No Magic MagicDraw vs erwin Data Modeler comparison

Quest Software and Dassault Systèmes are both solutions in the Business Process Design category. Quest Software is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.2, while Dassault Systèmes is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.5. Quest Software holds a 3.0% mindshare in BPD, compared to Dassault Systèmes’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Quest Software users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Dassault Systèmes users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

No Magic MagicDraw and erwin Data Modeler are products competing in the modeling software category. No Magic MagicDraw excels in pricing and support, while erwin Data Modeler provides superior features, justifying its higher cost.

Features: No Magic MagicDraw supports UML, SysML, and BPMN, enabling diverse systems modeling. It offers a streamlined design facilitating efficient conceptual modeling and integration with tools like Teamcenter. erwin Data Modeler excels in metadata management and integration, supports advanced enterprise data architecture, and aligns data across platforms.

Room for Improvement: No Magic MagicDraw could enhance collaboration features as its flexibility may lead to inconsistencies in team settings. It lacks strong coupling needed for large teams and could improve in offering pre-deployment guidance. erwin Data Modeler, while rich in features, can refine its support in pre- and post-deployment phases. Its setup process is complex and can be streamlined for efficiency.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: No Magic MagicDraw offers a flexible deployment model suited for various project scales and maintains responsive customer service. erwin Data Modeler, known for its complex setup, provides comprehensive guidance. However, it could benefit from improved pre- and post-deployment support services.

Pricing and ROI: No Magic MagicDraw offers a cost-effective solution with competitive pricing translating to a promising ROI. erwin Data Modeler, despite a higher setup cost, offers extensive features and enterprise capabilities, representing a sound long-term investment with substantial value.

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Categories and Ranking

erwin Data Modeler

Ranking in Business Process Design

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Architecture Management (1st), Data Governance (10th)

No Magic MagicDraw

Ranking in Business Process Design

15th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Business Process Design category, the mindshare of erwin Data Modeler is 3.0%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of No Magic MagicDraw is 2.5%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Design Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
erwin Data Modeler	3.0%
No Magic MagicDraw	2.5%
Other	94.5%

Business Process Design

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Sushree Panigrahi

Snowflake Data Engineer| Senior PLSQL Developer |Data Modeler|Assitant Vice Pre at Jp Morgan Chase & Co.

Data modeling has transformed regulatory reporting and collaboration across cloud environments

In erwin Data Modeler, areas that have room for improvement include performance improvements. I see that large models sometimes cause it to be slow when opening. Impact analysis can lag as well. Version control is another aspect. If we have developed a current version, it is not integrated with Git where we can easily compare different versions. UI modernization is also something we cannot utilize as it is primarily for development. Additionally, cloud-specific optimizations are needed when it comes to Snowflake or Databricks. When it comes to AI aspects, auto-suggestions for normalization or identifying primary, foreign, or surrogate keys are areas that can be improved.

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reviewer2080611

System Engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees

Ease of use and real-time collaboration empower effective teamwork and streamlined development

For CAMEO, it's not only the ease of use, it's versatility, its communicability, but Rhapsody is the worst tool I've ever used. It is very difficult, not user-friendly, and very expensive. It works only with its IBM counterparts. SPARX Enterprise Architecture is very easy to use, but it's limited. It gives you an idea of how your model is developing, so this feature helps maintain integrity or correctness of system models. It's really a good feature to have. You've got to have the simulation toolkit installed to be able to do that, and that works really well. The MagicDraw or CAMEO system is good on its own, but it should be integrated and should come out of the box with the simulation toolkit because there are some things you can't do without it, making it very difficult to have to look for another license to be able to do that. I would prefer that it come with the simulation toolkit.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The generation of DDL saved us having to write the steps by hand. You still had to go in and make some minor modifications to make it deployable to the database system. However, for the data lineage, it is very valuable for tracing our use of data, especially personal confidential data through different systems."

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

"Currently in the market, there is no competitor to erwin Data Modeler; everything is very powerful, such as performing reverse engineering from an existing database and deploying that on Databricks or Snowflake."

