No Magic MagicDraw vs erwin Data Modeler comparison

Quest Software and Dassault Systèmes are both solutions in the Business Process Design category. Quest Software is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.2, while Dassault Systèmes is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.5. Quest Software holds a 2.8% mindshare in BPD, compared to Dassault Systèmes’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Quest Software users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Dassault Systèmes users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

No Magic MagicDraw and erwin Data Modeler are products competing in the modeling software category. No Magic MagicDraw excels in pricing and support, while erwin Data Modeler provides superior features, justifying its higher cost.

Features: No Magic MagicDraw supports UML, SysML, and BPMN, enabling diverse systems modeling. It offers a streamlined design facilitating efficient conceptual modeling and integration with tools like Teamcenter. erwin Data Modeler excels in metadata management and integration, supports advanced enterprise data architecture, and aligns data across platforms.

Room for Improvement: No Magic MagicDraw could enhance collaboration features as its flexibility may lead to inconsistencies in team settings. It lacks strong coupling needed for large teams and could improve in offering pre-deployment guidance. erwin Data Modeler, while rich in features, can refine its support in pre- and post-deployment phases. Its setup process is complex and can be streamlined for efficiency.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: No Magic MagicDraw offers a flexible deployment model suited for various project scales and maintains responsive customer service. erwin Data Modeler, known for its complex setup, provides comprehensive guidance. However, it could benefit from improved pre- and post-deployment support services.

Pricing and ROI: No Magic MagicDraw offers a cost-effective solution with competitive pricing translating to a promising ROI. erwin Data Modeler, despite a higher setup cost, offers extensive features and enterprise capabilities, representing a sound long-term investment with substantial value.

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Categories and Ranking

erwin Data Modeler

Ranking in Business Process Design

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Architecture Management (1st), Data Governance (10th)

No Magic MagicDraw

Ranking in Business Process Design

15th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of erwin Data Modeler is 2.8%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of No Magic MagicDraw is 2.6%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Design Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
erwin Data Modeler	2.8%
No Magic MagicDraw	2.6%
Other	94.6%

Business Process Design

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Sushree Panigrahi

Snowflake Data Engineer| Senior PLSQL Developer |Data Modeler|Assitant Vice Pre at Jp Morgan Chase & Co.

Data modeling has transformed regulatory reporting and collaboration across cloud environments

In erwin Data Modeler, areas that have room for improvement include performance improvements. I see that large models sometimes cause it to be slow when opening. Impact analysis can lag as well. Version control is another aspect. If we have developed a current version, it is not integrated with Git where we can easily compare different versions. UI modernization is also something we cannot utilize as it is primarily for development. Additionally, cloud-specific optimizations are needed when it comes to Snowflake or Databricks. When it comes to AI aspects, auto-suggestions for normalization or identifying primary, foreign, or surrogate keys are areas that can be improved.

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reviewer2080611

System Engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees

Ease of use and real-time collaboration empower effective teamwork and streamlined development

For CAMEO, it's not only the ease of use, it's versatility, its communicability, but Rhapsody is the worst tool I've ever used. It is very difficult, not user-friendly, and very expensive. It works only with its IBM counterparts. SPARX Enterprise Architecture is very easy to use, but it's limited. It gives you an idea of how your model is developing, so this feature helps maintain integrity or correctness of system models. It's really a good feature to have. You've got to have the simulation toolkit installed to be able to do that, and that works really well. The MagicDraw or CAMEO system is good on its own, but it should be integrated and should come out of the box with the simulation toolkit because there are some things you can't do without it, making it very difficult to have to look for another license to be able to do that. I would prefer that it come with the simulation toolkit.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

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

"I compare erwin Data Modeler with other solutions such as ER/Studio and believe it stands out as an enterprise-grade data modeling tool capable of serving different industries, such as finance, healthcare, and telecom."

"Drag-and-drop data modeling and reverse engineering out of databases are the most valuable features of erwin Data Modeler by Quest."

"The data lineage feature is very valuable."

"The fitting model is very intuitive."

"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."

"Currently in the market, there is no competitor to erwin Data Modeler; everything is very powerful, such as performing reverse engineering from an existing database and deploying that on Databricks or Snowflake."

"The solution’s ability to generate database code from a model for a wide array of data sources cuts development time from two weeks to one day or even hours."

