QPR ProcessDesigner vs erwin Data Modeler by Quest comparison

erwin by Quest and QPR Software are both solutions in the Business Process Design category. erwin by Quest is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.1, while QPR Software is ranked #25. erwin by Quest holds a 2.2% mindshare in BPD, compared to QPR Software’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of erwin by Quest users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of QPR Software users who would recommend it.

erwin Data Modeler by Quest

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

QPR ProcessDesigner and erwin Data Modeler by Quest are competitive tools in enterprise process management and data modeling. QPR ProcessDesigner is advantageous for companies focused on process optimization, whereas erwin Data Modeler offers superior data management, making it a preferred choice for comprehensive data solutions.

Features: QPR ProcessDesigner provides intuitive process mapping tools, flexible workflow automation, and efficient process analysis. erwin Data Modeler is recognized for advanced data modeling, detailed database design, and metadata management. The primary distinction lies in QPR ProcessDesigner’s process improvement versus erwin’s expertise in data structuring.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: erwin Data Modeler offers a structured deployment model with comprehensive support, facilitating enterprises with extensive data infrastructure. QPR ProcessDesigner features a straightforward deployment process and responsive support, appealing to organizations seeking quick adoption. The key difference is erwin’s in-depth deployment guidance against QPR’s simplicity.

Pricing and ROI: QPR ProcessDesigner generally has lower initial costs and offers rapid ROI through process efficiency improvements. erwin Data Modeler requires a higher setup investment but delivers long-term value due to its rich feature set, making it a valuable choice for data management-focused organizations.

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Categories and Ranking

erwin Data Modeler by Quest

Ranking in Business Process Design

9th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Architecture Management (3rd)

QPR ProcessDesigner

Ranking in Business Process Design

25th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of erwin Data Modeler by Quest is 2.2%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of QPR ProcessDesigner is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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JorgeSanz

Data Governance Senior Advisor at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

Streamline data modeling and automate network changes for increased efficiency

The initial setup depends on the tool if you are using the data model environment. Stopping the server could be complex and require strong expertise. If you have everything set up and configured, Erwin is straightforward. You can deploy it in a few hours. In our case, it took a couple of months to address internal conditions, assign machines, and set up everything for the services. I rate the initial setup a six out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy.

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it_user211722

Solution Architect at Vodafone New Zealand

FactView was easy to use and integrate.

Process simulation Performance monitoring Business intelligence I was a consultant mainly at Standard Bank, I worked for the supplier of the QPR Suite. It was used mainly for balanced scorecard to track organisation performance, but also for process mapping and monitoring as part of their Six…

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Pros

"It reduces monthly savings by hundreds of thousands of dollars. Think about a company like Costco and all of the points of sale systems in Costco, all of the systems, the applications, but if all the applications in Costco all had their own data model, trying to integrate those, upgrade them and manage their different versions of the same model throughout the store, is an absolute nightmare. It's phenomenally expensive. This helps reduce that cost significantly. I'm talking on the orders of hundreds of thousands of dollars."

"The principal feature that I liked is that the solution has a very graphic interface."

"It has centralized storage so that a data model can be shared by different teams."

"The visual data models for helping to overcome data source complexity and enabling understanding and collaboration around maintenance and usage are excellent. A picture speaks 1,000 words. Seeing a picture that shows you how the data relates to each other helps you better understand what the data is and how to use it. Pairing that information with a dictionary, which has the definitions of the tables and columns or the entities and attributes, ensures that the users understand what the data is so that they can use it best and most successfully."

"It's important to create standard templates — Erwin is good at that — and you can customize them. You can create a standard template so that your models have the same look and feel. And then, anyone using the tool is using the same font and the same general layout. erwin's very good at helping enforce that."

"One of the best aspects of the tool is its reverse engineering capability."

"It supports a wide variety of databases, including the latest ones. We have chosen to go for a cloud-based database, and it supports that, which is very useful."

