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IBM InfoSphere MDM vs Stibo STEP MDM comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM InfoSphere MDM
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Master Data Management (MDM) Software (8th)
Stibo STEP MDM
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Data Integration and Access solutions, they serve different purposes. IBM InfoSphere MDM is designed for Master Data Management (MDM) Software and holds a mindshare of 4.8%, down 7.2% compared to last year.
Stibo STEP MDM, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud Master Data Management (MDM), holds 5.4% mindshare, down 8.0% since last year.
Master Data Management (MDM) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM InfoSphere MDM4.8%
Semarchy xDM9.8%
Microsoft MDS9.5%
Other75.9%
Master Data Management (MDM) Software
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Stibo STEP MDM5.4%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)18.7%
Semarchy xDM12.0%
Other63.9%
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM)
 

Featured Reviews

SoumikDolui - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Provides inbuilt data model and good matching engine
It's a tough tool for developers. Right now in the market, I think Informatica MDM is number one and is used a lot. IBM MDM was developed by some other company and IBM developed it more. There are definitely some flaws. The tool is difficult to understand from a customer perspective and for developers. Generally, customers can understand Informatica MDM and its functionality easily. If a developer is facing issues with IBM MDM, then a customer will definitely not understand most of the functionality. That is the main concern. IBM is introducing some Next-Gen MDM, where they are using a lot of current technologies and machine learning. Most of the problems we may be facing right now are probably solved in that version.
RahulSoni - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Consultant at Simple MDG
Modular design, product-based MDM and easy to setup
Stibo is a great product if you want to utilize it in product-based MDM. Customer-base, they are still growing, but product-base is fine because every single time you have to create hierarchies in the product and not care about all the other stuff. But the major thing is the hierarchy, at which particular type that product is and what that product does, how it looks, what is the catalog, what are the relationships with other stuff. So, from that note, Stibo is great. Around 20 to 25 people were there when I was on a particular project. I knew around 20 to 25 people who knew Stibo MDM and were part of it.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a great product for your workflow, with seamless integration processes (batch, real time and near real), availability of exhaustive customization feature (Java-based and Script-based), business rules and validation framework, good technical support."
"The stability is fine, as it is built for large-scale industrial usage and worked without a problem at Lloyds Bank where we were dealing with 300 million transactions a day."
"When users update their information on one product, the data is sent to a database. My approach was to maintain a master data record, ensuring that each platform loads the latest updated record. Instead of having three separate records, the system keeps one master data record, storing the historical records for reference."
"The features that are most valuable are the governance, the end-profiling, and the ETL which allows you to see the metadata repositories."
"The ability to standardize and match names using a combination of global name recognition and an MDM server is a valuable feature for us."
"For the company I work for, not having MDM is not an option."
"It is one of the best MDM solutions available on market."
"There are not really many areas of the product that need improvement because the product stays up-to-date with data management needs."
"The match engine and the BPM solution are very good and are satisfying us right now."
"The solution is very feature-rich out of the box, it's highly customizable and configurable, and the way you can build workflows and business rules is very powerful."
"Data profiling allows us to recognize values from our upstream applications. It helps us place limits on the creation of new data domains to organize the ecosystem. The golden record, crucial for downstream applications, ensures data integrity and consistency."
"It's powerful and it's stable."
"It's very user friendly, and we can do everything in one place."
"The second feature I love is its modular design, where you can create a certain number of entities and create hierarchical entities."
 

Cons

"The stack architecture seems too complicated as a result of having too many components that needed to be built together."
"If you are a small company, it is more likely overkill."
"IBM InfoSphere MDM's UI is complicated. It also needs to improve its on-prem configuration."
"The master data, and the reference data management in the toolset are not good."
"The tool is difficult to understand from a customer perspective and for developers."
"We also want better cloud integration, so we could do things in the cloud if we needed to. This would be a good feature to add in a future release."
"It needs a better database."
"However, it needs to mature in several areas including, UI, DAM, lighter out-of-box features, and simplify the currently complex technical footprint."
"The analytics module can be improved. It is a self-service solution for creating new reports and submitting visions to bring more data to the CEO table."
"The initial setup is complex."
"It took three or four times the amount of time we expected it to."
"There is scope for improvement with regard to the UI."
"The search feature for searching internal records could be improved."
"The customer service and support were a little adamant about giving workarounds rather than accepting that something was not working correctly."
"In terms of stability, integration using APIs is not that stable. We are having some problems with its ability to integrate with the platform through APIs."
"There is scope for improvement with regard to the UI. Also, some options that are used regularly should be on the front page so that the user does not have to dig deep to find them."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It may be costly for small organizations but adds value for large organizations with demanding workflows."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
8%
Retailer
15%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise8
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Also Known As

InfoSphere MDM, InfoSphere Master Data Management
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

L'Oreal S.A., Kingland Systems, Oncor, Farmaceuticos Maypo, Volkswagen Financial Services
Sears Canada, Best Buy, Oriental Trading
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