IBM App Connect vs Oracle Big Data SQL comparison

IBM and Oracle are both solutions in the Cloud Data Integration category. IBM is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.2, while Oracle is ranked #16 with an average rating of 10.0. IBM holds a 5.1% mindshare in CDI, compared to Oracle’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

IBM App Connect

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

IBM App Connect and Oracle Big Data SQL are competing in the data integration and big data analytics space. Oracle Big Data SQL holds an advantage with its advanced features and analytical capabilities, making it a better choice for comprehensive big data solutions.

Features: IBM App Connect is known for its integration versatility, with features like pre-built connectors and templates, API management, and real-time data synchronization. Oracle Big Data SQL stands out with its ability to support SQL across Hadoop, NoSQL, and Oracle Database, facilitating seamless big data querying and processing.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM App Connect offers a cloud-based deployment model that simplifies tasks, supported by efficient customer service for prompt assistance. Oracle Big Data SQL has a complex deployment process tailored for large-scale infrastructures and requires more expertise, although it also provides robust customer service.

Pricing and ROI: IBM App Connect is attractive for its competitive pricing and quick ROI, offering flexible payment options and lower initial costs. Oracle Big Data SQL requires a higher initial investment due to its expansive analytical features, offering substantial long-term ROI for enterprises seeking significant returns.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM App Connect

Ranking in Cloud Data Integration

12th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Big Data SQL

Ranking in Cloud Data Integration

16th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Cloud Data Integration category, the mindshare of IBM App Connect is 5.1%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Big Data SQL is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Emirhan Guven

Team Leader, Software Development at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees

Transforms data efficiently and navigates licensing challenges with ease

The transition between version 12 and version 13 presents some challenges. While version 12 had approximately 10 features, version 13 includes around 200 features with cloud platform compatibility. The learning curve for developers moving from version 12 to 13 could be smoother. When using new components, better context explanations would be beneficial. In version 13, accessing new features requires connecting through a web browser, which can be challenging to understand. The explanation of new features could be more user-friendly.

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Mohamed Moustafa

General Manager at Quit cement

Offers good scalability, strong stability and seamless integration

The user interface is really user-friendly and intuitive. It was a major plus. The integration process was smooth. Oracle's security is good and significantly better than that of other solutions I've encountered. Previously, we had separate data interfaces for 15 concrete mixing plants, requiring manual document creation in Oracle. Now, with integrated automation, production has become much easier and more efficient over the past three years.

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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

"I like the adapters. The adapters help us achieve scalability. If you want to connect to SAP, there's an adapter. Salesforce? There's an adapter. You want to connect to another system? There's likely an adapter for that."

"It's stable to use, connect with the cloud, and to deploy."

"The most valuable feature is the user-friendliness of the application."

"Technical support is good."

"The solution is very fast-paced when it comes to making things right. We can quickly download what we need if we need any app migrations for our software business. We can download it plenty of times when we need to use it. It gives us very high speed for delivering any development."

"One of the most beneficial features is the ability to handle multiple communication technologies, like integrating Kafka flows, which is helpful as other teams heavily use it. Regarding error handling, I initially wrote most of the handling myself. While built-in features for error handling are built-in, it largely depends on the developer. We use a custom solution that catches all exceptions, logs them in a database, and replays them as needed. It has been effective for us for over twenty years."

"Provides good security features."

"It can handle API conversions with mapping and transformation rules, simplifying the development process."

More IBM App Connect pros

"This solution can maintain a large volume of data and is flexible to what data it can handle. The performance is very good."

"The user interface is really user-friendly and intuitive."

Cons

"I've been using IBM App Connect for about twenty-five years, and while I like it, there are some areas for improvement. The trace policy is ridiculous, and the biggest issue is the cost—it's expensive. People would use it much more if the price point weren't so high."

"The product should improve its support."

"The addition of string functionality would be a benefit, particularly in the ESQL space that IBM already uses internally."

"IBM App Connect is scalable. From the administration side, they need to improve the RBAC model, as well as the clustering of this product. It will be good if we can start up the cluster, via IBM Connect Console. Some other products like MuleSoft, are providing this type of administration. MuleSoft is easy to use and user friendly."

"They reply in one or two hours at most, but they could be better."

"When we do a version upgrade of the system, the platform is kind of complicated."

"The user interface of IBM App Connect can be a little bit more user-friendly, I would say because the first-time developer is onboarded while using IBM App Connect, he or she may get a little intimidated or daunted looking at all the options available or the pipelines, et cetera."

"Finding developers for the product is difficult since it is a niche solution. I know the OpenShift environment is running well for the microservice environment. We had some issues with the other environment we tried to implement. It can be easily implemented internally, but we have some problems in practice."

More IBM App Connect cons

"There is room for improvement in the pricing."

"The solution could improve by adding more advanced features."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost depends upon the consumer."

"The price could be better."

"The licensing cost for IBM App Connect is very high."

"It is very expensive if we want to scale."

"Initially, App Connect was quite expensive because the cost was based on the number of processors we used. However, it's now based on containers, which means we can be more specific about our consumption and get a better price."

"IBM App Connect's pricing is high compared to other products."

"App Connect is not cheap."

"The solution's pricing isn't cheap, but you can get good discounts based on your competitive deal."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Educational Organization

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM App Connect?

I like the adapters. The adapters help us achieve scalability. If you want to connect to SAP, there's an adapter. Salesforce? There's an adapter. You want to connect to another system? There's like...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM App Connect?

Configuration time varies by implementation. For insurance companies with simple JDBC connections, the process is straightforward. However, companies requiring multiple configurations for ODBC, JDB...

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What is your primary use case for IBM App Connect?

I am a developer specializing in IBM App Connect. We have a customer interested in comparing ESB tools, such as webMethods, which was previously owned by Software AG company before IBM acquired the...

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What do you like most about Oracle Big Data SQL?

The user interface is really user-friendly and intuitive.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Big Data SQL?

There is room for improvement in the pricing.

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Big Data SQL?

With Oracle Big Data SQL, I primarily managed data organization and structure. It helped streamline data within the system. I integrated Oracle with other systems. I worked with Oracle integrations...

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Compared 9% of the time

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Overview

Rapidly connect public clouds, private clouds and on-premises application

App Connect Professional is IBM’s cloud integration offering which delivers an integration solution
• With ease-of-use, flexibility and increased responsiveness to the evolving business needs, while removing the daunting complexities of integration.
• Provides the powerful combination of a ‘simple integration experience’ for business users looking to automate how their applications talk to each other; coupled with a ‘configuration based integration’ approach for IT.
• App Connect Professional is for the teams and integration developers who need to solve more complex problems and need powerful tooling for integration scenarios

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