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"The most valuable features are the visibility, standard compliance, and interface."

"When you look at it, No Magic is an all-encompassing tool. You can use it for business architecture design. You can use it for deploying an ERP system across your enterprise. However, it was initially designed and developed for model-based systems engineering. That's the systems engineering required to either produce an IP system or product. It takes away the mounds of paper and puts it into a model. It enables you to generate significant savings by modeling that new product or that system before you ever start developing a prototype."

"It is very user-friendly, and the customer service is really good."

"The most valuable feature is the amount of flexibility that one has to model, which is great for an individual."

"The technical support is very good."

"The beauty of MagicDraw is that it has a simulation part, so you can simulate your model to validate it. The simulation allows you to bring in code off of an external code that you can write to set up the simulation and execute the code."

"Offers good standards compliance and is user-friendly."

"MagicDraw is a lot more accurate and flexible, and it's a level better than Enterprise Architect."

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Cons

"The Bulk Editor needs improvement."

"The solution's model mark could be better because it crashes sometimes."

"Sometimes when I want to open the attribute editor, it stops working and the whole application freezes."

"The erwin ETL functionality has room for improvement when it comes to mapping databases with a classic entity-relationship model to a data warehouse model."

"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."

"It has a very steep learning curve, limited support for NoSQL or streaming systems, and potentially a high licensing cost."

"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."

"Some Source official systems give us DDLs to work with and they have contents not required to be part of the DDL before we reverse engineer in the erwin DM. Therefore, we manually make changes to those scripts and edit them, then reverse-engineer within the tool. So, it does take some time to edit these DDL scripts generated by the source operational systems. What I would suggest: It would be helpful if there were a place within the erwin tool to import the file and automatically eliminate all the unnecessary lines of code, and just have the clean code built-in to generate the table/data model."

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"Larger models slow you down; committing, updating, merging of branches and comparing of models (diff) do not scale yet; issues will hopefully be solved with upcoming V19."

"The documentation for MagicDraw and the video tutorials compared to other competitors is an area for improvement."

"They don't really support code engineering, and that's why we have to move to Enterprise Architect."

"It would be better if the User Interface were updated. At the moment, it's a classic environment. It reminds me of the old Windows interface, for example, Windows 95. It would be better to make it more user-friendly. It would also be better if it could integrate with SAP solutions. It isn't easy to find experts in the field. It's hard to find people around the globe that have the necessary skills and expertise to manage this solution. For example, in our case, we needed someone with refrigeration knowledge that also knew how to use the tool, and that was a challenge. We also had issues relating to erasing. Sometimes, it kept it in the background and didn't erase it at all. We had to review the entire list to ensure that the item was deleted."

"I would like to see the ability to deploy live business process models and capture real-time data (without the need for another product tool) so you don't have to be dependent on other products for this functionality."

"The documentation for MagicDraw and the video tutorials compared to other competitors is an area for improvement."

"They don't really support code engineering, and that's why we have to move to Enterprise Architect. MagicDraw is stuck at C++03 standards, whereas most C++ programs today want to use the latest definition of the C++ standards. We were at C++11, and we wanted to do code engineering with C++11 or 17, but they didn't support it. That pushed us into a different tool, which is Sparx Enterprise Architect."

"The licenses are expensive compared to similar tools. At the moment, the user is open to using MagicDraw if it's 15% more than other solutions. If it were to cost any more, they wouldn't use it."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The pricing of the solution is cheap. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."

"erwin Data Modeler by Quest is an expensive solution."

"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."

"Pricing is very high compared to any other product."

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

"The tool is expensive."

"I wish it wasn't so expensive. I would love to personally buy a copy of my own and have it at home, because the next job that I'm looking at is probably project management and I might not have access to the tool. I would like to keep my ability to use the tool. Therefore, they should probably have a pricing for people like me who want to just use the solution as an independent consultant, trying to get started. $3,000 is a big hit."

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"The licensing is on a yearly basis, and it's expensive."

"The price of No Magic MagicDraw could improve. The price of the solution is too expensive for smaller-sized companies. There should be a better pricing model."

"I rate the pricing a ten out of ten. It is an expensive product compared to software for model-based system engineering."

"I would say licensing would be anywhere from $3,500 to $6,500 per person or per seat (it's a per seat style license)."

