ETL Solutions Transformation Manager vs IBM Cloud Pak for Data comparison

ETL Solutions and IBM are both solutions in the Data Integration category. ETL Solutions is ranked #33 with an average rating of 9.0, while IBM is ranked #24 with an average rating of 8.0. ETL Solutions holds a 0.3% mindshare in DI, compared to IBM’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ETL Solutions users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

ETL Solutions Transformation Manager and IBM Cloud Pak for Data are competitors in data integration and management. IBM Cloud Pak for Data tends to have the upper hand due to its robust features and advanced analytics.

Features: ETL Solutions Transformation Manager offers customizable transformation capabilities, agile ETL processes, and efficient data handling. IBM Cloud Pak for Data provides comprehensive tools with AI and machine learning, advanced analytics, and exhaustive data management, prioritizing cutting-edge analytics.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Cloud Pak for Data supports containerized and scalable deployment, offering flexibility and extensive customer service with responsive support channels. ETL Solutions Transformation Manager has straightforward deployment but requires more manual configuration and offers traditional support.

Pricing and ROI: ETL Solutions Transformation Manager is cost-effective with competitive pricing and quick ROI due to lower setup costs. IBM Cloud Pak for Data requires a higher initial investment justified by its extended capabilities, suitable for long-term strategic benefits despite heavier upfront expenses.

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Categories and Ranking

ETL Solutions Transformatio...

Ranking in Data Integration

33rd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Ranking in Data Integration

24th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Virtualization (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of ETL Solutions Transformation Manager is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Cloud Pak for Data is 1.9%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Integration

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Vijayraj Amin

Global Growth Strategist at MAIORA

User-friendly and accessible for anyone with computer knowledge and logical thinking

There is room for improvement in the solution's visualization tool. Currently, it provides basic reports and the ability to create graphs and dashboards, but I'm looking forward to more robust analytics. The plan is to enhance this feature in 2024, around Q2 or Q3, which would save us from relying on external tools like Power BI for insights.

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Michelle Leslie

Data asset management engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Starts strong with data management capabilities but needs a demo database

What I would love to see is an end-to-end, almost a training demo database of some sort, where one of the biggest problems with data management is demonstrated. There are so many components to data management, and more often than not, people understand one thing really well. They may understand DataStage and how to move data around, but they do not see the impact of moving data incorrectly. They also do not see the impact of everyone understanding a piece of data in the same way. I would love Cloud Pak to come with a demo database that illustrates the different components of data management in a logical way, so I can see the whole picture instead of just the area I'm specializing in. It would be great if Cloud Pak, from a data modeling point of view, allowed us to import our PDMs, for example. It would be ideal to import and create business terms in Cloud Pak. The PEA would be great to create the technical data. The association between the business and the technical metadata could then be automated by pulling it through from your ACE models. The data modeling component is available in Cloud Pak. Additionally, when it comes to Cloud Pak, even though it has the NextGen DataStage built into it, there is Cloud Pak for data integration as well. Currently, I do not think we have a full enough understanding of how CP4D and CP4I can enhance each other.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Back in the day, we could only get reports and analyze what happened after the fact, but today now we can generate real-time insights. Transformation Manager feeds your data science projects. We generate models and then give them to the clients, so they can come up with real-time predictions and recommendations in addition to reporting."

"It is among the best, even if not widely known."

"It is a reliable solution."

"One of Cloud Pak's best features is the Watson Knowledge Catalog, which helps you implement data governance."

"It is a scalable solution, and we have had no issues with its scalability in our company. I rate the solution's scalability a nine out of ten."

"Its data preparation capabilities are highly valuable."

"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine or ten out of ten."

"You can model the data there, connect the data models with the business processes and create data lineage processes."

"Cloud Pak is a very, very, very good system."

"I love the way that I can start at a very basic level with my data management journey by capturing my policies, justifying my data, and putting them into different categories to say this is data relating to individuals, for example, or data relating to geography."

"What I found most helpful in IBM Cloud Pak for Data is containerization, which means it's easy to shift and leave in terms of moving to other clouds. That's an advantage of IBM Cloud Pak for Data."

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Cons

"They should build a functional architecture based on queuing."

