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Microsoft MDS vs Stibo Systems Product Master Data Management comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft MDS
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Master Data Management (MDM) Software (4th)
Stibo Systems Product Maste...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Data Integration and Access solutions, they serve different purposes. Microsoft MDS is designed for Master Data Management (MDM) Software and holds a mindshare of 8.2%, down 11.3% compared to last year.
Stibo Systems Product Master Data Management, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud Master Data Management (MDM), holds 1.9% mindshare, up 1.4% since last year.
Master Data Management (MDM) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft MDS8.2%
Semarchy xDM11.5%
TIBCO EBX9.5%
Other70.8%
Master Data Management (MDM) Software
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Stibo Systems Product Master Data Management1.9%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)18.6%
Semarchy xDM14.3%
Other65.2%
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM)
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Venkat Narayanan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager - Delivery Excellence,Risk & Compliance at Tata Consultancy
Ensures compliance, simple setup, and scalable
Stibo Systems Product Master Data Management is mainly used to help with implementing GDPR. It can help in the retention period limited aspects. It ensures that your systems are compliant with GDPR, and that saves a lot of time. Additionally, it is helping save a lot of money and ensuring that we…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft MDS is its management."
"What I like about Microsoft, is that it has a huge database with many users."
"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."
"One of the main features I have found useful is the integration with Azure active directory."
"It has a very good feature called Excel plug-in. You just have to install the plug-in, and then it directly connects to the MDS instance where you can maintain and manage your data and publish it right through Excel. You don't need to go to the front end to make any changes. It has easy integration with SQL Server, and you can use SSIS to do the ETLs. It is a part of the Microsoft stack. It works with most of the Microsoft stuff."
"The ease of use is valuable."
"It gives you the flexibility to have in-depth experience; it allows you to collect data and save it as a golden record, and you have the flexibility for data stewardship."
"The most valuable feature is the administration console."
"One of the most valuable features in Stibo Systems Product Master Data Management is security."
"It ensures that your systems are compliant with GDPR, and that saves a lot of time."
 

Cons

"Microsoft MDS' language should be simple so everyone can use it easily."
"More generic related things can be included in the services."
"The price of the program has gone up, so I would like to see better pricing."
"The only drawback is that it does not have the matching, merging, and all true MDM components."
"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."
"The only drawback is that it does not have the matching, merging, and all true MDM components. For these, you have to use another competent called Data Quality Services (DQS). You need to plug it in and use it along with MDS for true MDM. Both of these are integrated together, but you have to do them separately, whereas, in Profisee, there are a couple of screens where you can configure the matching process, create matching rules, and other things, and everything is in one product, which is not the case with MDS. In order to implement a true MDM, you need MDS, DQS, and SSIS. You have to use MDS to store your golden records, DQS to configure and standardize all your rules and matching percentages, and SSIS to load the data to DQS and MDS. At the same time, you also need Melissa Data to clean up your addresses to validate and standardize the addresses. That's the main component of true MDM. It would be good if they can create a true matching component inside MDS and merge MDS and DQS."
"The Microsoft license cost could be lower."
"Microsoft MDS is outdated and lacks modern capabilities."
"Stibo Systems Product Master Data Management can improve by being more user-friendly."
"Stibo Systems Product Master Data Management can improve by being more user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"With Microsoft, we buy everything though an agreement, so we purchase volume licensing every year."
"Microsoft MDS is an expensive solution."
"Product licensing is very complicated. It would be helpful to have an online calculator to estimate the cost of a license."
"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."
"SAP is more expensive than Microsoft."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"The solution does require a license and we have enterprise licenses."
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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 Size

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Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise15
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft MDS?
More generic related things can be included in the services.
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...
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Also Known As

Microsoft Master Data Services, Microsoft MDM, Microsoft SQL Server Master Data Services, MS MDS
Stibo Systems PMDM
 

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Sample Customers

ETA a.s., Apeejay Surrendra Group, Blue Star Infotech, Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation, The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, New Belgium Brewing
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