We performed a comparison between IBM InfoSphere DataStage and IBM InfoSphere Information Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The ETL tools are probably the most valuable feature. It has an IBM tool, a friendly UI and it makes things more comfortable."
"It's a robust solution."
"ETL is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to transfer information via notes."
"The solution is stable."
"We are mostly using transmission rules. It has a lot of functions and logic related to transmission. It is a user-friendly tool with in-built functions."
"The best feature of IBM InfoSphere DataStage for me was that it was very much user-friendly. The solution didn't require that much raw coding because most of its features were drag and drop, plus it had a large number of functionalities."
"The solution's scalability is really good...we are using multi-instance jobs where you can scale them easily."
"The integration with different technologies is the most valuable feature."
"This solution is extremely flexible and scalable."
"IBM InfoSphere Information Server is stable."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It doesn't have any big data connections. It would be good to have them because most of the systems are moving towards big data. There should also be a user-friendly way to interact with the cloud. Its loading process is very slow. It takes a lot of time for around 5 or 6 million records, and we are not able to provide real-time data to the vendors due to this delay. Its performance needs to be improved. It is also like a legacy system. It is not updated much. In higher versions, they only do small changes. We would like to have new features and new technologies."
"The setup is extremely difficult."
"Reduced cost would allow more customers to choose the product. It's quite expensive in relation to the cost of other similar solutions."
"DataStage is quite expensive. It is too hard to find a consultant using DataStage in Turkey."
"So, there are some features that are missing. If I compare DataStage to Talend, Talend allows you to write custom code in Java or use these tools in your applications as well if you are building a job application. But in DataStage, it does not allow you to write custom code for any component."
"In terms of intermediate storage, we have some challenges, especially with customers who store data in intermediate locations."
"The interface needs improvement."
"Their web interface is good but the on-prem sites are outdated. The solution could also be improved if they could integrate the data pipeline scheduling part of their interface."
"This solution would benefit from the engine being made more lightweight."
"Their technical support needs improvement."
"IBM InfoSphere Information Server should be more scalable. It should have the option to change the configuration to run on a single, non-multiple node, or multi-threading processing."
"There are certain shortcomings in the cloud side of the solution, where improvements are required."
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IBM InfoSphere DataStage is ranked 7th in Data Integration with 37 reviews while IBM InfoSphere Information Server is ranked 36th in Data Integration with 7 reviews. IBM InfoSphere DataStage is rated 7.8, while IBM InfoSphere Information Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere DataStage writes "User-friendly with a lot of functions for transmission rules, but has slow performance and not suitable for a huge volume of data". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere Information Server writes "Prompt support, reliable, but lacking scalability". IBM InfoSphere DataStage is most compared with SSIS, IBM Cloud Pak for Data, Azure Data Factory, Talend Open Studio and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), whereas IBM InfoSphere Information Server is most compared with Qlik Replicate, IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog, IBM Cloud Pak for Data, Oracle GoldenGate and IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog. See our IBM InfoSphere DataStage vs. IBM InfoSphere Information Server report.
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