Why organizations replace ARIS

Across industries, organizations replacing ARIS often encounter the same challenges.

Rising licensing costs

As BPM initiatives expand, ARIS licensing models often become increasingly expensive – especially when organizations attempt to scale BPM across the enterprise.

Limited business adoption

Many ARIS environments remain restricted to small groups of BPM specialists, preventing wider process transparency across the organization.

Complex and outdated user experience

Traditional BPM tooling often introduces complex interfaces and steep learning curves, limiting adoption among business users.

Slow innovation cycles

Companies increasingly require BPM platforms that support continuous transformation, automation, and AI-driven capabilities – areas where legacy BPM tools struggle to keep pace.

Why enterprises choose BIC instead

The BIC Platform is a modern BPM platform designed for enterprise-wide adoption and transformation.
Organizations replacing ARIS consistently choose BIC for four key reasons:

Higher user adoption

BIC’s intuitive modeling environment and collaborative process portal enable thousands of business users to engage with processes – not just BPM experts.

Enterprise licensing without cost surge

Flexible enterprise licensing models, including flat-rate options, let organizations scale BPM globally without unpredictable user-based costs, enabling wider adoption across teams and regions.

Modern platform architecture

Open APIs and cloud-ready architecture enable seamless integration with ERP systems, transformation programs, automation platforms, and enterprise architecture initiatives.

Faster innovation

Replacing your BPM platform doesn’t mean losing your process repository. With the BIC Converter, ARIS data can be migrated automatically. GBTEC has already helped over 100 customers make the switch.

BIC vs ARIS

BIC Platform	ARIS
Ease of Use Intuitive and business-friendly	Ease of Use Complex expert tool
Enterprise Adoption Designed for enterprise-wide usage	Enterprise Adoption Often limited to BPM teams
Licensing Model Flexible enterprise licensing	Licensing Model User-based and costly
Technology Modern cloud-ready platform	Technology Traditional architecture
Innovation Rapid product innovation	Innovation Slower release cycles

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Fast migration from ARIS to BIC

Replacing your BPM platform does not mean losing your process repository. With the BIC Converter, process data from ARIS can be automatically migrated to the BIC Platform. GBTEC has already migrated more than 100 ARIS customers using this technology.

The automated migration covers a wide range of ARIS repository objects, including:

EPC process models
BPMN diagrams
Value chains and process landscapes
Organizational structures
Roles and responsibilities
Process attributes and documentation
Multi-language repositories

Even automatic conversion from EPC to BPMN is supported.

Typical migration timelines

Most organizations are surprised how quickly migration can be completed.

Small environments: 1–2 weeks
Medium environments: 2–4 weeks
Large enterprise repositories: 4–6 weeks

This means companies can switch BPM platforms without losing years of process knowledge or disrupting operations.

Proven ARIS replacement: Knorr-Bremse

Global market leader Knorr-Bremse replaced ARIS with the BIC Platform to modernize its BPM environment. This shows how organizations can update their process landscape without starting from scratch.

During the migration, several thousand process models were transferred, multiple modeling notations were converted automatically, and process repositories in 12 languages were preserved.

After the switch, Knorr-Bremse achieved higher business adoption of BPM, faster process modeling, a modern process portal for employees worldwide, and automation of previously manual BPM activities. This demonstrates the full impact of a smooth, enterprise-wide BPM transformation.

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Knorr-Bremse

"With BIC Platform, we have introduced an innovative, high-performing and, most of all, intuitively-operated BPM software system." Arnulf Rausch, Knorr Bremse IT Services GmbH

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The BIC Platform goes far beyond traditional BPM tools.It combines multiple transformation capabilities in one integrated platform:

Business Process Design
Process Automation
Enterprise Architecture Management
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Process Mining integrations
AI-powered process generation

This creates end-to-end transparency from strategy to execution – something legacy BPM tools struggle to deliver. Replace ARIS in weeks – not years.

With automated migration technology, modern architecture, and enterprise-ready BPM capabilities, the transition is much faster and easier than most organizations expect.

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If you're currently using ARIS, you may already be experiencing the challenges many organizations face. The good news is that there is a proven alternative. More than 100 companies have already made the switch to BIC Platform – and many more are now evaluating their options. Find out how simple your migration could be.