ADOIT vs erwin Data Modeler comparison

BOC Group and Quest Software are both solutions in the Enterprise Architecture Management category. BOC Group is ranked #10 with an average rating of 10.0, while Quest Software is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.5. BOC Group holds a 2.5% mindshare in AM, compared to Quest Software’s 8.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of BOC Group users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 19, 2025

ADOIT and erwin Data Modeler compete in enterprise architecture and data modeling. ADOIT has the upper hand in strategic planning and IT portfolio management, while erwin stands out in detailed data modeling and governance.

Features: ADOIT provides advanced tools for strategic alignment, process management, and IT compliance. Its integration with other tools enhances enterprise insights. erwin Data Modeler offers robust data design, management, and visualization for complex data architecture and metadata management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ADOIT is noted for its intuitive setup and seamless integration, supported by a responsive helpdesk. erwin Data Modeler takes more initial setup time due to complex configurations but offers comprehensive support for smooth operations post-deployment.

Pricing and ROI: ADOIT’s pricing is cost-effective, providing strategic value and quicker ROI through enhanced decision-making tools. erwin Data Modeler requires a higher initial investment for its specialized capabilities, achieving longer-term ROI through improved data quality and compliance.

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Categories and Ranking

ADOIT

Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management

10th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

erwin Data Modeler

Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (9th), Data Governance (14th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Enterprise Architecture Management category, the mindshare of ADOIT is 2.5%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of erwin Data Modeler is 8.8%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Architecture Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
erwin Data Modeler	8.8%
ADOIT	2.5%
Other	88.7%

Enterprise Architecture Management

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Janne Kemppainen

Lead Information Manager at a tech consulting company with 201-500 employees

Helps to track the life cycle of products and services, and understand their costs

The tool allows us to track the life cycle of products and resources. When the metadata is set up correctly, we can see where things are in their life cycle and how they fit into our processes. It helps us understand which core processes are active and whether any underlying elements need renewal. We can also keep tabs on the costs. The most beneficial feature has been reporting. Being able to track the life cycle of products and services and understand their costs has been crucial. However, I've also been exploring other features that allow us to evaluate tools from both the business and technical sides. The tool was easy to get started with. Some of the reporting features have been particularly useful for our company management. I've built reports showing the costs of running the company and the processes running beneath them. Additionally, I've used it for lifecycle management from a technical perspective. I discovered a feature I haven't tried yet: exporting data to HTML. This allows for neatly gathered reports in one place where you can search through them via HTML and find what you need.

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JorgeSanz

Data Governance Senior Advisor at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

Streamline data modeling and automate network changes for increased efficiency

The initial setup depends on the tool if you are using the data model environment. Stopping the server could be complex and require strong expertise. If you have everything set up and configured, Erwin is straightforward. You can deploy it in a few hours. In our case, it took a couple of months to address internal conditions, assign machines, and set up everything for the services. I rate the initial setup a six out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy.

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Pros

"It helps me to model the architecture at an enterprise level."

"The tool allows us to track the life cycle of products and resources. When the metadata is set up correctly, we can see where things are in their life cycle and how they fit into our processes. It helps us understand which core processes are active and whether any underlying elements need renewal. We can also keep tabs on the costs."

"The modeling portion of the tool is the most valuable. There are some notes, naming standards, and other functions that we use as well. There's a whole boatload of functionality in this thing and we use maybe 10% of it. It seems to be pretty common that not all the functionality is fully utilized. But it's just got gobs and gobs of stuff that you can implement if you so choose to."

"It provides flexibility with the code. You can change the code as you want. Basically, you can change SQL based on what's best for your project."

"We can create mappings in erwin and possibly data dictionaries."

"The solution is good for organizing the data and the scripting part is very powerful. It's easy to create technical scripts for models."

"The most valuable feature is the physical or visual representation of the database, showing the tables, the columns, the foreign keys, and the ability to generate DDL, so you can physically implement databases."

"I have worked with erwin Data Modeler for quite some time and familiarity is its most valuable feature."

"The most valuable features are being able to visualize the data in the diagrams and transform those diagrams into physical database deployments. These features help, specifically, to integrate the data. When the source data is accumulated and modeled, the target model is in erwin and it helps resolve the data integration patterns that are required to map the data to accommodate a model."

"It has centralized storage so that a data model can be shared by different teams."

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Cons

"We need to understand how the data could be segregated."

"The tool's data lineage could be enhanced. It would be great to see the data flow and understand where it's going within the system."

"We are planning to move, in 2021, into their server version, where multiple data modelers can work at the same time and share their models. It has become a pain point to merge the models from individual desktops and get them into a single data model, when multiple data modelers are working on a particular project. It becomes a nightmare for the senior data modeler to bring them together, especially when it comes to recreating them when you want to merge them."

