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PROS

All features in Toad Data Modeler are valuable and necessary for users.
It excels in modeling and database schema generation.
Database re-engineering is highly effective with Toad Data Modeler.
Auto-complete is appreciated as a highly useful feature.
The graphical part, particularly control of relationships, is a favorite feature.

CONS

Many users do not know how to add licensing to Toad or where it is shown.
Stability and the complex setup need improvement in Toad Data Modeler.
It is not feasible for small businesses.
Toad Data Modeler should provide better debugging features.
Updating a model after generating a schema can be cumbersome since it assumes deletion of unimported tables.
 

Toad Data Modeler Pros review quotes

it_user151125 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Sep 10, 2014
Horizontal layout for each connected database connection makes it easy to work with multiple databases at the same time.
it_user273738 - PeerSpot reviewer
Summer Engineering Intern at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 16, 2015
Ability to save my custom queries and Macros
it_user273741 - PeerSpot reviewer
DBA Team Lead DB2 at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 16, 2015
It's a must-buy, and both pricing and licensing is well in the range of every organization.
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it_user275235 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Lead at Bank of America
Jul 21, 2015
Toad is 100% value for money product.
it_user277041 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Information Technology at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 25, 2015
Toad allowed us to run the query on the cloud DB and return data from the query, making things much faster.
it_user285066 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Aug 4, 2015
I don't know the financials, but I wouldn’t be able to do my job (build applications/databases) without it.
it_user323601 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Program Manager/Data Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Sep 11, 2015
I have used it for over six years.
KQ
Senior engineer at a government with 201-500 employees
Oct 11, 2022
I found all features valuable and necessary in Toad Data Modeler, particularly how good the solution is for modeling, database schema generation, and database re-engineering. I also found Toad Data Modeler straightforward to use.
MG
Managing Director at Quest Egypt Software
Jun 20, 2023
It is not feasible for small businesses. It is not used in a small company.
JamesBlack - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at JRB Software
Oct 19, 2023
Auto-complete is the best feature of the solution.
 

Toad Data Modeler Cons review quotes

it_user151125 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Sep 10, 2014
Toad crashes sometimes and it will lose all the saved database information.
it_user273738 - PeerSpot reviewer
Summer Engineering Intern at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 16, 2015
There were issues due to the databases connectivity.
it_user273741 - PeerSpot reviewer
DBA Team Lead DB2 at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 16, 2015
Sometimes, Toad crashes without a clue as to why, and it needs an immediate restart.
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it_user275235 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Lead at Bank of America
Jul 21, 2015
Although a lot of people get deceived by the name “Data Analysis”, it has capacity of any enterprise tool, but not to the point of creating multiple pipes in one integrated work-flow, batching the work-flows and running them parallel for data loads.
it_user277041 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Information Technology at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 25, 2015
We sometimes have issues with multiple nested queries. They take a long time to run, and it would be nice to have them run faster.
it_user285066 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Aug 4, 2015
Better documentation would be a benefit.
it_user323601 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Program Manager/Data Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Sep 11, 2015
Reverse engineering the physical schema is complex and can be made easier.
KQ
Senior engineer at a government with 201-500 employees
Oct 11, 2022
What could be improved in Toad Data Modeler is stability and the complex setup.
MG
Managing Director at Quest Egypt Software
Jun 20, 2023
It is not feasible for small businesses. It is not used in a small company.
JamesBlack - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at JRB Software
Oct 19, 2023
The product should provide better debugging features.