We performed a comparison between ETL Solutions Transformation Manager and IBM InfoSphere DataStage 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."It is among the best, even if not widely known."
"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 a reliable solution."
"When we have needed help from the IBM team, they were helpful. Our company is a premium partner so we get fast responses."
"The most valuable feature for our data processing needs is IBM InfoSphere DataStage's capability to handle ETL tasks with large record volumes."
"It is quite useful and powerful."
"It works with multiple servers and offers high availability."
"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."
"Compared to other ETL tools, DataStage has excellent debugging and development capabilities. And the availability of connectors, even though we sometimes have to opt for specific ones. Also, the availability of patches is good."
"The ETL tools are probably the most valuable feature. It has an IBM tool, a friendly UI and it makes things more comfortable."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to transfer information via notes."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in the solution's visualization tool."
"They should build a functional architecture based on queuing."
"Currently lacking virtualization ability."
"Improvements for DataStage could include better integration with modern data sources like cloud solutions and documents, along with enhancing its capability to handle non-structured data."
"It would be useful to provide support for Python, AR, and Java."
"The solution can be a bit more user-friendly, similar to Informatica."
"In terms of intermediate storage, we have some challenges, especially with customers who store data in intermediate locations."
"Reduced cost would allow more customers to choose the product. It's quite expensive in relation to the cost of other similar solutions."
"There are three things that could improve - the cloud, monitoring and cloud integration. It's a solid product but not a modern one and of course it depends what you're looking for."
"The interface needs improvement. It is really too technical. That is the main problem."
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ETL Solutions Transformation Manager is ranked 32nd in Data Integration with 3 reviews while IBM InfoSphere DataStage is ranked 7th in Data Integration with 37 reviews. ETL Solutions Transformation Manager is rated 9.0, while IBM InfoSphere DataStage is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of ETL Solutions Transformation Manager writes "It lets us create models so we can generate real-time predictions and insights for a our clients". On the other hand, 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". ETL Solutions Transformation Manager is most compared with webMethods Integration Server, Axway AMPLIFY Application Integration, TIBCO Spotfire, Denodo and Altair Monarch, whereas IBM InfoSphere DataStage is most compared with IBM Cloud Pak for Data, SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Talend Open Studio and Informatica PowerCenter. See our ETL Solutions Transformation Manager vs. IBM InfoSphere DataStage report.
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