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We performed a comparison between Alfabet IT Planning & Portfolio Management and SAP PowerDesigner based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The dashboard is the most valuable feature."

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"SAP PowerDesigner is fairly stable.""Has a specific template that's very helpful for importing metadata.""The most valuable feature of SAP PowerDesigner is the testing of the models, it has the best function. Reverse engineering is very helpful too.""It has helped me to develop the as-is state, design its to-be state, and track the capital investment according to gap analysis.""The initial setup was very easy.""The most valuable features of the solution are it's built very well, easy to use, and simple to describe freely what is needed in logical and physical data models.""It's a stable system. It never crashes.""It can automate many routine tasks and save human resources to focus on real problems."

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Cons
"The user-experience, enhanced performance, and in-hand governance can be improved."

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"Pricing for small consultancies needs improvement. They sustain prices to competing tools. The competing tools tend to do special offers. PowerDesigner SAP doesn't pay much attention to the pricing of it and there are no special offers.""It would be helpful if there were glossary, catalog and governance tools. It would help make it a true end-to-end product.""Not very intuitive or user-friendly.""UI could be improved by enabling simpler navigation.""In the future, I would like to see data manipulation capability where you can actually write SQL queries and manipulate data from directly within the tool.""There should be a better usage of current hardware including multicore CPUs, higher resolutions, and multiple displays.""The focus is more on mainstream development environments, and I see a lack of focus on the open source world. I think SAP PowerDesigner probably interfaces better with SQL Server and Db2 but not with open source databases like PostgreSQL and MySQL.""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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The solution is expensive. There is a yearly licensing cost. There are no additional costs, only the standard license, and the cloud license."
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  • "The ROI has been 43%."
  • "PowerDesigner is not the cheapest solution on the market, so make sure that you are using it to its full potential."
  • "I bought the software outright and do not pay a licensing fee."
  • "SAP PowerDesigner is cheaper than eriwin."
  • "The price of the solution is too expensive. When we asked for certain licenses in different countries it was unattainable."
  • "I would like SAP to prove free licenses to professionals that are using the solution. The free version is limited."
  • "Regarding costs, SAP PowerDesigner is pricey, as I've heard from my team manager, which is why the company has been thinking of bringing another solution on board."
  • "The price of the solution is low."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The dashboard is the most valuable feature.
    Top Answer:The solution is expensive. There is a yearly licensing cost. There are no additional costs, only the standard license, and the cloud license.
    Top Answer:The user-experience, enhanced performance, and in-hand governance can be improved.
    Top Answer:In PowerDesigner, I primarily use BPM and modeling standards. I find it beneficial for process analysis, although I use data modeling to a lesser extent.
    Top Answer: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… more »
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    Overview

    Software AG's Alfabet IT Planning & Portfolio Management Platform provides decision-makers with insight into the IT portfolio to make the right IT investment decisions and to plan how IT will support the business in the future.

    SAP PowerDesigner is a valuable solution for developing several different types of data models according to business process needs. Data models can be logical, conceptual, and physical, and can also include dimensional and relational models. PowerDesiger has the ability to integrate a designed business process model with the actual database design to ensure that all the data process steps are included in the logical model. PowerDesigner is able to use the physical model to create the actual database, and from there, design various physical iterations from a single logical model.

    PowerDesigner can perform excellent reverse-engineering of existing databases to create a model diagram. The solution integrates well with many of today's most recognized database management systems (DBMS). Some of the solution’s featured outputs include custom or standard reports of every object in the design (relationships, field, and tables), design impact analysis, and entity-relationship (ER) designs.

    PowerDesigner offers intuitive capabilities such as metadata management, link and sync, and data modeling. Users can instantly view architecture layers and essentials, access the robust metadata repository, and share findings with the user’s entire team.

    SAP PowerDesigner Features

    • Document Creation: Easily share documents to cultivate an environment of communication and collaboration with all stakeholders in a project. Users can even include non-modelers. Users can provide private, secure access to metadata using hyperlinked Web reporting and multi-model documents, and even use wizard-created lists.

    • Result Analysis: The solution helps merge all model types with an intuitive automated link-and-sync process. Users can easily streamline communication and creative streams to improve the organization’s ability to experience transformation.

    • Intelligence Mapping: Users can develop thorough mapping protocols for data dictionary input. Users can record dependencies correctly with a simple drag-and-drop mapping editor and drag information from any supported source to target model pairs.

    SAP PowerDesigner Benefits

    • Improve Overall Productivity: The solution enables enterprise architects and developers to share information through a trusted metadata repository that can handle all modeling types.

    • Simplify Workflows: PowerDesigner offers an easy-to-use wizard-driven protocol to streamline web-based reporting and documentation, making workloads easier for IT staff and other users.

    • Improve Communication: PowerDesigner’s intuitive link-and-sync technology will facilitate secure trusted networks between an organization's specific protocols, data models, and language.

    Reviews from Real Users

    “The most valuable feature of SAP PowerDesigner is the testing of the models, it has the best function. Reverse engineering is very helpful too. I use SAP PowerDesigner for data modeling and documentation. It interacts well with the other tools. Additionally, we use it for all of the business requirements, such as CDM and PDM.” - Saadat T., Emerging Cloud Solution Architect at a tech services company

    “It's a great tool for documentation. A new data scientist can easily understand the data just by looking at it. Once you are managing your physical data with a logical data model, by looking at this data model, you can understand what it means, the business meaning of the elements which are maintained by the relational database.” - Michael R., DA


    Sample Customers
    FUJITSU, Coca Cola, ING, CreditSuisse, CosmosDirekt, GTA, Echo Entertainment Group, Electrolux, Cern
    Medtronic, Cirque du Soleil, Antarc, B&G Manufacturing, EarlySense, eBay, Ferrero, James Austin Company, Lenovo, Sagem, RAK Ceramics, Vodafone
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Government11%
    Insurance Company10%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Retailer14%
    Consumer Goods Company7%
    Healthcare Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise77%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business46%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise37%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    Alfabet IT Planning & Portfolio Management is ranked 14th in Project Portfolio Management with 4 reviews while SAP PowerDesigner is ranked 4th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 32 reviews. Alfabet IT Planning & Portfolio Management is rated 7.6, while SAP PowerDesigner is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Alfabet IT Planning & Portfolio Management writes "Helps us to implement and understand the status of our projects". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP PowerDesigner writes "It has a good repository and is stable, fast, and flexible". Alfabet IT Planning & Portfolio Management is most compared with ARIS BPA, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Alfabet FastLane, Jira and LeanIX, whereas SAP PowerDesigner is most compared with erwin Data Modeler by Quest, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Visio, IDERA ER/Studio and LeanIX.

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