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Head-to-head · Data Modeling Software

Navicat Data Modeler vs SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText

  • Updated Nov 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Navicat Data Modeler #2 in Data Modeling Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Navicat

Navicat Data Modeler leads on 0 checks, SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreNavicat Data Modeler · 8.7/10
  • Free planonly Navicat Data Modeler
  • Free trialonly Navicat Data Modeler
  • Most featuresNavicat Data Modeler · 2 of 3

Navicat Data Modeler scores higher on our rubric for data modeling software: 8.7 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #8.

Navicat Data Modeler is the better fit for established buyers wanting broad desktop data modeling. SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText is the better fit for enterprises managing documents and content workflows.

  • Navicat Data Modeler fits best

    Established buyers wanting broad desktop data modeling

  • SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText fits best

    Enterprises managing documents and content workflows

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Side by side

Feature Navicat Data Modeler 8.7/10 Visit ↗ SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 7.9
Ranking #2 in Data Modeling Software #8 in Data Modeling Software
Best for Established buyers wanting broad desktop data modeling Enterprises managing documents and content workflows
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $1,299 one-time —
Free plan ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Desktop Cloud, Self-hosted
Support Docs Docs
Integrations 2 integrations 5 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Enterprise
Features Navicat Data Modeler 2/3 · SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText 1/3
Reverse engineering ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Forward engineering ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Version history Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Database engines Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment Desktop Not checked yet
Export formats Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Build conceptual, logical, and physical data models with ER notations.
  • Reverse engineer databases and forward engineer or synchronize schemas.
  • Work on Windows, macOS, or Linux, with Navicat Cloud collaboration.
  • Manages documents, records, versions, and enterprise archives
  • Granular access controls and audit trails support governed workflows
  • Integrates with SAP, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and Guidewire
Cons
  • The Enterprise Perpetual License costs $1,299 per license.
  • The free Lite edition has limited modeling capabilities.
  • Database coverage is narrower than some alternatives.
  • Its listed capabilities do not cover data modeling
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Support channels list documentation only
Our verdict

Navicat Data Modeler is desktop software for designing conceptual, logical, and physical database models. It suits teams and individual practitioners who need to move between visual schema design and existing database structures, from solo…

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SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText manages documents, records, emails, and other content within business processes. Its feature set includes information retrieval, collaboration, workflow, document capture, archiving,…

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  1. Navicat Data ModelerData Modeling Software 8.7Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenTextData Modeling Software 7.9Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Navicat Data Modeler — where it wins

    • Build conceptual, logical, and physical data models with ER notations.
    • Reverse engineer databases and forward engineer or synchronize schemas.
    • Work on Windows, macOS, or Linux, with Navicat Cloud collaboration.

    Where it doesn't

    • The Enterprise Perpetual License costs $1,299 per license.
    • The free Lite edition has limited modeling capabilities.
    • Database coverage is narrower than some alternatives.
  • SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText — where it wins

    • Manages documents, records, versions, and enterprise archives
    • Granular access controls and audit trails support governed workflows
    • Integrates with SAP, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and Guidewire

    Where it doesn't

    • Its listed capabilities do not cover data modeling
    • Pricing requires contacting sales
    • Support channels list documentation only
  • Navicat Data Modeler8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

    Broad desktop modeling with engineering and synchronization tools, plus a costly perpetual license.

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  • SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText7.9/10 · Pricing on request

    A document and workflow platform for enterprises, not a data-modeling tool.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026

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