Free/cheap PowerDesigner alternative? [closed]

Answer 1

You might want to look at https://www.xcase.com/demo.php. It's not free, but it's quite a bit cheaper than PowerDesigner, as far as I can tell. I've used earlier versions, but lately I've had easy access to Visio, so have continued with that instead of investing in xCase.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

How about MagicDraw? It is a very powerfull tool, but I think it as expensive as PowerDesigner, not sure.

Answer 4

Check out Sparx Enterprise Architect also.

Answer 5

Open System Architect: www.codebydesign.com - it does job for me perfect

Answer 6

Well there's another alternative. Use it for more than just making tables! Exploit it, get your money's worth. You've already paid for it, you could drop the maintenance and just use it as-is. Anyways, something to ponder.