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SAP Data Services vs SAP Information Steward

SAP Data Services
29 Ratings
SAP Information Steward
11 Ratings

SAP Data Services

29 Ratings
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Score 7.8 out of 100

Based on 29 reviews and ratings

SAP Information Steward

11 Ratings
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Score 8.8 out of 100

Based on 11 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

    Data Quality

    7.4

    SAP Data Services

    74%

    SAP Information Steward

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    SAP Data Services ranks higher in 6/6 features
    SAP Data Services ranks higher in 6/6 features

    Data source connectivity

    7.0
    70%
    11 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Data profiling

    8.0
    80%
    11 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Master data management (MDM) integration

    7.1
    71%
    8 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Data element standardization

    8.0
    80%
    11 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Match and merge

    6.5
    65%
    11 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Address verification

    7.5
    75%
    9 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Attribute Ratings

    • SAP Data Services is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
    • SAP Information Steward is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend

    Likelihood to Recommend

    7.5

    SAP Data Services

    75%
    11 Ratings
    9.1

    SAP Information Steward

    91%
    6 Ratings

    Support Rating

    8.0

    SAP Data Services

    80%
    12 Ratings
    4.5

    SAP Information Steward

    45%
    2 Ratings

    Likelihood to Recommend

    SAP Data Services

    SAP Data Services is a great tool for managing and mapping big data with easy setup and integration processes. The metadata administration provided by the SAP DS is also very effective and saves a lot for the organizations which deal with heavy data management issues. Recommended for the companies and businesses looking for a reliable data services tool.

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    Karlos Dickson | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Karlos Dickson
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    SAP Information Steward

    Advance Editor implementation for rules, validation of data is very easy. Consolidation, Integration and Metadata Auditing is very good. Metrics Dashboard and Scorecards for viewing the data is very very good and also the quality improvement can be made looking at the dashboard. SAP Info Steward is very helpful for Data Migration Project comprising Big Datas for Manufacturing organisation with very much easy field level updates whether they are of SAP standard or not. Especially when migration, the need for SAP standard data is must and it can be easily done using this tool.

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    Md Imtiaz | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Pros

    SAP Data Services

    • Repetition of the same extract or transform for different needs. We can use variables to use the same ETL job for different types of aggregations.
    • Reliability of the jobs through the use of audit features. We can add audit gates to check for table counts and automatically send out notifications and alerts.

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    Kevin Clemons | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    SAP Information Steward

    • Audit trail management of Metadata to ensure due diligence with respect to the quality of data
    • Control features and identification of risk wrt data
    • Ready recknor in form of advance bi reports for procurement and costing kpi
    • Flexible comparison and filter functio ality across cross organisation data

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    Dhaval Gala | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Cons

    SAP Data Services

    • Debugging is not very easy. When one wants to see the flow of data from one Query to another, the process is not very smooth and efficient.
    • A lot of functions do not behave the way they should. I have faced problems with the count() function.
    • I have faced problems while loading Excel files. The same set of options will work in one case but not in the other.

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    Himanshi Arora | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Himanshi Arora
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    SAP Information Steward

    • More real-time integration scenarios needed.
    • Needs more generic standard content for metadata management.
    • The user interface can be more intuitive based on AI.

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    Rajesh Chavan | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Pricing Details

    SAP Data Services

    General

    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    —
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    —

    SAP Information Steward

    General

    Free Trial
    —
    Free/Freemium Version
    —
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level set up fee?
    Optional

    Starting Price

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    Support Rating

    SAP Data Services

    SAP Data Services 8.0
    Based on 12 answers
    As other SAP products, there is excellent support by SAP on this tool. You can access the SAP Help portal in order to give support either from the huge community or directly from SAP.

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    SAP Information Steward

    SAP Information Steward 4.5
    Based on 2 answers
    I believe many features from SAP Information Steward are available in other SAP products as well hence it is more confusing for business or customers to do the right selection. Moreover SAP strategy is not very clear for this particular product hence often we are confused while exploring more related scenarios

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    Rajesh Chavan | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Alternatives Considered

    SAP Data Services

    You cannot afford to run your business on questionable data. With SAP® Data Services software, you can access, transform, and connect data to fuel your critical business processes. Together, these enterprise-class solutions enable data integration and data quality, providing the right level of insight across your business so you can make better decisions and operate more effectively.SAP Data Services was previously known as SAP BusinessObjects Data Services, SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator, BusinessObjects Data Integrator.

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    Vivek Yalla | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Vivek Yalla
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    SAP Information Steward

    In the case of this organization, Information Steward was part of a suite from SAP together with Data Services and SAP Master Data Governance. In terms of the overall package it was worth it for the company. Informatica cost was higher and the overall benefit from SAP package was the key decision point.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Return on Investment

    SAP Data Services

    • DS has had a very positive impact by reducing deployment times for SAP and has provided ability to deploy multiple sites at the same time.
    • Ongoing master data creation/migration benefits significantly from DS, and it's easy to stand up a new business unit.
    • Data accuracy improved and manual inspections are minimal.

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    Kiran Bhat | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Kiran Bhat
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    SAP Information Steward

    • Data Redundancy nullified
    • Data Cleansing with lesser manual effort
    • Validation is easy and definitely good
    • Data Admin access to be diversified

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    Md Imtiaz | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Md Imtiaz
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