"Out of all of the modeling tools, erwin is a 10 out of 10."

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

"They have a lot of features and the most up-to-date technology integration, which I haven't seen in other products."

"It reduces monthly savings by hundreds of thousands of dollars."

"It supports a wide variety of databases, including the latest ones. We have chosen to go for a cloud-based database, and it supports that, which is very useful."

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"When you look at it, No Magic is an all-encompassing tool; you can use it for business architecture design, for deploying an ERP system across your enterprise, for managing new product development from cradle to grave, and it enables you to generate a digital model of your product or service solution that can be run through simulations and tested before you spend a single penny on bending metal or configuring a new ERP software application, resulting in massive cost savings."

"I like the traceability feature. Whoever is working with the product would be sure of the things that could be affected if they decided to affect one of the other companies. For example, let's say that an engineer starts a new project optimization problem by adjusting the thickness of metal sheets. However, the engineers only see a reduced number of affections, but when we use the requirement traceability, they can see the whole picture. That's the main aspect that we were promoting with this tool."

"It is pretty easy to use. It is pretty versatile."

"I think one of the key things is the plugins for integration with requirements management tools like Doors"

"The initial setup was not straightforward."

"My advice to anybody who is designing complex projects, like defense projects or space projects, is that they have to use this program or one like it."

"We use it to build the physical and logical domains to hold requirements, specifications, use cases, and all the way down to class definitions."

"When you look at it, No Magic is an all-encompassing tool. You can use it for business architecture design. You can use it for deploying an ERP system across your enterprise. However, it was initially designed and developed for model-based systems engineering. That's the systems engineering required to either produce an IP system or product. It takes away the mounds of paper and puts it into a model. It enables you to generate significant savings by modeling that new product or that system before you ever start developing a prototype."

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Cons

"I would like the solution to be more user-friendly to deploy."

"The Bulk Editor needs improvement."

"As someone who has used it for a long time, I have seen stability vary from version to version."

"What I did not like was that sometimes while I was creating relations, I was not getting errors. The errors only appeared when I tried to upload the model into a new database, which took a lot of time because I was creating a model, reproducing XML, and then trying to add the XML in the database."

"Although Quest Software has made tremendous strides in recent years, they need to evolve more in the big data arena; erwin Data Modeler could use a little more work when it comes to big database designs."

"In erwin Data Modeler, areas that have room for improvement include performance improvements. I see that large models sometimes cause it to be slow when opening."

"As erwin Data Modeler files get larger, the response time really slows down, and when I have multiple files open I sometimes get a glitch where a lot of the text fields get solid black and the first eight characters of column names might be blacked out with a rectangle."

"Erwin Data Modeler is a good product, but I recently experienced a problem where I was not able to open an erwin Data Modeler file because its version had automatically changed."

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"The price of the solution could be reduced."

"They don't really support code engineering, and that's why we have to move to Enterprise Architect."

"There could be a trial version for students."

"It's very focused on specific modern languages and it doesn't do necessarily general systems software engineering with diagrams. They should expand the diagram types for the languages."

"When I am working with my Mac and I right-click to copy and paste, it doesn't work."

"However, there are some technical features that you have to study and do research on to be able to understand."

"They don't really support code engineering, and that's why we have to move to Enterprise Architect. MagicDraw is stuck at C++03 standards, whereas most C++ programs today want to use the latest definition of the C++ standards. We were at C++11, and we wanted to do code engineering with C++11 or 17, but they didn't support it. That pushed us into a different tool, which is Sparx Enterprise Architect."

"There's lots of documentation. They process multiples of guides. They've got all kinds of guides and documentation out there, but it's kind of hard to find. There are a lot of videos. You can go to YouTube and find videos on how it's been used in different ways, but it just kind of scratches the surface."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is either a one-year or three-year license. It is not a pay-as-you-go license like a SaaS solution. It’s more of a traditional licensing. They are a little bit on the pricier side."

