We performed a comparison between IDERA ER/Studio and Redgate SQL Toolbelt 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."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."
"We found a lot of duplication, a lot of non-conformity in the way our databases were designed. By identifying these situations, we're able to go back in and try to create a more standardized solution."
"One of the valuable features is inheritance when joining tables. When setting up RI and domains and rules, ER/Studio does a lot of the grunt, boilerplate code that would otherwise have to be hand-coded."
"Data lineage tracking: It allows us to identify upstream and downstream systems using data."
"We are able to document the data lineage and data flows of our data from one system to another."
"The tool is simple to use."
"When validating the model, the ability to provide sub-models to developers, and generate a physical model from the logical, makes it easier to review a logical model with stakeholders."
"We have been able to quickly create models for our enterprise-wide databases, even when some of them are third-party databases."
"It is easy to track the reports, this is what is most valuable for me."
"The most valuable feature is SQL Search."
"We would always like to see Repository performance improve, checking in and checking out."
"They allow functionalities to be released before the full tests for catching and correcting errors are completed."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"It would be helpful if they could create a generic JSON database type, as a target database, rather than a specific one like Mongo."
"The biggest problem with the Redgate SQL Toolbelt is just how heavy it is; it seems to take a lot of resources."
"I would like to see the bandwidth increase allowing me to easily analyze more data."
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IDERA ER/Studio is ranked 14th in Database Development and Management with 34 reviews while Redgate SQL Toolbelt is ranked 8th in Database Development and Management. IDERA ER/Studio is rated 8.4, while Redgate SQL Toolbelt is rated 8.0. 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 Redgate SQL Toolbelt writes "SQL Search and change automation functionality help us manage our code repository and databases". IDERA ER/Studio is most compared with erwin Data Modeler by Quest, SAP PowerDesigner, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Toad Data Modeler and Komprise, whereas Redgate SQL Toolbelt is most compared with Quest Spotlight, DBmaestro Database Source Control, IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server, SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer and VMware Tanzu Data Services. See our IDERA ER/Studio vs. Redgate SQL Toolbelt report.
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