Chartio (discontinued) vs erwin Data Modeler | TrustRadius

What users are saying about

Score 7.6 out of 10

Based on 51 reviews and ratings

Score 7.8 out of 10

Based on 18 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Chartio (discontinued)

erwin Data Modeler

Pixel Perfect reports

Customizable dashboards

Report Formatting Templates

Chartio (discontinued)

erwin Data Modeler

Drill-down analysis

Formatting capabilities

Integration with R or other statistical packages

Report sharing and collaboration

Chartio (discontinued)

erwin Data Modeler

Publish to Web

Publish to PDF

Report Versioning

Report Delivery Scheduling

Chartio (discontinued)

erwin Data Modeler

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

Predictive Analytics

Pros

Direct linkage to our databases. Abstracts away the visualization layer so we can focus on the data and the queries.
Host of graphs and tools that permits all types of data visualizations.
Haven't quite used this yet, but there is a new embedding feature that will be very helpful so that we can embed the charts into a company central dash.

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Verified User

Team Lead in Engineering

Internet Company, 11-50 employees

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Reverse Engineering: I love the way we can import an SQL file containing schema meta data and generate ER diagram out of it. This is specifically useful if you are implementing erwin Data Modeler for an existing database.
Forward Engineering: We use this feature very frequently. Where we do database changes in our physical and logical data models and then generate deployment scripts for the changes made.
Physical vs Logical Models: I like to have my database model split into physical and logical models and at the same time still linked to each other. Any changes you make to logical model or physical model shows up in the other.

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Senior Oracle Database Administrator

CGIInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

There is not a last full month date range option. You can still get the range that you need, but the dashboards will have to be manually updated to exclusively display one whole month.
When building a chart, the area which displays your tables and fields is finite. You can't adjust the size to make it easier to see. They do allow a mouse-over to see the entire name of your table/field, but I would prefer to adjust the width.
Once you modify a query in the Custom Query tab, there doesn't seem to be a way to go back to using the U.I.

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Analyst in Information Technology

Retail Company, 51-200 employees

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Cost is the single largest barrier to entry with this tool.
Would like to see a greater variety of export options available for use outside of the tool, for example as a vector graphic.
Support has been uneven at times.

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Employee in Information Technology

Airlines/Aviation Company, 10,001+ employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Chartio (discontinued) 8.0

Based on 24 answers

Great customer support: You will receive an answer by email usually within 20-30 minutes. Not only that but our CSMs for Chartio go out of their way to help, they have even created charts for some of the less experienced users that wanted an example to work from. We have had nothing but great experiences with this team.

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User Researcher

WorkivaFinancial Services, 501-1000 employees

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No score

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Usability

Chartio (discontinued) 7.6

Based on 6 answers

I really like using Chartio. I use it on a daily basis for pulling data from different sources and combining data (the explore tab was a great idea for this use). I think I would give it 8/10 because there needs to be more documentation or maybe blog posts about things people are doing with it. I only have my own ideas about what to do /how to graph things. I know there are some articles, but it would be awesome to have a section on the neat dashboards people are building or how they show data in different ways. Another complaint is how much time it takes to load. I know our databases aren't set up precisely for Chartio and I have been creating data stores. But the data stores have so many more limitations that adds a whole new layer of frustration. Love the product, keep up the good work and the fast fixes.

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Analyst in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employees

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erwin Data Modeler 9.0

Based on 2 answers

I had a lot of experience using erwin Data Modeler for designing data models. I think it's pretty intuitive and easy to use. It has enough features to represent your database requirements in form of a model.

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Professional in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

No score

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erwin Data Modeler 9.0

Based on 6 answers

CA customer support and our account manager have been able to support us with any issues that we have had, from managing our serial keys to issues we logged tickets to resolve. There are aspects of key management that have made it difficult over the years but support usually has worked with us.

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Director in Professional Services

Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Online Training

Chartio (discontinued) 8.2

Based on 1 answer

I use self learning materials. Pretty helpful. I find myself having to go back to the "drilldown" instructions though, and have a hard time finding hidden variables on a dashboard, so perhaps there is room for intuitive improvements (or maybe I'm just being lazy)

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Director in Other

Internet Company, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Chartio so far has been the easiest BI tool to setup and has also been the most affordable. There are some other, great, BI tools out there but they were a bit to heavy handed for what we needed. Also - despite the high cost per user in Chartio, the other tools were still more expensive.

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C-Level Executive in Engineering

E-Learning Company, 11-50 employees

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Not listed, but I've only used alternatives built into something like the Squirrel SQL editor. That one is semi-functional but lacking many features and, in some instances, just plain wrong. The only pro there is that it's freely available and works over ODBC. I've tried some of the other free ones like Creately but didn't have much success.

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Data Admin

Zef Enterprises, LLCComputer Software, 1-10 employees

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Scalability

Chartio (discontinued) 6.8

Based on 2 answers

Chartio has worked well as our datawarehouse has rapidly expanded, and the usability/performance hasn't seemed to have suffered. What we haven't yet realized is additional savings from additional users. We have some dashboard needs for users who truly just view of a few charts, and the licensing structure hasn't yet been structured in a way that would support that type of approach...having 50 "core" licenses, and then potentially several hundred view only licenses for partners that would use the application infrequently.

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Director of Sales and Marketing

VetSourceVeterinary, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

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It is difficult to assign a monetary value to it. The initial learning curve was fairly long.
It allows us to have better support documentation.
It allows ease of communications between functional units.

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Data Architect

Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC)Gambling & Casinos, 201-500 employees

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Screenshots

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Chartio (discontinued) Editions & Modules

Edition

Starter	$40¹
Professional	$60¹
Organization	Contact sales team

per user/per month

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

erwin Data Modeler Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

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