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Elastic Search vs TIBCO BusinessWorks comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.2
Organizations report increased efficiency and ROI from Elastic Search, with proper implementation and data integration being crucial.
Sentiment score
7.3
TIBCO BusinessWorks offers flexibility and reliability, with ROI seen in two years, ensuring smooth development and overall satisfaction.
It is stable, and we do not encounter critical issues like server downtime, which could result in data loss.
We have not purchased any licensed products, and our use of Elastic Search is purely open-source, contributing positively to our ROI.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.6
Elastic Search's customer service is supported by a strong community and resources, though response times can be slow.
Sentiment score
6.1
TIBCO BusinessWorks customer service is generally efficient with knowledgeable teams, though experiences vary in responsiveness and problem-solving.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Elastic Search offers strong scalability and ease of use but may face challenges with large databases and complex indexes.
Sentiment score
6.9
TIBCO BusinessWorks is scalable, handling large data, but costs and licensing can limit expansion, especially on-premise.
I would rate its scalability a ten.
I would rate the scalability of Elasticsearch as an eight.
I can actually add more storage and memory because I host it in the cloud.
It is not like AWS where I can add memory or more servers.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Elastic Search is stable and reliable for enterprise use, with occasional issues in large-scale data or new releases.
Sentiment score
7.6
TIBCO BusinessWorks is stable but faces challenges post version 5.14; users report memory spikes and require hotfixes for issues.
The data transfer sometimes exceeded the bandwidth limits without proper notification, which caused issues.
It was consistent and reliable in our usage.
It is stable, however, every now and then, it just ends.
 

Room For Improvement

Elastic Search users seek improved security, scalability, integration, and support, alongside better UI, onboarding, and licensing enhancements.
TIBCO BusinessWorks needs stability, cloud adoption, user-friendliness enhancements, better pricing, and improved support for non-technical users and monitoring.
This can create problems for new developers because they have to quickly switch to another version.
The consistency and stability of Elasticsearch are commendable, and they should keep up the good work.
It is primarily based on Unix or Linux-based operating systems and cannot be easily configured in Windows systems.
The learning curve takes time compared to webMethods.
They should ensure that what was working in the previous version must also work in the new version of BW six.
 

Setup Cost

Elastic Search is cost-effective initially but can become expensive with additional nodes and premium features despite flexible licensing.
TIBCO BusinessWorks is costly, especially for medium-sized companies, with discounts mainly benefiting large organizations through Enterprise License Agreements.
We used the open-source version of Elasticsearch, which was free.
Pricing is for an enterprise application, so the company pays for it with a company license.
 

Valuable Features

ELK offers fast search, scalable architecture, advanced analytics, and integration with Logstash, X-Pack, for flexible, cost-effective enterprise data management.
TIBCO BusinessWorks offers user-friendly, robust performance and scalable integration with efficient service creation and extensive legacy and cloud support.
The most valuable feature of Elasticsearch was the quick search capability, allowing us to search by any criteria needed.
Elastic Search makes handling large data volumes efficient and supports complex search operations.
Configuring Elasticsearch is much easier compared to comprehending other SIEM tools like Splunk.
When I have an architecture designed to plug in the service itself with BW, it makes things much easier.
It's a great software application for the middleware use cases to connect the front channels to the back ends in a secure and safer way.
 

Categories and Ranking

Elastic Search
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
Indexing and Search (1st), Cloud Data Integration (11th), Search as a Service (1st), Vector Databases (2nd)
TIBCO BusinessWorks
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (18th)
 

Featured Reviews

Anand_Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Captures data from all other sources and becomes a MOM aka monitoring of monitors
Scalability and ROI are the areas they have to improve. Their license terms are based on the number of cores. If you increase the number of cores, it becomes very difficult to manage at a large scale. For example, if I have a $3 million project, I won't sell it because if we're dealing with a 10 TB or 50 TB system, there are a lot of systems and applications to monitor, and I have to make an MOM (Mean of Max) for everything. This is because of the cost impact. Also, when you have horizontal scaling, it's like a multi-story building with only one elevator. You have to run around, and it's not efficient. Even the smallest task becomes difficult. That's the problem with horizontal scaling. They need to improve this because if they increase the cores and adjust the licensing accordingly, it would make more sense.
Moustafa Fares - PeerSpot reviewer
Connects systems securely, simplifies data communication, and benefits from AI integration potential
I would like to see an AI project with BusinessWorks. I haven't worked with cloud architecture using BusinessWorks, so I would like to work with it as a cloud architect. I am still learning the documentation, so I don't have a complete experience with TIBCO. The learning curve takes time compared to webMethods.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
24%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ELK Elasticsearch?
Logsign provides us with the capability to execute multiple queries according to our requirements. The indexing is very high, making it effective for storing and retrieving logs. The real-time anal...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ELK Elasticsearch?
I don't know about pricing. That is dealt with by the sales team and our account team. I was not involved with that.
What needs improvement with ELK Elasticsearch?
I found an issue with Elasticsearch in terms of aggregation. They are good, yet the rules written for this are not really good. There is a maximum of 10,000 entries, so the limitation means that if...
How does TIBCO BusinessWorks compare with Mule Anypoint Platform?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether TIBCO BusinessWorks or Mule Anypoint platform integration and connectivity software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Mule...
What do you like most about TIBCO BusinessWorks?
The ability to link to different technologies is valuable to us.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO BusinessWorks?
Pricing is for an enterprise application, so the company pays for it with a company license. Everything comes packaged with the license.
 

Also Known As

Elastic Enterprise Search, Swiftype, Elastic Cloud
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

T-Mobile, Adobe, Booking.com, BMW, Telegraph Media Group, Cisco, Karbon, Deezer, NORBr, Labelbox, Fingerprint, Relativity, NHS Hospital, Met Office, Proximus, Go1, Mentat, Bluestone Analytics, Humanz, Hutch, Auchan, Sitecore, Linklaters, Socren, Infotrack, Pfizer, Engadget, Airbus, Grab, Vimeo, Ticketmaster, Asana, Twilio, Blizzard, Comcast, RWE and many others.
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