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Need a new alternative to SAP PowerDesigner?
Switching has never been easier. erwin Data Modeler offers seamless migration, modern integrations and a future-ready approach to data modeling. Upgrade with confidence.
With our import bridges for SAP PowerDesigner, making the switch to erwin Data Modeler has never been easier.
Head to Head Comparison
Do everything you are doing now with SAP Designer and so much more…
Feature
erwin Data Modeler
SAP PowerDesigner
SaaS offering
erwin Mart as SaaS
Read-Only portal for models
erwin ER360
(also available as SaaS)
Metadata bridges
Separately
licensed unless using Team edition
Logical modeling
NoSQL native support
Auto normalization / denormalization
Newer database support (Databricks, graph databases, Google Big Query)
Reporting
Not user-friendly
Bulk metadata editing
Reverse Engineering scheduler
Model and database comparison
Centralized model management repository
Collaborative modeling
Change management and audit
User permission and model security management
Web-based model and repository administration
Advanced design layer to manage multiple logical and physical models
DevOps support (Git, Github, Bitbucket)
Common thoughts and questions about making the change…
Reality check: PowerDesigner is going end of life, and at some point, your organization will need to look at alternatives.
Try erwin Data Modeler: It offers a centralized Mart, modern integrations and a long-term commitment to innovation.
Reality check: Sticking with unsupported software is riskier and could lead to downtime, security vulnerabilities and compliance issues.
Try erwin Data Modeler: Our import bridges for PowerDesigner make migration seamless.
Reality check: The UI and workflow of PowerDesigner may feel familiar, but its lack of modern features limits your productivity.
Try erwin Data Modeler: It offers intuitive workflows, a robust community and modern capabilities that make it easy to transition.
Reality check: Data models are valuable assets, but keeping them in an obsolete tool is not.
Try erwin Data Modeler: It supports direct imports from PowerDesigner, allowing you to preserve and enhance your models.
Reality check: Unsupported software will eventually become a liability, causing IT bottlenecks and compliance risks.
Try erwin Data Modeler: Future-proof your data architecture with ongoing support, governance and compliance capabilities.
Reality check: If your data landscape is evolving with cloud, AI and new regulations, PowerDesigner may not keep up.
Try erwin Data Modeler: It provides built-in compliance, AI-driven insights and NoSQL support to keep your organization ahead.
Reality check: While PowerDesigner has a repository, it lacks modern cloud-based collaboration tools.
Try erwin Data Modeler: With erwin Mart (available as SaaS), teams can collaborate seamlessly across the organization.
Reality check: PowerDesigner has limited support for emerging databases.
Try erwin Data Modeler: It integrates with SQL, NoSQL, cloud databases and data lakes, ensuring long-term scalability.
Reality check: Using an outdated tool may already be slowing you down without you realizing it.
Try erwin Data Modeler: It offers automation, reverse engineering and model comparison to enhance efficiency.
Reality check: Thousands of enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, trust erwin for data modeling.
Try erwin Data Modeler: Request a demo today and see how it can modernize your data strategy.
erwin by Quest at Enterprise Data World
erwin by Quest is a Silver Sponsor at EDW 2023
For attendees seeking innovative solutions in data management and governance, erwin delivers unmatched capabilities. Explore erwin's suite of tools, including data modeling, metadata management and data intelligence, designed to elevate your data strategy. Whether you're a data professional, architect or IT leader, erwin empowers you to harness data's full potential, bridge business and IT and navigate compliance challenges with confidence. Elevate your data game with erwin by Quest and unlock new levels of precision and efficiency in data management.Quest provides solutions across the lifecycle of your data with the adaptability and agility you need to mitigate risks and unlock more value.
Maximize the value of your data
erwin by Quest can help you achieve data maturity and maximize data value.
The erwin by Quest 7 step data maturity model guides organizations on how best to progressively maximize the value from their data to achieve the biggest business impact leveraging the capabilities of erwin data intelligence and data modeling software.
