erwin Data Modeler vs. Sylox IRIS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
erwin Data Modeler
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
erwin Data Modeler by Quest is a data modeling tool used to find, visualize, design, deploy and standardize high-quality enterprise data assets. It can discover and document any data from anywhere for consistency, clarity and artifact reuse across large-scale data integration, master data management, metadata management, Big Data, business intelligence and analytics initiatives, accomplishing this whil esupporting data governance and intelligence efforts.N/A
Sylox IRIS
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Sylox IRIS is a Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) platform built for regulated enterprises managing compliance for the DPDP Act, GDPR, HIPAA, SEBI CSCRF, RBI IT Framework, and SOC 2. The platform provides security and compliance teams with a comprehensive, continuously updated map of Sensitive Data locations, access permissions, and regulatory exposure risks—without requiring Agents or the movement of data outside the customer environment. The Problem IRIS…
$3,600
per year database-based licensing
Pricing
erwin Data ModelerSylox IRIS
Editions & Modules
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Starter
$3,600
per year
Professional
$11,000
per year
Business
$29,000
per year
Enterprise
Custom
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
erwin Data ModelerSylox IRIS
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
erwin Data ModelerSylox IRIS
Likelihood to Recommend
6.1
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
erwin Data ModelerSylox IRIS
Likelihood to Recommend
Quest Software
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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SYLOXIT SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED
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Pros
Quest Software
  • 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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Cons
Quest Software
  • 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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Usability
Quest Software
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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Support Rating
Quest Software
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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Alternatives Considered
Quest Software
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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Return on Investment
Quest Software
  • 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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Sylox IRIS Screenshots

Screenshot of Executive overview: a single-pane view of sensitive-data exposure, risk posture, and compliance status across the organisation's entire data estate.Screenshot of Data classification powered by 8 India-native NER models (Aadhaar, PAN, GSTIN, UPI) plus an LLM + RAG contextual engine — 99.9% accuracy with Verhoeff checksum validation.Screenshot of Continuous risk scoring via a real-time data-flow graph — sensitive data prioritised by business context, not static periodic reports.Screenshot of Evidence-first compliance tracking across DPDP Act, GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 — audit-ready exports on demand.Screenshot of Access governance: detect over-permissioned access and exposure to sensitive data, with insider-risk andanomaly indicators.Screenshot of Agentless connectors for 105+ cloud and on-premises sources — AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, Salesforce, SAP, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and more.