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BCC Data Quality vs SAP Data Services comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

BCC Data Quality
Ranking in Data Quality
29th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Data Scrubbing Software (14th)
SAP Data Services
Ranking in Data Quality
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Data Quality category, the mindshare of BCC Data Quality is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Data Services is 13.5%, down from 14.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Quality
 

Featured Reviews

it_user831795 - PeerSpot reviewer
Postal sorting to the best and lowest postal rates
It is used for clients' mail list hygiene to standardize, update change of addresses, dedupe, and postal sort for mailings with postal discounted rates My company provides these services for clients in the mailing industry. This software is a must have for my company offerings. Address…
Ramesh Pampana - PeerSpot reviewer
Has consistently provided impressive data handling capabilities and robust security features
Some of the most valuable features of SAP Data Services ( /products/sap-data-services-reviews ) include data extraction where SAP is the best in that perspective, but when it comes to analytics or the reporting tool, I prefer to connect with Microsoft Power BI ( /products/microsoft-power-bi-reviews ), which is a fantastic tool. Typically, from an end-user perspective, SAP has a huge amount of data, in terms of terabytes of data, but when you analyze that, the best form of visualization is always through Microsoft Power BI ( /products/microsoft-power-bi-reviews ). SAP Data Services provides a best-in-class return on investment, as SAP's vision and forecast are absolutely amazing. They are ahead of technology, building an ecosystem that meets the standards of the fast-changing digital economy. SAP is indeed good at all this now, with so many components such as SAP Signavio, SAP EINS, SAP Work Zone, SAP ALM ( /categories/application-lifecycle-management-alm-suites ), Cloud ALM ( /categories/application-lifecycle-management-alm-suites ), SAP public cloud, SAP private cloud, and BTP, all of which are essential to meet the latest cutting-edge technologies.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It fulfills the USPS requirements for mailings​."
"Postal sorting to the best and lowest postal rates."
"The reporting on the data, even from third-party software, is very good."
"The basic functionality is quite good as is the basic logic and data information."
"I like how SAP Data Services links reporting and data integration. That's what's most interesting. You also have the opportunity to leverage the power of the Data Services server."
"The user interface is ok."
"The most valuable features of SAP Data Services lie in its ability to effectively observe and interpret the information within data related to people or facts, stands out."
"The HANA database, which is very fast, is a valuable feature."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the scheduling part."
"I have worked with Data Services for a long time, and currently, I find the dashboarding and reporting part to be the most valuable function."
 

Cons

"​I use another program for deduping files. I am not comfortable with the way BCC deduping runs when deduping by full name and address.​"
"There should be some kind of enhancement that can be done on the admin side of certain sites where we can assign the roles and responsibilities. We should be able to control who is using the tool and how."
"Regarding the pricing for SAP Data Services, I think it's on the higher side. Now, they are coming up with many pricing options, which is tricky; they offer one thing for free, but charge for nine others."
"Scheduling of jobs in the sequence is not available. It's a very tedious process to do that particular task. If there was a tool to schedule in the sequence that would be extremely helpful."
"There needs to be multi-language support, however, my understanding is they are working on multi-language now."
"Address validation in SAP Data Services is chargeable and should be made free."
"The migration of the solution between different environments is quite complex."
"Newer feature integration is lagging behind the company acquisitions and the product could do more to service a broader range of devices."
"Source code control is another headache. When your source code base gets too large, managing the source code becomes cumbersome."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price is very reasonable."
"Its pricing is as per the enterprise agreement and not a concern for us."
"There is a one time purchase fee plus annual maintenance."
"The product’s on-premise version is expensive for a medium-sized company."
"It's relatively expensive compared to other vendors, but it is competitive."
"I rate the product price as one or two on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."
"The enterprise version of SAP Data Services is free."
"The price of SAP Data Services is a little high when compared to other solutions. Due to the pricing and capabilities, many clients are switching to other solutions."
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Manufacturing Company
15%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

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How do you evaluate the ratio of price to quality for SAP Data Services?
I believe the license for the product is fair, even though some competitors offer similar services at lower prices. The difference between the Edge edition and the next one up is significant in pr...
Would you recommend SAP Data Services to complete beginners?
I think after some preparation, a beginner will be able to use SAP Data Services, however, if you are completely unprepared, you may have some issues. I think that in particular you will need a mo...
How has SAP Data Services helped your organization?
SAP Data Services has helped our whole staff understand the data across various sources and systems within the company. Not everyone who works at my organization is an IT expert - most just have av...
 

Also Known As

Bell and Howell Data Quality
SAP BusinessObjects Data Services, SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator, BusinessObjects Data Integrator
 

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