Compare Informatica MDM vs. Microsoft MDS
Informatica MDM is ranked 1st in Master Data Management with 5 reviews while Microsoft MDS is ranked 2nd in Master Data Management with 4 reviews. Informatica MDM is rated 8.4, while Microsoft MDS is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Informatica MDM writes "It gives you accountability to centralize your data and have it available to different applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft MDS writes "MDS 2016 - Bit clunky but it works and the price is right. ". Informatica MDM is most compared with Informatica PIM, Orchestra Networks EBX and SAP Master Data Governance, whereas Microsoft MDS is most compared with Informatica MDM, SAP Master Data Governance and Profisee. See our Informatica MDM vs. Microsoft MDS report.
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The scalability of the solution is excellent. It gives you accountability to centralize your data and have it available to different applications. We can see all our information on a single screen. Address Doctor gives an accurate combination of information provided with a level of returned threshold value. The tool manually checks on applying business rules and helps to implement them. | The most valuable feature is the administration console. Technical support is very good. |
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I think they should work really hard on UI. We cannot sell the product directly with an additional layer. Needs to implement the new workflow with simple steps and a quick visualization with a 360 view of the data. | In the next version, I would like to see integration with Azure. The solution could be better integrated into Microsoft's other products. |
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it's expensive, but if you're looking for a stable solution, Informatica MDM is a good one to choose. | The pricing of this solution is good. |
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Views 13,523 Comparisons 9,578 Reviews 5 Average Words per Review 212 Avg. Rating 8.4 | Views 6,003 Comparisons 3,058 Reviews 3 Average Words per Review 775 Avg. Rating 7.7 |
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Also Known As | |
| Siperian, Customer 360 | Microsoft Master Data Services, Microsoft MDM, Microsoft SQL Server Master Data Services |
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| Informatica | Microsoft |
Overview | |
Informatica MDM solution delivers the market-leading foundation on which to build that trusted 360-degree view. Companies around the globe rely on Informatica MDM to give business users easy access to the data that drives their strategic decisions about cutting costs, increasing revenues, improving operations, reducing risk, and capitalizing on opportunities. As the industry’s only true end-to-end MDM solution, it incorporates data integration, data quality, data governance, business process management, and master data management on a single vendor-agnostic platform to ensure faster time-to-value. | Master Data Services (MDS) is the SQL Server solution for master data management. Master data management (MDM) describes the efforts made by an organization to discover and define non-transactional lists of data, with the goal of compiling maintainable master lists. An MDM project generally includes an evaluation and restructuring of internal business processes along with the implementation of MDM technology. The result of a successful MDM solution is reliable, centralized data that can be analyzed, resulting in better business decisions. |
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Learn more about Informatica MDM | Learn more about Microsoft MDS |
Sample Customers | |
| UPMC, Citrix | ETA a.s., Apeejay Surrendra Group, Blue Star Infotech, Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation, The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, New Belgium Brewing |
Top Industries | |
Insurance Company13% Healthcare Company13% Wholesaler/Distributor13% Financial Services Firm13% Software R&D Company32% Financial Services Firm10% Comms Service Provider9% Government8% | Software R&D Company37% Non Profit13% Insurance Company11% Government8% |
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