What is 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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87 Likeliness to Recommend
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100 Plan to Renew
78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+90 Net Emotional Footprint
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How much do users love ABACUS?
Pros
- Trustworthy
- Effective Service
- Fair
- Inspires Innovation
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Feature Ratings
Business Process Modeling
Centralized Architecture Repository
Business Capability Modeling
Analytics and Reporting
Collaboration
Architecture Modeling and Visualization
Architecture Governance
Integration and Data Ingestion
Technology Portfolio Management
Impact and Dependency Analysis
Application Portfolio Management
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Ease of Implementation
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of Customization
Ease of IT Administration
Business Value Created
Ease of Data Integration
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Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
ABACUS Reviews
Irene M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Government
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jul 2025
Meets our requirements for EA exactly
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates ABACUS from other similar products?
The support for many frameworks and the flexibility at the same time. The collaboration function and integration options are also convincing. The support team is very good. The success programmes guarantee that the investments are worthwhile.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The catalogues for data maintenance and reporting options, in particular the transition of the tree structure.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing in particular.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It should be clear at the outset what information should be made available to stakeholders and in what form.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Vignesh S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted May 2025
Smart, Flexible & Scalable EA Tool
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates ABACUS from other similar products?
Avolution Abacus differentiates itself from other enterprise architecture tools through its strong emphasis on flexibility, modeling, and analytics. It supports a wide range of frameworks such as TOGAF, ArchiMate, and BPMN, while also allowing users to customize or create their own. Unlike many competitors, Abacus enables drag-and-drop modeling with real-time collaboration and integrates seamlessly with tools like MS Excel, Visio, and ServiceNow. Its powerful analytics engine supports advanced simulations, impact analysis, and decision-making through dashboards and visualizations.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of Avolution Abacus is its flexibility and integration capabilities. It allows users to easily customize frameworks, import data from familiar tools like Excel and Visio, and integrate with enterprise systems such as ServiceNow and SharePoint. This makes it incredibly user-friendly and adaptable to different organizational needs without requiring a steep learning curve or extensive rework of existing assets.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing to Dislike
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you're considering Avolution Abacus, it's important to start by clearly defining your enterprise architecture goals, such as improving IT efficiency, supporting digital transformation, or ensuring compliance. One of the strengths of Abacus lies in its ability to integrate with tools like Excel, Visio, and ServiceNow, so taking full advantage of these integrations can greatly streamline your data management and modeling processes. Starting with a small pilot project can help you get familiar with its interface and capabilities without being overwhelmed.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2022
Avolution Abacus Review
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
