We performed a comparison between IDERA ER/Studio and PTC Windchill 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 most important features are logical and physical models that we can compare and develop. Also, the Data Dictionary can be created out of your studio. Finally, database schemas help understand the logic that's behind the scene, behind the SQL tables. Especially when there are a lot of them, the schemas help everyone understand the business processes."
"Valuable features include the ability to visually represent what the database tables are going to look like and their relationships. Also, the ability to document the definitions of the tables and the columns that are in a table so that we can communicate what the data is and how it should be used."
"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."
"We have been able to quickly create models for our enterprise-wide databases, even when some of them are third-party databases."
"Straightforward setup."
"We are able to document the data lineage and data flows of our data from one system to another."
"The reverse engineering is the most important feature."
"Modeling with Data Architect: We can quickly reverse-engineer a database from an existing database or create a model from scratch."
"I like how the product integrates with other technical solutions."
"I'd like the ability to debug the errors ourselves instead of having to call them. There are certain types of errors that, I wouldn't say they come up regularly, but when you have an error it is very often the same type of error. Knowing that it's a Type III or Type I, it would be nice to have some kind of debugging facility for us to use to find out where the problem that threw that error occurs. That would be a really cool feature."
"We would always like to see Repository performance improve, checking in and checking out."
"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 model diagram because very clumsy when you save it on the team server and the models are very big."
"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."
"Sometimes our version is a little unstable. But I think this problem occurs because our version is old."
"When building the relationships there should be a little more flexibility."
"The screens are a bit outdated. They could use a new look and feel."
"Some parts of the system are exclusive, so we can't work with them."
IDERA ER/Studio is ranked 10th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 33 reviews while PTC Windchill is ranked 22nd in Enterprise Architecture Management with 1 review. IDERA ER/Studio is rated 8.4, while PTC Windchill is rated 5.0. 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 PTC Windchill writes "Pricy and tough to integrate with some solutions, though it provided essential support for workflows". IDERA ER/Studio is most compared with erwin Data Modeler by Quest, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, SAP PowerDesigner, Toad Data Modeler and Aqua Data Studio, whereas PTC Windchill is most compared with Intralink, Omnify Empower PLM, Siemens PLM TeamCenter, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Arena PLM.
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