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We performed a comparison between IBM InfoSphere MDM, Informatica PIM, and SAP Master Data Governance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The advantage is that the matching engine is very good, so that's why customers generally prefer it. From the inbuilt data model perspective, IBM MDM is good.""The features that are most valuable are the governance, the end-profiling and the ETL which allows you to see the metadata repositories.""There are not really many areas of the product that need improvement because the product stays up-to-date with data management needs.""When users update their information on one product, the data is sent to a database. My approach was to maintain a master data record, ensuring that each platform loads the latest updated record. Instead of having three separate records, the system keeps one master data record, storing the historical records for reference."

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"A great product enrichment tool.""The staging and hierarchical features are the most valuable.""The most important features are the mastering of the data and the UI intuitiveness."

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"The most valuable thing is what it does: data management.""SAP Master Data Governance is a customizable solution and is flexible.""I am satisfied with the solution's customer service.""Useful for building master data.""It is a stable solution.""The product is easy to use and is beneficial from a data governance perspective.""The solution is great at standardizing all of our records.""Some of the features that I have found to be beneficial are the search and uploads functions."

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Cons
"IBM InfoSphere MDM's UI is complicated. It also needs to improve its on-prem configuration.""The tool is difficult to understand from a customer perspective and for developers.""We also want better cloud integration, so we could do things in the cloud if we needed to. This would be a good feature to add in a future release.""The product is really only created for large organizations."

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"They need more feature flexibility, as it is not fully developed.""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."

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"The user interface is not user-friendly.""The platform's pricing needs improvement.""The product is not user-friendly.""The multidomain MDM feature is based on EIP systems, which may not be a good model for all master data.""In general, I want artificial intelligence added to SAP Master Data Governance since I feel it is one of the areas where the solution has certain shortcomings.""The documentation provided for the MDG extensions by Utopia could be improved.""They should improve the solution's performance as sometimes the process consumes much time.""The UI could improve by being more neat and clean. Sometimes users find it difficult to use it."

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  • "It may be costly for small organizations but adds value for large organizations with demanding workflows."
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  • "We switched to Informatica PIM because it was cheaper than the Oracle solution. It is cheaper initially, but they will bundle it later. This is what happens in the industry."
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  • "The cost of the product is not ideal."
  • "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."
  • "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 licensing cost is reasonable."
  • "The solution is costly."
  • "The product is too expensive."
  • "I rate the tool's pricing a seven out of ten."
  • "SAP Master Data Governance is an expensive product."
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    Also Known As
    InfoSphere MDM, InfoSphere Master Data Management
    PIM, Product 360, Heiler
    SAP MDG
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    Overview

    InfoSphere Master Data Management (MDM) is the most complete, proven and powerful MDM solution with collaborative and operational capabilities. InfoSphere MDM manages master data for single or multiple domains - customers, patients, citizens, suppliers, locations, products, services offerings, accounts and more - for improving application & business process effectiveness

    MDM – Product 360 is Informatica’s master data-fueled product information management (PIM) system. It allows business users to more effectively manage and collaborate on product content to fuel all sales channels with consistent, rich, and accurate product data for an informed and engaging customer experience. By delivering clean, consistent, and trusted product data, Product 360 empowers customer engagement and a company’s digital transformation by increasing speed, agility, and time to market.

    Your company wants accurate, complete, and trusted supplier data to master your digital business processes and business models. The SAP® Master Data Governance application simplifies the integration of supplier data residing in both SAP and third-party sources. It supports cleansing, standardization, duplicate detection, and best-record calculation. It then lets you synchronize clean and standardized data across cloud and on-premise applications.

    Sample Customers
    L'Oreal S.A., Kingland Systems, Oncor, Farmaceuticos Maypo, Volkswagen Financial Services
    Puma, Saint Gobain, Unilever
    Convergent IS, CHIO Aachen, Dell, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), City of Boston, Mozzart, Mitsui Knowledge Industry (MKI), AOK Bundesverband, eBay
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm25%
    Insurance Company8%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company17%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Retailer11%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    REVIEWERS
    Wholesaler/Distributor25%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Non Tech Company13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company15%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Energy/Utilities Company8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise73%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise71%
    REVIEWERS
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise71%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise68%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise70%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise73%
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