Designing the domain models as a class diagram and then generating the source code based on that is a pretty quick way to create entities in JHipster. Consequently, it saves time, compared to creating them one by one with the CLI. However, you still need to rely on third-party applications to work with JHipster. There is the chance that JHipster has very limited support for a specific version, or, in the worst case, is totally incompatible.
As a solution, JHipster provides a separate tool, called JDL studio. It is an online tool to create entities and build relationships between them. The clear benefit of using JDL studio is that it has been designed and maintained by the JHipster team, so there ...