We performed a comparison between PTC Windchill and Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about LeanIX, Sparx Systems, erwin by Quest and others in Enterprise Architecture Management."I like how the product integrates with other technical solutions."
"It has led some teams to do better code reviews - to be less focussed on coding conventions (syntax) and more focussed on the semantics because of the abstraction level clear design affords."
"Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect supports multiple modeling languages like ArchiMate for database design, software lifecycle visualization, and team management."
"It's a very practical solution. You don't need to do an advanced course to start using this tool."
"Ability to keep inventory of reusable blocks, and use in different diagrams with views of various templates."
"The features I find most valuable is the ability to create a document and then put it into a OneCare artifact."
"I have found the Meta Model tuning feature useful as it provides me with an overview of all my work needs."
"Ability to maintain cross-references for all models in all levels - great tractability."
"The best thing about the tool is that its database is open."
"Some parts of the system are exclusive, so we can't work with them."
"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."
"There used to be that feature in ArchiMate Modeling of Enterprise Architect called inherited relationships. Now it's gone."
"It took me a while to figure out how to use the report generation features effectively. So, it would be really nice if they had a way to make that a little bit more interactive and a little bit more straightforward."
"It can be improved in the area of shared documentation. The idea is that the architecture tool can call back to an enterprise asset, pull that information, and link that as a sub-artifact."
"The presentation graphics need to be improved in future builds."
"I would like the system to more "intellectually" build a scheme, place icons, and connect lines on the schemes."
"This solution has some limitations from a business perspective."
"The Portfolio Management features can be added in the next release. As it helps you to manage more portfolio of projects and architectures of cost projects on a portfolio level. This would be an important feature in the next release."
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PTC Windchill is ranked 22nd in Enterprise Architecture Management with 1 review while Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Architecture Management with 97 reviews. PTC Windchill is rated 5.0, while Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of PTC Windchill writes "Pricy and tough to integrate with some solutions, though it provided essential support for workflows". 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". PTC Windchill is most compared with Intralink, Siemens PLM TeamCenter, Omnify Empower PLM, Aras Innovator and Arena PLM, whereas Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is most compared with Visual Paradigm, Visio, No Magic MagicDraw, LeanIX and Lucidchart.
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