A Detailed Comparison of Data Modeling Tools

A data modeling tool or a database modeling tool is an application that helps data modelers to create and design databasesstructure. Thus,data modeling tools make the Data modeling process easier and providemany features that help data modelers to understandtheir data.

Actually, thereare many different data modeling tools available for different database platforms. Thismultitude of tools available makes it very difficult to choose a tool that suits the user'sneeds.

In this article, I aim to provide a detailed comparison of the most notable data modeling tools in the market. The tools will be compared according to the core features they have.

Some features do not appear on the comparison table because they are available in almost every tool.

I will compare the following tools:

• DbSchema
• DeZign for Databases
• ERBuilder
• ER/Studio
• ERWin
• Navicat Data Modeler
• Toad Data Modeler

I have tried to focus on the tools that only do data modeling; I excluded the tools that do more than data modeling. I have selected only the most well-known multi-DBMS tools on the market.

Detailed Comparison of Data Modeling Tools

(Note: Scroll to the left and right to see all the products compared)

Conclusion

Some tools maysupport many database platforms but crash frequently, such as DBSchema and Toad. Other tools have small missing features that probably slowed you down in your data modeling process. For example,DeZign doesn’t have a Re-do action!Navicatand DBSchemado not have enough details in the description of the fields.ERBuilder supports only the physical model.

Tools such as ERWin and ER/Studio are complete data modeling solutions, but they can be quite complexand difficult to use. Also, their prices are very high compared to the other tools.

As a result of this comparison, we come to the conclusion that testing each product seems to be the best way to find the best tool for your needs; don't just rely solely on the features that these data modeling tools support.