"There is room for improvement in the solution's visualization tool."

"Transformation Manager reporting could be better. There are better options for reporting tools these days. We use Microsoft BI sometimes, but Tableau is becoming too expensive. Microsoft BI's visualization features are maturing."

"The setup cost is very expensive. The cost depends on the pieces of the solution I'm using, how much data I have, and whether it's on the cloud or on-prem."

"The tool depends on the control plane, an OpenShift container platform utilized as an orchestration layer...So, we have communicated this issue to IBM and asked if it is feasible to adapt the solution to work on a Kubernetes platform that we support."

"The product must improve its performance."

"Cloud Pak would be improved with integration with cloud service providers like Cloudera."

"The product is trying to be more maturity in terms of connectors. That, I believe, is an area where Cloud Pak can improve."

"The interface could improve because sometimes it becomes slow. Sometimes there is a delay between clicks when using the software, which can make the development process slow. It can take a few seconds to complete one action, and then a few more seconds to do the next one."

"What I would love to see is an end-to-end, almost a training demo database of some sort, where one of the biggest problems with data management is demonstrated."

"There is a solution that is part of IBM Cloud Pak for Data called Watson OpenScale. It is used to monitor the deployed models for the quality and fairness of the results. This is one area that needs a lot of improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an expensive solution."

"For the licensing of the solution, there is a yearly payment that needs to be made. Also, since it is expensive, cost-wise, I rate the solution an eight or nine out of ten."

"I think that this product is too expensive for smaller companies."

"The solution is expensive."

"The solution's pricing is competitive with that of other vendors."

"I don't have the exact licensing cost for IBM Cloud Pak for Data, as my company is still finalizing requirements, including monthly, yearly, and three-year licensing fees. Still, on a scale of one to five, I'd rate it a three because, compared to other vendors, it's more complicated."

"IBM Cloud Pak for Data is expensive. If we include the training time and the machine learning, it's expensive. The cost of the execution is more reasonable."

"Cloud Pak's cost is a little high."

"It's quite expensive."

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Computer Software Company

28%

Financial Services Firm

17%

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Educational Organization

Financial Services Firm

30%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ETL Solutions Transformation Manager?

It is among the best, even if not widely known.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ETL Solutions Transformation Manager?

ETL Solutions Transformation Manager is much more affordable than other solutions like AWS, Blue, or Informatica. Even though some competitors may offer seemingly economical pricing, the resource c...

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What needs improvement with ETL Solutions Transformation Manager?

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What do you like most about IBM Cloud Pak for Data?

DataStage allows me to connect to different data sources.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Cloud Pak for Data?

The setup cost is very expensive. The cost depends on the pieces of the solution I'm using, how much data I have, and whether it's on the cloud or on-prem.

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What needs improvement with IBM Cloud Pak for Data?

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Also Known As

Transformation Manager

Cloud Pak for Data

Overview

Transformation Manager is an integrated development toolkit that is used to build data migration and data integration solutions more efficiently. A metadata-driven code generator, Transformation Manager provides users with the ability to generate lightweight, easy-to-deploy code. It combines a Graphical User Interface with a statement-driven mapping language. The Transformation Manager software derives metadata from the elements, attributes and relationships in a source and target model. Transformation Manager then uses rules specified by Simple Mapping Language (SML), which is specifically designed for implementing data transformation projects, to generate code written in Java.

ETL Solutions

IBM Cloud Pak® for Data is a fully-integrated data and AI platform that modernizes how businesses collect, organize and analyze data to infuse AI throughout their organizations. Cloud-native by design, the platform unifies market-leading services spanning the entire analytics lifecycle. From data management, DataOps, governance, business analytics and automated AI, IBM Cloud Pak for Data helps eliminate the need for costly, and often competing, point solutions while providing the information architecture you need to implement AI successfully.

Building on the streamlined hybrid-cloud foundation of Red Hat® OpenShift®, IBM Cloud Pak for Data takes advantage of the underlying resource and infrastructure optimization and management. The solution fully supports multicloud environments such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud™ and private cloud deployments. Find out how IBM Cloud Pak for Data can lower your total cost of ownership and accelerate innovation.

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