Atlan vs SAP Information Steward comparison

Atlan and SAP are both solutions in the Metadata Management category. Atlan is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.3, while SAP is ranked #10. Atlan holds a 4.0% mindshare in MM, compared to SAP’s 3.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Atlan users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SAP users who would recommend it.

Atlan

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100% willing to recommend

SAP Information Steward

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432 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Atlan and SAP Information Steward based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Metadata Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Atlan

Ranking in Metadata Management

4th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Governance (11th)

SAP Information Steward

Ranking in Metadata Management

10th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Quality (15th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Metadata Management category, the mindshare of Atlan is 4.0%, up from 3.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Information Steward is 3.0%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Metadata Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Atlan	4.0%
SAP Information Steward	3.0%
Other	93.0%

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Peter Neumann

IT consultant at Pathfinder

Has struggled to meet business needs but supports technical data exploration and transparency

Atlan can be improved by concentrating more on business data since it is developed from developers for developers, and it needs to be more business relevant. For instance, when re-importing data model diagrams, Atlan provides some diagram automation that is not connected to the business glossary, which I consider a significant fault. Atlan needs to improve by focusing more on the business side of data, not only on technical aspects.If you want to focus on technical considerations, it would be beneficial to have an interface with a real business data modeling tool such as Erwin or other business data tools, since data modeling is not the same as Draw.io. Additionally, Atlan can improve its workflows, which are hard to understand. Working with templates, Excel import, export, and running automations is not self-explanatory, and you always need help from Atlan support team. If business people want to use it and run their own reports, it must be easier to customize for their business needs.

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FranciscoSantos

Director at Pixel Studio PTY

Provides accurate data that is validated against a personalized reference tool

For most SAP customers, Information Steward is enough because it is able to build quality data rules to detect issues in the source systems like SAP HANA, Business Warehouse, or other systems. A business user can first organize their data into several data domains. For example, procurement, human resources, and logistics setup. The domains can build data quality dimensions where you can describe the kind of rule that you are going to use. The user then can immediately see if something is wrong with their data using traffic lights. Another great feature of SAP Information Steward is the accuracy that the content is followed by validating against the reference tool. With the solution, you are creating data quality dimensions. Within these dimensions, you are creating business data quality rules that are looking for specific fields. From these rules, you can create a scorecard. The scorecard will highlight the percentage of good data and ensure the user can feel confident that the data is accurate within predetermined limits. SAP tables have field names that are very cryptic, making them hard to understand the meaning of the fields. Metapedia helps describe these fields in business terms.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"By switching to Atlan, we have increased our productivity and saved a lot of business time through automation."

"Overall, I rate Atlan a nine out of ten."

"The AI part is integrated for enriching metadata engagement, making it a comprehensive tool."

"The best feature of Atlan is its integration with communication platforms like Microsoft Teams and Slack, so business users don't have to go into a data catalog to see metadata about data assets."

"Atlan has positively impacted the organization since it helps in discovering already available assets, allowing for reduction of redundant ingestion of external data and reduction of time to market for any project."

"The best feature of Atlan is its integration with communication platforms like Microsoft Teams and Slack, so business users don't have to go into a data catalog to see metadata about data assets."

"Overall, I rate Atlan as a ten out of ten."

"Atlan is helpful for identifying datasets and discovering PI data, such as the classification levels of datasets (gold, silver, bronze)."

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"The data profiling was excellent, as was the ease of generating the dashboards."

"Data integration is much easier with Information Steward - irrespective of the data sources, integration is very smooth and easy."

"Ability to collect information, monitor user access and to plan storage capacity."

"The solution is very fast."

"Initial setup was straightforward."

"The solution is very fast, very stable, and very easy to use and straightforward."

"The solution is user-friendly even for those who are dealing with it for the first time."

"The product has improved company efficiency because we're able to categorize the need for user access at the folder level across storage enterprise wide."

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Cons

"One area that could be improved is the capability to find duplicates of datasets."

"Certain UI changes could make Atlan more user-friendly."

"One area that could be improved is the capability to find duplicates of datasets."

"One of the main areas for improvement is its governance capabilities."

"Customer support for Atlan is not so proactive."

"In my experience, it might be less suited for collaboration across teams."

"Working with templates, Excel import, export, and running automations is not self-explanatory, and you always need help from Atlan support team."

"There are some improvements. There is a feature called Playbooks, which basically allows me to automate certain activities that would otherwise be manual. It's a very interesting feature, but there is room to improve it because, depending on the task you automate, the playbooks seem to have a hard time handling the task. So, it could be improved there. Even though it's a great feature, it can evolve further."

More Atlan cons

"From a performance perspective, sometimes it behaves weirdly. When we are connecting with the file-based system, it doesn't give us the correct results, or it somehow shows us there is this issue with the data or the file connectivity."

"Granularity could be reduced from an application level to the object level."

"SAP is a bit pricey, and better tools are available for a lower price."

"Performance could be improved."

"The support team is not very responsive."

"SAP Information Steward is an expensive solution compared to others."

"The user experience of metapedia could be improved."

"SAP Information Steward could be improved by offering a cloud version of the product."

More SAP Information Steward cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay per-user license. It's a different classification model than with other solutions, where they usually charge you for resources. So, that was a better model for us. And because of this difference in models or classification, it was cheaper for us to go with Atlan."

"I do not know if there were additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."

"A bit pricey, and better tools are available for a lower price."

"SAP Information Steward is an expensive solution compared to others."

"Smaller-sized organizations may not be able to invest in SAP Information Steward because of the cost."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

20%

Government

17%

Comms Service Provider

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	9

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Atlan?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the licensing cost is a bit flexible but not affordable for smaller organizations. It might be way out of their budget, but it is very ...

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What needs improvement with Atlan?

Atlan can be improved by enhancing their support process by reducing the resolution time. They have really bad and incomplete documentation, so they should work on the documentation as well, especi...

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What is your primary use case for Atlan?

My main use case for Atlan is to define a flexible set of metadata, including measuring the quality of said data. Atlan is also a partner of ours, so we use it to integrate with our own tool. It al...

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Information Steward, SAP Data Insight

Overview

Atlan is a comprehensive data management platform designed to enhance data democratization, governance, and collaboration across departments in organizations. It offers a centralized data catalog, intuitive user interface, and robust governance framework to ensure data security and compliance. Users appreciate its efficiency in streamlining processes, promoting better communication, and providing insightful analytics, which drive organizational growth and success.

Atlan

Monitor, analyze, and improve data integrity with SAP Information Steward software. Combine data profiling and metadata management tools for continuous insight into the quality of enterprise information to optimize processes, and enhance operational, analytical, and data governance initiatives.

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American Water, Graphic Packaging International, OSRAM Licht AG, Maxim Integrated

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