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SAP Data Services vs SAP Information Steward vs Trillium Quality comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Data Quality category, the mindshare of SAP Data Services is 4.3%, down from 16.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Information Steward is 3.1%, down from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trillium Quality is 1.7%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Quality Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP Data Services4.3%
SAP Information Steward3.1%
Trillium Quality1.7%
Other90.9%
Data Quality
 

Featured Reviews

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.
FranciscoSantos - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
it_user157932 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director with 51-200 employees
Approach your problem incrementally – get quick wins and then improve rather than a big bang approach.
Ease of data profiling and discovery to uncover hidden data risks and issues. South African name and address parsing, geocoding and matching About 10 years. None. The only limitations are in terms of available disk space. Users should ensure that they cater for the necessary disk space for…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Construction Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
19%
Government
16%
Comms Service Provider
5%
Retailer
5%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise36
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise7
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Questions from the Community

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. ...
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 unp...
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 compan...
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Also Known As

SAP BusinessObjects Data Services, SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator, BusinessObjects Data Integrator
Information Steward, SAP Data Insight
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Sample Customers

EMC Corporation, LivePerson, Eldorado, Mozzart, The VELUX Group, AOK Bundesverband, Hilti Group, Nissha Printing Company Ltd., Asian Paints, Aareal Bank Group, Migros Group
American Water, Graphic Packaging International, OSRAM Licht AG, Maxim Integrated
Absa, Alstom, AT&T, Banco Popular, British Airwys, Canon, Cendant, Chaucer, Dela Cooperative, FedEx, GroupeAeroplan, HSBC, Iceland Frozen Foods, Littlewoods, Microsoft, UK Ministry of Defence, Norwich Union, Oki Data, Prudential UK, Porsche, Severn Trent Water, Carphone Warehouse, Trans Union, Wales & West Utilities
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