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Compare Alation and SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) 
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Enterprise (60.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.7% of reviews)
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Alation
Star Rating
(92)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (60.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(274)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Learn more about SAP Master Data Governance (MDG)Alation vs SAP Master Data Governance (MDG)
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) easier to use. However, Alation is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Alation overall.
- Reviewers felt that SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) meets the needs of their business better than Alation.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Alation is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) over Alation.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Alation
No pricing availableSAP Master Data Governance (MDG)
No pricing availableFree Trial
Alation
Free Trial is available
SAP Master Data Governance (MDG)
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
68
8.8
198
Ease of Use
8.3
72
8.6
213
Ease of Setup
8.1
50
7.8
129
Ease of Admin
8.5
41
7.8
92
Quality of Support
8.6
61
8.5
197
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
44
8.5
97
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
72
9.6
196
Features by Category
Data Governance
7.8
26
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.2
28
Not enough data
7.8
27
Not enough data
7.4
25
Not enough data
6.8
25
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.4
25
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
8.5
27
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
7.2
25
Not enough data
7.2
24
Not enough data
6.7
22
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Machine Learning Data Catalog
6.9
13
Not enough data
7.1
13
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
Administration
6.9
38
8.6
119
7.2
41
Feature Not Available
6.9
39
8.6
118
7.1
39
8.3
114
Management
8.2
39
Feature Not Available
8.4
40
Feature Not Available
6.8
38
8.8
98
6.9
39
8.7
99
7.3
38
Feature Not Available
Compliance
7.5
38
8.7
110
7.6
39
8.3
115
7.5
36
8.5
111
7.2
39
8.6
112
Security
7.5
36
8.8
94
7.6
36
8.8
95
7.6
37
8.5
93
Data Quality
6.8
36
8.6
116
Feature Not Available
8.7
114
7.3
37
8.6
118
Maintainence
7.2
35
8.8
99
7.2
34
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
6.4
29
Feature Not Available
6.5
29
8.0
19
Agentic AI - Data Governance
5.5
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
5.2
7
Not enough data
5.2
7
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
8.7
100
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
99
Not enough data
8.6
97
Not enough data
8.7
99
Not enough data
8.5
105
Security
Not enough data
9.2
106
Not enough data
8.8
101
Data management
8.3
24
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
Reporting
7.5
23
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
20
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.0
19
Not enough data
7.1
19
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SAP Store
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Alation and SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) are categorized as Data Governance
Unique Categories
Alation is categorized as Active Metadata Management and Machine Learning Data Catalog
SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) is categorized as Master Data Management (MDM) and SAP Store
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Alation
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SAP Master Data Governance (MDG)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Financial Services
8.3%
Computer Software
6.0%
Manufacturing
4.8%
Retail
4.8%
Other
63.1%
Information Technology and Services
12.9%
Pharmaceuticals
6.9%
Retail
4.3%
Computer Software
4.3%
Consulting
3.9%
Other
67.7%
Discussions
Which three are capabilities of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure data catalog service?
1 Comment
JB
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Data Catalog service offers several capabilities to help organizations manage and govern their data assets. Here are three key...Read more
Alation has no more discussions with answers
How MDG integrate with SAP hybris
2 Comments
Official Response from SAP Master Data Governance (MDG)
Please see the following integration guides: ...Read more
Is there any group where you can include me
1 Comment
Official Response from SAP Master Data Governance (MDG)
Everything what's new can be found here, please follow: https://community.sap.com/topics/master-data-governanceRead more
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