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SAP PowerDesigner vs Sparx Pro Cloud Server comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

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

Sentiment score
8.1
SAP PowerDesigner support is satisfactory but costly, with praised documentation, yet response times and communication need improvement.
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Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.9
SAP PowerDesigner needs improved user-friendliness, database connectivity, team collaboration, UI modernization, and enhanced technical support for better usability.
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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
SAP PowerDesigner is praised for scalability, effectively handling large models and teams of varying sizes with high user satisfaction.
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Setup Cost

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SAP PowerDesigner offers competitive pricing for enterprises but may be costly for small consultancies due to setup and support fees.
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Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
SAP PowerDesigner is stable and reliable, with minor issues in complex models, achieving high ratings for performance.
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Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.2
SAP PowerDesigner offers user-friendly extensibility, robust data modeling, bi-directional traceability, and strong database connectivity for effective data governance.
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Categories and Ranking

SAP PowerDesigner
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Metadata Management (3rd)
Sparx Pro Cloud Server
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
16th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Enterprise Architecture Management category, the mindshare of SAP PowerDesigner is 8.6%, up from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sparx Pro Cloud Server is 0.6%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Architecture Management
 

Featured Reviews

JorgeSanz - PeerSpot reviewer
Effective in terms of validating everything, but sometimes they don't allow us some flexibility and GUI could improve
I would recommend SAP PowerDesigner to others for data architecture management. It provides all the functionalities in terms of data modeling, so it's also a good tool for that. I see trends in terms of data classification, but I don't see this tool with the intelligence to do that automatically. So, like, with artificial intelligence. Overall, I would rate the solution a six out of ten because there are too many validations. Also, I found some gaps in terms of relationships; they didn't appear when you do reverse engineering. Also, this tool lacks artificial intelligence that should be very good in terms of automatically identifying the classification of elements and maybe also to incorporate some artificial intelligence in providing descriptions for each data element included in the solution.
Pawel-Gawronski - PeerSpot reviewer
A cloud SaaS solution for collaboration with customer support
There could be improvement in connecting to and securing this connection. Spark is not up to date on its Insight dashboard compared to competitors, but this impacts the digital experience. It is important for the team to continue working on this tool without disruption. So maybe this is an area for improvement to have a better Insight.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
24%
Government
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SAP PowerDesigner?
It allows us to have proper documentation in terms of the databases.
What needs improvement with SAP PowerDesigner?
Based on my experience with SAP PowerDesigner, I'd like to see improvements in the DMM feature. Even if I have an ETL tool, I'd like the DMM options to directly connect to ETL tool repositories lik...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sparx Pro Cloud Server?
We're paying 15 dollars per user per month for large teams, which is more expensive than the competition, but it has more features, such as cloud VPN and testing. There is no other cost apart from ...
What needs improvement with Sparx Pro Cloud Server?
There could be improvement in connecting to and securing this connection. Spark is not up to date on its Insight dashboard compared to competitors, but this impacts the digital experience. It is im...
What is your primary use case for Sparx Pro Cloud Server?
Firstly, we use this solution to enable collaboration among our international teams. Our applications are in the cloud, and most issues are on AWS. We have a central place to store and work on our ...
 

Also Known As

Sybase PowerDesigner
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Sample Customers

Medtronic, Cirque du Soleil, Antarc, B&G Manufacturing, EarlySense, eBay, Ferrero, James Austin Company, Lenovo, Sagem, RAK Ceramics, Vodafone
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