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Alfabet is ranked #27 in the Strategic Planning Software product directory based on the latest available data collected by SelectHub. Compare the leaders with our In-Depth Report.

Alfabet Pricing

Based on our most recent analysis, Alfabet pricing starts in the range of $100 - $500.

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Training Resources

Alfabet is supported with the following types of training:

Documentation
In Person
Live Online
Videos
Webinars

Support

The following support services are available for Alfabet:

Email
Phone
Chat
FAQ
Forum
Help Desk
Knowledge Base
Tickets
Training
24/7 Live Support

Alfabet Benefits and Insights

Why use Alfabet?

Key differentiators & advantages of Alfabet

  • UI/UX Enhancement: Provides an extensively enhanced user interface that enables the user to engage with Alfabet and make work with the product more attractive, meaningful and relatable. 
  • Microsoft Azure DevOps Integration: Enhances Microsoft Azure DevOps(ADO) Agile capabilities. It provides version control, reporting, needs management, project management, automated building, laboratory management, testation and release management capacities (both for agile software development and waterfall teams). It supports ADO importing projects, disclosures, builds and work items to ensure that business and IT strategy are aligned with business CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) activities. 
  • Leverage Search Options: It can be a challenge for users to know the exact name of an object, class or view. In this case, the AlfaBot returns a list of suggestions for a link. It also allows the user to enter keywords to refine the search repetitively if none of the listed options matches the user’s intent. The user can return to the AlfaBot after navigating to a location to easily revise the last decision and trigger a new action. 
  • Customization: Offers leverage customization so that organizations can appeal to each stakeholder in terms of look and feel, information relevance and clear task execution procedures. Create roadmaps, reports and workflows that are relevant to stakeholders. 
  • Make IT Portfolio Agile: Increase IT Asset Agility's portfolio to implement corporate initiatives so that new business products get to market faster. Use agile portfolios and features to leverage agile delivery methods and align delivery with IT strategy and business. 
  • Security: Supports the integration of features such as single sign-on (SSO) and light directory access protocol (LDAP) so that users get a single, secure set of credentials to use for virtually any IT resource. It is certified under ISO 27001 and SOC2 Type II standards for security management and comprehensive safety controls. 
  • Open and Independent: Capable of working with market-leading solutions from other industry vendors. The multi-cloud platform supports various infrastructure providers including, Microsoft(R) Azure(R), Amazon Web Service(AWS) and others. This independence enables users to select the infrastructure supplier that best suits the company's needs. 
  • Cloud-Based: It provides cloud-based PAAS and SaaS services that are ideal for accelerating digital transformation, social and mobile collaboration and bringing innovative cloud projects. 

Industry Expertise

Suitable for small to large-sized industries and serves all industry types. Top industries that use Alfabet are computer software, banking, pharmaceuticals, retails, insurance, telecommunications, IT and services, hospital & health care, oil and energy, insurance and more.

Synopsis of User Ratings and Reviews

Based on an aggregate of Alfabet reviews taken from the sources above, the following pros & cons have been curated by a SelectHub Market Analyst.

Pros

  • Centralized Platform: Alfabet provides a single platform for managing various PPM processes, including demand management, resource management, financial planning, and application portfolio management. This centralized approach can help organizations to improve visibility, collaboration, and decision-making.
  • Flexibility and Customization: Alfabet is a highly configurable platform that can be tailored to meet the specific needs of different organizations. This flexibility allows organizations to adapt the platform to their unique processes and requirements.
  • Integration Capabilities: Alfabet can be integrated with other enterprise systems, such as ERP, CRM, and HR systems. This integration can help organizations to improve data accuracy and efficiency.
  • Reporting and Analytics: Alfabet provides robust reporting and analytics capabilities that can help organizations to track performance, identify trends, and make better decisions.

Cons

  • Limited Functionality: Alfabet's PPM capabilities are not as comprehensive as some other tools, lacking features like resource management, capacity planning, and what-if analysis. This can limit its usefulness for organizations with complex PPM needs.
  • Usability Challenges: Some users find the interface to be clunky and difficult to navigate, with a steep learning curve. This can make it time-consuming to learn and use the tool effectively.
  • Integration Issues: Integrating Alfabet with other enterprise systems can be challenging, requiring significant customization and technical expertise. This can increase implementation costs and complexity.
  • Cost: Alfabet can be expensive, especially for larger organizations with many users. The pricing structure can also be complex, making it difficult to predict total costs.

