SoftwareAG Alfabet
6.3 / 10

What is SoftwareAG Alfabet?

Software AG's Alfabet Enterprise Architecture Management Platform provides a collaborative platform for aligning the IT landscape with the business to guide competitive transformation.

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Awards & Recognition

SoftwareAG Alfabet won the following awards in the Enterprise Architecture category

SoftwareAG Alfabet Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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80 Likeliness to Recommend

85 Plan to Renew

69 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

+70 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 SoftwareAG Alfabet?

8% Negative
20% Neutral
72% Positive

Pros

  • Saves Time
  • Respectful
  • Effective Service
  • Acts with Integrity

Cons

  • Under Delivered
  • Less Friendly Negotiation
  • Less Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 72

Analytics and Reporting

77

Repository Management

76

Data Visualization GIS

75

Collaboration

71

Process Architecture

71

Performance Management

70

Software Distribution

68

Project Management

67

Risk and Fraud Assessment

64

PCI and EMV Compatible

63

Document Management

63

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 71

Ease of IT Administration

88

Ease of Customization

82

Ease of Data Integration

75

Ease of Implementation

75

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

75

Availability and Quality of Training

72

Quality of Features

70

Vendor Support

70

Usability and Intuitiveness

66

Breadth of Features

64

Business Value Created

58

SoftwareAG Alfabet Reviews

John L.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Insurance
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Expensive once add-ons are factored in

Likeliness to Recommend

6 / 10

What differentiates SoftwareAG Alfabet from other similar products?

Alfabet has an expansive set of features and is highly customizable. Data is easily referenced or extracted. Administration is relatively simple compared to other solutions.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Importing and accessing collected data is very simple, creating reports for that data is also relatively trivial.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Additional licensing is required to enable many features, and that licensing can be cost-prohibitive for many organizations.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Be sure that your organizational requirements and expectations have been well defined. Ensure that you allocate adequate resources to the initial data collection process and the ongoing operation and maintenance of the product. Like most applications, Alfabet delivers best when it's well cared for and maintained.

Pros

  • Efficient Service
  • Effective Service
  • Caring
  • Saves Time

Cons

  • Slower Product Innovation
  • Under Delivered
  • Less Friendly Negotiation
  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Alfabet is a powerful product

Likeliness to Recommend

7 / 10

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Efficient Service
  • Effective Service
  • Saves Time

Ridhima T.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Transportation
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Fantastic Enterprise Architecture product!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 / 10

What differentiates SoftwareAG Alfabet from other similar products?

There are a plethora of integrations available with the platform such as webmethods, servicenow, EASI, etc. Reporting and analytics is excellent and there are several different reporting styles that can be provided for day to day analysis.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The options to custom configure based on business needs.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is not very user friendly and requires extensive training to do any metamodel changes.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Have a strong team of data architects and stewards who will maintain the data.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Efficient Service