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Stibo STEP MDM vs TIBCO EBX comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Stibo STEP MDM
Ranking in Cloud Master Data Management (MDM)
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TIBCO EBX
Ranking in Cloud Master Data Management (MDM)
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Master Data Management (MDM) Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) category, the mindshare of Stibo STEP MDM is 6.0%, down from 7.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO EBX is 11.1%, up from 11.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
TIBCO EBX11.1%
Stibo STEP MDM6.0%
Other82.9%
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM)
 

Featured Reviews

RahulSoni - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Delivery Architect at Capgemini
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.
reviewer2731320 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Director at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Improved workflow collaboration and data flexibility enhance team efficiency, but performance and logout issues require attention
Regarding improvements or enhancements in TIBCO EBX, when it comes to 5.8 to 5.9, there was a really good feature added, which is the hyperlink. When you click on a table, you navigate to deeper tables. If there is a table with ten fields, those ten fields are taken from a second table and interrelated to a third table, you can keep clicking on each field and go deeper and deeper. To come each level above, there is a hyperlink created on the top. You just need to click on the hyperlink and keep navigating back, similar to certain websites. However, there were some drawbacks I noticed with the latest version 6, particularly in terms of performance, where in a few cases, the performance was impacted, necessitating work to get things sorted. Additionally, the logout from the application happened randomly or sometimes it wasn't logging out, which is a compliance issue since users expect to log out after a certain time. Version 6 introduced a strong filtration logic. All EBX versions have a separate section for filters that offer text search and advanced search options. In EBX 6, they enhanced the search feature deeply, including conjunctions and, or, else, allowing you to create your own logic for how you need the filter to work. They also introduced a top-level search feature, where you enter some text, and it searches the entire table. With the latest update of TIBCO EBX, there are a few issues with the workflow that need improvement. When going through a workflow, there are functionalities to upload files, and sometimes you need to attach files for evidence. That section of EBX had certain issues. We dropped the plan to switch to EBX 6 due to other technical limitations on our side. Those were a few pending items we had raised to them, and they were working on resolving them. From a usage point of view, those were the main concerns, but they introduced a good idea about the side panel. The pagination concept was introduced to navigate among different domains, and in the left panel, you have search capabilities and pagination functionality.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's powerful and it's stable."
"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."
"The match engine is very good and the BPM solution is very good as well."
"The second feature I love is its modular design, where you can create a certain number of entities and create hierarchical entities."
"It's very user friendly, and we can do everything in one place."
"EBX is cost-effective as it is a web-based application."
"The feature I appreciate most about TIBCO EBX is the UI, which is quite simple and user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of TIBCO EBX are the workflow and interface."
"This solution allows the user to have complete control, and is 100% customizable."
"There are a lot of possible use cases for this Master Data Management tool."
"It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"The feature I appreciate most about TIBCO EBX is the UI, which is quite simple and user-friendly."
"TIBCO EBX saves a lot of time and gives considerable flexibility to business users who might not be completely technical but can work on it in specific areas."
 

Cons

"There is scope for improvement with regard to the UI."
"The customer service and support were a little adamant about giving workarounds rather than accepting that something was not working correctly."
"The initial setup is complex."
"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 search feature for searching internal records could be improved."
"We observe performance issues lately. If we perform any bulk update or use the bulk functionality to update the data, during that time, the index rebuild happens in the back end. The operations team faces issues, including downtime or slowness, and we monitor it, performing any required actions such as restarting applications."
"The design should be easier and more visual."
"With the latest update of TIBCO EBX, there are a few issues with the workflow that need improvement. When going through a workflow, there are functionalities to upload files, and sometimes you need to attach files for evidence. That section of EBX had certain issues."
"We would like to see the community an documentation for this solution be developed. At present there is very little tutorial documentation available, and limited community support for issues with the product."
"The support isn't great and takes too long. And the pricing can be improved."
"With the latest update of TIBCO EBX, there are a few issues with the workflow that need improvement. When going through a workflow, there are functionalities to upload files, and sometimes you need to attach files for evidence. That section of EBX had certain issues."
"With complex data models or when there are more records and association tables, the system experiences noticeable slowness in loading records."
"We observe performance issues lately. If we perform any bulk update or use the bulk functionality to update the data, during that time, the index rebuild happens in the back end. The operations team faces issues, including downtime or slowness, and we monitor it, performing any required actions such as restarting applications."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"The price of TIBCO EBX is too high. The solution can only be used in a project that has good sponsorship that can afford it."
"TIBCO EBX is a very expensive solution. There is an annual fee to use the solution."
"I'm just involved in technical, but I understand that its pricing is similar to HP so it is quite expensive."
"TIBCO EBX is cheaper than Informatica."
"This solution is costly compared to other products on the market, but this is due to the complete functionality that is provided. The pricing model is very straightforward, and is worked out on a pay-per- instance basis, and only applies to active instances."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
19%
Retailer
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise18
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Stibo STEP MDM?
Stibo needs to make it way much more efficient in the integration of the data. When you insert data, if you're not utilizing StepXML, the data load will take a lot of time. They can utilize direct ...
What is your primary use case for Stibo STEP MDM?
Our use case is based on the master data profile for customers and certain regulatory instances specific to Brazil. We used Stibo STEP MDM to create and manage the records for these datasets.
What needs improvement with Orchestra Networks EBX?
AI could be implemented in TIBCO EBX. Currently, most tools are moving in that direction, so this could be added. The performance in our company, which has a multi-tenant setup, is an issue because...
What is your primary use case for Orchestra Networks EBX?
The most common use cases for TIBCO EBX include creating data models, data spaces, data sets, workflows, REST services, triggers, constraints, value functions, schema extensions, and access rules. ...
 

Also Known As

No data available
TIBCO MDM, Orchestra Networks EBX
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Sears Canada, Best Buy, Oriental Trading
BNL, SunGard, TUI Group, Uti Worldwide, Yellow Pages Group
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