We performed a comparison between BiZZdesign HoriZZon and SAP PowerDesigner 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."The powerful editing function in teamwork project-based, common or shared modeling, based on a powerful repository and knowledge sharing in a portal are the most valuable features. These are the most important features for me. I can add the integration of individual modeling notations like Archimate plus BPMN and DMN, and so on. We travel from one location to another and the tool allows us to keep track."
"The feature I find most valuable is that the start times and loading times are short. It takes only a few seconds to load the repository and whenever I want to open diagrams, they are there almost immediately."
"One of the main advantages of this solution is that they have representation in the Open Group Forum, which means that any changes in ArchiMate are immediately implemented in BiZZdesign."
"Among the valuable features is the ability to document standards. For example, we have mandatory operating standards that need to be followed by every application and every architecture. We use things like table charts and pie charts for documenting the costs incurred across the systems. All of these are good features."
"The enterprise studio where the modelling happens is valuable."
"This is one of the best tools, especially because of its collaborative nature. Anyone using it can access previous projects and related data. It's definitely a strong collaborative tool."
"The initial setup of this solution was very straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is that it allows you to work with different methods, using the same tool."
"The solution is a very pragmatic tool. It's quite easy to use."
"I like the connectivity or the lineage between the models and usability."
"Very good repository features."
"I mostly work on the conceptual and logical side of things, and I enjoy how easy it is to use."
"Provides the flexibility to create logical and conceptual data models."
"I've used the reverse engineering feature a lot. I can take a look at the structure of the database and what relationships it has."
"It offers a lot of features in one solution. You would have to get multiple other products to bundle together all of the capabilities that you get in just this product."
"The feature I found valuable in SAP PowerDesigner is extraction. I also like that my company hasn't faced any issues because of the clear documentation about SAP PowerDesigner."
"There is room for improvement in making it more seamless between the modeling and the analysis pieces. Sometimes you have to do some work in the backend to ensure that the HoriZZon portal really gets all of the information the way you want it. They are working on the seamlessness between what they call Enterprise Studio and HoriZZon."
"It lacks capabilities with regard to infrastructure modeling."
"I have seen table charts where, if the chart is a little too big, it does not fit in HoriZZon and it is not at all visible... There have been several times where we could not publish a chart properly and we had to break the chart into small tables and create multiple artifacts, creating a complete mess. This should be seriously taken up by BiZZdesign because there is a lot of scope for improvement in terms of usability. It's not at all good, unfortunately."
"Scalability is a bit of a problem for BiZZdesign. There is always a possibility it will failover."
"There could be simpler modelling."
"The repository of duplicate objects is bad."
"The users of BiZZdesign should be able to enter their data or make modeling changes via HoriZZon."
"One area where BiZZdesign HoriZZon could use some improvement is in its REST APIs."
"Pricing for small consultancies needs improvement. They sustain prices to competing tools. The competing tools tend to do special offers. PowerDesigner SAP doesn't pay much attention to the pricing of it and there are no special offers."
"One disadvantage of SAP PowerDesigner is that you cannot reverse engineer the ALTER statements, so that's an enhancement or area for improvement I'm looking forward to seeing from the SAP team in the future. That should directly reflect on the physical data models my company builds."
"There are many areas of this solution that needs to be changed."
"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."
"In the future, I would like to see data manipulation capability where you can actually write SQL queries and manipulate data from directly within the tool."
"There should be a better usage of current hardware including multicore CPUs, higher resolutions, and multiple displays."
"Regarding improvements, I suggest enhancing the connection between objects in process and data models. It's crucial to define the structure of objects, especially when dealing with standard frameworks like VMM. There should be better visualization of arrows between BPM and data modeling objects, specifying their structure and impact. For future versions, a feature similar to Bizagi, allowing users to see forms or SQL representations of objects, would be valuable for demonstrating and presenting project details to stakeholders."
BiZZdesign HoriZZon is ranked 7th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 15 reviews while SAP PowerDesigner is ranked 5th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 34 reviews. BiZZdesign HoriZZon is rated 7.4, while SAP PowerDesigner is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of BiZZdesign HoriZZon writes "Easy to read, use, and get started with". On the other hand, 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". BiZZdesign HoriZZon is most compared with ARIS BPA, SAP Signavio Process Manager, LeanIX, Visio and MEGA HOPEX, whereas SAP PowerDesigner is most compared with erwin Data Modeler by Quest, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Visio, IDERA ER/Studio and MEGA HOPEX. See our BiZZdesign HoriZZon vs. SAP PowerDesigner report.
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