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Progress Semaphore vs SAP PowerDesigner comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 4, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Progress Semaphore
Ranking in Metadata Management
14th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP PowerDesigner
Ranking in Metadata Management
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Architecture Management (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Metadata Management category, the mindshare of Progress Semaphore is 3.0%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP PowerDesigner is 4.5%, up from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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JorgeSanz - PeerSpot reviewer
Effective in terms of validating everything, but sometimes they don't allow us some flexibility and GUI could improve
I would recommend SAP PowerDesigner to others for data architecture management. It provides all the functionalities in terms of data modeling, so it's also a good tool for that. I see trends in terms of data classification, but I don't see this tool with the intelligence to do that automatically. So, like, with artificial intelligence. Overall, I would rate the solution a six out of ten because there are too many validations. Also, I found some gaps in terms of relationships; they didn't appear when you do reverse engineering. Also, this tool lacks artificial intelligence that should be very good in terms of automatically identifying the classification of elements and maybe also to incorporate some artificial intelligence in providing descriptions for each data element included in the solution.
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
25%
Government
12%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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What do you like most about SAP PowerDesigner?
It allows us to have proper documentation in terms of the databases.
What needs improvement with SAP PowerDesigner?
Based on my experience with SAP PowerDesigner, I'd like to see improvements in the DMM feature. Even if I have an ETL tool, I'd like the DMM options to directly connect to ETL tool repositories lik...
 

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Sample Customers

HP, Amgen, Merck, KPMG, Thomson Reuters
Medtronic, Cirque du Soleil, Antarc, B&G Manufacturing, EarlySense, eBay, Ferrero, James Austin Company, Lenovo, Sagem, RAK Ceramics, Vodafone
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