Unlike Visio, which is primarily desktop-based, IBM Blueworks Live is fully cloud-based- to enable real-time collaboration across teams. This expedites file sharing and version control, making it easier for multiple users to contribute simultaneously, especially in remote or hybrid set-up.
IBM Blueworks Live is designed for business users, offering an intuitive interface and simplified process modeling experience for non-technical stakeholders to contribute to process improvements. Visio, while powerful, may require more technical expertise.
IBM Blueworks Live focuses heavily on process documentation and governance. It offers automated version control, audit trails and process ownership assignments, to enhance processes documentation and alignment with company standards. Visio is primarily a diagramming tool and lacks this integrated governance functionality.
IBM Blueworks Live provides a wide range of pre-built templates and transforms to Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) 2.0 automatically, giving users a head start in process documentation and analysis. Visio’s templates involve dragging and dropping, along with manually verifying their BPMN compliance.