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We performed a comparison between IDERA ER/Studio and Toad Data Modeler based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Database Development and Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed IDERA ER/Studio vs. Toad Data Modeler Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"It's easy to model and has a user-friendly interface. I like the team portal because, once we upload, the entire team can see the model.""IDERA keeps up with the versions of Oracle and SQL Server that I'm using. I mostly use SQL Server and when there are new features, a new type of index, for example, IDERA also includes them in upgrades of the data modeling tool.""The data modeling module is important to me because I am a database developer and designer... It's very fast, reliable, up-to-date, so easy to use, smooth.""Using this product has improved the way we maintain our models because they have a place where we can keep all of them, and they can be viewed using the web interface.""Modeling with Data Architect: We can quickly reverse-engineer a database from an existing database or create a model from scratch.""The most valuable features are... those that enable me to represent the database to the development community and the business users.""This application does a lot of things, as do competitor products, but the main reason to go with this product was the ability to create many automations, where we can improve our work and our process.""The interface is really simple to use and it allows me to pick and choose which tables I want to reverse engineer."

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"It is not feasible for small businesses. It is not used in a small company.""I found all features valuable and necessary in Toad Data Modeler, particularly how good the solution is for modeling, database schema generation, and database re-engineering. I also found Toad Data Modeler straightforward to use.""Auto-complete is the best feature of the solution."

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Cons
"The model diagram because very clumsy when you save it on the team server and the models are very big.""The only thing I had an issue with was licensing, and the support was very good.""One limitation I have found in ER/Studio is that when you want to make some changes to the table definitions, you have to go item by item. You cannot do it globally. Another issue concerns defining the foreign keys between the different tables. It is a little more tedious in the ER/Studio than in ERrwin. With ERwin it is direct.""I would like to see better documentation/help for the Data Architect tool. Creation of tutorials would be nice, as there are some features which are not as clearly defined as they should be.""The visual presentation is a little too colorful and seems that it is dumbed down.""What I would like to see improved is the reliability of the releases, releases that are a little less buggy.""I'd like the ability to debug the errors ourselves instead of having to call them. There are certain types of errors that, I wouldn't say they come up regularly, but when you have an error it is very often the same type of error. Knowing that it's a Type III or Type I, it would be nice to have some kind of debugging facility for us to use to find out where the problem that threw that error occurs. That would be a really cool feature.""Sometimes our version is a little unstable. But I think this problem occurs because our version is old."

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"Many users don't know how to add licensing to Toad, or where it is shown, so they could make that easier.""It is not feasible for small businesses. It is not used in a small company.""What could be improved in Toad Data Modeler is stability and the complex setup.""The product should provide better debugging features."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The product is pricey."
  • "The process of licensing could be much simpler, from our experience."
  • "I'm a firm believer that all software is overpriced these days but, comparatively speaking, I think ER/Studio is worth the money."
  • "I feel the product's pricing is a good value."
  • "Pricing is on point, but do your due diligence - not every developer needs the tool."
  • "As an individual user, the renewal is a little costly."
  • "Pricing is expensive and on the higher-end."
  • "At my previous company using ER/Studio, a database compare took four hours before using the product and 15 minutes after using the product."
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  • "Though I'm not involved in the licensing for Toad Data Modeler, I believe it's per user and not cheap."
  • "Price-wise, the lesser it is, the better it is for me, especially in Egypt. I think that the licensing cost ranges from 1,000 to 9,000. Also, it includes maintenance and support for a year."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It isn't easy to compare the thousands of tables in the model against the database. The tool should improve the synchronization within the large organization
    Top Answer:Auto-complete is the best feature of the solution.
    Top Answer:The query and design could be improved. The product should provide better debugging features. It should also be easy to set up.
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    Also Known As
    IDERA ER Studio, ER/Studio, ER/Studio Enterprise Team Edition
    Toad
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    Overview

    IDERA ER/Studio is a powerful suite for business-driven data modeling that enables companies to create an enterprise architecture foundation for data governance. With round-trip support for multiple database platforms, data architects have the power to reverse-engineer, analyze, and optimize existing databases easily from diverse platforms. Data professionals can easily capture and share models, metadata, data sources, and glossaries across the organization for improved alignment between the organization and Information Technology. Organizational stakeholders can take part in the metadata definition workflow and access information on models and metadata at the right level for their needs.

    Unlike its competition, it provides the broadest range of data platform support, industry-leading enterprise-level capabilities, visual data lineage and flow modeling, full dimensional modeling for data warehousing and business intelligence, and business data objects to bridge the gap between developers and data architects. It also provides a complete solution for enterprise architecture and data governance, extensive model change management, unique incorporation of true enterprise data dictionaries, unique linking of constructs across models, integrated visual data lineage import, and integrated data and business process modeling.

    Toad Data Modeler helps you create high-quality data models. This data modeling tool enables you to easily deploy accurate changes to data structures across more than 20 different platforms.

    Sample Customers
    Newmont Mining, Entrust, Accolade, TalkTalk, Catalina, Protective Life, NTT Data, dir systèmes, Microsoft; American Express, Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, Coriant, Fedex, GlaxoSmithKline, PepsiCo, Prudential, Wells Fargo
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    Government19%
    Healthcare Company14%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Computer Software Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Healthcare Company36%
    Logistics Company18%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Comms Service Provider9%
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    Financial Services Firm19%
    Government17%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise60%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise75%
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    Small Business45%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise72%
    Buyer's Guide
    IDERA ER/Studio vs. Toad Data Modeler
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IDERA ER/Studio vs. Toad Data Modeler and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    IDERA ER/Studio is ranked 13th in Database Development and Management with 33 reviews while Toad Data Modeler is ranked 11th in Database Development and Management with 18 reviews. IDERA ER/Studio is rated 8.4, while Toad Data Modeler is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IDERA ER/Studio writes "The solution has important reverse engineering features, but it needs a single sign-on feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Toad Data Modeler writes "Along with an initial setup that is straightforward, the solution offers excellent support to users". IDERA ER/Studio is most compared with erwin Data Modeler by Quest, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, SAP PowerDesigner, erwin Evolve by Quest and LeanIX, whereas Toad Data Modeler is most compared with Oracle SQL Developer, Aqua Data Studio, Redgate SQL Toolbelt, Toad Edge and Eclipse Luna. See our IDERA ER/Studio vs. Toad Data Modeler report.

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