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We performed a comparison between IBM InfoSphere DataStage and Tungsten RPA 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.
To learn more, read our detailed IBM InfoSphere DataStage vs. Tungsten RPA Report (Updated: July 2023).
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Pros
"The product is easy to deploy.""The solution is stable.""It works with multiple servers and offers high availability.""The most valuable feature is the data integration for data warehousing.""The solution has improved the time it takes to perform tasks related to batch applications.""ETL is the most valuable feature.""The most valuable feature is the product's versatility to inject data.""As a data integration platform, it is easy to use. It is quite robust and useful for volumetric analysis when you have huge volumes of data. We have tested it for up to ten million rows, and it is robust enough to process ten million rows internally with its parallel processing. Its error logging mechanism is far simpler and easier to understand than other data integration tools. The newer version of InfoSphere has the data catalog and IDC lineage. They are helpful in the easy traceability of columns and tables."

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"It is very simple and easy to learn compared to any other RPA tools such as UiPath, Automation Anywhere and Blue Prism.""The solution is scalable.""This is a stable platform and we did not encounter any big problems.""Kofax RPA's best feature is its high success percentage in picking up information from documents, especially where the DPI is really low.""The product saves time and resources.""The OCR was quite stable and flexible.""The flexibility to use already-developed components is really good. You can use it for Excel-related operations and other things.""You can automate browsing tasks without needing a server connection. The platform provides its browser, allowing you to run anything inside it."

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Cons
"The pricing should be lower.""Working with some of the big data components is good, but I can see improvements are needed.""Reduced cost would allow more customers to choose the product. It's quite expensive in relation to the cost of other similar solutions.""The graphical user interface (GUI) feels a lot like the interfaces from the 1980s.""It would be useful to provide support for Python, AR, and Java.""The initial setup could be more straightforward.""It takes a lot of time to actually trigger your job and then go into the logs and other stuff. So all of this is really time-consuming.""The initial setup can be complex."

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"The product should improve desktop automation, which is hard to configure. It needs to have custom connectors. It is the only advantage that Microsoft Power Platform has over Kofax RPA. It has more than 800 custom connectors.""Exception handling needs to be improved.""We are on version 10.6, and the current version seems to be 11. Kofax is cycling the capabilities of the product very quickly. One of the difficulties has been to actually keep up with the capabilities as they've evolved. On the one hand, it is good that the product is getting better, but on the other hand, it is difficult to implement the best way with a product that is evolving constantly.""It needs a free training portal for anybody on the internet to use so that they can get an idea of what the possibilities are.""There is really nothing special about the capabilities of this product.""I would like to see them further enhance the OCR, specifically in the multi-language support.""Kofax RPA's UI could be more user-friendly.""The product needs more AI capabilities."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "High-cost of ownership: They could take a page from open source software."
  • "Pricing varies based on use, and it is not as costly as some competing enterprise solutions."
  • "Small and medium-sized companies cannot afford to pay for this solution."
  • "The cost is too high."
  • "It's very expensive."
  • "Our internal team takes care of group licensing and cost. We don't have individual licenses. We have group licensing at the company level. Usually, IBM doesn't charge anything separately on the licensing side. For storage and everything else, we are paying around $6,000 per month, which is not very high. It includes Linux data storage, execution, and licensing. They're charging $40 for one-hour execution. Based on that, we are spending around $2,000 on the production environment and $1,000 on the lower environment for testing and development-side executions. For the mainframe, we are using the Db2 mainframe database, and we are spending around $1,000 on the Db2 mainframe database as well. All this comes out to be around $6,000. We, however, would like to have some cost reduction."
  • "The price is expensive but there are no licensing fees."
  • "It is quite expensive."
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  • "The normal price for an on-premises license is €50,000. That's the price for one robot license. You can have more than one robot license but only one can be run at any one time. I believe the cost of adding a second robot is around €14,000."
  • "Price is not a problem, because they are a competitor and we have a special rate."
  • "I don't have complete insight at this point in time, but I would guess that Kofax is a lot less expensive than Automation Anywhere. I would expect its license to be on a yearly basis."
  • "Its pricing is reasonable given the product capabilities. Kofax has a wide range of products, and it can sometimes be confusing to understand which capabilities come with which product set. One of the key facets that we've been looking into recently is cognitive document recognition that was a core pile of some of their other technologies such as Kofax transformation modules (KTM)."
  • "Kofax's prices are pretty reasonable."
  • "There is a standard license needed to use Kofax RPA and the price is reasonable."
  • "Kofax RPA is moderately priced but expensive in comparison to UiPath and Power Automate."
  • "I give the price of the solution a six out of ten."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: My company currently uses the free version of the product, and we are definitely switching to a paid one. We needed a tool that can help us not only integrate our data but use it effectively. For the… more »
    Top Answer: I think the tool may cause some difficulties if you have not used other data integration solutions before. I have worked at companies that used different tools for data integration, and they work… more »
    Top Answer:IBM Cloud Paks makes a big difference in your data integration. My company has been using it alongside IBM InfoSphere DataStage and while the main product is good on its own, this one truly expands… more »
    Top Answer:You can automate browsing tasks without needing a server connection. The platform provides its browser, allowing you to run anything inside it.
    Top Answer:The pricing model for automation solutions like Automation Anywhere, UiPath, and Microsoft Power Platform is subscription-based, where costs are calculated based on factors such as the number of hours… more »
    Top Answer:The product should improve desktop automation, which is hard to configure. It needs to have custom connectors. It is the only advantage that Microsoft Power Platform has over Kofax RPA. It has more… more »
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    Kofax RPA, Kofax Kapow, Kapow
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    Overview

