We performed a comparison between PTC Windchill and SAP PowerDesigner based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about LeanIX, Sparx Systems, erwin by Quest and others in Enterprise Architecture Management."I like how the product integrates with other technical solutions."
"The most valuable feature of SAP PowerDesigner is the testing of the models, it has the best function. Reverse engineering is very helpful too."
"The physical database model is definitely the most valuable feature because it describes normalization exactly the way you understand the data, and it deploys it perfectly with open source systems."
"The solution is a very pragmatic tool. It's quite easy to use."
"It's a great tool for documentation."
"Has a specific template that's very helpful for importing metadata."
"I do a data-centric design, so for me, the data analysis and design tools are the most valuable features."
"It offers a lot of features in one solution. You would have to get multiple other products to bundle together all of the capabilities that you get in just this product."
"It can automate many routine tasks and save human resources to focus on real problems."
"Some parts of the system are exclusive, so we can't work with them."
"Technical support could be better and more human."
"Checking-in models to the repository, especially when working remotely, is a slow process than can sometimes have problems with models being corrupted."
"SAP PowerDesigner could improve by making the repository easier to understand. It is difficult to understand how the repository works because when I used logical models as part of the team, we wanted to use them together and update the older versions of the data model version but it was confusing. The repository needs to be explained."
"SAP PowerDesigner can improve the ease of use. It is not the best tool on the market because it is tough to navigate and use. A beginner would not be able to use it well, it requires some experience. If the solution was more user-friendly it would be able to be used by more audiences. I do not think many people are aware of this solution and they should use it."
"It would be helpful if there were glossary, catalog and governance tools. It would help make it a true end-to-end product."
"There are some minor things that could be easier. We're writing up procedures to bring all the modeling back into one group as this reduces delays in production."
"The solution itself does not need to be improved. However, they could add support for different languages."
"UI could be improved by enabling simpler navigation."
PTC Windchill is ranked 22nd in Enterprise Architecture Management with 1 review while SAP PowerDesigner is ranked 5th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 32 reviews. PTC Windchill is rated 5.0, while SAP PowerDesigner is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of PTC Windchill writes "Pricy and tough to integrate with some solutions, though it provided essential support for workflows". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP PowerDesigner writes "Difficult to operate, long process to publish, but scalable". PTC Windchill is most compared with Intralink, Omnify Empower PLM, Siemens PLM TeamCenter, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Aras Innovator, whereas SAP PowerDesigner is most compared with erwin Data Modeler by Quest, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Visio, IDERA ER/Studio and LeanIX.
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