We performed a comparison between SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer and Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect 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."Traceability is a fantastic feature."
"It has led some teams to do better code reviews - to be less focussed on coding conventions (syntax) and more focussed on the semantics because of the abstraction level clear design affords."
"For the most part, we find that it is remarkable how inexpensive it is."
"Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is very flexible and it is simple to define the metamodel. Additionally, it is lightweight on resources."
"Ability to maintain cross-references for all models in all levels - great tractability."
"The best thing about the tool is that its database is open."
"It is a very flexible product. It can do a lot. It is also a reliable product."
"It provides good utilization and it's a convenient tool for building exact architectural work."
"The advantages of Enterprise are that it's cheaper and much more practical than MagicDraw."
"The algorithm is outdated and should be upgraded."
"This solution is quite complex to use. It would be nice if the learning curve wasn't so steep."
"The elements of the modeling sets can have better customization and visual representation. It would be great to have a mobile version."
"There should be a MATLAB-specific toolbox added to the solution with better compatibility. The connections currently are good but in the future, it needs a huge improvement."
"The database management area was not usable."
"Weak in regards to data modelling. No logical or physical modelling or migration from conceptual to physical."
"If you just want to create some diagrams with shapes and arrows, then use Visio."
"The integration could be improved."
"Their technical support is not good in India. I wrote to them because I had a question, but I never got an answer. So, I just left it behind."
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SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer is ranked 18th in Enterprise Architecture Management with 1 review while Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Architecture Management with 97 reviews. SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer is rated 8.0, while Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer writes "Great training available with traceability a key feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect writes "Easy to set up and had no issues with stability, but it's not a very friendly tool, and its database modeling and entity-relationship modeling functions need improvement". SAP Enterprise Architecture Designer is most compared with SAP PowerDesigner and MEGA HOPEX, whereas Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is most compared with Visual Paradigm, Visio, No Magic MagicDraw, LeanIX and Lucidchart.
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