    IBM InfoSphere DataStage is a high-quality data integration tool that aims to design, develop, and run jobs that move and transform data for organizations of different sizes. The product works by integrating data across multiple systems through a high-performance parallel framework. It supports extended metadata management, enterprise connectivity, and integration of all types of data.

    The solution is the data integration component of IBM InfoSphere Information Server, providing a graphical framework for moving data from source systems to target systems. IBM InfoSphere DataStage can deliver data to data warehouses, data marts, operational data sources, and other enterprise applications. The tool works with various types of patterns - extract, transform and load (ETL), and extract, load, and transform (ELT). The scalability of the platform is achieved by using parallel processing and enterprise connectivity.

    The solution has various versions, catering to different types of companies, which include the Server Edition, the Enterprise Edition, and the MVS Edition. Depending on which version a company has bought, different goals can be achieved. They include the following:

    • Designing data flows to extract information from multiple sources, transform the data, and deliver it to target databases or applications.

    • Delivery of relevant and accurate data through direct connections to enterprise applications.

    • Reduction of development time and improvement of consistency through prebuilt functions.

    • Utilization of InfoSphere Information Server tools for accelerating the project delivery cycle.

    IBM InfoSphere DataStage can be deployed in various ways, including:

    • As a service: The tool can be accessed from a subscription model, where its capabilities are a part of IBM DataStage on IBM Cloud Park for Data as a Service. This option offers full management on IBM Cloud.

    • On premises or in any cloud: The two editions - IBM DataStage Enterprise and IBM DataStage Enterprise Plus - can run workloads on premises or in any cloud when added to IBM DataStage on IBM Cloud Pak for Data as a Service.

    • On premises: The basic jobs of the tool can be run on premises using IBM DataStage.

    IBM InfoSphere DataStage Features

    The tool has various features through which users can integrate and utilize their data effectively. The components of IBM InfoSphere DataStage include:

    • AI services: The tool offers services such as data science, event messaging, data warehousing, and data virtualization. It accelerates processes through artificial intelligence (AI) and offers a connection with IBM Cloud Paks - the cloud-native insight platform of the solution.

