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I use the solution for reverse engineering as well as forward engineering. I do logical and physical modeling, and some of what I'm doing right now is reverse engineering from actual databases because they have no diagrams. The solution helps me diagram the current and help me design the future.
Forward engineering, DDL generation, reverse engineering, and reporting are the most valuable features of the solution.
The solution's model mark could be better because it crashes sometimes.
I have been using erwin Data Modeler by Quest for many years.
erwin Data Modeler by Quest is a stable solution.
I rate erwin Data Modeler by Quest a nine out of ten for stability.
To add users, you have to start using the model mark, which is not great. I rate erwin Data Modeler by Quest a seven out of ten for scalability.
The solution’s technical support is good.
Positive
I have previously used IDERA ER.
The solution’s initial setup is easy.
I have seen a return on investment with the solution because I can't do my work for my company without it.
erwin Data Modeler by Quest is an expensive solution.
Before choosing erwin Data Modeler by Quest, I evaluated PowerDesigner. I chose erwin Data Modeler by Quest because it has the most features I might need in the future, and the report writing is really good.
I am using the latest version of erwin Data Modeler by Quest. I recently built a data model for integration with another software product that we're going to purchase. I did it really fast with erwin Data Modeler by Quest. If I didn't have the solution, I couldn't have done that, and I couldn't have shared the results.
I would recommend the solution to other users.
Overall, I rate erwin Data Modeler by Quest ten out of ten.
I am using the solution for data modeling. We also use erwin Data Intelligence Suite for data governance.
We like that we can go straight from Data Modeler to Data Intelligence Suite. We can go from the business glossary to the data catalog. It gives us a holistic view. The product lets us import different types of models from various databases. It also allows us to export or implement them within the same databases based on new changes.
The modeling capability is cumbersome. It doesn't allow us to put different types of objects in there. We can only put data objects. It doesn’t allow us to put any class structures and enterprise architecture objects. We can only do data monitoring. We can't do a holistic view. It's quite cumbersome to enter data. We cannot type things into a sheet. We always have to open the object and enter it.
The layout is a very old-style diagram. The product must allow users to put different types of objects and link them to data objects. The tool must provide large data objects under which there can be other data objects. For example, if a customer is a large data object, it must then contain the customer’s name, address, and type. The interface must be improved.
I have been using the solution for more than ten years. I am using the latest version of the solution.
I rate the tool’s stability a seven out of ten. It doesn’t stay up all the time. The stability must be improved.
I rate the tool’s scalability a seven out of ten. We have some issues with performance, but I'm not sure if it's us or the tool. We have 50 to 150 users.
The technical support team is quite helpful. The team members don't always know their stuff. Sometimes, we end up teaching them things, but they do try to be helpful.
Neutral
I have used Rational Rose, Visual Paradigm, and Oracle’s old product. I use Visual Paradigm for my personal use cases. I prefer Visual Paradigm. It has a lot of features that erwin doesn’t. The only problem with Visual Paradigm is that it has many license levels. I only have a cheap license. However, its capabilities are much stronger. It is a lot easier to use than erwin, and it produces much nicer diagrams.
The solution is cloud-based. We use both AWS and Azure as our cloud providers. Maintenance is done automatically by the vendor.
The tool is expensive. It is not worth the price. I rate the pricing a three out of ten.
We are looking for other tools to replace the solution. We're going to do an RFP for data modeling, data catalog, data quality, and marketplace. The vendor is trying to charge for Data Intelligence Suite like it is an enterprise tool, but it's still getting patched together. I have a hard time giving erwin a strong recommendation, but it's a tool that works and does what it says on the box. It could be made a little better. Overall, I rate the product a seven out of ten.
