Free/cheap PowerDesigner alternative?

sql sql-server database modeling
David Vidmar picture David Vidmar · Sep 16, 2008 · Viewed 21.6k times · Source

We are using PowerDesigner at work for database modelling. But there is a hell of a price tag on that piece of software. And frankly, all I use is physical diagrams for MS SQL, which is about 1% of what PD knows.

Are there any good alternatives? I know about Visio and MS SQL Diagrams, but looking for other options.

Answer

Huuuze picture Huuuze · Sep 26, 2008

Power*Architect is the way to go. It's free, open source, and does a really great job helping you build your ERDs. Plus, it works on Windows, Linux, and OSX.

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