Comparison : ER/Studio Editions

ER/Studio is widely regarded as the foremost option for managing enterprise data architecture. That is because of its impressive array of features such as data modeling, metadata management, data governance, adherence to standards and best practices, scalability, flexibility, and facilitation of effective collaboration and teamwork.

This comparison outlines the different editions of ER/Studio and their features.

  • ER/Studio Data Architect is the desktop tool for data modeling that includes all of the features you need to create and manage data models.
  • ER/Studio Data Architect Professional also includes ER/Studio Repository which is the storage database for data model and metadata.
  • ER/Studio Enterprise Team Edition includes all of the above components (that is, ER/Studio Data Architect, ER/Studio Team Server Repository, ER/Studio Business Architect, ER/Studio Team Server Core, and MetaIntegration Technology’s bridges).
  • ER/Studio Team Server Core is the collaboration platform for data models, metadata, and data governance.
    ER/Studio Team Server Core is a separate purchase and can only be added with ER/Studio Enterprise Team Edition.
  • ER/Studio Business Architect is the desktop tool for business process and conceptual modeling.
  • For full metadata and data lineage import and export, add MetaIntegration Technology’s bridges to ER/Studio Data Architect and ER/Studio Data Architect Professional.
Features Editions
Data Architect Data Architect Professional Business Architect Enterprise Team Edition

Desktop Data Modeling Tool (Data Architect)
Conceptual data modeling (basic)
 
 
 
Business process modeling (basic)
 
 
 
Logical data modeling
 
 
 
Physical data modeling
 
 
 
Relational or dimensional data modeling
 
 
 
Hierarchical data modeling
 
 
 
Data flow modeling (data lineage modeling) (ETL modeling)
 
 
 
Forward engineering (design new database)
 
 
 
Reverse engineering (from existing database)
 
 
 
Compare and merge
 
 
 
Data dictionaries
 
 
 
Automation
 
 
 
Data model import
 
 
 
Data model export
 
 
 
Data dictionary import
 
 
 
Limited metadata import
(MetaIntegration Technology’s MetaWizard bridges)
 
 
 
Integrate with ERP and CRM metadata import (Silwood’s Safyr)
 
 
 
Features Editions
Data Architect Data Architect Professional Business Architect Enterprise Team Edition
Data Model and Metadata Storage Database (Repository)
Data model sharing
 
 
Data dictionaries sharing
 
 
Objects sharing
 
 
Object comment sharing
 
 
Repository projects
 
 
Change management or version control
(with branching and merging)
 
 
Universal mappings
 
 
Business term mappings
 
 
Integrate with issue tracking and project tracking (Atlassian’s Jira)
 
 
Features Editions
Data Architect Data Architect Professional Business Architect Enterprise Team Edition
Data Model, Metadata, and Data Governance Collaboration Platform (Team Server Core)
Data model and metadata publication
 
 
 
 
 
 
Report sharing (business reports and technical reports )
 
Activity notifications
 
Change management
 
Business term harvesting
 
Graphical visualization of relationships
 
Integrate with data warehouse automation
(Idera, Inc.’s WhereScape)
 
Integrate with data governance
(Collibra)
 
Features Editions
Data Architect Data Architect Professional Business Architect Enterprise Team Edition
Desktop Business Process and Conceptual Modeling Tool (Business Architect)
Business process modeling
 
 
Conceptual modeling
 
 
Impact analysis diagram
 
 
Impact analysis reportand web report
 
 
Conceptual model import from Data Architect’s logical models
 
 
Conceptual model update from Data Architect’s logical models
 
 
Conceptual model export to Data Architect’s logical models
 
 
Data import
 
 
Microsoft Visio diagram import
 
 
Diagram export
 
 
Grid editor data export
 
 
Grid editor data import
 
 
Workspace export and import
 
 
Features Editions
Data Architect Data Architect Professional Business Architect Enterprise Team Edition
Full Metadata and Data Lineage Import and Export (MetaIntegration Technology’s bridges)
Full metadata import ( MetaIntegration Technology’s MetaWizard bridges ) add-on add-on
 
Metadata export
(MetaIntegration Technology’s MetaWizard bridges)
add-on add-on
 
Data lineage import
(MetaIntegration Technology’s Data Lineage bridges)
add-on add-on
 

For more information, please contact the Sales team.

Topics : Data Governance,Data Modeling,Metadata,

Products : ER/Studio Data Architect Professional,ER/Studio Enterprise Team Edition,

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