"They have a lot of features and the most up-to-date technology integration, which I haven't seen in other products."

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"It makes communication easier due to transparency on processes."

"Processes become clearer, easier to understand, and easier to spot in development areas."

Cons

"It would be nice to have it on the Linux platform, not just Windows. If they can support Linux, there would be a huge market for it."

"I would like to see the reporting capabilities be more dynamic and more inclusive of information. The API is very sparsely understood by people across the user community."

"One of the best aspects of the tool is its reverse engineering capability."

"I would like the solution to be more user-friendly to deploy."

"One of the things I've been talking to the erwin team about through the years is that every data model should have the ability to be multi-language... When I was working at Honda, it became very difficult to work with the Japanese teams using just one model. You can have two models, one in English and one in Japanese, but that means you have to keep the updates back and forth, and that always increases the risk of something not being updated."

"The Bulk Editor needs improvement. If you had something that was a local model to your local machine, you could connect to the API, then it would write directly into the repository. However, when you have something that is on the centralized server, that functionality did not work. Then, you had to export out to a CSV and upload up to the repository. It would have been nice to be able to do the direct API without having that whole download and upload thing. Maybe I didn't figure it out, but I'm pretty sure that didn't work when it was a model that sat on a centralized repository."

"In terms of improvements, support could have been better in terms of installation, especially of workgroups. We struggled quite a bit to get it up and running. Collaboration could have been better from an installation perspective, but it is trivial as compared to what we use it for. Other than that, I don't have much feedback. It works pretty well, and the fact that we've been using it for more than a decade shows that it is quite solid."

"I find the UI very clunky and very difficult to use. If I add columns to a table the whole workflow could be so much easier. I get frustrated using it. I've tried other tools. I've tried to get off of erwin a few times. I always come back to it because every tool has its own set of problems, and it seems like if I have to pick my poison, I stay with erwin. But so many things that are clunky with it."

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"There is definitely a need to produce models in XML. There is already something available, but it seems that transferring between the different modelling tools is difficult."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of erwin Data Modeler is very expensive, in particular for this part of the world."

"There are two license options and the pricing is reasonable."

"There is either a one-year or three-year license. It is not a pay-as-you-go license like a SaaS solution. It’s more of a traditional licensing. They are a little bit on the pricier side."

"The solution is expensive."

"It is not a very expensive solution. Only the licensing and maintenance fee needs to be paid."

"erwin is expensive compared to other solutions. We are paying almost $6,000 per seat a month."

"The primary reasons that erwin was selected were that it was much more affordable for us [than Embarcadero] and it was easily maintainable."

"Price-wise, erwin Data Modeler is okay. You can purchase a single license and it is not very expensive."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about erwin Data Modeler by Quest?

Forward engineering, DDL generation, reverse engineering, and reporting are the most valuable features of the solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for erwin Data Modeler by Quest?

The product is expensive. I rate the product’s pricing a nine out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.

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What needs improvement with erwin Data Modeler by Quest?

As a documenting tool, it's solid, though its reporting could be more robust. The reporting mechanisms could be more intuitive regarding report creation. It can generate reports in CSV files, displ...

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Also Known As

erwin DM

ProcessGuide, QPR Software ProcessGuide

Overview

erwin pioneered data modeling, and erwin Data Modeler (erwin DM) remains trusted, award-winning software for data modeling and database design, automating complex and time-consuming tasks. Use it to discover and document any data from anywhere for consistency, clarity and artifact reuse across large-scale data integration, master data management, metadata management, Big Data, business intelligence and analytics initiatives – all while supporting data governance and intelligence efforts.

erwin by Quest

Describe, analyze, communicate and improve your processes with QPR ProcessGuide, an all-inclusive multiuser process management software. QPR ProcessGuide helps your organization in their EBPA/BPA work by taking into consideration the needs of business users as well as IT experts.

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