"There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

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

"The solution is expensive."

"This company had bought the license for three years, and it's not an individual license. While you can buy a license for each individual, that would be very expensive. There is something called concurrent licenses where you can purchase licenses in bulk and 15 to 20 people can access the license and model. Concurrent licenses are scalable to the number of users and are proportional to the cost."

"There are two license options and the pricing is reasonable."

"I don't specifically know what we're paying now. About three years ago, in another organization, I have this memory of 6,000 AUD a seat or something like that, but I am not sure. In the mid-2000s, it was something like 1,200 AUD a seat. I get the impression that there was a price jump when it was spun off from CA as a separate company, which is understandable, but it could sometimes be a barrier in some organizations picking it up. I haven't talked to erwin people yet, but I'm going to suggest to them that they could perhaps think of having an entry-level product that is priced a bit lower, and then, you can buy the extra suite."

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

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"I rate the pricing a ten out of ten. It is an expensive product compared to software for model-based system engineering."

"In addition to the initial cost, you have to pay annually for support in order to get the upgrades."

"The licensing is on a yearly basis, and it's expensive."

"I would say licensing would be anywhere from $3,500 to $6,500 per person or per seat (it's a per seat style license)."

"The price of No Magic MagicDraw could improve. The price of the solution is too expensive for smaller-sized companies. There should be a better pricing model."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

Marketing Services Firm

Government

Manufacturing Company

22%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

10%

Aerospace/Defense Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	38

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

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

I have no idea about the setup cost because I did not buy the license.

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What needs improvement with erwin Data Modeler by Quest?

The UI in erwin Data Modeler can be improved significantly because when any new person opens the tool, all the toolbars are kept open with many tools in view, making it appear chunky. If possible, ...

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What is your primary use case for erwin Data Modeler by Quest?

I primarly use erwin Data Modeler for modeling purposes. Once we have the business requirement, we create the models in erwin Data Modeler, and then we perform forward engineering to get the query ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for No Magic MagicDraw?

Maybe the price is a little bit high for a small company to acquire this tool. However, they offer trial versions and trial licenses for members of INCOSE.

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What needs improvement with No Magic MagicDraw?

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What is your primary use case for No Magic MagicDraw?

I deal with DOD lifecycle acquisition sorts of things as some of the main use cases currently, and I expect to continue using it for more than 25 years.

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Also Known As

erwin DM

MagicDraw

Overview

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.

Quest Software

No Magic MagicDraw is a powerful modeling tool recognized for its flexibility and integration capabilities, especially suited for enterprise modeling and systems engineering. Featuring a user-friendly interface, it supports diverse modeling architectures with tools for testing and simulation.

Renowned for its compliance with OMG standards, No Magic MagicDraw excels in offering comprehensive modeling options that support model-based systems engineering. Its rich feature set enables digital model creation aimed at testing and simulation, backed by a strong suite of integration tools. The tool facilitates program management integration with systems engineering, making it suitable for complex enterprise projects. However, suggestions for improvement include a redesign for a more intuitive interface and enhanced documentation. Licensing costs are higher compared to competitors, and integration requests include compatibility with SAP and modern C++ standards.

What are the most important features of No Magic MagicDraw?

Flexibility: Adapts to different modeling needs and architectures with ease.
User-friendly Interface: Simplifies access and usage for modeling tasks.
Integration Capabilities: Seamlessly integrates with tools like Doors.
Standard Compliance: Aligns with OMG standards.
Traceability: Maintains visibility across project changes.

What benefits and ROI should users expect from No Magic MagicDraw?

Comprehensive Support: Access to excellent technical support.
Enhanced Collaboration: Facilitates model-driven documentation and teamwork.
Strategic Efficiency: Streamlines processes, reducing time in business transformation projects.

No Magic MagicDraw is widely deployed for tasks including business transformation, system architecture modeling, and supporting defense programs, proving invaluable in enterprise and system modeling. It aids in strategy integration, process design, and offers extensive features like simulations and lifecycle engineering.

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