IBM Infosphere Information Analyzer vs SAP Information Steward comparison

IBM and SAP are both solutions in the Data Quality category. IBM is ranked #7 with an average rating of 10.0, while SAP is ranked #9 with an average rating of 7.5. IBM holds a 2.7% mindshare in DQ, compared to SAP’s 3.4% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 6, 2025

IBM Infosphere Information Analyzer and SAP Information Steward compete in the data analysis and data quality sector. IBM Infosphere Information Analyzer leads in deployment and support efficiency, while SAP Information Steward gains attention for its comprehensive features in data management solutions.

Features: IBM Infosphere Information Analyzer is recognized for robust data profiling, easy accessibility, and scheduled execution of data quality controls. SAP Information Steward offers data quality insight, a comprehensive scorecard system, and an extensive data cleansing package. Both provide effective tools for metadata management.

Room for Improvement: IBM Infosphere Information Analyzer could enhance its integration with non-IBM products, improve its learning curve for non-technical users, and expand its reporting capabilities. SAP Information Steward might benefit from clearer SAP table field descriptions, a more intuitive user interface, and more robust documentation related to complex deployment scenarios.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Infosphere Information Analyzer provides straightforward deployment with intuitive installation and reliable customer support. SAP Information Steward, though more complex to deploy, offers extensive documentation and supportive community networks.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Infosphere Information Analyzer features moderate setup costs with good ROI due to efficient deployment and support. SAP Information Steward's higher initial costs are justified by versatile features and comprehensive management tools, potentially leading to higher long-term ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Infosphere Information ...

Ranking in Data Quality

7th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP Information Steward

Ranking in Data Quality

9th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Metadata Management (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Data Quality category, the mindshare of IBM Infosphere Information Analyzer is 2.7%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Information Steward is 3.4%, down from 4.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Quality

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Tirthankar Roy Chowdhury

Teamlead at Tata consultancy services

Accessible from anywhere and easy to learn even for non-technical users, but needs more connectors and faster issue resolution from technical support

What could be improved or added to IBM Infosphere Information Analyzer is more connectors. This solution comes in a package with IBM InfoSphere DataStage and is missing a lot of connectors to various, new data sources, so IBM needs to work on that area. Compared with competitors such as Informatica and Alation which acquired other small companies to work on the connectors, IBM has not done any testing and has tried to develop the connectors in-house, but that's taking a lot of time. As a result, my company is unable to connect to a lot of data sources, particularly modern data sources.

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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

"What's most useful in IBM Infosphere Information Analyzer is you can access it from anywhere. It's also pretty easy to learn, so even non-technical business people use it and found the solution easy to learn."

"You can also schedule and run data quality on the critical data elements on the databases."

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

"Setup is straightforward."

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

"Data insight is the most valuable feature."

"The scorecard will highlight the percentage of good data and ensure the user can feel confident that the data is accurate within predetermined limits."

"The most valuable features are data quality insight, metadata management, and metadata dictionary."

"The solution is very fast."

"Initial setup was straightforward."

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Cons

"The solution is outdated and is not on cloud."

"What could be improved or added to IBM Infosphere Information Analyzer is more connectors. This solution comes in a package with IBM InfoSphere DataStage and is missing a lot of connectors to various, new data sources, so IBM needs to work on that area. Compared with competitors such as Informatica and Alation which acquired other small companies to work on the connectors, IBM has not done any testing and has tried to develop the connectors in-house, but that's taking a lot of time. As a result, my company is unable to connect to a lot of data sources, particularly modern data sources."

"The support team is not very responsive."

"The solution could improve by incorporating other applications, such as Power BI to show more visualization. More interaction with other solutions would be a good benefit."

"We'd like to see some manipulation techniques included in SAP Information Steward."

"A problem with the solution is that it does not allow us to review the results of Information Stewards for other analogies."

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

"Performance could be improved."

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

"Needs to be more powerful on rules."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"For the licensing cost of IBM Infosphere Information Analyzer, I have no information on the exact cost, but as it's bundled with other IBM products such as IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog and IBM InfoSphere DataStage, the bundle is expensive when compared to competitor pricing."

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

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

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

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

32%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Manufacturing Company

22%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Government

13%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Compared 23% of the time

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Also Known As

Information Analyzer

Information Steward, SAP Data Insight

Overview

IBM Information Analyzer provides data quality assessment, data quality monitoring and data rule design and analysis capabilities. This software helps you derive more meaning from your enterprise data, reduces the risk of proliferating incorrect information, facilitates the delivery of trusted content, and helps to lower data integration costs.

IBM

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.

SAP

Sample Customers

Integra LifeSciences, Longjiang Bank Corp., Webster University, Swedish Armed Forces, Edith Cowan University, Premier, PRISA Digital, TIAA CREF

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

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