We performed a comparison between SAP PowerDesigner and Sparx Pro Cloud Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Architecture Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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 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."
"The most valuable features of SAP PowerDesigner are the creation the flow charts and folders. It is a powerful tool."
"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 useful feature has been the detailed possibility to model almost anything regarding physical databases."
"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."
"I do a data-centric design, so for me, the data analysis and design tools are the most valuable features."
"It can automate many routine tasks and save human resources to focus on real problems."
"The solution's most valuable feature is ArchiMate which I use daily."
"We have found the technical support to be helpful."
"The portal of SAP PowerDesigner could be better. The tool also needs more features and integration with other products, such as Collibra. It would be interesting for SAP PowerDesigner to have more integration."
"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 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."
"This product does not have a good BPMN Modeler."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"The user interface could be more user-friendly."
"UI could be improved by enabling simpler navigation."
"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."
"The solution should allow easier access with enhanced customization options for web page DHTML."
"The user-friendliness could be even better."
SAP PowerDesigner is ranked 4th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 32 reviews while Sparx Pro Cloud Server is ranked 14th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 3 reviews. SAP PowerDesigner is rated 8.0, while Sparx Pro Cloud Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of SAP PowerDesigner writes "It has a good repository and is stable, fast, and flexible". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sparx Pro Cloud Server writes "Scalable and reasonably priced with good technical support". SAP PowerDesigner is most compared with erwin Data Modeler by Quest, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Visio, IDERA ER/Studio and LeanIX, whereas Sparx Pro Cloud Server is most compared with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Sparx Prolaborate. See our SAP PowerDesigner vs. Sparx Pro Cloud Server report.
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