About This Constellation ShortList™
Master data management (MDM) is both a technology and a methodology for linking, centralizing, and maintaining enterprise data to a singular point of reference. MDM programs typically include a methodology to support data governance and ensure data quality across the enterprise. This requires a common definition of terms and entities across an organization and a consistent data quality approach for classifying, transforming, augmenting, mastering, securing, delivering, and refreshing enterprise data.
MDM in the past addressed entities such as customer, product, supplier, and other specific domains. Today most MDM systems can handle multidomain models across multicloud architectures. As migrations to the cloud accelerate, it’s increasingly important to consider the availability of softwareas- a-service options and cloud-native deployment options, integrations, and partnerships.
The vendors included on this ShortList are unchanged since its 2024 publication.
Threshold Criteria
Constellation considers the following criteria for these solutions:
- Information integration
- Data quality
- Data governance
- Multidomain (i.e., customer, product, supplier, reference data, sites, location)
- Multiple deployment models: on-premises, hybrid cloud and multicloud
- Augmented capabilities, including emerging GenAI capabilities, designed to automate or assist humans with entity resolution, data profiling, data mapping and/or data modeling
- Industry-specific templates and accelerators
- Self-service business rules
- Support for data privacy rules and regulations
- Customer references
The Constellation ShortList™
Constellation evaluates more than 15 solutions categorized in this market. This Constellation ShortList is determined by client inquiries, partner conversations, customer references, vendor selection projects, market share and internal research.
- Informatica
- Reltio
- Semarchy
- Stibo Systems
Frequency of Evaluation
Each Constellation ShortList is updated at least once per year. Updates may occur after six months if deemed necessary.
Evaluation Services
Constellation clients can work with the analyst and research team to conduct a more thorough discussion of this Constellation ShortList. Constellation can also provide guidance in vendor selection and contract negotiation.