Researcher's Summary:

Want to make managing projects as easy as A-B-C? Alfabet by Software AG might be the answer. Users rave about its comprehensive features, saying it's the "most comprehensive project management software" they've ever used. Alfabet's ease of use, integration with other applications, and powerful reporting capabilities make it a standout choice. Users particularly appreciate the Gantt charts and resource allocation tools, which help keep complex projects on track. One user noted, "It's a great tool for managing complex projects." However, it's important to note that user reviews primarily focus on Alfabet's strengths, with limited discussion of potential weaknesses or drawbacks.

Alfabet seems to shine when it comes to handling intricate projects with its robust features and integrations. It appears to be a good fit for businesses of all sizes that need a reliable solution for project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and collaboration. Its ability to integrate with other business applications makes it a versatile tool for teams that rely on multiple software platforms. While user reviews are overwhelmingly positive, it's recommended to explore trials or demos to ensure Alfabet aligns with your specific needs and preferences.

Key Features

  • UI/UX Design and Styling: Users have the liberty to design the GUI. Icons, editor styling, case sensitive text and GUI system characteristics attributes can configure font color and style of a wide variety of GUI elements, including the AlfaBot. These also include skin styles, extend to page views and buttons to allow margin, padding, font and foreground color specifications. 
  • Enhanced AlfaBot: It helps users with general tasks such as creating, editing, and finding objects and their aspects, as well as navigating diagrams and configured reports. This capability is based on the natural language processing technology(NLP) engine provided by the Dialogflow component of a third party. 
  • Value Stream Assessment(VSA): Represent value streams and map them to business capacities. Different reports and diagrams help view the value stream and evaluate it. This report can be used to provide insight into the makeup, health and support capabilities of the business strategy in multiple types of evaluations, carried out according to several KPIs. The Value Stream Diagram shows the value stream of the steps, stakeholders and their conditions and associated capabilities. 
  • Alfabet Fastlane: It comes with pre-configured portfolio analysis, pre-built dashboard and reports that provide commonly needed portfolio responses, step-by-step data entry guidelines and support for user assistance on task completion. 
  • Portfolio Management: Gain broad and in-depth insights into the organization’s IT landscape and change plans to make portfolio management decisions faster. It describes complex IT systems in terms of business, information and technology, application and contributes to the development of changing standards, allowing users to see, decide and act on an IT landscape. 
  • Visualization: Leverages reports and visualizations such as overlapping bar charts, sunburst diagrams, chord diagrams and scatter charts to visualize comparisons, hierarchies, interrelationships between data and trends in large, complex databases. 
  • Notification: Provides a visible response mechanism notification when asynchronous processes are completed. The slide-in message window also provides a link to the view of the My Events page, where it is possible to review process details. The user can click anywhere outside the response window to move messages to the slide-in toolbar, where it remains in the current view for later consideration. 
  • Application Rationalization: Strategically identifies all applications in the company and classifies the scale and extent of effort needed; applications that can be exposed to security risks, applications that need to be retired, updated and developed net new. It enables companies to understand business needs between the vendor and customer. IT managers can discuss with vendors the price but also whether the requests meet the organization’s business requirements. 
  • Risk Management: It provides an overview of critical and IT support processes, vulnerability targets and more. Organizations can efficiently allocate resources, knowing what aspects of the business must be maintained and which aspects can be slowed down. A repository and all interdependence information are centralized and updated and available to all colleagues throughout the organization to see, eliminating further data collection. 
  • Budget Management: It shows what business capabilities are needed(or not) during risk mitigation, but also what assets can be optimized. It defines the right applicants for budget support, what dependencies are needed, which and how many contracts need renegotiation, which investments are still relevant and more. 
  • Industrial IoT Management: Enhance marketing, sales and customer service objectives, and then identify those measures for continuous improvement in a granular manner and clear efficiency improvements across the board. It also allows users to be aware of all backend IT connections. 

Limitations

Some of the product limitations include:

  •  Overpriced compared to other software on the market 

Suite Support

Users need to login to the Software AG empower portal which is available via the resource section to receive email and phone support. It provides a knowledge base, global support service, contact support, feature requests and more.

mail_outlineEmail: Email support is not provided.
phonePhone: The empower portal offers a global support contact directory for users in different geographical areas. Users in the U.S. can call +1 (800) 525-7859 or +1 (303) 218-7433 for phone support.
schoolTraining: Users can get training through a resource section that provides a content library, professional services, free online training, communities, webinar playbook and events. Customers can also refer to blogs and the empower portal for training.
local_offerTickets: Customers can submit tickets via the website.