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DJ J.
Computer Software, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for 1-2 years
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Software Ideas Modeller has become my Goto tool for anything software / db engineering / design or documentation related - way better and more feature rich than visio, lucid or other tools I tried. Admittedly it took me a little while to work out how to be quick and productive with the interface, but the fact I have been using it now for over a year, and have not had to call support or seek help how to do functions is credit to the software. Good job guys!
I was looking for a software design tool that can visualise existing code and also be useful in designing new software. Software Ideas Modeller's reverse engineering of my C# code into UML class and other diagrams hit the spot perfectly. Following reverse engineering success I have used Software Ideas Modeller to present new ideas and to document and simplify complex relationships in important inner workings of code through. I've found Software Ideas Modeller to be a very Robust and Reliable product that has become essential for designing software and enabling teams to code up the concepts / designs.
It's all good, though creating notes / comments would be an area I'd like to see simplified and enhanced.
Piyush K.
Logistics and Supply Chain, 10,001+ employees
Used monthly for 1-2 years
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My overall experience using this product is very positive and productive and ease my data visualisation problems for a large extent. It also helps us to gain the deep insights of organisations data and thus define future strategies accordingly by observing the customer behaviour.
I use this software since long to visualise the organisation data and provide a better presentation of datasets to the respective stakeholders. It also provides a robust platform to plan and create your customise software with this product. Its advance integration with AI and Machine Learning tools provides the predictive analysis and basic templates of software building you are working on. It also provides a simple and intuitive user interface which does not require any deep knowledge of any programming language for it’s smooth functionality which reduces the dependency on IT experts for its operation.
It is considered as a advance and huge product which might require the hiring of new personnel for its smooth implementation which might lead to additional investment to the organisation. It also does not provide a huge user community due to a new product in the market. Also, It does not provide any functionality in offline mode due to it’s huge dependency on internet connection.
Yash S.
Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
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It is a great tool for software developments
It helped me a lot in my projects in various fields such as Data visualization, software design, Flowchart, etc. It provides very easy interface. It is nice tool.
There are no cons in this tool as of now
ayush d.
Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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overall experience has been really great and amazing by using this.
it is best software for diagram and best for presentation. it does every task very efficiently and also this software is very user friendly so it is very easy to use this.
starting it might be tough but it has so many features so we manage our work properly. and personally i didn't find any con in this software.
Vinay kumar M.
Information Technology and Services, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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The way it designed like everyone can put their idea and start implementing in quite simple way.
As of now i have using it for past 6-12 months i haven't felt any negative.
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Education Management, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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The best designing software with good tools and user friendly features. The pricing is worth to this platform. I liked it so much.
This software helps me to design my ideas visually and there are many tools to help me with that design. It has user friendly diagram design. We can easily import/export the data or designs. Drag and drop is available. We can do Multiuser collaboration. Here in software ideas modeler we can acess so many templates.
I didn't feel good about the customer care, it takes long time to respond and solve the problems.
Roshish S.
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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It truly shines with its wide array of powerful features that effortlessly tackle even the most complex tasks. It contains an impressive selection of diagram and modeling options, encompassing Flowcharts, UML diagrams, ER diagrams, and more. Its user-friendly interface is really noteworthy, which makes visualizing and designing intricate software architectures a breeze. This robust tool seamlessly transforms abstract ideas into well-structured, tangible software solutions.
Navigating the templates can be quite a challenge, as they are quite difficult to comprehend, which did cause some frustration.
Ankit Y.
Computer Software, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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Smooth flow design help in better explanation
Colour scheme looks tricky sometimes otherwise everything is perfect
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Consumer Goods, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
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We started using V13 of the software ideas modeler to build the structure and implement the idea of our software. Our engineering team is async and spread across the globe where it came as a game changer and enhanced our collaboration and shipping fast.The best part is the flexibility with which it comes. Our best use-case was with the flowchart editor and wireframing capabilities it has. To all the async teams, it has my highest recommendation.
The learning curve initially was high at least when you involved product teams but I guess my engineering team has been super happy with this.
Carlos N.
Import and Export, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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Overall it is a great tool for software development. It is a robust tool that serves experienced and novice developers, helping to transform abstract ideas into real, structured solutions.
The software has a user-friendly interface and super powerful features. It facilitates the visualization and design of software architecture due to the wide range of existing resources, saving a lot of time on tasks.
At first, for those who do not have experience with similar tools, it may be difficult to understand the existing resources and models, but over time it becomes easier to learn and use.
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Automotive, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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My overall experience is positive with Software Ideas Modeler, It has a better user interface and i found it a powerful tool for me. also i use it to create BPMN workflow diagram for business process. It is affordable and available for all type use.
It is impactful in many ways:- it is an affordable tool which is available for personal as well as commercial use.it keeps updating after a period of time with new features
I don't have personal dislike about this software but some area needs to be improved such as Documentation needs to be improved, Community support is sometimes very slow and it can be frustrating for you.
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E-Learning, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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The UI is user-friendly and easy to navigate. It simplifies the visualization and design of software architectures. Powerful capabilities enable it to complete even difficult jobs with ease. I was quite pleased with how simple and easy it was to use. Its feature set is incredibly comprehensive, and you can perform pretty much anything you can imagine using it. We particularly made advantage of the ability to build ER diagrams, which made it simple to represent a database with more than 50 entities. The collaborative features that are already provided (such track changes) are a plus.