Customer Stories
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Modernize and Mature Your Data Practices with erwin by Quest
In the world of data, erwin by Quest offers powerful solutions – erwin Data Intelligence, erwin Data Marketplace, and erwin Data Modeler – to help organizations modernize and mature their data practices. These tools allow organizations to uncover, understand and effectively manage their data, promoting better decisions, collaboration and efficiency. With erwin, organizations can transform data into a strategic asset, enabling growth and innovation in today's data-driven landscape.
erwin empowers IT, governance teams and all data users with the capabilities to discover, govern and share high-value, trusted data that delivers meaningful insights, mitigates risks and drives business transformation.
Mature your organization’s use of data
Modernize and mature your data governance program with erwin by Quest
Using the capabilities of the erwin data intelligence and data modeling tools, the erwin by Quest 7 stage data maturity model advises businesses on how to best gradually maximize the value from their data to have the most business impact.
Customer Stories
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erwin Data Modeler by Quest and Google AlloyDB
Google AlloyDB is a fully managed PostgreSQL-compatible database service for your most demanding enterprise database workloads. AlloyDB combines the best of Google with one of the most popular open-source database engines, PostgreSQL, for superior performance, scale, and availability.
Data modeling is a proven technology for visually designing, documenting and deploying high-quality data sources as well as analyzing metadata and database schema to understand complex data structures.
erwin
Data Modeler by Quest is an award-winning data modeling tool used to
visualize, design, deploy and standardize high-quality enterprise data assets.
Discover, document, design and migrate schema from anywhere for consistency,
clarity and reuse across large-scale data integration, DataOPS/Dev/OPS,
metadata management, and business intelligence and analytics initiatives
– all while supporting data governance and intelligence efforts. erwin
has been the most trusted name in data modeling for more than 30 years and
continues to be foundational for an agile enterprise data capability.
Optimize Google AlloyDB adoption with these key features of erwin Data Modeler:
- Native, JDBC and ODBC connectivity — Supports connectivity to Google AlloyDB as well as a wide array of DBMS targets, including relational, NoSQL, big data and cloud databases.
- Modern, configurable workspace — Users can customize the modeling canvas and optimize access to the features and functionality they use most.
- Visualization of complex data structures — Automatically document AlloyDB instances and generate data models to visualize the schema and facilitate model-driven development and maintenance.
- Database design generation — Deploy database schema to AlloyDB directly from visual models, increasing efficiency and reducing errors.
- Schema migration — Auto-document and transform schema from a wide range of relational, NoSQL and Big Data data sources for deployment on AlloyDB.
erwin Data Modeler Versions Comparison
Compare versions and understand add-ons for erwin Data Modeler to meet your data modeling needs. There’s a direct correlation between enterprise data fluency and the
ability to maximize the return on opportunity that data represents. With the
right data modeling tool, an organization has the visibility to effectively
align any and all strategic data assets with the functions they serve. The
understanding of data sources/structures is critical in driving the
organization forward. Data modeling is the foundation for any data management
activity, and it jumpstarts data governance.
To help you determine which version of erwin Data Modeler best meets your organization’s needs, you can compare the features and functionality of the three available editions.
Feature
erwin Data Modeler Standard
erwin Data Modeler Workgroup
erwin Data Modeler Navigator
Visualization of complex ERD data structures
Visualization of JSON data structures
Reverse-engineering of existing databases/DDL scripts for ERD & NoSQL
Schema generation to database/DDL script
Native, JDBC and ODBC support for a wide range of database platforms including NoSQL
Create, update and delete model metadata
Search and browse model metadata
Transform and/or de-normalize ERD structures to JSON-like documents
Model and database comparison and synchronization
Ability to save models in a variety of formats
Model publication and metadata reporting in PDF, HTML and text-based reports through intuitive point-and-click interface
Compatible with either 64-bit or 32-bit MS Windows operating systems
Complete naming and data-type standards support/definition
Node-locked (workstation) or concurrent licensing
File-based model exchange (import/export) options to/from a wide variety of data management environments, including erwin Data Intelligence by Quest
RE Scheduler to automate the offline reverse-engineering of databases into data models
ODBC query tool for creating and running custom model and metadata reports
Repository-based model storage and metadata-sharing capability
Multi-user collaboration and conflict resolution
Change management and version control
User permission and security management controls
Centralized storage and reuse of naming standards in the model repository
Configurable, bulk auto harvesting of data models and naming standards from the model repository for ingestion into the erwin Data Intelligence catalog and glossary
Modern web-based repository administration
erwin Data Modeler optional add-ons
erwin Data Modeler is available in
several
versions with additional options to
improve the
quality and agility of data capabilities. It offers a
modern and customizable modeling environment, support for all major and
emerging DBMS platforms including Azure Synapse, Couchbase, Cassandra, MongoDB, Snowflake and MariaDB; auto harvesting of
data models
and naming standards for ingestion into the erwin
Data Intelligence Suite by Quest; and other time-saving automation tasks.
