WhereScape RED vs ibi Open Data Hub for Mainframe comparison

Information Builders and WhereScape are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Information Builders is ranked #60, while WhereScape is ranked #44. Information Builders holds a 0.7% mindshare in DI, compared to WhereScape’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Information Builders users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of WhereScape users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between WhereScape RED and ibi Open Data Hub for Mainframe based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

ibi Open Data Hub for Mainf...

Ranking in Data Integration

60th

Average Rating

10.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WhereScape RED

Ranking in Data Integration

44th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 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 WhereScape RED is 1.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
WhereScape RED	1.1%
ibi Open Data Hub for Mainframe	0.7%
Other	98.2%

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it_user3876

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.

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reviewer1618884

BI Analyst DW Architect at a mining and metals company with 10,001+ employees

Quick to set up, flexible, and stable

The scheduling part I don't like due to the fact that it allows you to schedule as a parent and child and other things, however, the error trackability has to be a little more user-friendly. It's also not user-friendly in the sense that it loads all the jobs and there are not enough filters so that it doesn't need to load everything. If the job fails, you don't get any type of alert or email. It would be ideal if there was some sort of automated alert message. Technical support isn't the best. It would be ideal if we understood how to do it in a card exception regarding exclusion, where the card is captured separately rather than filling the whole process on the data inbound side. Certain workloads like this are organized in such a way where you seem to be doubling the work as opposed to streamlining the process.

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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

"All staff members and users can request an account which can be accessed from all PCs on the company’s network."

"WhereScape is really helpful in terms of architecture data. Everything is one of automation. Two people can do thousands of tables in one day or two. It saves a lot of time."

"I found the initial setup very easy."

"Embedding of standards and design patterns into the tool yields substantial quality and consistency gains."

"During the POC myself and one WS resource were able to deliver a project in 3 days that had been in development by other resources for 6 months and still hadn't been delivered."

"The tool supports multiple target update methods."

"WhereScape's deployment package is a fantastic feature. The application allows for selecting specific objects that you would like to deploy from one environment to another rather than deploying the entire database."

"We are now 2.5 years into using WhereScape and all warehouse code we have converted from our old tool to WhereScape has performed faster; anywhere from 20-80% reduction in processing time."

"ROI has been huge; we have a very large healthcare data warehouse and the amount of ETL code we have produced and continue to maintain would not be possible without a tool as cost effective as RED."

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Cons

"DataHub is volatile; the records are completely re-loaded each day, which puts a burden on the system."

"It could use a tool to diagnose what is missing from the environment for WhereScape to install successfully."

"Unfortunately this tool's basic architecture has severe flaws which make it likely impractical for most real world marts or data warehouses."

"The scheduled jobs which are run by the WhereScape scheduler seem to be a strangely separate animal."

"They need a more robust support center. It has been a bit difficult to find solutions to problems that are out-of-the-box."

"No support for change data capture or delta detection - that must be custom coded ."

"The solution can be a little more user-friendly on enterprise-level where people use it."

"Customization could be better."

"I would love to see a GUI interface for defining dependencies between build processes."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"ROI is at least 10 times."

"Speed to market of a warehouse solution at a relatively inexpensive price point."

"Factor in the price of specialized consulting who know this product. They're hard to find and expensive."

"Our company purchased a corporate unlimited license."

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Top Industries

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Healthcare Company

10%

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	11

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Also Known As

iWay Data Hub, Data Hub, Information Builders Data Hub

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Overview

The ibi Open Data Hub for Mainframe offers streamlined access to mainframe data directly within chosen BI tools, simplifying a traditionally cumbersome process. It enables real-time analysis of mainframe data, eliminating delays associated with data warehouse updates. Compatible with various BI tools like Tableau and Power BI, it ensures flexibility in software selection. Security protocols maintain data integrity, and features ensure data availability and reliability. Key benefits include improved data availability, simplified retrieval processes, enhanced analytics capabilities, and modernization without data migration.

Information Builders

WhereScape is data warehouse software that automates the Data Warehouse lifecycle. From implementation to maintenance, WhereScape will ensure your data warehouse projects are completed up to 5x faster than manual coding.

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