We performed a comparison between PTC Windchill and SAP PowerDesigner based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about LeanIX, Sparx Systems, erwin by Quest and others in Enterprise Architecture Management."I like how the product integrates with other technical solutions."
"SAP PowerDesigner is fairly stable."
"I like the property sheet capability and the user-defined attributes that you can set up."
"I do a data-centric design, so for me, the data analysis and design tools are the most valuable features."
"It's a great tool for documentation."
"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 most valuable features of SAP PowerDesigner are the creation the flow charts and folders. It is a powerful tool."
"Provides the flexibility to create logical and conceptual data models."
"I mostly work on the conceptual and logical side of things, and I enjoy how easy it is to use."
"Some parts of the system are exclusive, so we can't work with them."
"SAP PowerDesigner could improve by making the repository easier to understand. It is difficult to understand how the repository works because when I used logical models as part of the team, we wanted to use them together and update the older versions of the data model version but it was confusing. The repository needs to be explained."
"There are many areas of this solution that needs to be changed."
"There are some minor things that could be easier. We're writing up procedures to bring all the modeling back into one group as this reduces delays in production."
"Not very intuitive or user-friendly."
"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."
"The solution is very, very expensive. It would be ideal if it was a more affordable product."
"UI could be improved by enabling simpler navigation."
"In terms of improvement, the pricing is a bit high."
PTC Windchill is ranked 22nd in Enterprise Architecture Management with 1 review while SAP PowerDesigner is ranked 4th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 32 reviews. PTC Windchill is rated 5.0, while SAP PowerDesigner is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of PTC Windchill writes "Pricy and tough to integrate with some solutions, though it provided essential support for workflows". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP PowerDesigner writes "Difficult to operate, long process to publish, but scalable". PTC Windchill is most compared with Intralink, Omnify Empower PLM, Siemens PLM TeamCenter, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Arena PLM, 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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