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Built for Data Architects. Designed for Enterprise Scale.

ER/Studio goes far beyond traditional data modeling software. It's a complete data architecture and metadata management platform that connects business and IT, accelerates design, enforces governance, and unlocks collaboration across your organization.
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Key Features & Benefits

Whether you're designing complex data systems, reverse-engineering legacy environments, or aligning business terms with technical models, ER/Studio gives you the tools to work smarter, move faster, and stay aligned.

Intuitive Data Model Creation

Design conceptual, logical, and physical models with ease. ER/Studio’s intuitive interface makes it simple to create clear, consistent architectures that evolve with your business and compliance needs.
  • Conceptual, logical, and physical modeling in one tool
  • Easy-to-use, modern UI for faster adoption
  • Business-aligned design that ensures consistency across systems
Eliminate conflicting definitions and rework by building models that are easy to understand, easy to reuse, and easy to scale across departments.  
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Enterprise Level Data Modeling
Multi-User Repository

Multi-User Repository

Work together without stepping on each other’s toes. The shared repository allows multiple users to collaborate in real time with built-in version control and role-based access.
  • Real-time team collaboration
  • Model version tracking and rollback
  • Centralized model storage
Prevent bottlenecks and rework by allowing modelers to work in parallel while maintaining a complete history of changes, boosting speed and accountability.
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Enterprise Data Catalog

Give your organization a centralized, searchable view of all your data assets. ER/Studio’s integrated data catalog makes it easy to discover, understand, and govern data across models, systems, and teams, all in one place.
  • Automatically populate the catalog with metadata from created or imported data models
  • Link technical metadata to business terms, glossary definitions, and lineage diagrams for full context
  • Empower analysts, architects, and stewards to find and trust the right data, without digging through silos
Empowering analysts and stewards with self-service access to governed data assets reduces dependency on IT teams, freeing up technical staff for higher-value work.
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Enterprise Data Catalog
Team Server Core Portal

Web-Based Collaboration Portal

ER/Studio isn’t just for data architects. With its online portal, business and technical users can explore models, participate in reviews, and collaborate with context.
  • Web-based access to models
  • Commenting and discussion threads
  • Self-service model navigation
Centralized web access improves cross-functional collaboration, leading to more informed decision-making and more efficient project execution.
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Import & Export Bridges (MetaWizard)

Connect ER/Studio to virtually any platform: databases, BI tools, ETL systems, cloud storage, even other data modeling tools, using our MetaWizard bridges.
  • Metadata ingestion from 70+ platforms
  • JSON, XML, Hadoop, Oracle, SAP, and more
  • Standardize metadata across your stack
Automating metadata ingestion saves hundreds of hours compared to manual integration across BI, ETL, and cloud systems.
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Metawizard
Universal Mapping and Traceability

Universal Mapping & Traceability

Track how data flows, where it’s used, and what changes affect what systems. Universal Mapping connects models for complete traceability and dependable impact analysis.
  • End-to-end data visibility
  • Impact and change analysis
  • Cross-model mapping
Cross-model mapping makes data flows transparent across different systems, cutting integration costs and enabling smoother enterprise-wide initiatives.
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Business Glossaries & Ontology

Unify your language. ER/Studio offers extensible glossaries with business-friendly ontologies and taxonomies, ensuring clarity and consistency across departments.
  • Centralized business term management
  • Concept hierarchies and semantic structuring
  • Linked terms across models and metadata
Linking business terms across models drives alignment between business and IT, speeding up analytics initiatives and making compliance audits easier and cheaper.
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Enterprise Glossaries Ontology and Taxonomy
Additional Features

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Reverse-Engineering Capabilities

Convert databases into rich models
ER/Studio connects to your live database and instantly generates a fully editable, metadata-rich data model. More than a diagram, it’s a working blueprint you can explore, validate, document, and evolve.
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Role-Based Access & Security

Secure with enterprise controls
ER/Studio connects to your live database and instantly generates a fully editable, metadata-rich data model. More than a diagram, it’s a working blueprint you can explore, validate, document, and evolve.
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Advanced Search

Find any object, model, or relationship
Locate tables, terms, relationships, or metadata across all repositories. Filter results, cut manual lookup time, and accelerate project delivery.
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Metadata Lineage Exchange

Import/export lineage for flow visibility
Visualize source-to-target lineage, track transformations, and ensure compliance-ready transparency. Build trust in data and reduce troubleshooting time.
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Advanced Compare & Merge

Manage changes across environments
Identify differences between models, resolve conflicts, and merge bi-directionally. Prevent duplicate work, reduce rework, and keep development, QA, and production in sync.
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Sophisticated Naming Standards

Enforce consistent naming automatically
Apply reusable templates and rules for casing, prefixes, suffixes, and separators. Standardize entities, attributes, and relationships to improve clarity, reduce errors, and streamline onboarding.
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Macros & Automation

Cut repetitive tasks with reusable macros
Automate changes, generate objects, and standardize models at scale. Free up architects’ time and complete more projects without adding headcount.
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JSON Data Modeling

Govern JSON and relational data
Import, visualize, validate, and map JSON to relational structures. Bridge modern apps with traditional back-end systems to speed application development.
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Forward Engineering

Generate clean, platform-ready DDL scripts
Deploy databases faster by generating SQL from logical or physical models. Apply design changes with precision and ensure consistency across environments.
Import, visualize, validate, and map JSON to relational structures. Bridge modern apps with traditional back-end systems to speed application development.
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Version & Change Control

Track, compare, and roll back model changes
Maintain full histories, compare versions side-by-side, and restore earlier states instantly. Integrate with Jira to link updates to tasks and approvals.
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Integrate with Jira & DevOps

Connect modeling to your agile workflow
Assign and manage tasks in Jira, GitHub, or GitLab. Support CI/CD pipelines with version-controlled schema updates that keep data architecture aligned with development.
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Interactive Model Image Navigator

Explore models visually in your browser
Navigate models with zoom, pan, and search. Access glossary terms and metadata directly from diagrams to improve collaboration and understanding.
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Frequently asked questions

ER/Studio combines conceptual, logical, and physical modeling with metadata management, governance, and collaboration features. It supports version control, shared repositories, and integrations so large organizations can design data architectures that scale.

With its multi-user repository, web-based collaboration portal, and built-in version tracking, ER/Studio allows business, IT, and analytics teams to work in parallel without conflict. It ensures consistency and accelerates projects across distributed teams.

ER/Studio provides universal mapping & traceability, metadata ingestion from 70+ platforms (via MetaWizard), an enterprise data catalog, and lineage exchange. These features allow architects to understand data flows, impact of changes, and maintain compliance.

Yes. ER/Studio supports JSON data modeling, live reverse engineering of databases, import/export bridges for many platforms, and integration with cloud, hybrid, and on-premises systems. That means you can map semi-structured data alongside relational models.

ER/Studio offers business glossaries & ontology support, naming standard templates, role-based access & security, automated metadata ingestion, and version & change control. This ensures consistent definitions, compliance readiness, and governed design practices across domains.
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