Honest comparison

Primentra vs Grunddata

Grunddata and Primentra go after the same team: the one leaving Microsoft MDS. Grunddata hosts your reference data in a dedicated EU environment, and your people edit it from Excel or Google Sheets. Primentra installs on the SQL Server you already run, so the data stays inside your network. Grunddata starts at €18,000 a year for 10 users. Primentra costs €7,500 a year for everyone. If the data must stay in-house, Grunddata is out.

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Pricing

What you actually pay

Our pick
Primentra
€7,500/year
Flat fee, unlimited users

Runs on the SQL Server you already have. User 11 costs you nothing extra, and neither does user 200. Renewals capped at Dutch inflation.

Grunddata
€18,000+/year
Per environment, plus €20 per user per month after 10

From €1,500 a month for one environment and 10 users. A test environment adds at least €1,000 a month. Fifty users on one environment come to €27,600 a year.

Feature comparison

Primentra vs Grunddata — what each platform covers

FeaturePrimentraGrunddata
MDS migration wizard
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Flat pricing, unlimited users
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On-premise SQL Server
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Data stays in your network
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Hosted for you, no servers to run
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Excel and Google Sheets add-ins
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Microsoft Entra ID sign-in
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OData feed
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REST API
Validation rules
Change history per record

Which one is right for you?

Choose Grunddata if…
You want the vendor to run the servers, the backups and the upgrades, and an EU cloud is an acceptable home for your data
Your people live in Excel or Google Sheets and want to edit reference data there through an add-in
You sign in with Microsoft Entra ID and want the tool to use it from the first day
Your Power BI reports should read the data through an OData feed, with no SQL access needed
Choose Primentra if…
Your reference data may not leave your own network, or your auditors want it on a server you control
You are moving off Microsoft MDS and want a wizard that imports your models, entities and domain values in one go
More than a handful of people edit the data. At €7,500 flat, user 50 costs the same as user 5
A change needs a second pair of eyes before it goes live. Primentra has approval workflows built in

Frequently asked questions

Is Primentra a Grunddata alternative?

Yes, for the same job. Both take reference data, mappings and code lists out of spreadsheets and give your other systems one version to read. The difference is where it runs. Grunddata is a hosted service in a dedicated EU environment. Primentra installs on your own SQL Server.

Can Grunddata run on-premise?

Its website offers no on-premise option. Each customer gets a dedicated environment on EU cloud infrastructure. If your data must stay on your own servers, Primentra fits and Grunddata does not.

How much does Grunddata cost compared to Primentra?

Grunddata starts at €1,500 a month for one environment and 10 users, which is €18,000 a year. Each extra user adds €20 a month. Each extra environment, a test environment for example, starts at €1,000 a month. Primentra is €7,500 a year with unlimited users.

Does Grunddata migrate Microsoft MDS?

Grunddata publishes a migration guide and includes migration help in its Enterprise plan. The guide describes the work as mapping your MDS models to Grunddata models, moving the data, and repointing the systems that read from MDS. Primentra has a built-in wizard: you run one SQL query against your MDS database, export the result as JSON, and import it. Most migrations finish in under an hour.

Can I try Primentra before I buy?

Yes. Primentra has a 60-day free trial with no credit card. You get every feature and unlimited users, installed on your own SQL Server.

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