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IBM InfoSphere Information Server vs Oracle Integration Cloud Service comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IBM InfoSphere Information ...
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (34th), Metadata Management (8th)
Oracle Integration Cloud Se...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Oracle Integration Cloud Service aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. IBM InfoSphere Information Server is designed for Data Integration and holds a mindshare of 0.8%, down 0.9% compared to last year.
Oracle Integration Cloud Service, on the other hand, focuses on Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), holds 3.2% mindshare, down 6.8% since last year.
Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM InfoSphere Information Server0.8%
SSIS4.0%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)3.8%
Other91.4%
Data Integration
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle Integration Cloud Service3.2%
Boomi iPaaS6.8%
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform6.7%
Other83.3%
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

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Senior Data Engineer at Mohammed Mansour Alrumiah
Faced challenges with customer support and documentation but have benefited from reliable data integration over the years
As for utilizing the platform's metadata management feature, I have not worked on that feature yet, but personally, I have done that. To evaluate the effectiveness of IBM InfoSphere Information Server's data integration capabilities, if IBM is providing all the solutions we are using, then it is definitely a helpful thing. Mostly, the other thing is that it is a big area including data governance, data lineage, data management, and metadata, but every customer is not putting that much effort and money on that. They mostly migrate the data, use it, and forget it, but slowly things are changing. I am working in Saudi Arabia, so here also data governance, data management, and those kinds of things are getting attention. Regarding how scalable IBM InfoSphere Information Server is, I need to learn how to tune performance and scalability on the cloud. I am familiar with localized hardware, but on the cloud, I still have to do the work around it. In the beginning, we estimate the load and based on that, we put the hardware, but if there is continuous increase, I believe IBM also faces problems. Scalability needs to be improved because once the demand comes, you should be able to improve it, but for that, documentation on how to add hardware or resources to the software needs to be proper. I do not have much hands-on experience with that.
Kanhaiya Chandra - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Integration workflows have become faster and now simplify complex multi-system projects
Regarding data visibility in Oracle Integration Cloud Service, it raises questions about whether it is easy to work with and easy to use, particularly in the visualization of data in the product. I have not used machine learning features in Oracle Integration Cloud Service at all. I have sometimes explored the analytics tools in Oracle Integration Cloud Service, and I think they were pretty helpful and actually good. As for pricing for the product, with one being high and ten being a low price, I rate it as four, indicating it is on the higher side. I am not sure if my company is a partner with Oracle because we mainly work on the client instances. I would rate this product overall as an eight.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The integration with different technologies is the most valuable feature."
"This solution has reduced the time it takes for ETL. We took an existing Teradata ETL application from three days to eight minutes."
"Reduces the loading and development time for Datawarehouse ETL."
"This solution is extremely flexible and scalable."
"IBM InfoSphere Information Server is stable."
"The initial IBM InfoSphere Information Server is straightforward and you can choose what type of installation you want, such as a customized installation, with clear-cut documentation that, if followed, works fine and the installation has not given us issues."
"Over the years of working with IBM InfoSphere Information Server, I see basically the strength of the tool, capability, and load balancing, which I see is really good."
"Deploying the solution is straightforward for me."
"Oracle Integration Cloud Service offers a lot of adaptors."
"Oracle Integration Cloud Service offers capabilities for data customization and validation, handling different date formats, and API calls using REST and SOAP."
"As far as user friendliness goes, I loved it so far."
"The main benefit of Oracle Integration Cloud Service for me is that it makes integration faster; we don't have to write any custom code, and the return on investment is good, allowing us to complete tasks in two weeks that could take three months to do with custom code, thereby saving time and money."
"My advice to others is if you are looking for integrations with other Oracle solutions, then this is a great choice."
"The initial setup of Oracle Integration Cloud Service was easy."
"Oracle Integration Cloud Service is easy to use."
"Oracle Integration Cloud Service integrates well and is user-friendly. If you are not a developer or ops engineer you can still use the solution with ease. You do not need to have developers' knowledge, you can easily adapt and learn quickly to integrate the services. They have good documentation."
 

Cons

"We have decided to decrease the usage of metadata management because we did not see any significant advantages."
"Customer Service: It's poor."
"Unlike other tools, IBM tools do not provide much help from the internet, so additional support should be available."
"IBM InfoSphere Information Server should be more scalable. It should have the option to change the configuration to run on a single, non-multiple node, or multi-threading processing."
"Heavy use of scratch disk which sometimes leads to failure."
"Their technical support needs improvement."
"This solution would benefit from the engine being made more lightweight."
"There are certain shortcomings in the cloud side of the solution, where improvements are required."
"We would love to have more and more ready-to-use interfaces from Oracle."
"The solution doesn't currently have a fully fledged workflow feature like they have in OIM."
"The solution's customer service could be better."
"Now the platform is not built in a way that you can define."
"There is a payload size limit and we're unable to integrate some legacy applications."
"It would be helpful if there were more tutorials or documentation to learn about Oracle Integration Cloud Service."
"The bulk processing needs improvement."
"It has lengthy documentation, making the process of building applications more time-consuming."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing cost of IBM InfoSphere Information Server depends on how many users there are."
"The price is fair."
"The solution is cost-effective."
"It specifies how much data you use and how much storage you require, among other things."
"Pricing is not on the economic side since it is a tool for enterprise-sized companies."
"In the case of Oracle Integration Cloud, costs can be "predictable" as far as the platform and infrastructure are concerned."
"The price is cheaper than all other cloud integration providers."
"Its pricing is relatively lower than other vendors."
"The price of Oracle Integration Cloud Service is good. It is reasonable and is priced well for the market segment. The model they use is on a per-package unit and we have a two-year subscription."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Construction Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise28
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with IBM InfoSphere Information Server?
We are using the on-premises version of IBM InfoSphere Information Server, but we feel that all new development is mainly for the cloud. We receive corrections of errors, but we do not see new func...
What is your primary use case for IBM InfoSphere Information Server?
My usual use case for IBM InfoSphere Information Server is ETL, where we take data from one source to another data warehouse solution.
What advice do you have for others considering IBM InfoSphere Information Server?
We are about to change our platform from IBM AIX to SUSE Linux, as our whole platform is changing, so everyone should change from IBM to SUSE Linux. It would be very difficult for us to have a diff...
What's the difference between Oracle Integration Cloud Service and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)?
Oracle Integration Cloud Service has a fairly easy initial setup, and Oracle offers initial support and guidance for those who might find the setup to be challenging. There are complications that c...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Integration Cloud Service?
For the purchase process of the product, we mainly acquire it from the client side by getting a client instance; however, at TCS, we also have our own instance because we have purchased the product...
What needs improvement with Oracle Integration Cloud Service?
In terms of improvement for Oracle Integration Cloud Service, I would like the ability to call a Java function, not JavaScript, as they are already providing JavaScript functions. I am not experien...
 

Also Known As

InfoSphere Information Server, IBM Information Server
Oracle ICS
 

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Sample Customers

Canadian National Railway Company, Chickasaw Nation Division of Commerce, Swedish Armed Forces, BG RCI, Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., University of Arizona, Biogrid Australia
Calix, Avaya, Land Lakes, Leader, PWC, Vale
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