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IDERA ER/Studio vs erwin Evolve by Quest comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Customer Service

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erwin Evolve by Quest is highly praised for exceptional customer service, knowledgeable support, and effective issue resolution despite time zone delays.
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IDERA ER/Studio customer service is responsive but time zone issues sometimes delay communication; premium support is more effective.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.5
Erwin Evolve requires improvements in integration, usability, modeling, security, real-time features, collaboration, and NoSQL data support.
Sentiment score
3.5
IDERA ER/Studio struggles with deployment, licensing, performance issues, outdated design, and insufficient documentation, requiring modernization and enhanced usability.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
5.9
Erwin Evolve by Quest is praised for scalability, efficient data modeling, and reliable performance across diverse organizational sizes.
Sentiment score
6.5
IDERA ER/Studio's scalability is mixed, excelling in some environments but struggling with large models and repository usage.
 

Setup Cost

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Erwin Evolve offers flexible licensing, varied pricing, and cost-saving options for wide access and multiple enterprise users.
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IDERA ER/Studio is costly but valuable, requiring careful licensing and maintenance for efficient use and cost management.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Erwin Evolve by Quest is stable with minor initial challenges, resolved quickly, offering reliable integration and performance enhancements.
Sentiment score
8.6
IDERA ER/Studio is stable yet faces issues with large models, outdated versions, and collaborative use, requiring server upgrades.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
7.8
Erwin Evolve by Quest enhances collaboration, deployment, and decision-making with powerful analysis, integration, modeling, and comprehensive management features.
Sentiment score
8.2
ER/Studio provides strong data modeling, collaboration, and automation features, enhancing database visualization and ensuring consistent documentation.
 

Categories and Ranking

erwin Evolve by Quest
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Business Process Design (18th)
IDERA ER/Studio
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Database Development and Management (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Enterprise Architecture Management category, the mindshare of erwin Evolve by Quest is 2.9%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IDERA ER/Studio is 4.1%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Architecture Management
 

Featured Reviews

ScottLawson - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables us to present data and objects visually, in diagrams, and to make them available via the web. Also enables web-based editing of data.
We tried their collaborative web modeling and we used it with a few people but we tend to not use that piece. We tend to collaborate with the people and then my team of architects draws up the diagram using the modeling tool. We then iterate through those. I would like to use it, but it was a little clunky when they first rolled it out. Overall, it's more about the company having room for improvement. What they need to do is to consolidate more of their products. For example, I was just looking and I couldn't figure out what erwin DT is. It's on the website but it would help if they could put information together and make it more clear as to what products they have and how they work with other things. I hear them talking in the support forums and, when I talk to the representative, they say they're going to do a bunch of stuff but it seems the progress is slow. The changes they need to make are to take their old, legacy product, which we use, and focus a lot on it so they can transform it into a modern cloud tool so that we have fewer little pieces to deal with. They could also fix their security model. It's very confusing to get new people onto the tool and to make sure that your content isn't being exposed to the wrong people.
Aaron Cutshall - PeerSpot reviewer
Used for data modeling and has a scripting language to write your own scripts
The solution has streamlined our data modeling processes quite a bit. It's a central focus in our data modeling and data cataloging efforts. The tool's reverse engineering capability to bring in existing database structures and create models from them has benefitted our data architecture needs. With the tool's data dictionary capability, we're able to maintain consistency in our models, name use, and actual data domains. The solution's reverse engineering helps with understanding legacy databases. In fact, I've been asked to reverse-engineer several more legacy databases so that we can have them modeled and cataloged. The solution is deployed on the cloud server, but it’s only within our network. The solution has a lot of capabilities. I like the fact that it has a scripting language that allows you to automate and write your own scripts. I think that's been a big bonus for us. I highly recommend the solution because of its capability for logical models, where you can put your business definitions and logic. While less expensive, some other tools can't do that. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about erwin Evolve by Quest?
We can efficiently deploy business models into the databases and generate SQL scripts.
What needs improvement with erwin Evolve by Quest?
erwin Evolve by Quest could have additional features to manage the architecture of enterprises and businesses.
What needs improvement with IDERA ER/Studio?
Since the solution was originally developed in the eighties and nineties and hasn't changed much since then, it could use an overhaul. The solution is not so strong at creating modeling views and d...
 

Also Known As

erwin EA, erwin Business Process, erwin Enterprise Architecture
IDERA ER Studio, ER/Studio, ER/Studio Enterprise Team Edition
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

AT&T, Bank of America, Chevron, Duke University, ESPN, Fidelity, GE, JP Morgan Chase, KPMG, McGraw Hill, NASA, Pfizer, Royal Bank of Scotland, Teradata, Union Pacific, Vodafone, Wells Fargo.
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