Stibo Systems STEP vs Veeva Network MDM

Stibo Systems STEP is an enterprise master data management platform for trusted information across products, customers, suppliers, locations, entities, assets, reference data, and business relationships. It supports deduplication, approval workflows, data syndication, and API access. Role-based controls and an auditable change history govern records, with validation and approval before entry to the master store. STEP validates and enriches data during ingestion, then can show quality scores, trust indicators, and lineage metadata at query time. Its connectivity gallery lists 93 matches, including SAP, Salesforce, Microsoft Power BI, databases, messaging systems, and syndication channels. Stibo Systems MCP Server lets AI agents query, retrieve, and act on master data. AI offerings cover content generation, translation, and image analysis, with Azure OpenAI and Azure Vision integrations documented. STEP runs on Microsoft Azure in a multi-tenant cloud-native architecture, while documentation covers SaaS and on-premises core releases. Pricing is on request.

Veeva Network MDM is a cloud-based master data platform and customer master application for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Its predefined model supports customer reference data management, including data change requests from field teams using Vault CRM. Organizations can combine reference data with third-party sources such as OpenData to maintain a unified customer record. Business users access customer data through a portal and widgets, and organizations can add domains such as product or payer. Listed domains also include healthcare professionals, healthcare organizations, affiliations, reference data, and employees. The platform connects with Vault CRM, OpenData, and Nitro, and lists deduplication, data syndication, and API access. Veeva reports more than 45,000 field users accessing Network and over 7 billion records under management. It lists revision history, approval workflows, audit trails, electronic signatures, role-based access, and compliance controls. Network MDM is offered for enterprise pharma, biotech, animal health, and consumer health organizations. Pricing is available on request.