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Datafold vs SAP Data Services comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Datafold
Ranking in Data Quality
26th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP Data Services
Ranking in Data Quality
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Data Quality category, the mindshare of Datafold is 0.2%. The mindshare of SAP Data Services is 4.0%, down from 7.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Quality Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP Data Services4.0%
Datafold0.2%
Other95.8%
Data Quality
 

Featured Reviews

Shrinkhala Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy General Manager at Agriculture Skill Council of India
Data monitoring has transformed our secure data workflows and now drives accurate decisions
Regarding the best features Datafold offers, tracking and monitoring of our data pipeline has become easier than ever, especially in the field of agriculture where collecting vast amounts of data is critical. India, being an agrarian country, has a majority of its population dependent on agriculture, making the tracking of complex data essential. The user interface is very useful and easy to navigate, allowing newcomers to train for just a week before being able to work independently with Datafold. It simplifies the entire process of collecting data from source to sync and addresses concerns related to secret and confidential data by supporting integration effectively. Datafold has consistently proven itself with its real-time alerts and visualizations when analyzing data for insights, enabling users to check on real-time anomalies and resolve them quickly. From our perspective, the platform has improved our testing environment significantly, ensuring the quality and consistency of captured data while saving us time and effort from manual intervention. I find Datafold to be superior, given its strong positive feedback from numerous users on platforms such as Google. My team has validated that the data testing capabilities are impressive, helping users validate data quality and identify any issues or lag, thus enabling us to address root causes before they become significant problems. Datafold has proven to be a game changer for organizations, and its pricing is quite reasonable, making it easy on our budget and encouraging annual subscription renewals. Datafold has positively impacted my organization as the user interface is extremely easy to navigate, allowing my team to efficiently engage with the environment and receive real-time updates regarding data capturing, quality, migration, and flow. It alerts us to any bugs, enabling us to reduce or eliminate errors almost entirely. Datafold provides an environment for creating tests, allowing users to independently ensure data matches benchmark quality and consistency, which saves valuable manpower and time. Thanks to Datafold, our team is now focused on more critical tasks rather than debugging and monitoring data flow. Overall, the feedback regarding data handling is consistently very positive. In terms of measurable impact, when we used traditional methods, our team consumed approximately four to five man hours daily for data transfers, but with Datafold, we have reduced that to only one hour per day, which is a substantial time-saving and a game changer for our organization.
Ramesh Pampana - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, SAP Practice at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has consistently provided impressive data handling capabilities and robust security features
Some of the most valuable features of SAP Data Services 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, 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. 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, Cloud ALM, 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

"Datafold has proven to be a game changer for organizations, and its pricing is quite reasonable, making it easy on our budget and encouraging annual subscription renewals."
"Datafold has positively impacted my organization by helping us catch data regressions before they reach production."
"Datafold helped significantly because it has great resources for customizing queries and defining primary keys for comparison."
"I appreciate having access to the SAP data."
"You can always manipulate a lot of things as long as you have the skill level."
"The best advantages of SAP Data Services are the good scalability and high customer satisfaction."
"The user interface is ok."
"It is a very great tool to be used for ETL process."
"The logic is also simple. It makes it easy to build your extraction."
"Once you have training on the solution, it is very important to explore the full potential of the product rather than jumping right into development."
"The API tool in this product is very valuable; it is very easy to onboard and use."
 

Cons

"The first pain point for me is that the reporting capabilities are weak."
"I know that bugs can be related to misconfigurations, but we had issues with comparisons where executing the queries simply did nothing, and we didn't have much information about why it failed."
"Currently, I do not have specific feature requests or concerns since I have not heard of any major issues."
"Dealing with the REST API is not easy with Data Services. It is mandatory to have a WADL file and it is difficult to find this file and set it up."
"From my experience in SAP implementation, I am often irritated by very selective knowledge of SAP implementation consultants and it’s not only from my company but generally taking into consideration SAP services market."
"This is not a solution I recommend for incident management."
"The interface of SAP Data Services is still easy to use, but it is also dated as things are evolving."
"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."
"We encounter challenges while exporting implemented rules, such as those applied to objects like the material master, into a format like Excel for documentation and further analysis."
"An area that seems to need to be improved in this product is that it isn't completely ready to compete as it should in the market."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Pricing is good, there is no problem."
"It's relatively expensive compared to other vendors, but it is competitive."
"Its pricing is as per the enterprise agreement and not a concern for us."
"The price is very reasonable."
"Speaking about prices, Oracle and SAP are market leaders. So, the prices are more."
"At the entry level, if you're using it only for data integration, it is a little bit cheap. However, for large organizations it can be expensive. There are additional costs apart from the license."
"There is a one time purchase fee plus annual maintenance."
"The pricing is a little high to make the product more competetive in the marketplace."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
37%
Educational Organization
13%
Transportation Company
8%
Retailer
6%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Retailer
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise36
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Datafold?
Currently, I do not have specific feature requests or concerns since I have not heard of any major issues. A few limited integration issues arose during our initial two years but were resolved prom...
What is your primary use case for Datafold?
My main use case for Datafold is as a data observability platform that we leverage for many of our data products, particularly because our data is very susceptible to any kind of breakdown or catas...
What advice do you have for others considering Datafold?
For others considering Datafold, I advise them to assess their own needs before committing to the platform. Datafold can be a game changer for handling vast data, data migration, and monitoring. It...
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

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SAP BusinessObjects Data Services, SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator, BusinessObjects Data Integrator
 

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Sample Customers

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EMC Corporation, LivePerson, Eldorado, Mozzart, The VELUX Group, AOK Bundesverband, Hilti Group, Nissha Printing Company Ltd., Asian Paints, Aareal Bank Group, Migros Group
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