erwin ER360
Web-based collaboration platform to share models and metadata with stakeholders
erwin Safyr Option for ERP
Metadata management and data model creation for ERP systems
Experience, expertise & vision make erwin No. 1 in data modeling
erwin Data Modeler is the gold standard in data modeling, used by 220,000 data modelers across the globe and part of the curriculum at universities worldwide. Readers of “Database Trends and Applications” have voted erwin Data Modeler the best data modeling solution for seven consecutive years, and customers have recognized its strengths in multiple five-star reviews because of:
Wide DBMS support
Integration with erwin Data Intelligence by Quest for data governance
Modern user interface and data modeling workflow
Centralized, flexible data model repository administration
User-friendly modeling and metadata reporting environment
Out-of-the-box “Quick Compare” feature
Reuse of data models and artifacts for fast, accurate data intelligence
Offline reverse-engineering and “Complete Compare” automation and scheduling
In-model sensitive data classification
Orphaned key conversion
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Different versions for different needs. erwin Data Modeler is ready to serve on all data modeling fronts, plus support your metadata management, data governance and data intelligence efforts. It’s time to put your data to work.
erwin Data Modeler
Say goodbye to data chaos. Simplify data modeling and unlock clear insights instantly with the undisputed market leader in data modeling tools. For over 30 years, erwin® Data Modeler by Quest® has been the gold standard in graphical data modeling, empowering leading organizations worldwide to eliminate complexity and achieve clarity in their data landscapes. As an award-winning solution, it enables businesses to effortlessly find, visualize, design and standardize high-quality enterprise data assets. Trusted by thousands, erwin Data Modeler helps reduce costs and accelerates time to value, ensuring your business has the reliable data sources it needs to thrive every day.
Mastering data modeling: Simplifying today’s complex data challenges
In our data-driven world, effective management is essential for any organization looking to maximize the value of its data assets. erwin Data Modeler leads the way, offering robust solutions that tackle the critical challenges organizations face today in four key areas:
1. Data governance and compliance
erwin Data Modeler lays the groundwork for building strong data governance frameworks that ensure data quality, consistency, and regulatory compliance. The erwin data modeling tool equips organizations with the tools to seamlessly integrate data from various sources while standardizing definitions and formats. This solution reduces risk, guarantees compliance and fosters consistent data usage across the organization, breaking down data silos and enhancing data accessibility and interoperability.
- Data literacy, collaboration and accountability
- Enterprise Glossary
- Git integration and version control
- Standardization across entire data landscape
2. Migration and modernization
erwin Data Modeler ensures accurate data mapping, transformation and integration across both legacy systems and new platforms, supporting a wide range of databases and cloud environments. By providing a comprehensive view of data architecture, it helps identify dependencies and optimize migration processes. This approach reduces the risk of data loss, minimizes downtime, and maintains data integrity throughout transitions, leading to more efficient and successful modernization projects. Consequently, businesses can confidently and agilely adopt new technologies and infrastructures.
- Data source integrations and support
- Simplified de-normalization/normalization across data sources
- Reverse engineering capabilities
3. Improved data visibility and understanding
erwin Data Modeler empowers users to create detailed data models that visually
clarify data structures and relationships. This solution enhances understanding and communication among stakeholders, leading to more informed decision-making and improved collaboration across the organization.
