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Apache Storm vs IBM Streams comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Apache Storm
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Compute Service (12th)
IBM Streams
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Streaming Analytics (20th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Apache Storm and IBM Streams aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Apache Storm is designed for Compute Service and holds a mindshare of 1.3%, up 1.1% compared to last year.
IBM Streams, on the other hand, focuses on Streaming Analytics, holds 0.9% mindshare, down 0.9% since last year.
Compute Service
Streaming Analytics
 

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Ahmed_Emad - PeerSpot reviewer
A solution for data pipelines but has connector limitations
We have used Kafka for seven years. IBM streams gives you many OOTB features that can boost the time-to-market, especially when it comes to reporting and monitoring for example. Confluent is recognized as one of the leaders in this space and the main reason for this is related to the complete vision of the platform also the large number of connectors. This gives the edge and competitive advatnage.
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Financial Services Firm
32%
Computer Software Company
19%
Government
7%
Transportation Company
4%
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Streams?
The solution’s licenses pricing is different from one region to another region. I rate the solution’s pricing a seven out of ten.
What needs improvement with IBM Streams?
the limited number of connectors. This shall be overcome with work-arounds or eventually buying additional connectors to complete the solution.
What is your primary use case for IBM Streams?
We use the solution for data pipeline by modernizing the traditional ETL jobs done through advanced streaming. Another use case is building the g2g streaming platform, which facilitates data exchan...
 

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Sample Customers

Groupon, Spotify, The Weather Channel, Twitter, FullContact
Globo TV, All England Lawn Tennis Club, CenterPoint Energy, Consolidated Communications Holdings, Darwin Ecosystem, Emory University Hospital, ICICI Securities, Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research (INFANT), Living Roads, Mobileum, Optibus, Southern Ontario Smart Computing Innovation Platform (SOSCIP), University of Alberta, University of Montana, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Wimbledon 2015
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