"One of the things I've been talking to the erwin team about through the years is that every data model should have the ability to be multi-language... When I was working at Honda, it became very difficult to work with the Japanese teams using just one model. You can have two models, one in English and one in Japanese, but that means you have to keep the updates back and forth, and that always increases the risk of something not being updated."

"One of the best aspects of the tool is its reverse engineering capability."

"I would like to see the ability to support more NoSQL platforms more quickly. In addition, enhancing the graphics to render more quickly would be beneficial for any user."

"erwin is not as robust as a data warehousing project I've been on in the past."

"It would be nice to have it on the Linux platform, not just Windows. If they can support Linux, there would be a huge market for it."

"Sometimes when I want to open the attribute editor, it stops working and the whole application freezes."

"It does not have a cloud application."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I use ADOIT's open-source version."

"I wish it wasn't so expensive. I would love to personally buy a copy of my own and have it at home, because the next job that I'm looking at is probably project management and I might not have access to the tool. I would like to keep my ability to use the tool. Therefore, they should probably have a pricing for people like me who want to just use the solution as an independent consultant, trying to get started. $3,000 is a big hit."

"The pricing of the solution is cheap. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."

"An issue right now would be that erwin doesn't have a freely available browser (that I am aware of) for people who are not data modelers or data engineers that a consumer could use to look at the data models and play with it. This would not be to make any changes, but just to visually look at what exists. There are other products out there which do have end user browsers available and allow them to access data models via the data modeling tool."

"Pricing is very high compared to any other product."

"erwin has this option where you pay a one-time fee and you have the license for six years, which makes sense because I don't upgrade my database engine every other year. I have an application that depends on it. This is something weird about PowerDesigner. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee."

"erwin Data Modeler by Quest is an expensive solution."

"The primary reasons that erwin was selected were that it was much more affordable for us [than Embarcadero] and it was easily maintainable."

"Though the solution is not cheap, it's worth the money."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

20%

University

10%

Retailer

Government

Financial Services Firm

18%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	29

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with ADOIT?

The tool's data lineage could be enhanced. It would be great to see the data flow and understand where it's going within the system.

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What is your primary use case for ADOIT?

The solution describes the enterprise architecture for the company, encompassing everything from the business side to the technical aspects.

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What advice do you have for others considering ADOIT?

The tool is still being integrated into our enterprise architecture. It serves as a tool for gathering and providing information, but it hasn't yet directly solved a critical business issue for me....

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What do you like most about erwin Data Modeler by Quest?

Forward engineering, DDL generation, reverse engineering, and reporting are the most valuable features of the solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for erwin Data Modeler by Quest?

I do not recall the pricing from about a year and a half ago, but it seems reasonable.

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What needs improvement with erwin Data Modeler by Quest?

erwin Data Modeler could improve its UI as it still feels old school and not very modern. There are many features, and I would expect good documentation detailing each feature, including when and h...

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Overview

ADOIT Enterprise Architecture suite is users' best-rated tool for deriving data-driven insights and architecture analysis, trusted by SMEs and large corporations worldwide. ADOIT helps you to take smart and fast decisions, manage digital portfolios, discover cross-functional dependencies and drive growth. ADOIT is intuitive, powerful, and flexible. It is the ultimate way to do EA. You can start building your outcome-driven EA initiative already today, as the cloud-based ADOIT:Community Edition is available for free. For more information please visit: www.boc-group.com/en/adoit

BOC Group

Erwin Data Modeler provides an effective approach to visualizing and managing data models. It assists in creating, reversing, and synchronizing data models with ease, supporting logical and physical transitions while enhancing understanding across teams.

Erwin Data Modeler is a comprehensive tool designed for professional database management. It offers capabilities to organize and enforce standards, automating script generation with robust reverse engineering and DDL output. Users can manage complex data environments, capitalize on integration with data intelligence, and maintain large-scale databases smoothly. Despite its strengths, improvements in multi-language support, database integration, and reporting features are needed. Users benefit from extensive support for conceptual, logical, and physical database modeling, enhancing architectural design and data governance for platforms like SQL Server, Oracle, and Teradata.

What are the key features of Erwin Data Modeler?

Visual Representation: Facilitates clear visualization of data models, aiding comprehension.
Versioning and Editing: Enhance usability with versioning and bulk editing capabilities.
Reverse Engineering: Offers powerful tools for reverse engineering and DDL generation.
Integration: Aligns with data intelligence to streamline database management.
Naming Standards: Enforces consistency with automated script creation.

What benefits should users consider in Erwin Data Modeler reviews?

Collaboration: Promotes team understanding and collaboration through visual tools.
Automation: Reduces manual effort through automated processes and integration.
Scalability: Handles large database management efficiently, crucial for enterprise settings.
Data Governance: Facilitates effective data governance with structured modeling.

Erwin Data Modeler finds application in industries focused on robust data management, implementing it for enterprise data warehouses, business domain models, and operational systems. It supports architectural design and governance, aligning with business applications demanding precise data representation and visualization.

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