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."The most valuable feature is that it is a very fast reverse engineering process. It does a very expansive comparison."
"I like the connectivity or the lineage between the models and usability."
"I like the property sheet capability and the user-defined attributes that you can set up."
"I mostly work on the conceptual and logical side of things, and I enjoy how easy it is to use."
"In terms of operational efficiency and cause savings or return on investment, I can say that with SAP PowerDesigner, our company saves a lot of time."
"I do a data-centric design, so for me, the data analysis and design tools are the most valuable features."
"Very good repository features."
"This solution has good tools for big data, where you can manage large and complex databases."
"The installation was very easy."
"It's a very practical solution. You don't need to do an advanced course to start using this tool."
"We use it to develop and maintain the Enterprise Conceptual Model, migrated from erwin a couple of years ago."
"We could capture the process models around 24 countries with all their local variations."
"The features I find most valuable is the ability to create a document and then put it into a OneCare artifact."
"Sparx technical support is good."
"The most valuable features are the flexibility and adaptability of Sparx Enterprise Architect."
"This is a useful tool for IT people who need to design their solution architecture."
"The user interface could be more user-friendly."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"Connectivity can be improved because it's not very good."
"SAP PowerDesigner can improve the ease of use. It is not the best tool on the market because it is tough to navigate and use. A beginner would not be able to use it well, it requires some experience. If the solution was more user-friendly it would be able to be used by more audiences. I do not think many people are aware of this solution and they should use it."
"The solution itself does not need to be improved. However, they could add support for different languages."
"There are some minor things that could be easier. We're writing up procedures to bring all the modeling back into one group as this reduces delays in production."
"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."
"Not very intuitive or user-friendly."
"The automatic creation of reports based on the model elements could be improved."
"Using EA involves a steep learning curve if you want to understand its capabilities and functionality."
"I struggled with most of the features for this tool, as did the rest of our architecture team."
"Sparx can be a bit slow. If you are trying to design software architecture, sometimes we run into issues and need to refresh."
"It should be made Windows compatible."
"This solution is quite complex to use. It would be nice if the learning curve wasn't so steep."
"No way to implement data integrity and referential integrity constraints."
"The UI is a little bit outdated. It should be more fresh and clean."
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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 BiZZdesign HoriZZon, whereas Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is most compared with Visual Paradigm, Visio, No Magic MagicDraw, LeanIX and Avolution ABACUS. See our SAP PowerDesigner vs. Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect report.
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