We performed a comparison between IDERA ER/Studio and MEGA HOPEX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Architecture Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's much easier to develop the database structure and change it on the fly, rather than doing it manually in SQL Server itself. That saves time."
"One of the valuable features is inheritance when joining tables. When setting up RI and domains and rules, ER/Studio does a lot of the grunt, boilerplate code that would otherwise have to be hand-coded."
"Data lineage tracking: It allows us to identify upstream and downstream systems using data."
"The interface is really simple to use and it allows me to pick and choose which tables I want to reverse engineer."
"We can track changes to our data models and tie those changes back to specific tasks or efforts that we identify."
"It's easy to model and has a user-friendly interface. I like the team portal because, once we upload, the entire team can see the model."
"We found a lot of duplication, a lot of non-conformity in the way our databases were designed. By identifying these situations, we're able to go back in and try to create a more standardized solution."
"Modeling with Data Architect: We can quickly reverse-engineer a database from an existing database or create a model from scratch."
"We have many use cases for this solution but the feature I have found most valuable is the IT Portfolio Management module."
"HOPEX has a panel that offers various views. I think that is very good. MEGA has an app for integrating with a lot of apps. We help our clients integrate HOPEX with a different product like Apple Gateway, for example. I've been with the company for 15 years, and we connect with everything. Our clientele includes almost all of the banks in Mexico."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the reuse of common enterprise components and entities."
"Customer support is fantastic. They are very helpful whenever we get on the line with the support team."
"We use the portfolio management feature heavily."
"This is a complete package with all of the functionality that we need."
"It generates friendly websites and presents specific views of the enterprise (business, functional, applicative, technological, and infrastructure)."
"The most valuable feature of MEGA HOPEX is the publication method for static websites. You can generate the whole database into a static website. Additionally, in the new tabular entry, you don't have to put objects or links, you can go and fill a tab and the MEGA HOPEX will generate an object for you in a simple way."
"What needs the most improvement are semantic lineage and usability."
"It isn't easy to compare the thousands of tables in the model against the database. The tool should improve the synchronization within the large organization"
"One limitation I have found in ER/Studio is that when you want to make some changes to the table definitions, you have to go item by item. You cannot do it globally. Another issue concerns defining the foreign keys between the different tables. It is a little more tedious in the ER/Studio than in ERrwin. With ERwin it is direct."
"The solution could be sped up, as it is a little slow (e.g., when it's doing its database compare)."
"We would always like to see Repository performance improve, checking in and checking out."
"when there are some links to the external databases, if this database is not structured it is not uploaded. It gives me errors and I cannot see the view that was created on this structure and I cannot change those views, even manually. It skips the views. I have to ignore those views. I cannot re-upload them because it gives me an error."
"What I would like to see improved is the reliability of the releases, releases that are a little less buggy."
"Tech support is a sticking point with me. I am really disappointed in the tech support. We pay for the Platinum level. It takes hours to get a response."
"The initial setup is a little complex."
"The product must improve integration with other tools."
"The tool's UI should be more user-friendly."
"MEGA HOPEX's problem is that it is expensive, but it's a fantastic tool."
"The interface must be improved."
"I cannot recall coming across any missing features."
"It has a data domain where we load our data objects onto the tool but doesn't provide data governance capabilities such as cleansing or validating data."
"The features are limited. I'm hoping in the future the solution will be bigger and include more items. Right now, overall, it needs more."
IDERA ER/Studio is ranked 10th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 34 reviews while MEGA HOPEX is ranked 4th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 37 reviews. IDERA ER/Studio is rated 8.4, while MEGA HOPEX is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IDERA ER/Studio writes "The solution has important reverse engineering features, but it needs a single sign-on feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MEGA HOPEX writes "Interactive with good functionality and helps with productivity". IDERA ER/Studio is most compared with erwin Data Modeler by Quest, SAP PowerDesigner, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Toad Data Modeler and erwin Evolve by Quest, whereas MEGA HOPEX is most compared with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, LeanIX, ARIS BPA, Visio and Avolution ABACUS. See our IDERA ER/Studio vs. MEGA HOPEX report.
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