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SAP Information Steward vs SAS Viya Platform comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

SAP Information Steward
Ranking in Data Quality
18th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Metadata Management (12th)
SAS Viya Platform
Ranking in Data Quality
6th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (21st), Data Governance (11th), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Data Quality category, the mindshare of SAP Information Steward is 2.9%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Viya Platform is 1.5%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Quality Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAS Viya Platform1.5%
SAP Information Steward2.9%
Other95.6%
Data Quality
 

Featured Reviews

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.
KK
Assistant Manager Data Analytics (WFM) at Johari Digital Healthcare Limited
Modern analytics has transformed large data into faster insights and streamlined reporting
There are some areas of improvement I would mention regarding SAS Viya Platform. New users may find it complex initially, as its learning curve can be steep. Understanding CAS and different components is very challenging for a new user. The cost is also quite high; SAS Viya Platform via SaaS can be expensive compared to some open-source or other cloud alternatives. There are also some limitations in Visual Analytics. While it is easy to use, it could be more flexible compared to Power BI or Tableau. These are the main improvement areas where SAS Viya Platform should focus. I would add some additional pointers about needed improvements in SAS Viya Platform. Regarding customer support, it is good, but the response time for complex issues can sometimes be slower than expected. The documentation and learning resources are not very beginner-friendly, making it challenging for beginners to navigate. Regarding integration, it could be smoother with Databricks, Snowflake, and Power BI, but it is more complex than it should be. Since updates are automatic, users are sometimes not fully aware of changes or new features that are being updated, as compared to Power BI, which publishes updates on its website. SAS Viya Platform should work on these aspects.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The scorecard will highlight the percentage of good data and ensure the user can feel confident that the data is accurate within predetermined limits."
"Data integration is much easier with Information Steward - irrespective of the data sources, integration is very smooth and easy."
"The most valuable features are data quality insight, metadata management, and metadata dictionary."
"Setup is straightforward."
"The data profiling was excellent, as was the ease of generating the dashboards."
"I am very happy with the product."
"The solution is very fast, very stable, and very easy to use and straightforward."
"Initial setup was straightforward."
"SAS Viya Platform has positively impacted my organization by saving time compared to when we were using SAS 9.4, as we can now work on two to three projects simultaneously within one hour, which is a significant improvement."
"Since starting to work with SAS Viya Platform, the positive impact we have seen includes improvements in distributing data sets for better analytics and machine learning."
"Many good things stand out about SAS Viya Platform, including that it is a very mature tool, very reliable, and performs very consistently."
"SAS Viya Platform is a great tool for our data analytics purpose, particularly how data profiling stands out compared to other tools impressed me."
"Eliminating the need for separate visualization tools has greatly affected my team's workflow because it is just one integrated tool, one integrated platform."
"SAS Viya Platform has positively impacted my organization, as previously I was using SAS 9.4, and after migrating to SAS Viya Platform, we are able to present the data in useful ways that save our time and give sponsors a new opportunity to look at the data, which is a very good thing."
"In my experience, the best feature of SAS Viya Platform is that it is very quick in doing the analysis, does the job very quickly and very well without any issues, and I was able to do multiple analyses at the same time."
"SAS Viya Platform brought several positive outcomes to my project: the centralized investigation platform, real-time fraud detection with Kafka streams scored in real time, improved reporting via SAS Visual Analytics, and the ability to scale for larger businesses."
 

Cons

"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."
"From a performance perspective, sometimes it behaves weirdly. When we are connecting with the file-based system, it doesn't give us the correct results, or it somehow shows us there is this issue with the data or the file connectivity."
"SAP Information Steward is an expensive solution compared to others."
"SAP Information Steward could be improved by offering a cloud version of the product."
"Needs to be more powerful on rules."
"The user experience of metapedia could be improved."
"The support team is not very responsive."
"Granularity could be reduced from an application level to the object level."
"On the integration side, the PROC HTTP-based indexing is fragile."
"It was very difficult to build the required calculations directly on the reporting side, and we sometimes struggled."
"The cost is also quite high; SAS Viya Platform via SaaS can be expensive compared to some open-source or other cloud alternatives."
"I would advise others looking into using SAS Viya Platform to go ahead if their budget allows."
"However, the complexity of licensing and learning curves for users can be challenging."
"I think SAS Viya Platform could be improved as it is a little bit limited; for instance, you have to purchase specific features such as charts and quality control, so it is not a full analytics product."
"I rate it a nine because for a fresher, the platform might not be entirely intuitive."
"I have one complaint about SAS Viya Platform: it offers so many options in each application that someone new who is not familiar with SAS functionality might have trouble, as the learning curve can be very hard for a new learner."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I do not know if there were additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees."
"SAP Information Steward is an expensive solution compared to others."
"Smaller-sized organizations may not be able to invest in SAP Information Steward because of the cost."
"A bit pricey, and better tools are available for a lower price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
19%
Government
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Construction Company
24%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Healthcare Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise7
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAS Viya Platform?
I am not much aware of the pricing, setup cost, and licensing of SAS Viya Platform because that was handled by the administrator. However, I do not think it is too costly to use. I never did a comp...
What needs improvement with SAS Viya Platform?
I would rate SAS Viya Platform an eight on a scale of one to ten. I chose an eight because it is a great product that we rely on heavily. However, the complexity of licensing and learning curves fo...
What is your primary use case for SAS Viya Platform?
Our main use case for SAS Viya Platform is analytics, particularly predictive analytics to determine demand planning and forecasting of stock. We are also interested in exploring ways we can use it...
 

Also Known As

Information Steward, SAP Data Insight
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Sample Customers

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