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Erwin

Erwin

Data Management Softwareerwin.com

Erwin provides comprehensive data intelligence solutions that enable enterprises to discover, visualize, govern, and optimize their data assets, ensuring data quality, compliance, and strategic business value.

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Founded
1991
HQ
Austin, Texas, United States
Connections
14

At a glance

Employees
201-500
Funding
acquired
Revenue
$10M-$50M
Stock
NASDAQ:ERWN
8integrations6competitors

About

Established leader in enterprise data modeling and data governance solutions

Erwin is a leading provider of data intelligence software that helps enterprises discover, document, govern, and optimize their data assets. The company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions including data modeling, data governance, enterprise architecture, and business process modeling tools that enable organizations to manage complex data environments and ensure data quality, compliance, and strategic alignment. Operating as a subsidiary of Quest Software — owned by Clearlake Capital since Clearlake's 2022 acquisition of Quest from Francisco Partners — Erwin serves large enterprises across various industries including financial services, healthcare, government, and telecommunications. The company's flagship products include erwin Data Modeler for database design and data modeling, erwin Data Intelligence for data governance and catalog capabilities, and erwin Evolve for enterprise architecture management. While Erwin is not an AdTech company in the traditional sense, its data management and governance solutions can support marketing technology stacks and data-driven advertising operations by ensuring data quality, lineage, and compliance across enterprise systems.

Business model

SaaS

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • erwin Data Modeler

    Enterprise data modeling tool for designing and documenting databases, supporting logical, physical, and conceptual modeling across multiple database platforms

  • erwin Data Intelligence

    Data governance and catalog platform that automates data discovery, lineage tracking, and metadata management across enterprise data landscapes

  • erwin Evolve

    Enterprise architecture and business process modeling solution for aligning business strategy with IT execution

  • erwin Data Literacy

    Solution for democratizing data understanding across organizations through automated documentation and visualization

Key features

Multi-platform database modeling and designAutomated data discovery and catalogingData lineage tracking and impact analysisMetadata management and governanceEnterprise architecture visualizationBusiness process modelingCompliance and regulatory reportingCollaborative data stewardship workflows

Use cases

Enterprise data modeling and database designData governance and compliance managementData lineage and impact analysis for regulatory reportingEnterprise architecture planning and documentationBusiness process optimization and modelingData quality improvement initiativesCloud migration planning and executionMaster data management programs

Customer segments

Large enterprisesFinancial services institutionsHealthcare organizationsGovernment agenciesTelecommunications companiesInsurance companiesRetail enterprisesManufacturing organizations

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Windows-based applicationsWeb-based interfacesRESTful APIsSQL databasesCloud infrastructureMetadata repositories

Security & compliance

SOC 2GDPRHIPAAISO 27001

Deployment

On-premiseCloudHybrid

API

Yes

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