No more typing reviews! Try our Samantha, our new voice AI agent.

Oracle GoldenGate vs ibi Open Data Hub for Mainframe comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

ibi Open Data Hub for Mainf...
Ranking in Data Integration
61st
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle GoldenGate
Ranking in Data Integration
21st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of ibi Open Data Hub for Mainframe is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle GoldenGate is 1.4%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle GoldenGate1.4%
ibi Open Data Hub for Mainframe0.7%
Other97.9%
Data Integration
 

Q&A Highlights

AS
Community Manager at PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)
Jun 30, 2014
 

Featured Reviews

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.
EmmanuelCatalano - PeerSpot reviewer
DBA at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real-time data streaming has simplified transformations and kept enterprise databases synchronized
Oracle GoldenGate is good, but I would like to improve it. There is a need for whoever installs and configures Oracle GoldenGate to set the correct parameters for the use cases we need to use. In some cases, we had performance problems related to the streaming because there was a lot of information to stream concurrently. However, you can tune Oracle GoldenGate to use more RAM on the source side or more processes. I think that sometimes what is missing is knowledge about the tool from the person responsible for configuration. At this moment, Oracle GoldenGate is a very good tool, and I do not know in which area we can improve it. Perhaps the debug part of the tool could be improved. In some cases, I use the utility for how Oracle GoldenGate generates messages about the statements that it streams because of bugs, and in some cases, it is not very user-friendly. It may be possible to improve the API or the path related to debugging, but not the tool itself. The tool itself is good. I remember that in some configurations, we had problems with the streaming of DDL, which are changes to Oracle object structures such as tables and procedures. A new feature could be to perform streaming for operational objects such as procedures, functions, packages, or grants. This would synchronize source and target for these aspects, not only for data or the main types of structures, but also for others. I remember that there was some configuration in which you performed the streaming of the entire schema, or if you performed streaming for only tables, then you were unable to stream grants and other Oracle objects. I think it is important to introduce that capability.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"All staff members and users can request an account which can be accessed from all PCs on the company’s network."
"The product's initial setup phase was very simple."
"The solution is useful for data transformation."
"The CDC feature is interesting."
"With Oracle GoldenGate, you can easily sync the tables and put them into the ODS database."
"The most valuable features of Oracle GoldenGate are the schema application and performance."
"We can replicate data across different data centers and different technologies."
"For small databases, GoldenGate handles the migration well."
"Oracle GoldenGate helps to select and target specific tables for replication. Any changes or operations on those tables are immediately reflected in the source and target environments."
 

Cons

"DataHub is volatile; the records are completely re-loaded each day, which puts a burden on the system."
"GoldenGate is expensive. It's costly because this solution is unique in our market. The GoldenGate Cloud Service is cheaper than the on-premise solution."
"Monitoring must be a bit more enhanced."
"The product lacks some features and it's expensive."
"The process of transforming the data between two different databases is inefficient and needs to be improved."
"The technical support in Egypt is not responsive."
"The main problem of Oracle GoldenGate is that sometimes, the processes get abended. Data consistency is also challenging."
"Oracle GoldenGate could improve the price."
"Troubleshooting issues is not always the easiest. It should be easier to troubleshoot. Their support can also be improved. They don't read your problem statement and waste a lot of time. GoldenGate for big data is actually a separate license. It is sort of a separate product, but it might fall underneath your GoldenGate category. If we're talking about big data, its interaction with big data sources is poorly documented."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"We have an enterprise license for it. It might be for three years or so. I'm not aware of any additional costs to the standard licensing fee."
"The tool needs to improve its pricing."
"It is an expensive product."
"The solution is highly-priced."
"The tool is a bit expensive."
"Oracle GoldenGate's cost is high."
"The price is high. Consequently, when clients or customers acquire the solution, they tend to utilize it to its maximum extent due to this factor."
"The licensing model should be improved to be more cost-effective for the end users."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Data Integration solutions are best for your needs.
900,747 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Comparison Review

it_user99375 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Mar 31, 2014
Oracle GoldenGate vs. Oracle Active Dataguard
As an Oracle DBA, while working upon high availability of your database you may stumble upon various Oracle strategic capabilities that fall into categories of Oracle Replication. Oracle provides various technologies for replication like GoldenGate, streams, and Active Dataguard. Replication…
 

Answers from the Community

AS
Community Manager at PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)
Jun 30, 2014
Jun 30, 2014
Data hub is more a Master data management solution rather than a primary Integration solution. Depending on the systems and the type of integration, golden gate, data hub or any other solution could be appropriate. Could you share any details about the intended use?
2 out of 3 answers
it_user136377 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
Jun 30, 2014
Answers already provided here http://www.itcentralstation.com/products/comparisons/data-hub_vs_goldengate   Who is the colleague requesting such?    
it_user130794 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 30, 2014
Delay with sync, trouble in one end and improper communication on one side of the system, etc!
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
20%
Performing Arts
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Media Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
6%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise30
 

Questions from the Community

Ask a question
Earn 20 points
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle GoldenGate?
The pricing of Oracle GoldenGate depends on the discount we receive from Oracle. If the customer orders a larger quantity, we get a more flexible price. The list price is high, and the price can so...
What needs improvement with Oracle GoldenGate?
Oracle GoldenGate is good, but I would like to improve it. There is a need for whoever installs and configures Oracle GoldenGate to set the correct parameters for the use cases we need to use. In s...
What is your primary use case for Oracle GoldenGate?
I'm working with other Oracle products and Oracle GoldenGate on-premises. I can share my experience with Oracle GoldenGate on-premises. I have used it for several years to stream data between datab...
 

Also Known As

iWay Data Hub, Data Hub, Information Builders Data Hub
GoldenGate
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Ford Motor Company, City of Erlanger, Kentucky Police Dept., Helzberg Diamond Inc.
Japan Exchange Group, Daewoo E&C, Herbalife, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Canon, Turk Telekom
Find out what your peers are saying about Informatica, Microsoft, Palantir and others in Data Integration. Updated: June 2026.
900,747 professionals have used our research since 2012.