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IBM InfoSphere DataStage vs Primeur Ghibli Next Integration Platform comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Ranking in Data Integration
6th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Primeur Ghibli Next Integra...
Ranking in Data Integration
45th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of IBM InfoSphere DataStage is 4.6%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Primeur Ghibli Next Integration Platform is 0.0%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Swetha S - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution streamlines design, development, and deployment with effective ETL features
The support has been really good. Typically, if we have any issues, we raise a ticket with IBM, and they help us resolve the issues if required. We also have the flexibility to submit a feature request to be included as part of the wishlist, potentially becoming a product feature in subsequent releases.
GC
A highly scalable and flexible solution that has excellent workflows and provides fast technical support
I am satisfied with the product. The documentation is getting better. I rate the documentation a six out of ten. We use the capability of this product to use other products like IBM to move data. The solution's workflows are its best feature. The tool is workflow-based and is very useful for integration. It is a hub for our clients. It is very useful.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"DataStage works better with Linux operating systems when the application services are hosted on Linux system equipment, but it's powerful on Windows too."
"ETL is the most valuable feature."
"Once you have Infosphere up and running properly, it is stable."
"We are mostly using transmission rules. It has a lot of functions and logic related to transmission. It is a user-friendly tool with in-built functions."
"I am impressed with the tool's ETL tracing."
"The solution is stable."
"Finding logs is very easy on the solution."
"The tool has good scalability and flexibility."
 

Cons

"The solution should be more user-friendly."
"They can provide better support for non-IBM tools when it comes to the target."
"It would be useful to provide support for Python, AR, and Java."
"The deployment could be more straightforward."
"The setup is extremely difficult."
"Its documentation is not up to the mark. While building APIs, we had a lot of problems trying to get around it because it is not very user-friendly. We tried to get hold of API documentation, but the documentation is not very well thought out. It should be more structured and elaborate. In terms of additional features, I would like to see good reporting on performance and performance-tuning recommendations that can be based on AI. I would also like to see better data profiling information being reported on InfoSphere."
"The template mapping could be easier."
"DataStage is quite expensive. It is too hard to find a consultant using DataStage in Turkey."
"There are not many consultants who know the product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is too high."
"Pricing varies based on use, and it is not as costly as some competing enterprise solutions."
"The product is expensive."
"The price is expensive but there are no licensing fees."
"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."
"High-cost of ownership: They could take a page from open source software."
"The pricing is competitive but on the higher side of the pricing scale."
"The pricing depends on the setup. However, we paid $100,000 as a one-time cost for an on-premises setup."
"The pricing is aligned with other products."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
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Company Size

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Questions from the Community

Would you upgrade to more premium versions of IBM InfoSphere DataStage?
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 ...
Is IBM InfoSphere DataStage more difficult to use compared to other tools in the field?
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 ...
Do you rely on IBM Cloud Paks for your data? Have you utilized this product, or do you use IBM InfoSphere DataStage without it?
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...
What needs improvement with Primeur Ghibli Next Integration Platform?
The product has a small customer base. There are not many consultants who know the product. The product must provide more control and tracking features. The process of understanding the problems is...
 

Also Known As

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Ghibli Next Integration Platform, Primeur Ghibli Next, Ghibli Next
 

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Sample Customers

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