    • Parallel engine: Through this feature, ETL performance can be optimized to process data at scale. This is achieved through parallel engine and load balancing, which maximizes throughput.

    • Metadata support: This feature of the product uses the IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog to protect companies' sensitive data and monitor who can access it and at what levels.

    • Automated delivery pipelines: IBM InfoSphere DataStage reduces costs by automating continuous integration and delivery of pipelines.

    • Prebuilt connectors: The feature for prebuilt connectivity and stages allows users to move data between multiple cloud sources and data warehouses, including IBM native products.

    • IBM DataStage Flow Designer: This feature offers assistance through machine learning design. The product offers its clients a user-friendly interface which facilitates the work process.

    • IBM InfoSphere QualityStage: The tool provides a feature that automatically resolves data quality issues and increases the reliability of the delivered data.

    • Automated failure detection: Through this feature, companies can reduce infrastructure management efforts, relying on the automated detection that the tool offers.

    • Distributed data processing: Cloud runtimes can be executed remotely through this feature while maintaining its sovereignty and decreasing costs.

    IBM InfoSphere DataStage Benefits

    This solution offers many benefits for the companies that utilize it for data integration. Some of these benefits include:

    • Increased speed of workload execution due to better balancing and a parallel engine.

    • Reduction of data movement costs through integrations and seamless design of jobs.

    • Modernization of data integration by extending the capabilities of companies' data.

    • Delivery of reliable data through IBM Cloud Pak for Data.

    • Utilization of a drag-and-drop interface which assists in the delivery of data without the need for code.

    • Effective data manipulation allows data to be merged before being mapped and transformed.

    • Creating easier access of users to their data by providing visual maps of the process and the delivered data.

    Reviews from Real Users

    A data/solution architect at a computer software company says the product is robust, easy to use, has a simple error logging mechanism, and works very well for huge volumes of data.

    Tirthankar Roy Chowdhury, team leader at Tata Consultancy Services, feels the tool is user-friendly with a lot of functionalities, and doesn't require much coding because of its drag-and-drop features.

    Tungsten RPA offers an efficient solution for streamlining business processes through Robotic Process Automation (RPA), which utilizes software "bots" to automate tasks like data entry and form filling. With Tungsten RPA, organizations can enjoy increased efficiency as repetitive tasks are automated, freeing up human resources for more strategic work. Moreover, the software ensures improved accuracy by performing tasks consistently and error-free, leading to reduced costs and enhanced compliance with regulations. Key features include a low-code design environment for easy workflow creation, intelligent document processing for handling unstructured data, automated process discovery, and flexible deployment options suitable for on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments. Tungsten RPA presents a comprehensive solution for optimizing operational efficiency and driving business success through automation.
    Sample Customers
    Dubai Statistics Center, Etisalat Egypt
    Aetna, BNP Paribas, Citi, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ING, Aviva, Humana, Willis, Merck, University Hospitals, CardinalHealth, American Red Cross, Alegri, Capita
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company54%
    Healthcare Company8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Insurance Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm26%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Insurance Company8%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Energy/Utilities Company15%
    Logistics Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company13%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Insurance Company6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business46%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise48%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise74%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise4%
    Large Enterprise61%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise66%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM InfoSphere DataStage vs. Tungsten RPA
    July 2023
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    IBM InfoSphere DataStage is ranked 7th in Data Integration with 36 reviews while Tungsten RPA is ranked 12th in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with 23 reviews. IBM InfoSphere DataStage is rated 7.8, while Tungsten RPA is rated 7.4. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tungsten RPA writes "A stable product that provides end-to-end solutions for different business problems". IBM InfoSphere DataStage is most compared with IBM Cloud Pak for Data, SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Talend Open Studio and Informatica PowerCenter, whereas Tungsten RPA is most compared with UiPath, Microsoft Power Automate, Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere (AA) and SAS Data Management. See our IBM InfoSphere DataStage vs. Tungsten RPA report.

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