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SAP PowerDesigner

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What is SAP PowerDesigner?

Plan and manage complex business transformation initiatives with SAP PowerDesigner. The software’s data modeling tools let you build a blueprint of your current enterprise architecture and visualize the impact of change before it happens. Automatically capture architecture layers and requirements, tap into a powerful metadata repository, and share discoveries with your team.

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Awards & Recognition

SAP PowerDesigner won the following awards in the Enterprise Architecture category

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2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

7 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

7 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

2022

SAP PowerDesigner Ratings

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89 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love SAP PowerDesigner?

0% Negative

11% Neutral

89% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Data Visualization GIS

Software Distribution

Process Architecture

Repository Management

Document Management

Performance Management

Collaboration

Analytics and Reporting

Risk and Fraud Assessment

PCI and EMV Compatible

Project Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

SAP PowerDesigner Reviews

Abhishek M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Nov 2021

Good product, easy to use, but a bit pricey & slow

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates SAP PowerDesigner from other similar products?

SAP supports almost all database platforms and is very easy to use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The power to build a blueprint of the business enterprise using easy to use data modelling tools

What do you dislike most about this product?

It’s slow at times and any customization takes a lot of time

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It’s good with traditional database sources but for newer ones there are better priced options available in the market

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Inspires Innovation
Caring

Abdulkadir B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2021

an excellent enterprise architecture product.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SAP PowerDesigner from other similar products?

A visual tool for defining elements in projects, identifying properties and relationships between them. The primary key in the tables defined for different databases and the fact that it creates tables in the database according to foreign keys is a feature that distinguishes it from others.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite features are that you can create business process model, conceptual data model, physical data model and design their reports.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It takes a bit of work for the details in the design.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I definitely recommend you to experience it. SAP company is already a software company that has proven itself well around the world. I can confidently recommend.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Suvendu B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Transportation
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2021

The Best Data Modeling Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates SAP PowerDesigner from other similar products?

Easy to use, friendly interface. Best data modeling tool in this category. Information mapping and drag-and-drop interface. Intuitive Visualizations. Build blueprint of your current IT landscape. Robust tools support model-driven architecture. Easy to integrate and process.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

This tool by SAP is user friendly but need some technical knowledge to use this in your business. It is the best data modeling tool in this category which provides all the features a business need to plan and manage complex business transformation initiatives. With features like information mapping and drag-and-drop interface it makes easy to find business needs and fulfill them on time. It has intuitive visualizations and web-based dashboards for better collaboration. It helps developers and enterprises architects exchange information through a secure metadata repository that supports all modeling types. Easy to integrate with your business.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I have used this application for a long time and I have never found anything to dislike this as it has the best programs to help developers and users as well. Needs some updates according to market requirement.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend this to my colleagues and businesses too for implementation. It is easy to use for technical users and gives best result to businesses without any error. You will get live support in case you face any issue with this tool. In my journey I have explored this tool a lot and found this useful for our business so you can trust this product and it will give you the best performance. It is a reliable enterprise modeling tool that you will find useful.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

SAP PowerDesigner

What is SAP PowerDesigner?

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

SAP PowerDesigner Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love SAP PowerDesigner?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Data Visualization GIS Thematic visualization with the ability to change views, including color, pattern/icon, dot-density, chart, scaled-symbol, and 3D prism themes

Software Distribution Includes electronic data interchange, document management, and financial reporting and analysis.

Process Architecture Includes business process, policy, procedure, and project reviews.

Repository Management Includes storage, access control, and locking of files.

Document Management Includes features such as check-in/check-out and versioning controls on documents and artifacts.

Performance Management Includes all aspects of performance appraisals and review design: rollout, conducting, tracking, measurement, and goal attainment.

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Risk and Fraud Assessment Includes the ability to document, mitigate, and respond to project risk conditions across the portfolio and detect instances of potential fraudulent claims.

PCI and EMV Compatible Includes system monitoring, remote access control, security alarms, and sensors.

Project Management Includes support for elements of individual project management such as phase, task, resource, duration and budget, with Gantt and WBS views.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

SAP PowerDesigner Reviews

Abhishek M.

Good product, easy to use, but a bit pricey & slow

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Abdulkadir B.

an excellent enterprise architecture product.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Suvendu B.

The Best Data Modeling Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Feature Ratings

Data Visualization GIS

Software Distribution

Process Architecture

Repository Management

Document Management

Performance Management

Collaboration

Analytics and Reporting

Risk and Fraud Assessment

PCI and EMV Compatible

Project Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training