We performed a comparison between IBM InfoSphere Optim and Oracle GoldenGate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Oracle, Quest Software, SolarWinds and others in Database Development and Management."We like that we can easily restore the database with just a few clicks. The database is linked as well."
"I feel the solution to be a bit faster than the traditional methods, which makes it easy to customize."
"Many of the features of Oracle GoldenGate are valuable. We use Oracle databases and this tool is from Oracle, making it have superior compatibility."
"They've recently improved the ease of implementation."
"For small databases, GoldenGate handles the migration well."
"With Oracle GoldenGate, you can easily sync the tables and put them into the ODS database."
"GoldenGate enables us to merge and transform data from various sources in real time. It's a powerful tool that can read and load most data sources."
"It allows us to migrate from one system to another, from one server to another, with no downtime, no outage. We can get the data synchronized with multiple databases and then switch the connectivity across to the new servers."
"The live application feature is most valuable. The solution is stable. I rate it a seven out of ten."
"I like that the product transforms data and provides real-time applications."
"While the solution is very supportive of Db2, it is not so friendly when it comes to IMS databases."
"We're looking for a solution that can be implemented on AWS. IBM InfoSphere Optim can be implemented on AWS, but it costs more than double what we're currently paying. So, it's not really of good value for us."
"The solution's licensing price is very expensive and could be made more competitive."
"Oracle GoldenGate's installation is not user-friendly, we had to read a lot of documentation for the setup and configuration."
"Monitoring must be a bit more enhanced."
"Additional performance metrics should be added and visible in a dashboard, displayed in a detailed manner."
"I would like to see the interface more graphical and easier to use."
"IBM CDC has one central control while Oracle GoldenGate has two controls. In IBM CDC we can do all things in frontend. The solution needs to incorporate a feature where we can connect it to a standby database."
"The solution's performance needs improvement."
"There are a lot of bugs in the solution."
IBM InfoSphere Optim is ranked 17th in Database Development and Management with 3 reviews while Oracle GoldenGate is ranked 6th in Data Integration with 47 reviews. IBM InfoSphere Optim is rated 6.6, while Oracle GoldenGate is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere Optim writes "Can easily restore the database, but the cost needs to be reduced". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle GoldenGate writes "Performs real-time replication without data loss, but we cannot do much automation". IBM InfoSphere Optim is most compared with Solix Enterprise Data Management, Informatica Data Archive, Informatica Persistent Data Masking and Oracle Enterprise Manager, whereas Oracle GoldenGate is most compared with AWS Database Migration Service, Qlik Replicate, Quest SharePlex, Azure Data Factory and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI).
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