We performed a comparison between PTC Windchill and Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect 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."
"It is a very rich tool in terms of the functionality, and the types of diagrams, that you can create in this tool."
"This is a useful tool for IT people who need to design their solution architecture."
"We use it to develop and maintain the Enterprise Conceptual Model, migrated from erwin a couple of years ago."
"It is an EA tool that is approved by Open Group. It is in the tool register of Open Group."
"Ability to maintain cross-references for all models in all levels - great tractability."
"Its ability to reference and link to components from any diagram."
"I like Sparx's BPM features and the way it lets you create the diagram."
"We can easily use it with our new customers."
"Some parts of the system are exclusive, so we can't work with them."
"I would like to see integration with Confluence or any other TRM, and the capability to integrate with the data storage, such as a repository similar to GitHub."
"I think the product is good. When I'm trying to do something specific for some part of project documentation, it's hard to get it figured out if you don't use it all the time. It's such a massive tool, it's hard to figure out how to dig in and get to the documentation where you have to be to get some idea of what to do. There are not a lot of examples that I'm aware of to be able to do that."
"I have found the solution is lacking options. The general usability needs improvement and more compliance to CML definitions."
"The dashboard and connectivity could be improved."
"I would like the system to more "intellectually" build a scheme, place icons, and connect lines on the schemes."
"The elements of the modeling sets can have better customization and visual representation. It would be great to have a mobile version."
"This solution has some limitations from a business perspective."
"The integration could be improved."
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PTC Windchill is ranked 22nd in Enterprise Architecture Management with 1 review while Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Architecture Management with 97 reviews. PTC Windchill is rated 5.0, while Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect 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 Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect writes "Easy to set up and had no issues with stability, but it's not a very friendly tool, and its database modeling and entity-relationship modeling functions need improvement". PTC Windchill is most compared with Intralink, Omnify Empower PLM, Siemens PLM TeamCenter, Arena PLM and Aras Innovator, whereas Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is most compared with Visual Paradigm, Visio, No Magic MagicDraw, Lucidchart and LeanIX.
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