At first, it might be tough to understand the features and templates as a beginner.
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Pharmaceuticals, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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It is very easy to use, compatible with windows, and less expensive. It has ready made templets, flow charts amd other drawing options. It saves much time for tasks.
Some templets are difficult to understand. Live chat support is bot available.
Erik D.
Research, 5,001-10,000 employees
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We used SIM to build the ER diagram for the databases supporting a couple of our web applications. It allowed us to produce clear, visually neat diagrams that are easy to communicate to collaborators.
The set of features it offers is particularly complete, and you will be able to do basically everything you might think of. We especially used the ER diagram drawing feature and we were easily able to model a database with >50 entities. The included collaboration tools (e.g. track changes) are a good plus.
The learning curve is somehow steep - while you can do basic models quickly, it will take some time to build and arrange complex models. Though I wonder how much easier to uwsecould a tool like that be made.
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Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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Overall, It's a fantastic tool for both experienced engineers and newbies like me to convert abstract ideas into practical, well-structured software solutions.
The software's interface is very intuitive and user-friendly. It makes it easy to visualize and design software architectures. Its features are powerful and can handle even complex tasks with ease. I was thoroughly impressed by how effortless and straightforward it was to use.
Understanding how to use the templates is very frustrating for me because they are hard to understand.
Kailash K.
E-Learning, self-employed
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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It is very easy to navigate. The most I like about this is it saves a lot of time while creating software architecture and generating source code.
The least, I like about this is.... it is not so friendly for the beginners.
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Computer Software, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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The best thing about it that is it provides a wide range of powerful features and various diagram and modeling options like Flowcharts, UML diagrams, ER diagrams, and many more.
One thing that can be improved is to make a more easy-to-use and responsive user interface which makes it better for new users.
priyanka s.
Furniture, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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with this software we can show the progress report to the management with interactive way of presentation.
amazingly capable diagram creator app that comes with professional and time-saving features and helps to create creative content of numbers
all features are amazing to use and effective to understand
Vanisha L.
Market Research, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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It provides precise calculations and simulations, reducing the risk of errors that may occur with manual modeling.
It allows users to create visual representations of complex systems or concepts. This visual approach helps in better understanding, communication, and analysis of the models.
It can have a steep learning curve, especially for complex applications. Users need to invest time and effort in learning the features.
Amir K.
Information Technology and Services, self-employed
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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Software Ideas Modeler Provides some tools for free, such as wireframing tool, flowchart, ERD designer, and UML modeler.Diagram Editor tool offers ready-made style options, which saves our time.Very Easy to use.
This Software Sometimes slow your computer.
Dave D.
Computer & Network Security, 51-200 employees
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Overall, Software Ideas Modeler is an excellent option for teams of all sizes because it is a strong and adaptable diagramming tool. The program is a useful asset for any software development project because it is user-friendly and has a variety of capabilities.
-A strong and flexible diagramming tool-The program has a user-friendly interface and is simple to use.- Reasonably priced-Easy to use
-When working with large diagrams software can be slow.-Documentation can be more precise
Yvan B.
Photography, self-employed
Used monthly for 6-12 months
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I like using the software. I got used to its user interface. I use a small subset of its diagramming capabilities (mostly high-level UML schemas to describe project content: ex. database content for a joint project with other photographers). It works very well. Export capabilities for pdf files could be improved. People I collaborated with would have bought it if it would have been available on their Mac.
Richness of diagrams, graphic editing capabilities.
Export capabilities to produce reports or pdf files
Nico V.
Education Management, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used monthly for 2+ years
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Purely for theoretical usage. Most teachers I work with don't like to talk about programming but more about modelling. As a result most code written is inconsistent with the models as is my experience after almost 50 years of software development
I use it to store programming code inside the models. With the correct templates standardization can be achieved and code can be generated consistent with the actual UML models. I use it for generating Arduino sketches from UML diagrams.
The templates can be a bit difficult to understand how to use it.
Can A.
Automotive, 10,001+ employees
Used daily for 2+ years
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I had been used nearly 8 years in Ford Otosan. There are many useful tool contain in the program also easy to connection surface analysis icemsurf ext
User frendly, I can make every design with this tool. I used before Generating Machine and machanical design tool
2d drawing is easy to use also surface modules is useful..
Saidu A.
Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Used monthly for 2+ years
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Ever since i started using this software it has ease my work in so many aspects, it saves me time, cost and makes everything moving smoothly for me, i really recommend this software to any software developer or IT professional.
The software ideas modeler is a great software that does so many things, out of which include, modeling softwares, Diagramming uml, flow charts, entire relationship diagrams, venn diagrams and many other cool functionalities, the part i use and what i like most is when i want to build a relationship for my database work, this tool makes it extremely easy for me as i can use the entity relationship...
The only problem with this tool is that most of the functions are not easily visible to someone who just starts using it,it's somehow complex and the learning curve of this software is steep based on my analysis, it took me quite a bit to get use to the software. it will really be appreciated if they can make things easier for users.