We performed a comparison between Microsoft MDS and TIBCO EBX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Master Data Management (MDM) Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It has a very good feature called Excel plug-in. You just have to install the plug-in, and then it directly connects to the MDS instance where you can maintain and manage your data and publish it right through Excel. You don't need to go to the front end to make any changes. It has easy integration with SQL Server, and you can use SSIS to do the ETLs. It is a part of the Microsoft stack. It works with most of the Microsoft stuff."
"The tool is easy to use."
"It's very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the administration console."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft MDS is its management."
"More generic related things can be included in the services."
"The solution is easy to install."
"It is very easy to deploy and provision a machine."
"The initial setup is easy and straightforward."
"The tool's UI is good and easy to understand."
"The most valuable features of TIBCO EBX are the workflow and interface."
"It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"There are a lot of possible use cases for this Master Data Management tool."
"The data modeling is very good."
"This solution allows the user to have complete control, and is 100% customizable."
"The product is extremely flexible."
"More generic related things can be included in the services."
"Microsoft MDS isn't getting strong support because Microsoft is focusing more on cloud solutions."
"The solution could be better integrated into Microsoft's other products."
"From my understanding, MS, as of 2021, will not maintain the product going forward."
"The Microsoft license cost could be lower."
"There are occasions when the solution maintains SD and we get duplications of MDS."
"It would be a better option to have an on-cloud version."
"Stability can be fragile at times. If you are not attentive or make a mistake, it can cause problems."
"The documentation needs improvement."
"The initial setup can be a bit complex."
"The product does not scale well horizontally. We find the scalability to be quite inferior to other options."
"TIBCO EBX could improve by making the building of rules less complex and the repository is not robust."
"The design should be easier and more visual."
"Currently, users can't use Plain SQL queries in TIBCO EBX."
"In terms of improvements that this solution needs, it should support big data."
"We would like to see the community an documentation for this solution be developed. At present there is very little tutorial documentation available, and limited community support for issues with the product."
Microsoft MDS is ranked 2nd in Master Data Management (MDM) Software with 19 reviews while TIBCO EBX is ranked 3rd in Master Data Management (MDM) Software with 14 reviews. Microsoft MDS is rated 7.6, while TIBCO EBX is rated 8.2. 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 TIBCO EBX writes "Good workflow models and pull-down lists with very good data modeling". Microsoft MDS is most compared with Informatica MDM, SAP Master Data Governance, Profisee, Reltio Cloud and Oracle Data Relationship Management, whereas TIBCO EBX is most compared with Informatica MDM, SAP Master Data Governance, Reltio Cloud, Stibo STEP MDM and Informatica PIM. See our Microsoft MDS vs. TIBCO EBX report.
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