We performed a comparison between Microsoft MDS and Semarchy xDM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about SAP, Microsoft, TIBCO and others in Master Data Management (MDM) Software."Technical support is very good."
"The most valuable feature is the administration console."
"Compared to other databases, it is easier to manage and administer."
"It's very easy to use."
"More generic related things can be included in the services."
"It is very easy to deploy and provision a machine."
"The tool is easy to use."
"The best thing about it is that it comes with the Microsoft package."
"Their documentation is excellent."
"The only drawback is that it does not have the matching, merging, and all true MDM components. For these, you have to use another competent called Data Quality Services (DQS). You need to plug it in and use it along with MDS for true MDM. Both of these are integrated together, but you have to do them separately, whereas, in Profisee, there are a couple of screens where you can configure the matching process, create matching rules, and other things, and everything is in one product, which is not the case with MDS. In order to implement a true MDM, you need MDS, DQS, and SSIS. You have to use MDS to store your golden records, DQS to configure and standardize all your rules and matching percentages, and SSIS to load the data to DQS and MDS. At the same time, you also need Melissa Data to clean up your addresses to validate and standardize the addresses. That's the main component of true MDM. It would be good if they can create a true matching component inside MDS and merge MDS and DQS."
"I do not like using Silverlight and Internet Explorer. The new 2019 version gets rid of that, which is one of the reasons why we are looking to switch."
"It would be a better option to have an on-cloud version."
"Most of the Microsoft partners, especially digitally, are separate. Personnel are business people, and they do not have technical expertise, so you end up as a company spending a lot of money training your staff and your engineers."
"From my understanding, MS, as of 2021, will not maintain the product going forward."
"The solution could be better integrated into Microsoft's other products."
"JMD repositories have records that come in thousands and millions, which takes a long time to process."
"The program's navigation tools could be improved."
"They need to make the workflow more enhanced or dynamic in its functionality."
Earn 20 points
Microsoft MDS is ranked 2nd in Master Data Management (MDM) Software with 20 reviews while Semarchy xDM is ranked 8th in Master Data Management (MDM) Software. Microsoft MDS is rated 7.6, while Semarchy xDM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft MDS writes "Useful Excel plug-in, good scalability, and good integration with SQL Server and other Microsoft products". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Semarchy xDM writes "Great user interface, very good documentation, and offers excellent pricing". Microsoft MDS is most compared with Informatica MDM, SAP Master Data Governance, Profisee, Reltio Cloud and SAS MDM, whereas Semarchy xDM is most compared with Informatica MDM, SAP Master Data Governance, Profisee, TIBCO EBX and Talend Open Studio for MDM.
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