We performed a comparison between SAP PowerDesigner and Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Architecture Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like the property sheet capability and the user-defined attributes that you can set up."
"The most valuable features of the solution are it's built very well, easy to use, and simple to describe freely what is needed in logical and physical data models."
"Provides the flexibility to create logical and conceptual data models."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"I do a data-centric design, so for me, the data analysis and design tools are the most valuable features."
"It can automate many routine tasks and save human resources to focus on real problems."
"This solution has good tools for big data, where you can manage large and complex databases."
"Has a specific template that's very helpful for importing metadata."
"It is a useful tool for modeling and testing automated processes."
"Sparx technical support is good."
"The advantages of Enterprise are that it's cheaper and much more practical than MagicDraw."
"I like Sparx's BPM features and the way it lets you create the diagram."
"Scalability is not a problem. You can always increase the footprint of what the thing can do because it's so powerful."
"It is a very flexible product. It can do a lot. It is also a reliable product."
"It's a stable and scalable solution. I like that it's similar to Rational Rose."
"Modeling is a part of my work, and it has a lot of standard modeling languages. It is quite wide, and a lot is possible in it. We are not programming it ourselves, but if you are into programming and developing software yourself, you can go further and do a lot with Sparx. You can work from the framework and go into the details. With this solution, you get a lot of value at a low cost. It is also quite intuitive in terms of use. I like the use of it."
"The solution is very, very expensive. It would be ideal if it was a more affordable product."
"This product lacks artificial intelligence that should be very good in terms of automatically identifying the classification of elements."
"Technical support could be better and more human."
"The solution itself does not need to be improved. However, they could add support for different languages."
"You have the possibility to complete a connection for abbreviations if you are creating columns or names of the tables. In the Citrix environment, this has been lagging to the point where the PowerDesigner was not usable."
"The focus is more on mainstream development environments, and I see a lack of focus on the open source world. I think SAP PowerDesigner probably interfaces better with SQL Server and Db2 but not with open source databases like PostgreSQL and MySQL."
"I have found the solution not easy to use. When publishing you have to download the HTML, make adjustments against the updated HTML, convert it to HTML, then finally paste the HTML. There is not an on-the-fly function available to bypass the step-by-step converting process that other solutions have."
"I've tried to use Power Designer to bring in images, which didn't work very well at all."
"From a practical point of view, we need speed and reliability for creating a model and doing some really meaningful tasks such as application landscape, refactoring, etc. These are two primary criteria. Sometimes, when you import something, it creates the object duplicates, or it allows you to do something that you're not supposed to do. For example, validation is missing. This could be frustrating because when you work at a high speed, you need to come back and start fixing things that the tool allowed you to go with, which is not quite good. So, there should probably be some internal mechanisms to advise you about what you're doing and what is probably not the best idea."
"This solution should have better ease of use for the uninitiated."
"The dashboard and connectivity could be improved."
"Their technical support is not good in India. I wrote to them because I had a question, but I never got an answer. So, I just left it behind."
"The integration could be improved."
"They should make the Save button easier to find. A simplified user interface for a lighter user would probably be useful. I am not sure if such an interface is already there."
"When collaborating with other people, it needs to be more user-friendly."
"The solution's interface could be more straightforward."
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SAP PowerDesigner is ranked 5th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 34 reviews while Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Architecture Management with 97 reviews. SAP PowerDesigner is rated 7.8, while Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SAP PowerDesigner writes "Effective in terms of validating everything, but sometimes they don't allow us some flexibility and GUI could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect writes "Easy to set up and had no issues with stability, but it's not a very friendly tool, and its database modeling and entity-relationship modeling functions need improvement". SAP PowerDesigner is most compared with erwin Data Modeler by Quest, Visio, IDERA ER/Studio, LeanIX and MEGA HOPEX, whereas Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is most compared with Visual Paradigm, Visio, No Magic MagicDraw, Lucidchart and Avolution ABACUS. See our SAP PowerDesigner vs. Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect report.
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