- Intuitive and customizable user interface
- erwin ER360 visualization and collaboration portal
- Quick, efficient complete compare
- erwin Mart on Cloud SaaS offering
4. Efficient database design and optimization
erwin Data Modeler optimizes database performance across your organization by enabling efficient design, development and validation through advanced data modeling tools. This solution reduces development time and costs, ensures scalability and creates database architectures that are easier to maintain, ultimately driving better performance and long-term efficiency.
- Enhanced NoSQL denormalization automation
- Standardized data architecture
- Bulk editing of large data model components
What the erwin data modeling tool can do for you
erwin data models reduce complexity, making it easier to design, deploy and understand data sources to meet business needs. erwin Data Modeler also automates and standardizes model design tasks, including complex queries, to improve business alignment, ensure data integrity and simplify integration. With erwin Data Modeler, users experience these benefits:
Visualization of any data from anywhere
See structured or unstructured enterprise data regardless of location – in a relational or NoSQL database, a data warehouse, whether on-premises or in the cloud – within a single interface.
Automated data model & database schema generation
Automatically generate data models and database designs to increase efficiency and reduce errors.
Centralized model development & management
An integrated view of conceptual, logical and physical data models helps business and technical stakeholders understand data structures and meaning.
Data literacy, collaboration & accountability
Improve data intelligence and decision-making across the enterprise by maximizing the ability of stakeholders to use, understand and trust relevant data.
Agile application development
Consolidate and build applications with hybrid architectures, including traditional, NoSQL and Big Data, in the cloud and on-premises.
Increased data quality
By using data models to define and deploy enterprise data standards, you’ll realize more consistency and higher quality in data management.
Reduced risks & costs
Automation and standardization of data definitions and structures reduces risks and costs, plus you can test changes and new applications before they go into production.
Successful cloud adoption
Automated schema engineering and deployment accelerates and ensures successful adoption of cloud platforms, like Snowflake and Microsoft Azure, including auto documenting existing schema into reusable models.
Seamless integration across data sources with erwin Data Modeler
Simplify unlocking the full potential of your data with erwin Data Modeler’s robust integration capabilities. Our data modeling tool effortlessly connects with a wide variety of data sources, including relational, NoSQL, cloud and big data environments. Whether you’re working with traditional databases, modern data lakes or diverse cloud solutions, erwin Data Modeler ensures consistent and accurate data modeling across all your systems. Streamline your data management processes, enhance data quality and drive smarter decision-making with our comprehensive support for multiple data sources. Transform complexity into clarity and achieve a unified view of your data landscape with ease.
Why data modeling is better with erwin
erwin Data Modeler has been the most trusted name in data modeling for more than 30 years. The world’s top financial services, healthcare, critical infrastructure and technology companies, including those on the Fortune 500, use the erwin data modeling tool. In today’s data-driven enterprise, its benefits have expanded to a wide range of architects, business analysts and data administrators to support their strategic initiatives. These are some of erwin Data Modeler’s unique advantages:
Modern, customizable modeling environment
Automate complex and time-consuming tasks for more effective database design, standardization, deployment and maintenance across all your database platforms. Visualize complex business and technical data structures, automatically generating data models in a single, intuitive interface.
Breadth of DBMS integrations & metadata bridges
Translate the technical format of the major cloud and on-premises database platforms into highly graphical models rich in metadata, thanks to built-in interfaces. erwin Data Modeler also provides out-of-the-box bridges for metadata exchange and transformation from other modeling environments, data management platforms and metadata exchange formats.
Model & database comparisons
The Complete Compare facility, with Quick Compare templates, automates bidirectional synchronization of models, scripts and databases; compares one item with another; displays any differences and permits selective updates, generating ALTER scripts when necessary.
Roundtrip engineering
Forward- and reverse-engineering of database code and model exchange ensures efficiency, effectiveness and consistency in designing, standardizing, deploying and documenting data structures for comprehensive enterprise database management.
Data catalog & business glossary integration
erwin Data Modeler is an essential source of, and one of the best ways to view, metadata. It’s a critical enabler of data governance and intelligence, so metadata from erwin data models can be harvested automatically and then ingested into our data catalog and business glossary.
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erwin Data Modeler is a proven technology for improving the quality and agility of an organization’s overall data capability – and that includes data governance and data intelligence.
