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Satori vs erwin Data Modeler comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

erwin Data Modeler
Ranking in Data Governance
10th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Architecture Management (1st), Business Process Design (7th)
Satori
Ranking in Data Governance
32nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) (32nd), Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Governance category, the mindshare of erwin Data Modeler is 0.5%. The mindshare of Satori is 1.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Governance Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
erwin Data Modeler0.5%
Satori1.2%
Other98.3%
Data Governance
 

Featured Reviews

Sushree Panigrahi - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
reviewer2873355 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Engineer at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees
Streamlined data products have empowered non‑technical teams and still require more automation
The best feature Satori offers is its simplicity for non-business and non-technical persons because all you have to do is provide inputs—the tables that you want to use as source—and then the framework does all the work. You just define the tables and what tables need to be joined. This simplicity helps my team in day-to-day work because non-technical people and product owners can actually develop data products with this streamlined pipeline without having to know how to code and without having to maintain a code base. We just maintain and enhance while they build what they want. Satori also has data quality checks that are defined by the data quality team, so we know if the data are corrupted. That is another main feature. Satori has positively impacted my organization because it's a product that has been sold to many clients and has also been used internally for some use cases that the company needed. It's one of the most successful products of the company.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I love the way erwin Data Modeler creates data models and presents them for our users."
"This tool is beneficial to any organization as it is foundational; there is no better way than this, and it is a must-have for every organization, whether large or small."
"It reduces monthly savings by hundreds of thousands of dollars."
"One of the ways Data Modeler has benefited our company is that it gives us the ability to engage with the business alongside IT, because it's friendly."
"The data lineage feature is very valuable."
"Any tool will do diagramming but I think the ability to put the stuff up in a graphical fashion, then think about it, and keep things consistent is what's valuable about it. It's too easy when you're using other methods to not have naming consistent standards and column consistent definitions, et cetera."
"It improved the way we were able to manage our models."
"The product itself is fantastic and it's about the only way to get an enterprise view of the data that you're designing."
"Satori has positively impacted my organization by providing a solution that helps in the development of AI intelligence while protecting AI with less effort than other solutions."
"Satori leads to more sales and has doubled our sales."
 

Cons

"The erwin Data Modeler is quite complex to use."
"I would like to see improved reporting and, potentially, dashboards built on top of that."
"The only real complaint I have is the time it takes to do a database comparison on a large model. If they could speed that up, that would be the only thing I can think of that needs improvement."
"When I was working at Honda, it became very difficult to work with the Japanese teams using just one model."
"I love the product. I love the ability to get into the code, make it automated, and make it do what I want. I would like to see them put some kind of governance over the ability to make changes to the mart tables with the API, so that instead of just using the modeler's rights to a table -- it has a separate set of rights for API access. That would give us the ability to put governance around API applications. Right now a person with erwin and Excel/VBA has the ability to make changes to models with the API if they also have rights to make changes to the model from erwin. It's a risk."
"There are some bugs here and there. The default code that comes with the customizable packages is a bit buggy on some platforms such as PostgreSQL."
"Right now a person with erwin and Excel/VBA has the ability to make changes to models with the API if they also have rights to make changes to the model from erwin. It's a risk."
"The solution only works with one server and one database, so I don't think it's scalable enough."
"Everything could potentially be improved."
"Satori can be improved by integrating CI/CD because currently we are doing it manually, which is something we need to fix."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"erwin has this option where you pay a one-time fee and you have the license for six years, which makes sense because I don't upgrade my database engine every other year. I have an application that depends on it. This is something weird about PowerDesigner. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee."
"Likewise, the solution is a little pricey."
"It is not a very expensive solution. Only the licensing and maintenance fee needs to be paid."
"The solution is expensive."
"The price should be lower in order to be on the same level as its competitors."
"There are two license options and the pricing is reasonable."
"erwin Data Modeler by Quest is an expensive solution."
"Pricing is very high compared to any other product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
6%
Construction Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise42
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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.
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, ...
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 ...
What needs improvement with Satori?
Satori can be improved by integrating CI/CD because currently we are doing it manually, which is something we need to fix. Additionally, we could enhance it with more automation, improve the code, ...
What is your primary use case for Satori?
My main use case for Satori is building data products as a Data Bricks framework where I am creating data products for each team following a Data Mesh architecture. I have a wheel file, and when so...
What advice do you have for others considering Satori?
My advice for others looking into using Satori is to train themselves to use it efficiently. It's a very nice product, but it definitely needs some learning curve to get used to it. For Satori's AI...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

erwin DM
Satori Universal Data Access Control, Satori Streamlined Security and Compliance, Satori Data and Usage Analytics
 

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