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."We have a database design group of about 15 people. The Repository enables multiple people to work on the same model at the same time. We have fully integrated models, so we have one model for the enterprise data warehouse, one model for MDM, with a lot of sub-models in these things. People work on different parts of the model at different times. So the repository enables us to share the models, and keep track of what everybody is working on."
"The reverse engineering is the most important feature."
"It does the job."
"The interface is really simple to use and it allows me to pick and choose which tables I want to reverse engineer."
"We can track changes to our data models and tie those changes back to specific tasks or efforts that we identify."
"We use the solution to create data models which describe our company's data architecture"
"We have been able to quickly create models for our enterprise-wide databases, even when some of them are third-party databases."
"The tool is simple to use."
"Auto-complete is the best feature of the solution."
"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."
"It is not feasible for small businesses. It is not used in a small company."
"Whenever there is a new version, there are a lot of release notes on the technical side of it, but I would like to be told why are we doing the upgrade... What I would like to really see is how this benefits us from the business point of view. What are the real benefits that the user gets? I want some kind of way white paper. The release notes describe the technical enhancements but, from the layman's point of view, if someone asks me what are the business benefits of this upgrade, I don't have any documentation to explain it to the business."
"The number of options can be overwhelming at times. That is not necessarily a bad thing but for a newbie, it can be daunting."
"When building the relationships there should be a little more flexibility."
"The solution's reporting could be improved because the report writer is terrible."
"Tech support is a sticking point with me. I am really disappointed in the tech support. We pay for the Platinum level. It takes hours to get a response."
"I would like to upload, a database with about 3,000 tables. It takes so much time and, finally, it freezes the whole solution so that I actually cannot work with that environment. For the data warehouse, it's fine because I have 20 or 30 tables. It works fine. But, when I reverse-engineer the database with 3,000 tables, it freezes and it's hard to upload and reverse-engineer such environments in ER/Studio."
"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"
"The only thing I had an issue with was licensing, and the support was very good."
"It is not feasible for small businesses. It is not used in a small company."
"Many users don't know how to add licensing to Toad, or where it is shown, so they could make that easier."
"The product should provide better debugging features."
"What could be improved in Toad Data Modeler is stability and the complex setup."
IDERA ER/Studio is ranked 14th in Database Development and Management with 34 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, SAP PowerDesigner, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, erwin Evolve by Quest and LeanIX, whereas Toad Data Modeler is most compared with Oracle SQL Developer, Aqua Data Studio, Toad Edge, Redgate SQL Toolbelt and Toad for Oracle. See our IDERA ER/Studio vs. Toad Data Modeler report.
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