Navicat Data Modeler vs SAP PowerDesigner

Navicat Data Modeler8.7Visit SPSAP PowerDesigner8.6Visit

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

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SP SAP PowerDesigner #3 in Data Modeling Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit SAP

• Navicat Data Modeler fits best

  Established buyers wanting broad desktop data modeling

• SAP PowerDesigner fits best

  Enterprise teams standardizing data models

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Side by side

Feature	Navicat Data Modeler 8.7/10 Visit ↗	SPSAP PowerDesigner 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#2 in Data Modeling Software	#3 in Data Modeling Software
Best for	Established buyers wanting broad desktop data modeling	Enterprise teams standardizing data models
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$1,299 one-time	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Free trial length	14 days	30 days
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Web
Support	Docs	Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Navicat Data Modeler 2/3 · SAP PowerDesigner 3/3
Reverse engineering	✓	✓
Forward engineering	✓	✓
Version history	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Database engines	Not checked yet	SAP HANA, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Databricks, SAP SQL Anywhere, and other supported DBMSs
Deployment	Desktop	Hybrid
Export formats	Not checked yet	EMF, BMP, DIB, RLE, JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIF, TIFF, SVG; PowerDesigner Web reports: PDF, Word
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.	Covers conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling Reverse-engineers models and generates or updates databases Repository version histories support shared model management
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.	Windows-only desktop client limits desktop platform choice PowerDesigner Web edits only certain model types Pricing requires contacting sales
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… Read the review →	SAP PowerDesigner is a data modeling and enterprise architecture tool for designing, analyzing, and documenting data systems. It suits mid-market and enterprise teams that need to standardize conceptual, logical, and physical models across… Read the review →

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 PowerDesigner — where it wins

  • Covers conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling
  • Reverse-engineers models and generates or updates databases
  • Repository version histories support shared model management

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows-only desktop client limits desktop platform choice
  • PowerDesigner Web edits only certain model types
  • Pricing requires contacting sales

• 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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• SPSAP PowerDesigner8.6/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad modeling and engineering suite for teams managing enterprise data models.

  Visit SAPFull verdict →