ER/Studio Reviews & Product Details

What is ER/Studio? ER/Studio is an enterprise data modeling platform that helps organizations design, manage, and govern data assets across complex environments. It connects business requirements to technical implementation through conceptual, logical, and physical models, creating a single source of truth for enterprise data. Design and Collaborate Design data models and keep teams aligned with ER/Studio’s shared repository and collaborative web portal. Build, version, and review models across platforms like Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse, and Oracle to maintain accuracy, consistency, and visibility throughout your data ecosystem. Govern and Standardize Drive trusted analytics with standardized data definitions and integrated governance. ER/Studio connects business glossaries and data dictionaries while syncing seamlessly with Microsoft Purview and Collibra, ensuring consistent terminology, clear documentation, and enterprise-wide compliance from model creation to delivery. Accelerate with AI ER/Studio includes ERbert, an AI Data Modeling Assistant that converts plain-language business requests into structured data models. This feature saves time, reduces manual effort, and helps teams deliver faster. Why Organizations Choose ER/Studio - Intuitive interface preferred by data architects - Unified modeling environment for all major database platforms - Seamless collaboration between technical and business users - Enterprise-scale architecture for standardization and governance - Integrated AI and metadata management for faster delivery ER/Studio empowers enterprise data teams to build trusted, well-governed data architectures that accelerate analytics, reduce risk, and improve organizational understanding of data.

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ER/Studio Enterprise Team edition is the fastest, easiest, and most collaborative way for data management professionals to build and maintain enterprise-scale data models and metadata repositories.

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ER/Studio Demo - ER/Studio Data Architect with Team Server Core

Build a better business-driven enterprise data architecture

ER/Studio Demo - ER/Studio AI Data Modeling Assistant

ER/Studio’s AI Modeling Assistant translates plain-language business requirements into fully structured logical data models in moments. Whether defining new entities or updating existing ones, it accelerates design, reduces manual work, and helps teams align business intent with technical precision.

ER/Studio Demo - ER/Studio's JSON Complex Column Support

ER/Studio's JSON Complex Column feature reveals the structure hidden inside embedded JSON data. Teams can now reverse-engineer, model, and govern semi-structured content directly within relational databases, ensuring visibility, consistency, and compliance across hybrid data environments.

Discover how ER/Studio Enterprise Edition goes beyond data modeling with a centralized platform for collaboration, governance, and version control. See how teams can standardize data, manage changes, and collaborate via Team Server Core.

See how ER/Studio’s AI Modeling Assistant transforms plain-language requirements into structured data models in seconds, accelerating design and integration across your data environment.

See how ER/Studio 20.9 reveals JSON and VARIANT data across Snowflake, SQL Server, Oracle, and PostgreSQL—automating detection, parsing, and modeling for clearer insight into complex structures.

ER/Studio Reviews (15)

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Verified User in Financial Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/29/2025

"Comprehensive Modeling Features, But Lags Behind in Cloud Adoption"

4/5

What do you like best about ER/Studio?

It is possible to create conceptual, logical, and physical models, and to generate DDLs for a wide range of platforms. The tool also supports reverse engineering from multiple database platforms, as well as from formats like JSON and XML. Additionally, process modeling can be accomplished using the Business Architect. It is easy to use with an intuitive user interface. Good customer support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ER/Studio?

This product remains client/server based, even though most of the industry has transitioned to cloud-based SaaS applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Ryan Hirsch of ER/Studio

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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughtful feedback about ER/Studio! We’re glad to hear that our modeling capabilities, intuitive interface, and support have been valuable to your data architecture and business glossary initiatives.

We appreciate your note about an SaaS application. Our team is continually exploring connectivity and deployment options that align with our clients' evolving enterprise needs, and feedback like yours helps guide our continued innovation.

Thank you again for being part of the ER/Studio community. We’re committed to ensuring the platform continues to meet your enterprise modeling and governance goals.

Ryan Hirsch, Product Marketing Manager for ER/Studio

Harsh G.

Senior Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/18/2024

"Detailed Review of ER Studio"

5/5

What do you like best about ER/Studio?

Few good things I liked -

Easy integration with various database.

Very User friendly interface.

Easy to create database schemas.

Provides extensive features to developer to create and deploy models. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ER/Studio?

No major cons as such, sometimes UI looks bit heavy due to multiple features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Market Research

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/23/2024

"Love the ER for data modelling"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ER/Studio?

I love ER/Studio for its ability to handle complex database designs and make collaboration easier. It streamlines the whole process, from modeling to tracking data changes. While there's a bit of a learning curve, it's worth it for the powerful features it offers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ER/Studio?

A little overwhelming dashboard for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/4/2021

"ER studio - pros and cons as a Data modeller"

4/5

What do you like best about ER/Studio?

1. One of the most happening Data modelling tools that supports and integrates with multiple data base systems, from all legacy to recent cloud based snowflake warehouse.

2. Compare & merge utility in the tool eases out life for architects and modellers to connect between different subject areas, logical & physical layer and so on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ER/Studio?

1. Have noticed that the tool slows down when the repository is huge - questions the capability at enterprise level.

2. Frequent bugs at every upgrade/ version update of the tool- but good support team to address it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ER/Studio:

Can rate it as One of the top 3 available options for data modelling as a tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ER/Studio solving and how is that benefiting you?

1. Designing data base for a new and scaling existing database system has made life easier in IT with this tool as compared to other tools in the market.

2. Storage repository of models to wider audience - both technical and business teams through integrated tool 'Team server' is an advantage.

3. Easier generation of DDLs to create a physical layer lessens data engineering work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anjana A.

Mainframe DBA

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/27/2021

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"ER studio for database logical and physical modelling"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ER/Studio?

Er studio helps to define the database business object models as per the requirement.in the logical modelling it was easy to define the different relationship like parent child etc.

In physical model it was easy to calculate the table growth for next 5years after defining the initial data load Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ER/Studio?

Overall it is good product.no issues found.Dba can generate the Ddl also from erstudio Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ER/Studio:

It is the best tool for database design.it can be used for any database, platform independent Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ER/Studio solving and how is that benefiting you?

Logical and physical modelling.after the discussion with business er studio provide interface to design logical model Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/29/2021

"Need improvement"

2/5

What do you like best about ER/Studio?

I like about the integration between ER studio business architect to data architect where we can generate logical data modeling using conceptual data model in BA and export options to under tools in DA. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ER/Studio?

User interface can be improved. Reporting and bulk importing can be improved. Centralized repository of object irrespective of workspace can be done but yet governed by high level model.Formating options can be improved and web portal or tool to showcase the diagrams to stakeholders can be done.various options to share diagram and getting reviewed or approved by stakeholders under some workflow would be nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ashim C.

Principal Architect - Technology

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/12/2021

"ER Modeler is very user friendly tool to use"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ER/Studio?

ER/Studio helps a data modeler to design an ER Model for medium to large applications easily. It has all the features needed to support the developer build a logical and physical model to be deployed in nearly all the commonly used databases Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ER/Studio?

Nothing actually. Other tools may have more features, but ER/Studio provides all the features needed for a data modeler to create data models for most requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mayank A.

Senior Analyst

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/23/2021

"ER studio for physical data modelling"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ER/Studio?

Easy to use and handy. I did use it for physical data modeling. UI is good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ER/Studio?

More features need to add to make it more interactive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/29/2021

"ER/Studio for managing data models"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ER/Studio?

It is a great tool for developing, managing and maintaining data models in terms of logical and physical levels. Also helpful for drawings for conceptual levels. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ER/Studio?

metadata design could be improved.

designing Relationships are a bit complicated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.