We performed a comparison between Atoll Technologies System Architecture Management Utility 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."The solution is stable. We haven't had any serious technical issues."
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"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."
"I do a data-centric design, so for me, the data analysis and design tools are the most valuable features."
"The feature I found valuable in SAP PowerDesigner is extraction. I also like that my company hasn't faced any issues because of the clear documentation about SAP PowerDesigner."
"I've used the reverse engineering feature a lot. I can take a look at the structure of the database and what relationships it has."
"It offers a lot of features in one solution. You would have to get multiple other products to bundle together all of the capabilities that you get in just this product."
"The most valuable feature of SAP PowerDesigner is the testing of the models, it has the best function. Reverse engineering is very helpful too."
"The physical database model is definitely the most valuable feature because it describes normalization exactly the way you understand the data, and it deploys it perfectly with open source systems."
"The most valuable feature is the way you can extend it and customize it. With most modeling tools, you fit your modeling process to fit the tool. In PowerDesigner, you can make the tool fit the way you want to work."
"The user interface needs improvement. The solution needs to add a few features to improve the overall user experience. Security needs to be strengthened as well."
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"In terms of improvement, the pricing is a bit high."
"I've tried to use Power Designer to bring in images, which didn't work very well at all."
"This product does not have a good BPMN Modeler."
"Technical support could be better and more human."
"The data governance should be improved, like ER/Studio."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"The solution is very, very expensive. It would be ideal if it was a more affordable product."
"The solution itself does not need to be improved. However, they could add support for different languages."
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Atoll Technologies System Architecture Management Utility is ranked 32nd in Enterprise Architecture Management while SAP PowerDesigner is ranked 4th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 32 reviews. Atoll Technologies System Architecture Management Utility is rated 8.0, while SAP PowerDesigner is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Atoll Technologies System Architecture Management Utility writes "A stable scalable solution with mid-range price points". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP PowerDesigner writes "Difficult to operate, long process to publish, but scalable". Atoll Technologies System Architecture Management Utility is most compared with , 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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