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Enterworks Enable vs Microsoft MDS comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Enterworks Enable
Ranking in Master Data Management (MDM) Software
13th
Average Rating
5.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft MDS
Ranking in Master Data Management (MDM) Software
4th
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Master Data Management (MDM) Software category, the mindshare of Enterworks Enable is 2.7%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft MDS is 8.2%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Master Data Management (MDM) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft MDS8.2%
Enterworks Enable2.7%
Other89.1%
Master Data Management (MDM) Software
 

Featured Reviews

Chandrakant Bharadwaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Data Management at Zeno Health
Efficient management of multi-domain masters but API integrations could be improved
As for improvement, the con is basically API integrations. I would like to have some improved API integrations in the future release. Moreover, there is room for improvement in the setup process. The company should move the deployment to the cloud and make it a ready setup. In the market, many of the players, like Trento, Semarchy, and MDM software which are on the cloud, are ready to use. All the installation is pre-defined so that the installation cost is not to be added by the client every time. So, deployment and installation are specific to the service partner only. A client cannot do it by themselves.
reviewer1524357 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Has supported endpoint management while revealing areas where usability and latency can improve
The couple of times we found issues with technical support from Microsoft for Microsoft MDS, they resolved them. The response time and understanding were adequate, though there was always a language barrier between the teams. The teams we worked with were in Korea, and it was sometimes a language issue.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Efficient management of multi-domain masters, product suppliers, and locations."
"The feature that was most valuable to me was the ability to export files into .CSV format."
"It has been a long-standing tool in our organization since it was free."
"The advantage of Microsoft MDS is that it's so handy, so customizable, and easy to use."
"The best thing about it is that it comes with the Microsoft package."
"The solution is easy to install."
"I like the ease of deployment, as it is very easy to deploy and provision a machine, and I like the analytics and that I can run them, which makes it easier to do analytics compared to our previous tools, while Microsoft BI is quite good."
"It has been 200% useful in our organization."
"The beauty with Master Data Services is that it's centralized in one place and the problem with other solutions is that most of them have been created in house."
"It is very easy to deploy and provision a machine."
 

Cons

"As for improvement, the con is basically API integrations."
"If a large file was imported/exported, or a lot of people were logged into the system, it would slow down and crash."
"I would like to separate the website from the database side. By default, you have the webserver running on the same server as it is the database."
"Stability can be fragile at times. If you are not attentive or make a mistake, it can cause problems."
"Microsoft MDS is outdated and lacks modern capabilities."
"It would be a better option to have an on-cloud version."
"There are occasions when the solution maintains SD and we get duplications of MDS."
"In the next version, I would like to see integration with Azure."
"I do not like using Silverlight and Internet Explorer. The new 2019 version gets rid of that, which is one of the reasons why we are looking to switch."
"Most of the Microsoft partners, especially digitally, are separate. Personnel are business people, and they do not have technical expertise, so you end up as a company spending a lot of money training your staff and your engineers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of the solution is cost-effective."
"The pricing of this solution is good."
"MDS is a part of the SQL Server enterprise license. I am not aware of any additional costs."
"The solution does require a license and we have enterprise licenses."
"With Microsoft, we buy everything though an agreement, so we purchase volume licensing every year."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"Microsoft MDS is an expensive solution."
"SAP is more expensive than Microsoft."
"Product licensing is very complicated. It would be helpful to have an online calculator to estimate the cost of a license."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Media Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise15
 

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What do you like most about Microsoft MDS?
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft MDS?
Microsoft MDS was pretty affordable. We implemented the solution without a problem.
What needs improvement with Microsoft MDS?
I cannot really give specifics about disadvantages. From what we have seen, speaking to customers, Microsoft MDS was sometimes a bit slow. The frustration they had was just around usability and use...
 

Also Known As

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Microsoft Master Data Services, Microsoft MDM, Microsoft SQL Server Master Data Services, MS MDS
 

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Sample Customers

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