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AWS Glue vs ibi Open Data Hub for Mainframe comparison

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Glue
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Integration (1st)
ibi Open Data Hub for Mainf...
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (64th)
 

Featured Reviews

NS
Principal Consultant at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
The solution improves ETL performance but faces challenges with version upgrades
For ETL, I feel the performance is excellent. If I create jobs in a standard way, the performance is great, and maintenance is also seamless. It is serverless, so I do not need to worry about other integrations. It runs on a serverless VM. Glue services from AWS are regularly upgraded with new properties and functions. We use PySpark and other frameworks, which help customize our ETL process in a standard way. During our process, we utilized the typical SQL ITIL process standard in Glue-oriented ETL services, which helped us improve performance and time. AWS running time, mostly during the morning, saved us time compared to the old ETL method. There are many email notifications once a job is successful or fails, and we get notifications using SES or AWS's Simple Notification Service. Glue is integrated with both email alerts, and we are responsible for managing the full data journey from end to end.
it_user3876 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Provides High Reliability and Data Security
• Data in the datahub refreshes nightly. As the data only refreshes once every day, it is necessary to have to wait for any changes to thesource systems to become available.The daily refresh can be extremely useful for reconciling data. • DataHub only displays details of current members of the Organization. So it has much limited data available for generation of dynamic reports. • DataHub is volatile. The records are completely re-loaded each day. It puts burden on the system. • There are very few summary tables available due to storage of data in a detailed format. • The detailed information is not stored in the DataHub. It is stored in the relevant source system. Only commonly required data is stored within the DataHub.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution helps organizations gain flexibility in defining the structure of the data."
"I like that it's flexible, powerful, and allows you to write your own queries and scripts to get the needed transformations."
"The solution integrates well with other AWS products or services."
"It is AWS-integrated, there is end-to-end integration with the other AWS services, and it is also user-friendly."
"You do not need many frameworks to run Glue."
"The key role for Glue is that it hosts our metadata before rolling out our actual data. This is the major advantage of using this solution and our clients client have been very satisfied with it."
"The most valuable features currently are glue studio, jobs, and triggers."
"We no longer had to worry much about infrastructure management because AWS Glue is serverless, and Amazon takes care of the underlying infrastructure."
"All staff members and users can request an account which can be accessed from all PCs on the company’s network."
 

Cons

"One area that could be improved is the ETL view. The drag-and-drop interface is not as user-friendly as some other ETL tools."
"When comparing to tools such as Airflow, Glue workflows are still relatively basic in terms of flexibility and complex branching."
"We face performance issues when using AWS Glue for data transformation and integration."
"The setup and installation is a bit complex without advanced knowledge or training."
"The technical support for this solution could be improved."
"If there's a cluster-related configuration, we have to make worker notes, which is quite a headache when processing a large amount of data."
"Improvements in the UI are needed, as it is challenging to understand some functionalities."
"The point for improvement in AWS Glue would be the dynamic allocation of resources while utilizing Lambda functions."
"DataHub is volatile; the records are completely re-loaded each day, which puts a burden on the system."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's pricing is based on DPUs so it is a good idea to optimize use or it can get expensive."
"AWS Glue is a high-priced solution that bills the client $150,000 to $250,000 annually."
"It is an expensive product. I rate its pricing a nine out of ten."
"I rate the tool's pricing a four out of ten."
"The current cost is around forty to fifty thousand a month."
"I would rate the solution a six or seven on a scale of one to ten, with ten being very expensive. Specifically, I rate its pricing a six out of ten."
"If you are using the solution for an enterprise business, it will be expensive."
"I rate the product's pricing a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
Construction Company
20%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Performing Arts
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

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Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise34
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