We performed a comparison between SAP PowerDesigner and Sparx Pro Cloud Server 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."This solution has good tools for big data, where you can manage large and complex databases."
"The solution is a very pragmatic tool. It's quite easy to use."
"The most useful feature has been the detailed possibility to model almost anything regarding physical databases."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"It can automate many routine tasks and save human resources to focus on real problems."
"The most valuable feature is that it is a very fast reverse engineering process. It does a very expansive comparison."
"I mostly work on the conceptual and logical side of things, and I enjoy how easy it is to use."
"It's a stable system. It never crashes."
"The solution's most valuable feature is ArchiMate which I use daily."
"We have found the technical support to be helpful."
"This product lacks artificial intelligence that should be very good in terms of automatically identifying the classification of elements."
"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."
"I've tried to use Power Designer to bring in images, which didn't work very well at all."
"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."
"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."
"The solution itself does not need to be improved. However, they could add support for different languages."
"Checking-in models to the repository, especially when working remotely, is a slow process than can sometimes have problems with models being corrupted."
"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 user-friendliness could be even better."
"The solution should allow easier access with enhanced customization options for web page DHTML."
SAP PowerDesigner is ranked 5th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 33 reviews while Sparx Pro Cloud Server is ranked 14th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 3 reviews. SAP PowerDesigner is rated 8.0, while Sparx Pro Cloud Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of SAP PowerDesigner writes "Difficult to operate, long process to publish, but scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sparx Pro Cloud Server writes "Scalable and reasonably priced with good technical support". SAP PowerDesigner is most compared with erwin Data Modeler by Quest, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Visio, IDERA ER/Studio and LeanIX, whereas Sparx Pro Cloud Server is most compared with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Sparx Prolaborate. See our SAP PowerDesigner vs. Sparx Pro Cloud Server report.
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