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SAP Master Data Governance vs TIBCO EBX comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

SAP Master Data Governance
Ranking in Master Data Management (MDM) Software
1st
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TIBCO EBX
Ranking in Master Data Management (MDM) Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Master Data Management (MDM) Software category, the mindshare of SAP Master Data Governance is 9.4%, down from 20.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO EBX is 9.1%, down from 12.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Master Data Management (MDM) Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SAP Master Data Governance9.4%
TIBCO EBX9.1%
Other81.5%
Master Data Management (MDM) Software
 

Featured Reviews

UdayReddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech
Detailed technical support and data integration capabilities create seamless user experience
Regarding SAP Master Data Governance, there is significant room for improvement particularly concerning the replication types. For example, when a vendor master is created in Ariba and a request is submitted from the Ariba system, SAP Ariba directs it to MDG. MDG verifies the details entirely through PI/PO or CPI. Once MDG verifies the data, the request is submitted to the S/4HANA system, the target. After a final approval at all levels, the vendor number is generated, and the vendor code gets passed from source to target system. This number is available in both the Ariba integration in the systems and in SAP BPT code, as well as the S/4HANA system.
reviewer2731320 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Director at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Improved workflow collaboration and data flexibility enhance team efficiency, but performance and logout issues require attention
Regarding improvements or enhancements in TIBCO EBX, when it comes to 5.8 to 5.9, there was a really good feature added, which is the hyperlink. When you click on a table, you navigate to deeper tables. If there is a table with ten fields, those ten fields are taken from a second table and interrelated to a third table, you can keep clicking on each field and go deeper and deeper. To come each level above, there is a hyperlink created on the top. You just need to click on the hyperlink and keep navigating back, similar to certain websites. However, there were some drawbacks I noticed with the latest version 6, particularly in terms of performance, where in a few cases, the performance was impacted, necessitating work to get things sorted. Additionally, the logout from the application happened randomly or sometimes it wasn't logging out, which is a compliance issue since users expect to log out after a certain time. Version 6 introduced a strong filtration logic. All EBX versions have a separate section for filters that offer text search and advanced search options. In EBX 6, they enhanced the search feature deeply, including conjunctions and, or, else, allowing you to create your own logic for how you need the filter to work. They also introduced a top-level search feature, where you enter some text, and it searches the entire table. With the latest update of TIBCO EBX, there are a few issues with the workflow that need improvement. When going through a workflow, there are functionalities to upload files, and sometimes you need to attach files for evidence. That section of EBX had certain issues. We dropped the plan to switch to EBX 6 due to other technical limitations on our side. Those were a few pending items we had raised to them, and they were working on resolving them. From a usage point of view, those were the main concerns, but they introduced a good idea about the side panel. The pagination concept was introduced to navigate among different domains, and in the left panel, you have search capabilities and pagination functionality.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to identify and manage duplicate data is valuable. The solution automatically checks for duplication possibilities based on criteria like name matching."
"The scalability is very good."
"Validates all aspects from security to authorization and authentication."
"User-friendly and provides customized reports and personalized data."
"I am satisfied with the solution's customer service."
"SAP Master Data Governance integrates well."
"This is an all-around good product."
"SAP MDG has built-in integration capabilities with multiple systems/streams. We can also create custom interfaces if needed."
"The most valuable features of TIBCO EBX are that is a complete tool and everything can be done inside, including data governance. We are able to model everything according to the needs of the company. If the company needs five people to agree to a change in data, they can do it with TIBCO EBX. They can model it with any particular rules. Additionally, there is dynamic data modeling, simple workflows using the GUI that comes from the server."
"The tool's UI is good and easy to understand."
"We decided to switch to TIBCO EBX because we can organize the data, and it helps manage this data for an accurate and consistent view of the physical business data."
"We decided to switch to TIBCO EBX because we can organize the data, and it helps manage this data for an accurate and consistent view of the physical business data."
"The most valuable features of TIBCO EBX are the workflow and interface."
"The feature I appreciate most about TIBCO EBX is the UI, which is quite simple and user-friendly."
"There are a lot of possible use cases for this Master Data Management tool."
"TIBCO EBX saves a lot of time and gives considerable flexibility to business users who might not be completely technical but can work on it in specific areas."
 

Cons

"The technical support should be improved."
"RiverFront is a more modern and cost-effective solution compared to MDG. It is flexible and designed to handle big data, which MDG does not support well."
"It could be more user-friendly."
"The solution lacks some flexibility."
"The implementation could be easier."
"Overall, they just a little bit more flexibility in terms of assigning roles or adding new roles. We have a longer approval process, so we need to break it down into more roles than what is typically available and we need to hard-code it."
"There were challenges with handling multiple values within a single input field at the screen level."
"The user experience can be improved."
"Currently, users can't use Plain SQL queries in TIBCO EBX."
"We observe performance issues lately. If we perform any bulk update or use the bulk functionality to update the data, during that time, the index rebuild happens in the back end. The operations team faces issues, including downtime or slowness, and we monitor it, performing any required actions such as restarting applications."
"The design should be easier and more visual."
"With complex data models or when there are more records and association tables, the system experiences noticeable slowness in loading records."
"We observe performance issues lately. If we perform any bulk update or use the bulk functionality to update the data, during that time, the index rebuild happens in the back end. The operations team faces issues, including downtime or slowness, and we monitor it, performing any required actions such as restarting applications."
"Marketing could be improved, as EBX wasn't well-presented in Turkey."
"With the latest update of TIBCO EBX, there are a few issues with the workflow that need improvement. When going through a workflow, there are functionalities to upload files, and sometimes you need to attach files for evidence. That section of EBX had certain issues."
"The initial setup can be a bit complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"SAP Master Data Governance is an expensive solution."
"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."
"SAP Master Data Governance is an expensive product."
"I rate the tool's pricing a seven out of ten."
"The product is too expensive."
"SAP Master Data Governance is a licensed product. While there might be no upfront cost for the MDG component itself, you still need to pay for user authorizations."
"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 solution is costly."
"TIBCO EBX is cheaper than Informatica."
"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."
"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."
"I'm just involved in technical, but I understand that its pricing is similar to HP so it is quite expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Retailer
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise21
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise18
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about SAP Master Data Governance?
We've managed tens of thousands of updates within 30 to 60 minutes, and we can also replicate these changes to all connected systems.
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 while you can purchase the product either one time or on a subscription basis, th...
What needs improvement with SAP Master Data Governance?
I don't see any disadvantages or areas for improvement that I can think of, to be honest. It's sometimes challenging when you have to develop custom fields, but then usually it works, even when dep...
What needs improvement with Orchestra Networks EBX?
AI could be implemented in TIBCO EBX. Currently, most tools are moving in that direction, so this could be added. The performance in our company, which has a multi-tenant setup, is an issue because...
What is your primary use case for Orchestra Networks EBX?
The most common use cases for TIBCO EBX include creating data models, data spaces, data sets, workflows, REST services, triggers, constraints, value functions, schema extensions, and access rules. ...
 

Also Known As

SAP MDG
TIBCO MDM, Orchestra Networks EBX
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Convergent IS, CHIO Aachen, Dell, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), City of Boston, Mozzart, Mitsui Knowledge Industry (MKI), AOK Bundesverband, eBay
BNL, SunGard, TUI Group, Uti Worldwide, Yellow Pages Group
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