We performed a comparison between SAP PowerDesigner and UNICOM System Architect 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 the connectivity or the lineage between the models and usability."
"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."
"In PowerDesigner, I primarily use BPM and modeling standards. I find it beneficial for process analysis, although I use data modeling to a lesser extent."
"I've used the reverse engineering feature a lot. I can take a look at the structure of the database and what relationships it has."
"It's a great tool for documentation."
"I do a data-centric design, so for me, the data analysis and design tools are the most valuable features."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"It has good end-to-end metamodel interrelationships."
"It is useful for creating build-outs and architecture views and for publishing reports and stuff like that for different programs."
"This product does not have a good BPMN Modeler."
"UI could be improved by enabling simpler navigation."
"The focus is more on mainstream development environments, and I see a lack of focus on the open source world. I think SAP PowerDesigner probably interfaces better with SQL Server and Db2 but not with open source databases like PostgreSQL and MySQL."
"There should be a better usage of current hardware including multicore CPUs, higher resolutions, and multiple displays."
"In terms of improvement, the pricing is a bit high."
"The data governance should be improved, like ER/Studio."
"Not very intuitive or user-friendly."
"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."
"I don't use the tool or know a lot. It is going to have some shortcomings. When it comes down to publishing, we just found out this week that they actually have a publisher add-on. So, what we were trying to publish was not giving a detailed report about the architecture, views, etc. I just wish they had sent these to UNICOM and contacted them about add-on features for the publishing part of the tool."
"They need to add reports that show the enterprise architecture perspectives, and the dashboards should be comfortable for the senior enterprise architects so that they can view the complete landscape."
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SAP PowerDesigner is ranked 4th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 32 reviews while UNICOM System Architect is ranked 25th in Enterprise Architecture Management. SAP PowerDesigner is rated 8.0, while UNICOM System Architect is rated 6.0. The top reviewer of SAP PowerDesigner writes "It has a good repository and is stable, fast, and flexible". On the other hand, the top reviewer of UNICOM System Architect writes "Useful for creating build-outs and architecture views, but requires a publisher add-on for some detailed reports". SAP PowerDesigner is most compared with erwin Data Modeler by Quest, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Visio, IDERA ER/Studio and LeanIX, whereas UNICOM System Architect is most compared with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect.
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