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Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs SAP Master Data Governance vs TIBCO EBX comparison

 

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Featured Reviews

Raj Sethupathi - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers profiling and address standardization but can be complicated
Informatica Data Quality has its data warehouse, primarily using Oracle and some SQL databases. You need a database to host the data. The cleansed version of the data is stored in the data warehouse. It integrates with PowerCenter and other Informatica tools. The integration details can be complex, but a regional setup is involved in this process. Profiling smaller datasets, such as 10,000-50,000 records, worked fine. However, unexpected issues could arise with larger datasets, such as thousands of records or more, especially with tables containing many columns. Handling tables with fifty or more columns can be challenging, even in Excel. A mismatch in data types could cause the entire system to crash. Continual enhancements are being made to address these issues, which can be unique to specific industries like finance and healthcare.
Vishal Khare - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides efficient technical support services, but it could be more affordable
We use the platform for centralizing and streamlining the management of an organization's master data With MDG, we have established an efficient process for easily managing country-specific data. At an enterprise level, it has proven valuable in imposing control over master data changes across…
Davide Conti - PeerSpot reviewer
Beneficial flexible data models, effective GUI workflows, and feature rich application
Everything is updated through forms, and working with UI web forms. It's more record-based processing. It is not mass-based processing. This is one of the things that are not good for TIBCO EBX. Another problem is we cannot join tables and prepare a view where the tables are joined. Someone can code it but it is not a feature of the solution without code. You have to take data from a table, combine it with data from another table and then present it. This could be done better. TIBCO EBX should improve the UI, to allow users to easily mass change the data a bit more. We should not have to click the records one by one to change the data. The filter is in a form, and if one is to filter the data based on a form, you have to click every single attribute. It is difficult with the UI. However, one could be inspired by mobile phone UIs, how they are doing it because they are more efficient and this is missing in TIBCO EBX.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Informatica Cloud Data Integration is stable."
"The interface is really good."
"Address Doctor gives an accurate combination of information provided with a level of returned threshold value."
"Informatica Data Quality is a product that is worth the money."
"MDM is very stable - it can handle millions of hits daily and still run 24/7."
"The product's most valuable feature is the ability to select the data flow and lineage."
"The solution's initial setup is quite straightforward."
"It is a scalable product."
"I am satisfied with the solution's customer service."
"The ability to identify and manage duplicate data is valuable. The solution automatically checks for duplication possibilities based on criteria like name matching."
"The data capturing and data governance features are valuable."
"Validates all aspects from security to authorization and authentication."
"SAP is a closed tool. Integrating with it requires a lot of effort and money. It is also very expensive and not flexible."
"The product is easy to use and is beneficial from a data governance perspective."
"It is a stable solution...The initial setup of SAP Master Data Governance is very easy."
"This is an all-around good product."
"The data quality is very good."
"This solution allows the user to have complete control, and is 100% customizable."
"The API and the data model are very valuable features."
"The most valuable features of TIBCO EBX are the workflow and interface."
"The initial setup is easy and straightforward."
"The product is extremely flexible."
"The tool's UI is good and easy to understand."
"The data modeling is very good."
 

