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IDERA ER/Studio vs Oracle Coherence comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

IDERA ER/Studio
Ranking in Database Development and Management
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Architecture Management (8th)
Oracle Coherence
Ranking in Database Development and Management
17th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
In-Memory Data Store Services (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of IDERA ER/Studio is 2.8%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Coherence is 2.2%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Database Development and Management
 

Featured Reviews

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.
ShanmugaSundaram - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical support is okay, but it has issues with stability and performance
We have our own data center with a lot of servers running on the Linux platform This platform has issues with stability and performance. I have been using Oracle Coherence for only a couple of years. In total, I have about 30 years of experience in the Oracle environment. I began with Oracle…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution is generating DDL (data definition language)."
"The reverse engineering is the most important feature."
"The data modeling module is important to me because I am a database developer and designer... It's very fast, reliable, up-to-date, so easy to use, smooth."
"Valuable features include the ability to visually represent what the database tables are going to look like and their relationships. Also, the ability to document the definitions of the tables and the columns that are in a table so that we can communicate what the data is and how it should be used."
"Data lineage tracking: It allows us to identify upstream and downstream systems using data."
"We have a database design group of about 15 people. The Repository enables multiple people to work on the same model at the same time. We have fully integrated models, so we have one model for the enterprise data warehouse, one model for MDM, with a lot of sub-models in these things. People work on different parts of the model at different times. So the repository enables us to share the models, and keep track of what everybody is working on."
"I set up this tool and found it to be very simple."
"It was a very good tool at the time since it was complete."
"Coherence is beneficial due to its multi-indexing to the same object and filtering based on data attributes within the object, followed by aggregation."
"Technical support from Oracle is okay."
 

Cons

"The screens are a bit outdated. They could use a new look and feel."
"The model diagram because very clumsy when you save it on the team server and the models are very big."
"They allow functionalities to be released before the full tests for catching and correcting errors are completed."
"The solution is not so strong at creating modeling views and database views."
"The only thing I had an issue with was licensing, and the support was very good."
"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."
"It would be helpful if they could create a generic JSON database type, as a target database, rather than a specific one like Mongo."
"What needs the most improvement are semantic lineage and usability."
"This platform has issues with stability and performance."
"The initial setup is complex and time-consuming."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The process of licensing could be much simpler, from our experience."
"I feel the product's pricing is a good value."
"The price of this product is okay."
"The setup cost may have been around $1500 to $2000."
"It is priced fairly. It's around the same as erwin and other competitors' costs."
"As an individual user, the renewal is a little costly."
"The product is pricey."
"Pricing is on point, but do your due diligence - not every developer needs the tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
46%
Computer Software Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Government
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IDERA ER/Studio?
In terms of pricing, ER/Studio is slightly more expensive compared to Erwin, by about five to ten percent.
What needs improvement with IDERA ER/Studio?
ER/Studio lacks a pure cloud option for deployment. Both Erwin and ER/Studio do not have AI or machine learning features for automation. Offering a comprehensive cloud-based version could enhance i...
What needs improvement with Oracle Coherence?
The WebLogic Management is quite cumbersome. The initial setup is complex and time-consuming.
What is your primary use case for Oracle Coherence?
I utilize Coherence for data solutions in the financial industry. Its primary use case includes plain lookup, indexing, filtering, and aggregation.
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Coherence?
I recommend Coherence, as I don't have any product issues. The main concerns are high pricing and a complex initial setup. Overall, I would rate Coherence as an eight out of ten.
 

Also Known As

IDERA ER Studio, ER/Studio, ER/Studio Enterprise Team Edition
Coherence
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Newmont Mining, Entrust, Accolade, TalkTalk, Catalina, Protective Life, NTT Data, dir systèmes, Microsoft; American Express, Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, Coriant, Fedex, GlaxoSmithKline, PepsiCo, Prudential, Wells Fargo
Industrial Bank of Korea, Hotelbeds, Canon Inc., Verizon, Securitas Direct Espa_a, S.A.U., CetelemEspa_aGrupo BNP Paribas, Telus
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