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SAP Master Data Governance pros and cons

Vendor: SAP
3.9 out of 5
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PROS

SAP Master Data Governance helps standardize processes, enforce workflow and audit control, and reduce duplicates.
It integrates well with other SAP tools and third-party solutions.
The solution is customizable and flexible, allowing for significant customization of data models.
SAP Master Data Governance is beneficial for streamlining master data management processes and improving data quality.
It provides significant benefits by maintaining a single source of truth for enterprise data.

CONS

Consolidation function based on HANA needs improvement and the implementation could be easier.
MDG requires strict rule setting and data preparation which complicates the process.
Master data governance struggles with handling multiple values within a single input field and lacks clarity on managing bills of materials or routing.
There are shortcomings in scalability, causing issues in capturing items, and improvements are needed in integrating components, reducing ABAP code through a central console.
MDG's pricing and the associated technical support require improvement and better alignment with customer requirements.
 

SAP Master Data Governance Pros review quotes

reviewer2402049 - PeerSpot reviewer
Governance / Data Governance Initiative Advisory And Strategy Leadership at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Feb 11, 2026
SAP Master Data Governance provides significant benefits to the user; it is an expensive product, but if it is designed and deployed well, it expedites an enormous amount of effort and time.
YE
Head of Data Delivery at Teva Pharmaceuticals
Sep 6, 2024
SAP is a closed tool. Integrating with it requires a lot of effort and money. It is also very expensive and not flexible.
Abhijit Misra - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Sep 11, 2024
I like how the solution integrates with other SAP tools and third-party solutions.
Learn what your peers think about SAP Master Data Governance. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
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JK
Master Data Delivery at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Jul 1, 2024
SAP MDG has built-in integration capabilities with multiple systems/streams. We can also create custom interfaces if needed.
KM
Technical Analyst at Infsys
Mar 25, 2024
We've managed tens of thousands of updates within 30 to 60 minutes, and we can also replicate these changes to all connected systems.
Vishal Khare - PeerSpot reviewer
IT manager at Electrolux Home Products
Jan 24, 2024
The product is easy to use and is beneficial from a data governance perspective.
UdayReddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
Sep 27, 2023
It is a stable solution...The initial setup of SAP Master Data Governance is very easy.
ST
Associate Director, IT Business Partner, Strategic Business Solutions at a consumer goods company with 10,001+ employees
Oct 25, 2023
The data capturing and data governance features are valuable.
VM
GTM Lead at Capgemini
Sep 22, 2023
It is robust solution.
Hariprasad-Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
SAP Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 25, 2024
SAP MDG has extensive data models and good integration with upstream and downstream systems.
 

SAP Master Data Governance Cons review quotes

reviewer2402049 - PeerSpot reviewer
Governance / Data Governance Initiative Advisory And Strategy Leadership at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Feb 11, 2026
It is an expensive product, but if it is designed and deployed well, it expedites an enormous amount of effort and time.
YE
Head of Data Delivery at Teva Pharmaceuticals
Sep 6, 2024
RiverFront is a more modern and cost-effective solution compared to MDG. It is flexible and designed to handle big data, which MDG does not support well.
Abhijit Misra - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Sep 11, 2024
Bill of materials (BOM) creation in manufacturing needs to be enhanced in SAP Master Data Governance.
Learn what your peers think about SAP Master Data Governance. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2026.
893,244 professionals have used our research since 2012.
JK
Master Data Delivery at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Jul 1, 2024
There is no clarity and direction on how to manage bills of materials (BOMs) or routing in MDG.
KM
Technical Analyst at Infsys
Mar 25, 2024
There were challenges with handling multiple values within a single input field at the screen level.
Vishal Khare - PeerSpot reviewer
IT manager at Electrolux Home Products
Jan 24, 2024
The platform's pricing needs improvement.
UdayReddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
Sep 27, 2023
In general, I want artificial intelligence added to SAP Master Data Governance since I feel it is one of the areas where the solution has certain shortcomings.
ST
Associate Director, IT Business Partner, Strategic Business Solutions at a consumer goods company with 10,001+ employees
Oct 25, 2023
The product is not user-friendly.
VM
GTM Lead at Capgemini
Sep 22, 2023
SAP should come up with specialized services as per their customer's requirements.
Hariprasad-Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
SAP Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 25, 2024
SAP could do better in attracting talent and simplifying technology adoption.