"In addition to the initial cost, you have to pay annually for support in order to get the upgrades."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Performing Arts

Manufacturing Company

23%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

11%

Aerospace/Defense Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	38

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

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

I have no idea about the setup cost because I did not buy the license.

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What needs improvement with erwin Data Modeler by Quest?

The UI in erwin Data Modeler can be improved significantly because when any new person opens the tool, all the toolbars are kept open with many tools in view, making it appear chunky. If possible, ...

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What is your primary use case for erwin Data Modeler by Quest?

I primarly use erwin Data Modeler for modeling purposes. Once we have the business requirement, we create the models in erwin Data Modeler, and then we perform forward engineering to get the query ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for No Magic MagicDraw?

Maybe the price is a little bit high for a small company to acquire this tool. However, they offer trial versions and trial licenses for members of INCOSE.

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What needs improvement with No Magic MagicDraw?

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What is your primary use case for No Magic MagicDraw?

I deal with DOD lifecycle acquisition sorts of things as some of the main use cases currently, and I expect to continue using it for more than 25 years.

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Also Known As

erwin DM

MagicDraw

Overview

Erwin Data Modeler provides an effective approach to visualizing and managing data models. It assists in creating, reversing, and synchronizing data models with ease, supporting logical and physical transitions while enhancing understanding across teams.

Erwin Data Modeler is a comprehensive tool designed for professional database management. It offers capabilities to organize and enforce standards, automating script generation with robust reverse engineering and DDL output. Users can manage complex data environments, capitalize on integration with data intelligence, and maintain large-scale databases smoothly. Despite its strengths, improvements in multi-language support, database integration, and reporting features are needed. Users benefit from extensive support for conceptual, logical, and physical database modeling, enhancing architectural design and data governance for platforms like SQL Server, Oracle, and Teradata.

What are the key features of Erwin Data Modeler?

Visual Representation: Facilitates clear visualization of data models, aiding comprehension.
Versioning and Editing: Enhance usability with versioning and bulk editing capabilities.
Reverse Engineering: Offers powerful tools for reverse engineering and DDL generation.
Integration: Aligns with data intelligence to streamline database management.
Naming Standards: Enforces consistency with automated script creation.

What benefits should users consider in Erwin Data Modeler reviews?

Collaboration: Promotes team understanding and collaboration through visual tools.
Automation: Reduces manual effort through automated processes and integration.
Scalability: Handles large database management efficiently, crucial for enterprise settings.
Data Governance: Facilitates effective data governance with structured modeling.

Erwin Data Modeler finds application in industries focused on robust data management, implementing it for enterprise data warehouses, business domain models, and operational systems. It supports architectural design and governance, aligning with business applications demanding precise data representation and visualization.

Quest Software

No Magic MagicDraw is a powerful modeling tool recognized for its flexibility and integration capabilities, especially suited for enterprise modeling and systems engineering. Featuring a user-friendly interface, it supports diverse modeling architectures with tools for testing and simulation.

Renowned for its compliance with OMG standards, No Magic MagicDraw excels in offering comprehensive modeling options that support model-based systems engineering. Its rich feature set enables digital model creation aimed at testing and simulation, backed by a strong suite of integration tools. The tool facilitates program management integration with systems engineering, making it suitable for complex enterprise projects. However, suggestions for improvement include a redesign for a more intuitive interface and enhanced documentation. Licensing costs are higher compared to competitors, and integration requests include compatibility with SAP and modern C++ standards.

What are the most important features of No Magic MagicDraw?

Flexibility: Adapts to different modeling needs and architectures with ease.
User-friendly Interface: Simplifies access and usage for modeling tasks.
Integration Capabilities: Seamlessly integrates with tools like Doors.
Standard Compliance: Aligns with OMG standards.
Traceability: Maintains visibility across project changes.

What benefits and ROI should users expect from No Magic MagicDraw?

Comprehensive Support: Access to excellent technical support.
Enhanced Collaboration: Facilitates model-driven documentation and teamwork.
Strategic Efficiency: Streamlines processes, reducing time in business transformation projects.

No Magic MagicDraw is widely deployed for tasks including business transformation, system architecture modeling, and supporting defense programs, proving invaluable in enterprise and system modeling. It aids in strategy integration, process design, and offers extensive features like simulations and lifecycle engineering.

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