We performed a comparison between Informatica PowerCenter, TIBCO Scribe, and webMethods Integration Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"Once you figure it out, it is a powerful and simple ETL tool. Its stability has been very satisfactory."
"I would recommend that others considering the solution go ahead and use it for any batch and high volume loads with complex transactions."
"The partitioning and optimization to help enhance our development is a very valuable aspect of Informatica PowerCenter."
"The most valuable features are the metadata repository and the data warehouse application console."
"It has very good monitoring and process monitoring."
"It reduces a lot of legacy coding."
"Good interface, reasonable documentation."
"The most valuable feature of TIBCO Scribe is the connectors available to various products."
"It's a visual tool, so our transformations can be quickly implemented without a lot of fuss. The fact that we have an easy way to expose REST services is also very interesting. It offers the possibility to connect over GMS to synchronize message brokers."
"The tool is very powerful and user-friendly."
"We have a reusable code that we can replicate for any new interfaces."
"It integrates well with various servers."
"The synchronous and asynchronous messaging system the solution provides is very good."
"The MFT component of webMethods, for example, is easy to set up and convenient to use. It handles files very efficiently and it is easy to automate tasks with complex schedules. Monitoring is centralized to MWS which can be used to monitor other products as well (Trading Networks, BPM, MFT, etc.)"
"The messaging part is the most valuable feature."
"What I like best about webMethods Integration Server is its portfolio of connectors."
"The initial setup is not straightforward. You need expertise to do it."
"The multiple interfaces in Informatica PowerCenter are not great for the user experience. Because of this, I think it can cause confusion for any beginner developer."
"While Informatica is great for data-integration, it does not have any analytics features. Thus, organizations have to always look for another product for their BI needs."
"Include more instruments for LOGs analysis, interpretation, and job corrections."
"The solution must improve the integration with new services."
"Its interface can be modernized. It is an old product. I have been working with it for 14 years, and it still looks the same. It hasn't been modernized much. It also needs to handle more modern formats, such as JSON files. It works with the old text files and databases, but it does not always work with the newer, modern stuff. You need to make your own programs to support that kind of stuff. Support is also a kind of difficult with Informatica. They don't do direct support and rely on using their distributors around the globe for support, which means that you kind of have to go through this layer of different companies before you get help."
"Informatica PowerCenter is outdated and would benefit from modernization. They should have a very good migration strategy from Informatica PowerCenter to AACF. Informatica PowerCenter there is no point in using it, you have to use a cloud version."
"The solution could have better documentation on basic steps or blocks that specify what to do."
"The solution should provide better documentation and scenario-based samples."
"Support is expensive."
"The installation process should be simplified for first time users and be made more user-friendly."
"The product must add more compatible connectors."
"When migration happens from the one release to an upgraded release from Software AG, many of the existing services are deprecated and developers have to put in effort testing and redeveloping some of the services. It would be better that upgrade releases took care to support the lower-level versions of webMethods."
"This solution could be improved by offering subscription based licensing."
"The price should be reduced to make it more affordable."
"We'd like for them to open up to a more cloud-based solution that could offer more flexibility and maybe a better rules engine or more integration with rules engines."
"Large file handling is pretty hard comparatively to other middleware tools."
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