features
Security Frustrates

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

Avolution Abacus

What is Avolution Abacus?

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

Avolution Abacus Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Avolution Abacus Reviews

Jossie A.

Easy to use, but a bit pricey.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Incredibly powerful EA tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Tons of features, still in pilot phase

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Process Architecture

Mapping & Visualization

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Analytics and Reporting

PCI and EMV Compatible

Performance Management

Collaboration

Project Management

Risk and Fraud Assessment

Document Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

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Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

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