Cons

"I would rate my experience with the initial setup a two out of ten, with one being difficult and ten being easy."
"They have to improve their relationship discovery tool. They say that they have AI inside, but this AI did not automatically find relationships or suggested relationships between entities."
"It could be improved by including a buffer that saves data when there is a connectivity issue."
"The product isn't mature enough to provide suitable connectors to various data engines."
"Informatica Axon's response times and certain aspects of the admin panel could be enhanced for better usability."
"I would also like to have profiling functionalities and quality transformations in the cloud."
"The configurations could be better. It is a bit confusing because we must develop two tools when building a data model in Informatica MDM. Even though Informatica MDM is a single tool, we have our hub console plus the provisioning tool within that. Whatever data model we are building in the hub console, we have to develop it in the provisioning tool again. It is double the work to create a data model. We are also using external calls or the Java custom plans functions. This can be both positive and negative. Since MDM as a client does not support any complex validation, we have to depend on the external call or a Java call. Every time we deployed, the entire solution was impacted if something went wrong."
"We'd like to see the microservices, which don't run yet because the solution is not yet fully cloud-based."
"The UI could improve by being more neat and clean. Sometimes users find it difficult to use it."
"The documentation provided for the MDG extensions by Utopia could be improved."
"The platform's pricing needs improvement."
"It does not ensure data matches after system upgrades."
"It could be more user-friendly."
"Lacks some features that are available in other solutions."
"Bill of materials (BOM) creation in manufacturing needs to be enhanced in SAP Master Data Governance."
"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."
"The design should be easier and more visual."
"Marketing could be improved, as EBX wasn't well-presented in Turkey."
"In terms of improvements that this solution needs, it should support big data."
"The documentation needs improvement."
"The tool has to improve mapping and workflow. It should be made more robust."
"The initial setup can be a bit complex."
"We would like to see the community an documentation for this solution be developed. At present there is very little tutorial documentation available, and limited community support for issues with the product."
"The product does not scale well horizontally. We find the scalability to be quite inferior to other options."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product's pricing a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price."
"We have licenses, and we are provided with certain particular services in the solution."
"Informatica MDM's pricetag should come down. They have to cut some costs."
"The price is high, but the competitors are even higher, like Collibra."
"I have no idea what the price actually is. It is probably not going to be the cheapest, but it is a pretty stable and robust platform from the backend standpoint."
"We switched to Informatica PIM because it was cheaper than the Oracle solution. It is cheaper initially, but they will bundle it later. This is what happens in the industry."
"Our customers sometimes are able to negotiate a much better price for Informatica Cloud Data Integration based on their relationship with the vendor."
"The pricing is quite flexible."
"The cloud solution is subscription-based, it is paid monthly or quarterly. If the solution is on-premises, it is a one-time fee. As far as I am aware there are no additional costs."
"The pricing is a bit too high."
"We have an enterprise license. The whole SAP landscape pricing model is based on the number of users, and the number of transactions. The price could be better, there is always room for improvement in the price."
"The cost of the product is not ideal."
"The product is too expensive."
"SAP Master Data Governance is an expensive solution."
"I rate the tool's pricing a seven out of ten."
"The licensing cost is reasonable."
"I'm just involved in technical, but I understand that its pricing is similar to HP so it is quite expensive."
"This solution is costly compared to other products on the market, but this is due to the complete functionality that is provided. The pricing model is very straightforward, and is worked out on a pay-per- instance basis, and only applies to active instances."
"TIBCO EBX is a very expensive solution. There is an annual fee to use the solution."
"TIBCO EBX is cheaper than Informatica."
"The price of TIBCO EBX is too high. The solution can only be used in a project that has good sponsorship that can afford it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about SAP Master Data Governance?
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Master Data Governance?
The challenge with SAP MDG is not only the cost but the resources. The skills required are niche in the market, and w...
What needs improvement with SAP Master Data Governance?
SAP could do better in attracting talent and simplifying technology adoption. There's a need for SAP to develop an ov...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO EBX?
EBX is cost-effective as it is a free web-based application. It allows you to adjust operations easily, thus offering...
What do you like most about Orchestra Networks EBX?
It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution.
What needs improvement with Orchestra Networks EBX?
There was a resource issue, so TIBCO did not prioritize the Turkish market. They lacked patience to create local part...
 

Also Known As

ActiveVOS, Active Endpoints, BPM, Address Verification, Persistent Data Masking, Cloud Test Data Management, PIM, , Enterprise Data Catalog, Data Integration Hub, Cloud Data Integration, Data Quality, Cloud API and App Integration
SAP MDG
TIBCO MDM, Orchestra Networks EBX
 

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