We performed a comparison between SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer 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."Traceability is a fantastic feature."
"The most useful feature has been the detailed possibility to model almost anything regarding physical databases."
"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."
"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 solution is a very pragmatic tool. It's quite easy to use."
"In terms of operational efficiency and cause savings or return on investment, I can say that with SAP PowerDesigner, our company saves a lot of time."
"Provides the flexibility to create logical and conceptual data models."
"Has a specific template that's very helpful for importing metadata."
"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"The algorithm is outdated and should be upgraded."
"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."
"I have found the solution not easy to use. When publishing you have to download the HTML, make adjustments against the updated HTML, convert it to HTML, then finally paste the HTML. There is not an on-the-fly function available to bypass the step-by-step converting process that other solutions have."
"SAP PowerDesigner can improve the ease of use. It is not the best tool on the market because it is tough to navigate and use. A beginner would not be able to use it well, it requires some experience. If the solution was more user-friendly it would be able to be used by more audiences. I do not think many people are aware of this solution and they should use it."
"UI could be improved by enabling simpler navigation."
"Technical support could be better and more human."
"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."
"Regarding improvements, I suggest enhancing the connection between objects in process and data models. It's crucial to define the structure of objects, especially when dealing with standard frameworks like VMM. There should be better visualization of arrows between BPM and data modeling objects, specifying their structure and impact. For future versions, a feature similar to Bizagi, allowing users to see forms or SQL representations of objects, would be valuable for demonstrating and presenting project details to stakeholders."
SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer is ranked 18th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 1 review while SAP PowerDesigner is ranked 5th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 34 reviews. SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer is rated 8.0, while SAP PowerDesigner is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer writes "Great training available with traceability a key feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP PowerDesigner writes "Effective in terms of validating everything, but sometimes they don't allow us some flexibility and GUI could improve". SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer is most compared with MEGA HOPEX, whereas SAP PowerDesigner is most compared with erwin Data Modeler by Quest, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Visio, IDERA ER/Studio and ARIS BPA.
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