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SAP Information Steward pros and cons

Vendor: SAP
3.8 out of 5

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PROS

SAP Information Steward provides robust data quality insight, metadata management, and metadata dictionary.
The initial setup of SAP Information Steward is straightforward.
SAP Information Steward's financial aspect effectively shows the cost implications of incorrect rules.
Data profiling and dashboard generation are excellent features of SAP Information Steward.
SAP Information Steward's scorecard highlights the accuracy of data within predetermined limits.

CONS

Granularity could be reduced from an application level to the object level.
The support team is not very responsive.
Needs to be more powerful on rules.
Performance could be improved.
SAP Information Steward could be improved by incorporating other applications, such as Power BI, to show more visualization.
 

SAP Information Steward Pros review quotes

Apr 1, 2021
Ability to collect information, monitor user access and to plan storage capacity.
AP
Data Architect at CEMEX
Nov 1, 2021
The solution is very fast.
GY
SAP Data migration and management consultant at Syniti
Dec 1, 2023
The most valuable features are data quality insight, metadata management, and metadata dictionary.
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FG
SAP ABAP Consultant, SAP Data Services Consultant at freelancer
Jun 9, 2023
Initial setup was straightforward.
PT
SAP BODS Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 26, 2021
Setup is straightforward.
reviewer1729863 - PeerSpot reviewer
SAP Data Services Consultant at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 29, 2021
The Data Cleansing and the scorecard dashboard are very valuable. Additionally, the financial aspect of SAP Information Steward is very good. When a rule is incorrect then it will show how much is it costing the business. These features are very valuable.
reviewer1740525 - PeerSpot reviewer
SAP Data Sevices Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Dec 13, 2021
The data profiling was excellent, as was the ease of generating the dashboards.
AM
Senior Manger - SAP Data Services Architect & Delivery Lead at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
May 8, 2022
Data insight is the most valuable feature.
FranciscoSantos - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Pixel Studio PTY
Oct 21, 2022
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 Information Steward Cons review quotes

Apr 1, 2021
Granularity could be reduced from an application level to the object level.
AP
Data Architect at CEMEX
Nov 1, 2021
A problem with the solution is that it does not allow us to review the results of Information Stewards for other analogies.
GY
SAP Data migration and management consultant at Syniti
Dec 1, 2023
The support team is not very responsive.
Learn what your peers think about SAP Information Steward. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: December 2025.
880,745 professionals have used our research since 2012.
FG
SAP ABAP Consultant, SAP Data Services Consultant at freelancer
Jun 9, 2023
Needs to be more powerful on rules.
PT
SAP BODS Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 26, 2021
Performance could be improved.
reviewer1729863 - PeerSpot reviewer
SAP Data Services Consultant at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 29, 2021
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.
reviewer1740525 - PeerSpot reviewer
SAP Data Sevices Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Dec 13, 2021
We'd like to see some manipulation techniques included in SAP Information Steward.
AM
Senior Manger - SAP Data Services Architect & Delivery Lead at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
May 8, 2022
The user experience of metapedia could be improved.
FranciscoSantos - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Pixel Studio PTY
Oct 21, 2022
SAP Information Steward could be improved by offering a cloud version of the product.