We performed a comparison between Microsoft MDS and Talend Open Studio for MDM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Master Data Management (MDM) Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The best thing about it is that it comes with the Microsoft package."
"It's very easy to use."
"More generic related things can be included in the services."
"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."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the administration console."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft MDS is its management."
"I really like the data fabric."
"The biggest advantage of Talend is that they have an active community. If we face any issue, we can get input in a short duration of time."
"The most valuable features are the stewardship and the data prep."
"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."
"From my understanding, MS, as of 2021, will not maintain the product going forward."
"Microsoft MDS isn't getting strong support because Microsoft is focusing more on cloud solutions."
"The Microsoft license cost could be lower."
"In the next version, I would like to see integration with Azure."
"Stability can be fragile at times. If you are not attentive or make a mistake, it can cause problems."
"There are occasions when the solution maintains SD and we get duplications of MDS."
"I do not have notes for improvement."
"It can definitely be improved on the UI side. They can provide a better UI as compared to what is currently available. I'm trying to set up the UI to capture some information, and when I try to use the native feature of Talend, I'm finding it difficult. It could be improved a bit. Only when it comes to MDM, it is not user-friendly, but when it comes to data integration of Big Data, it's extremely user-friendly."
"Creating a model and deploying it is a little bit tricky in Talend, compared to other tools."
Microsoft MDS is ranked 2nd in Master Data Management (MDM) Software with 19 reviews while Talend Open Studio for MDM is ranked 4th in Master Data Management (MDM) Software with 3 reviews. Microsoft MDS is rated 7.6, while Talend Open Studio for MDM is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft MDS writes "Useful Excel plug-in, good scalability, and good integration with SQL Server and other Microsoft products". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Talend Open Studio for MDM writes "Good stewardship and data prep capabilities with responsive technical support, but the deployment can be tricky". Microsoft MDS is most compared with Informatica MDM, SAP Master Data Governance, Profisee and Reltio Cloud, whereas Talend Open Studio for MDM is most compared with Talend MDM Platform, Semarchy xDM, TIBCO EBX, Reltio Cloud and Informatica PIM. See our Microsoft MDS vs. Talend Open Studio for MDM report.
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