We performed a comparison between Informatica PIM and Microsoft MDS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Product Information Management (PIM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The staging and hierarchical features are the most valuable."
"A great product enrichment tool."
"The most important features are the mastering of the data and the UI intuitiveness."
"Enables non-technical people to directly interact with the BI system."
"Unlike specialized tools, MDS is adaptable for various industries, making it a versatile choice for master data management."
"The tool is easy to use."
"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."
"One of the main features I have found useful is the integration with Azure active directory."
"It's very easy to use."
"The ease of use is valuable."
"The best thing about it is that it comes with the Microsoft package."
"Database access is highly restricted particularly if you're using the cloud version."
"Its look and feel needs improvement. It has a lousy look and feel. Informatica PIM is designed specifically for the retail industry. They need to make sure that it is also applicable to all the other industries and verticals."
"They need more feature flexibility, as it is not fully developed."
"From my understanding, MS, as of 2021, will not maintain the product going forward."
"Microsoft MDS' language should be simple so everyone can use it easily."
"More generic related things can be included in the services."
"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."
"The solution could be better integrated into Microsoft's other products."
"Stability can be fragile at times. If you are not attentive or make a mistake, it can cause problems."
"The Microsoft license cost could be lower."
"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."
Earn 20 points
Informatica PIM is ranked 2nd in Product Information Management (PIM) while Microsoft MDS is ranked 2nd in Master Data Management (MDM) Software with 19 reviews. Informatica PIM is rated 8.2, while Microsoft MDS is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Informatica PIM writes "Great product enrichment tool that provides flexibility and can be plugged with any e-commerce site". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft MDS writes "Useful Excel plug-in, good scalability, and good integration with SQL Server and other Microsoft products". Informatica PIM is most compared with Informatica MDM, SAP Hybris PCM, Stibo STEP MDM, SAP Master Data Governance and Boomi AtomSphere Master Data Hub, whereas Microsoft MDS is most compared with Informatica MDM, SAP Master Data Governance, Profisee and Reltio Cloud. See our Informatica PIM vs. Microsoft MDS report.
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