IBM watsonx.data intelligence vs. SAP Information Steward

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM watsonx.data intelligence
Score 8.2 out of 10
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IBM® watsonx.data intelligence provides data governance software (formerly IBM Knowledge Catalog) that provides a data catalog to automate data discovery, data quality management and data protection - for both structured and unstructured data.N/A
SAP Information Steward
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Monitor, analyze, and improve data integrity with SAP Information Steward software. Combine data profiling and metadata management tools for continuous insight into the quality of enterprise information to optimize processes, and enhance operational, analytical, and data governance initiatives.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsIBM watsonx.data intelligence's pricing that scales with usage and functionality. watsonx.data intelligence can be deployed in various environments such as cloud, hybrid, or on-premises. The on-premises offering is available via subscription or perpetual licenses, charged with a consumption-based Resource Unit model. The SaaS offering is available via Resource Units or Instances, with the ability to upgrade to higher tiers as needed.SAP Information Steward is sold by CPU core volume to provide the processing power required to meet enterprise data integration and quality needs.
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Community Pulse
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
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Usability
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
It's great for data discovery and analyzing the quality of that data, and it's great for managing that catalog with strong rules and policies. It has an easy policy management and data governance rules and has a very good graphic tool to show the integration between business terms and physical data not good for managing data privacy and mapping personal data handling processes
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In data conversion scenarios, the tool can be used for data profiling, data quality and data verification jobs. However, implementation depends on what implementation strategy or approach the company is adopting. In real-time scenarios, the tool can be used for generating data profiling and data quality reports as well. Business rules for data quality checks can be built into the tool and can be assigned to end or business users.
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Pros
  • Data
  • Storage
  • Collection
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  • Data Profiling
  • Data Quality Monitoring
  • Dashboards
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Cons
  • Data discovery performance.
  • Discovery of unstructured data.
  • Integration with Privacy Management API.
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  • 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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Likelihood to Renew
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Out of the box solution
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Usability
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It provides out of box solution for information management at organisation level
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Support Rating
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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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Implementation Rating
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Ready recknoer tools that act as reference are missing that can help to formulate ;Decision Driven Framework' for various strategic decesions
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Alternatives Considered
The IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog is a great amount of storage for the price. It is easily accessed by all users in the company. It provides great search features and clear pathways to locate documents. This is great for the team and our client when needing access to a specific document.
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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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Return on Investment
  • Too early to determine ROI.
  • I have had cases where IBM Watson has been offered with a suite of services
  • With strengths in enterprise asset management, it has a lot of potential to be the platform of choice.
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  • Improved data flaws
  • Catching mistakes in data
  • Reduced technical errors
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ScreenShots

SAP Information Steward Screenshots

Screenshot of Get a complete view of data quality reports by using dashboards and scorecards.Screenshot of Data impact that shows how the data is used so you can access the full impact on any data changes.Screenshot of Data profiling supports governance processes that define data ownership in accordance with business needs, roles, and policies.Screenshot of Data profiling details assess data in terms of accuracy, completeness, conformity, integrity.