COMPARISON LEGEND

Popular Software Used ● Provides this feature

for Root Cause Analysis ●F

 eature may be accomplished with high
degree of customization or manual effort
● Does not provide this feature

Feature RC Pro™ RealityCharting® Excel® Visio®

Server based and SaaS options available ● ● ● ●

Database allows searching and trending for

systemic problems ● ● ● ●

Build manager KPI reports ● ● ● ●

Track corrective actions and RCA to completion ● ● ● ●

Duplicate or clone past RCA files of similar nature ● ● ● ●

Unlimited total number of users ● ● ● ●

Can add more concurrent seats later if more

users required ● ● ● ●

Integrate with other systems like SharePoint,

CMMS and safety or CAPA systems ● ● ● ●

Purpose-built for cause-and-effect charting ● ● ● ●

Import standard RealityCharting® files ● ● ● ●

Unlimited amount of RCA file storage ● ● ● ●

Classify and tag files for easy search-ability ● ● ● ●

Many organizations use non-enterprise versions of Excel or Visio to document their RCA investigations.
Therefore, the comparison documented here is between RC Pro™, standalone RealityCharting®, standalone Excel®, and standalone Visio®.

ARMS Reliability is an authorized global training provider of the Apollo Root Cause Analysis methodology. RealityCharting® and RC Pro™
are the software tools that support the Apollo Root Cause Analysis methodology.

www.apollorootcause.com Page 1
 Feature RC Pro™ RealityCharting® Excel® Visio®

House internal resources and tools in the

software ● ● ● ●

Personalized dashboards ● ● ● ●

Defined roles and permissions (Admin, User,

Read Only) ● ● ● ●

Create a library or templates for your RCA

program ● ● ● ●

Export all reports to CSV ● ● ● ●

Export all files to CSV ● ● ● ●

SaaS

Minimal I.T. involvement required ● ● ● ●

Server-based
●
Software updates included with annual
maintenance ● ● ● ●
SaaS

Lower upfront investment

● ● ● ●
Server-based
●
Can work and save while offline ● ● ● ●

Available in multiple languages ● ● ● ●

Enables enterprise-wide visibility ● ● ● ●

Can share the RCA file with non-license holders ● ● ● ●

Users can not leave company with their license

without company knowledge ● ● ● ●

Minimal admin effort to keep track of licenses ● ● ● ●

Many organizations use non-enterprise versions of Excel or Visio to document their RCA investigations.
Therefore, the comparison documented here is between RC Pro™, standalone RealityCharting®, standalone Excel®, and standalone Visio®.

ARMS Reliability is an authorized global training provider of the Apollo Root Cause Analysis methodology. RealityCharting® and RC Pro™
are the software tools that support the Apollo Root Cause Analysis methodology.

www.apollorootcause.com Page 2