ER Designer vs Hackolade Studio
ER Designer
ermap.io
Hackolade Studio
hackolade.comSide by side
| Figure | ER Designer | Hackolade Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 13 |
| Spec score · Database Design Tools | 7.6 (#18) | 9.1 (#2) |
| Intended users | The site describes the tool for teachers, students, independent users and business database design teams. | The maker describes the product for analysts, data architects, designers, developers, and DBAs, and calls the Personal edition suitable for startups and individual developers. |
| Purpose | ER Designer is a browser-based platform for creating ER diagrams, restructuring database schemas and generating logical schemas. | Hackolade Studio is a data modeling and schema design tool for relational and NoSQL databases, APIs, and data exchange formats. |
| Support | The help page invites bug reports and improvement suggestions through a feedback form. | The pricing page says the Workgroup subscription includes support and directs customers with questions to [email protected]. |
Plans
Hackolade Studio
- Workgroup Edition TrialPriced on request
- Workgroup Edition Monthly Subscription€175 a month
- Workgroup Edition Annual Subscription€1,750 a year
- Workgroup Edition Floating Seats SubscriptionPriced on request
- 14-day trialFree
- Community EditionFree
- Community EditionFree
- Workgroup dedicated monthly€175 a month
- Workgroup Edition monthly subscription$175 a month
- Workgroup dedicated annual€1,750 a year
In their own words
Hackolade Studio
Hackolade Studio is a data modeling and schema design tool for relational and NoSQL databases, APIs, and data exchange formats. It supports conceptual, logical, and physical models using ER diagrams and hierarchical schema views, with the maker describing more than 45 physical targets. Studio can reverse-engineer supported sources and generate DDLs, schemas, validators, and documentation. It supports forward engineering and SQL export, with a broad list of supported databases including BigQuery, Cassandra, MongoDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and SQL Server. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, and the web. The free Community edition limits each model to 50 objects and omits advanced forward and reverse engineering, Git, and Collibra integrations. Its 14-day evaluation includes unrestricted Professional and Workgroup features and requires no credit card. Workgroup adds Git-based collaboration and support. Its monthly subscription is €175 a month; annual billing is €1,750 a year.