Databox vs erwin Data Modeler

Likelihood to Recommend

I believe Databox can be an asset for any company. We are a small company, but I can see the value for large companies too. Databox is a great fit for departments or organizations that need to put their data into a readable form without needing a ton of reports. Databox allows you to save time and put together a nice report without having to do too much extra work. Once it is set up, it basically runs on its own at the frequency you set. I personally receive a daily report and have it sent to the respective people on the day of our meeting so we can quickly review it.

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Heather Robinette, MBA

Marketing Manger

ConexlinkComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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I have had a chance to use few other data modeling tools from Quest and Oracle, but I am most comfortable using erwin Data Modeler. They understand your data modeling needs and have designed the software to give you a feeling of completeness when you are designing a data model.

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Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 10,001+ employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Databox

erwin Data Modeler

Pixel Perfect reports

Customizable dashboards

Report Formatting Templates

Databox

erwin Data Modeler

Drill-down analysis

Formatting capabilities

Integration with R or other statistical packages

Report sharing and collaboration

Databox

erwin Data Modeler

Publish to Web

Publish to PDF

Report Versioning

Report Delivery Scheduling

Delivery to Remote Servers

Databox

erwin Data Modeler

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

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

Predictive Analytics

Pros

Create dashboards from a variety of data sources.
Set & track goals based on the data and metrics provided.
Send alerts and scorecard updates to Slack and email automatically.

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Michael Glover

Content Marketer

ConvertFlowComputer Software, 1-10 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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Ravinder Gupta

Senior Oracle Database Administrator

CGIInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

Some types of data can only be reported on for 1-2 months back. Unless I'm misunderstanding the function of the software this seems really weird. I can't figure out how to report on Activities more than 2 months ago

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Verified User

Strategist in Sales

Computer Software 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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Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

Airlines/Aviation Company, 10,001+ employees

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Usability

Databox 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Databox is an intuitive, well-designed platform that can be used by non-technical marketers. It is easy to learn, and while set up takes time, usability is high and the team has enjoyed creating custom dashboards and clients have also given us great feedback regarding its usability and value. While other BI tools are much more complex to navigate, Databox is a breeze.

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Verified User

Director in Marketing

Marketing and Advertising Company, 11-50 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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Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

Databox 9.8

Based on 3 answers

I have really enjoyed using Databox and have seen the value of it in many ways. They also continue to improve the functions of it and grow their integrations and templates. I look forward to continuing to use Databox in the future, potentially even finding ways to incorporate it into other departments to help them with reporting as well.

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Heather Robinette, MBA

Marketing Manger

ConexlinkComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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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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Verified User

Director in Professional Services

Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

Databox is unique in its ability to report from multiple data sources. Google Analytics is the standard when it comes to web metrics, but it's just one of the tools that integrates with Databox. Tableau is fantastic for data visualizations and reporting, but it's much more expensive than Databox, so it's not ideal for everyone. Tableau is also superior with customization

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Daniel Berry

SEO Strategy Specialist

Cheaper Than DirtMarketing and Advertising, 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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Sean Zef

Data Admin

Zef Enterprises, LLCComputer Software, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Honestly, Databox has been a bit of a pain for us these last few months. There are some things it just can't provide us, and some of our clients don't like it. Sometimes it takes too much effort to create a Databoard than it's worth. And since we're a HubSpot partner agency, we're limited to making smart lists for a lot of what we're looking for.
On the other hand, high-level reporting is awesome. And they're always updating the tool with new templates/features to stay ahead of the game.

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Stephanie Tran

Sales System Architect

Revenue RiverMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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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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Rina Falkovich

Data Architect

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

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

Rating Summary

Databox

erwin Data Modeler

Databox

erwin Data Modeler

Databox

erwin Data Modeler

Likelihood to Recommend

Databox

erwin Data Modeler

Feature Rating Comparison

Pixel Perfect reports

Customizable dashboards

Report Formatting Templates

Drill-down analysis

Formatting capabilities

Integration with R or other statistical packages

Report sharing and collaboration

Publish to Web

Publish to PDF

Report Versioning

Report Delivery Scheduling

Delivery to Remote Servers

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

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

Predictive Analytics

Pros

Databox

erwin Data Modeler

Cons

Databox

erwin Data Modeler

Usability

Databox

erwin Data Modeler

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Databox

erwin Data Modeler

Alternatives Considered

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erwin Data Modeler

Return on Investment

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erwin Data Modeler

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Databox

erwin Data Modeler

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Rating Summary

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