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SAP Master Data Governance

Composite Score

7.8 /10

CX Score

7.9 /10

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What is SAP Master Data Governance?

A unified, trusted view of your business enables you to work more efficiently and make better decisions. The SAP Master Data Governance application helps you pull together master data and manage it centrally using a master data management layer based on SAP Business Technology Platform.

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Awards & Recognition

SAP Master Data Governance won the following awards in the Master Data Management category

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0 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2023

0 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2022

SAP Master Data Governance Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

82 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

97 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+80 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love SAP Master Data Governance?

5% Negative

15% Neutral

80% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Trustworthy
Security Protects
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Reference Data Management

Entity Relationship Management

Record Linkage

Entity Deduplication

Aggregational Hierarchies Management

Metadata Management

Multi-Domain Mastering

Workflow Management

Record Deduplication

Record Management

Golden Record Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

SAP Master Data Governance Reviews

Isioma O.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Agriculture
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Comprehensive, Reliable, Scalable.

Likeliness to Recommend

4 /10

What differentiates SAP Master Data Governance from other similar products?

Seamless Integration with SAP Ecosystem: As part of the SAP suite, it integrates deeply with other SAP applications (like SAP S/4HANA), providing a unified and efficient approach for data governance in organizations already using SAP. Multi-Domain Mastering: It supports mastering and governance of multiple data domains (e.g., customer, supplier, material data), enabling comprehensive management of an organization’s master data. Golden Record Management: The ability to create a single, authoritative “golden record” from various data sources ensures consistent, accurate, and reliable data across the enterprise.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of SAP Master Data Governance is its seamless integration with the broader SAP ecosystem, especially for organizations already using SAP products like SAP S/4HANA. This tight integration ensures that data governance processes are not siloed but instead fully aligned with enterprise resource planning (ERP) and other core business functions. It simplifies data management, reduces redundancy, and ensures that accurate, consistent data is readily available across the organization.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I dislike most about SAP Master Data Governance is its complexity and steep learning curve. Due to its wide range of features and deep integration with SAP's ecosystem, it can be challenging for new users or organizations without dedicated SAP expertise to fully leverage the tool. This complexity may require significant training and time investment, especially when implementing or customizing workflows.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ensure SAP Ecosystem Alignment: If your organization is already using SAP products, such as SAP S/4HANA or SAP ERP, SAP Master Data Governance will integrate seamlessly and provide strong benefits. However, if you're not already in the SAP ecosystem, consider the cost and complexity of implementation before committing. Invest in Training: The tool offers a wide range of features and requires a solid understanding of data governance and SAP workflows. Ensure that your team undergoes adequate training to fully take advantage of the product’s capabilities and avoid operational inefficiencies.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Unique Features

Fredrick M.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Retail
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates SAP Master Data Governance from other similar products?

Pricing and end user interface.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Customer Interface

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not applicable

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

They should go ahead and try it.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Anushree Arun S.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Great User Interface, fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates SAP Master Data Governance from other similar products?

Ease of access

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

User Interface

What do you dislike most about this product?

Priecy product

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go for it if budget is good

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Inspires Innovation

SAP Master Data Governance

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Awards & Recognition

SAP Master Data Governance Ratings

82 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

97 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+80 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love SAP Master Data Governance?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Reference Data Management Ability to store and distribute reference data created externally. Examples of reference data: country/currency codes, administrative regions, etc.

Entity Relationship Management Ability to manage relationships across entity instances within the same entity class, as well as across entity classes.

Record Linkage Ability to find records in a dataset that refer to the same entity across different data sources

Entity Deduplication Ability to resolve duplicate representation of the same entity instance based on a set of defined attribute/rules and assign unique identifier for each instance

Aggregational Hierarchies Management Ability to create and maintain hierarchical constructs/models used by the business to aggregate information for reporting and analytics.

Metadata Management A metadata layer makes reporting easy and eliminates the need for coding and SQL, allowing users to see and access information in simple business language.

Multi-Domain Mastering Ability to manage different types of master data (person, product, etc.) inside the same platform.

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Record Deduplication Ability to eliminate duplicate records in a datset.

Record Management Includes ability for Data stewards to monitoring data quality, taking action to determine the root cause of flagged issues and recommending remediation actions.

Golden Record Management Includes ability to profile, clean, match, link, identify, and reconcile master data in different data sources to create and maintain the "golden record."

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

SAP Master Data Governance Reviews

Isioma O.

Comprehensive, Reliable, Scalable.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Fredrick M.

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Anushree Arun S.

Great User Interface, fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Reference Data Management

Entity Relationship Management

Record Linkage

Entity Deduplication

Aggregational Hierarchies Management

Metadata Management

Multi-Domain Mastering

Workflow Management

Record Deduplication

Record Management

Golden Record Management

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Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Ease of Customization

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