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AWS Well-Architected Tool vs SAP PowerDesigner comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Well-Architected Tool
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
15th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP PowerDesigner
Ranking in Enterprise Architecture Management
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Metadata Management (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Enterprise Architecture Management category, the mindshare of AWS Well-Architected Tool is 1.0%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP PowerDesigner is 8.8%, up from 8.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Architecture Management
 

Featured Reviews

Dayanand-Ksheemakaari - PeerSpot reviewer
Has an efficient adaptability feature and helps us set up a high-performing architecture.
We use the product for building enterprise applications with the help of microservice technology The tool helps us establish a baseline for the architecture. Our organization can follow all guidelines and adhere to the industry standards to set up a high-performing architecture. The product's…
JorgeSanz - PeerSpot reviewer
Effective in terms of validating everything, but sometimes they don't allow us some flexibility and GUI could improve
I would recommend SAP PowerDesigner to others for data architecture management. It provides all the functionalities in terms of data modeling, so it's also a good tool for that. I see trends in terms of data classification, but I don't see this tool with the intelligence to do that automatically. So, like, with artificial intelligence. Overall, I would rate the solution a six out of ten because there are too many validations. Also, I found some gaps in terms of relationships; they didn't appear when you do reverse engineering. Also, this tool lacks artificial intelligence that should be very good in terms of automatically identifying the classification of elements and maybe also to incorporate some artificial intelligence in providing descriptions for each data element included in the solution.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product's most valuable feature is adaptability."
"The most valuable features of the solution are it's built very well, easy to use, and simple to describe freely what is needed in logical and physical data models."
"It is more flexible than other tools and user-friendly, making it easy to adapt."
"I like the property sheet capability and the user-defined attributes that you can set up."
"It offers a lot of features in one solution. You would have to get multiple other products to bundle together all of the capabilities that you get in just this product."
"It has helped me to develop the as-is state, design its to-be state, and track the capital investment according to gap analysis."
"SAP PowerDesigner is fairly stable."
"The most valuable feature of SAP PowerDesigner is the testing of the models, it has the best function. Reverse engineering is very helpful too."
"I do a data-centric design, so for me, the data analysis and design tools are the most valuable features."
 

Cons

"They could provide a simplified process for building and deploying solutions in the cloud."
"One disadvantage of SAP PowerDesigner is that you cannot reverse engineer the ALTER statements, so that's an enhancement or area for improvement I'm looking forward to seeing from the SAP team in the future. That should directly reflect on the physical data models my company builds."
"SAP PowerDesigner can improve the ease of use. It is not the best tool on the market because it is tough to navigate and use. A beginner would not be able to use it well, it requires some experience. If the solution was more user-friendly it would be able to be used by more audiences. I do not think many people are aware of this solution and they should use it."
"This product does not have a good BPMN Modeler."
"You have the possibility to complete a connection for abbreviations if you are creating columns or names of the tables. In the Citrix environment, this has been lagging to the point where the PowerDesigner was not usable."
"This product lacks artificial intelligence that should be very good in terms of automatically identifying the classification of elements."
"Not very intuitive or user-friendly."
"In the future, I would like to see data manipulation capability where you can actually write SQL queries and manipulate data from directly within the tool."
"The user interface could be more user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The platform’s pricing depends on the specific project requirements."
"The ROI has been 43%."
"The price of the solution is too expensive. When we asked for certain licenses in different countries it was unattainable."
"The price of the solution is low."
"The pricing varies based on functionality and users."
"When you purchase the license for SAP PowerDesigner, you have to buy one year of support. The tool is worth the money."
"SAP PowerDesigner is cheaper than eriwin."
"PowerDesigner is not the cheapest solution on the market, so make sure that you are using it to its full potential."
"I would like SAP to prove free licenses to professionals that are using the solution. The free version is limited."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
25%
Government
15%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Transportation Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Well-Architected Tool?
The product's most valuable feature is adaptability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Well-Architected Tool?
The platform’s pricing depends on the specific project requirements. Customers sometimes prefer using AWS Well-Architected Tool as they already partner with the solution provider.
What needs improvement with AWS Well-Architected Tool?
They could provide a simplified process for building and deploying solutions in the cloud.
What do you like most about SAP PowerDesigner?
It allows us to have proper documentation in terms of the databases.
What needs improvement with SAP PowerDesigner?
Based on my experience with SAP PowerDesigner, I'd like to see improvements in the DMM feature. Even if I have an ETL tool, I'd like the DMM options to directly connect to ETL tool repositories lik...
 

Also Known As

AWS Well Architected Tool
Sybase PowerDesigner
 

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