We performed a comparison between IDERA ER/Studio and PTC Windchill 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."When validating the model, the ability to provide sub-models to developers, and generate a physical model from the logical, makes it easier to review a logical model with stakeholders."
"We are able to document the data lineage and data flows of our data from one system to another."
"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."
"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."
"Straightforward setup."
"Data lineage tracking: It allows us to identify upstream and downstream systems using data."
"I like how the product integrates with other technical solutions."
"The visual presentation is a little too colorful and seems that it is dumbed down."
"The solution's reporting could be improved because the report writer is terrible."
"We would always like to see Repository performance improve, checking in and checking out."
"I would like to see better documentation/help for the Data Architect tool. Creation of tutorials would be nice, as there are some features which are not as clearly defined as they should be."
"They allow functionalities to be released before the full tests for catching and correcting errors are completed."
"The model diagram because very clumsy when you save it on the team server and the models are very big."
"We did have a big issue when we upgraded to the 2016 version. The Team Server portion never did quite install correctly, and/or the database was corrupted, and we never figured it out."
"This solution needs more precise documentation."
"Some parts of the system are exclusive, so we can't work with them."
IDERA ER/Studio is ranked 10th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 34 reviews while PTC Windchill is ranked 22nd in Enterprise Architecture Management with 1 review. IDERA ER/Studio is rated 8.4, while PTC Windchill is rated 5.0. 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 PTC Windchill writes "Pricy and tough to integrate with some solutions, though it provided essential support for workflows". 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 PTC Windchill is most compared with Intralink, Omnify Empower PLM, Siemens PLM TeamCenter, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect and Aras Innovator.
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