Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics vs TIBCO Scribe comparison

Hitachi Vantara and TIBCO are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Hitachi Vantara is ranked #19 with an average rating of 7.7, while TIBCO is ranked #48 with an average rating of 6.0. Hitachi Vantara holds a 1.8% mindshare in DI, compared to TIBCO’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Hitachi Vantara users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Categories and Ranking

Pentaho Data Integration an...

Ranking in Data Integration

19th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

TIBCO Scribe

Ranking in Data Integration

48th

Average Rating

6.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics is 1.8%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO Scribe is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Aqeel UR Rehman

BI Analyst at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Transform data efficiently with rich features but there's challenges with large datasets

Currently, I am using Pentaho Data Integration for transforming data and then loading it into different platforms. Sometimes, I use it in conjunction with AWS, particularly S3 and Redshift, to execute the copy command for data processing Pentaho Data Integration is easy to use, especially when…

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GouravSuri

Software Engineer (L4) at Uber

A cloud solution that has a lot of connectors, but it should provide better documentation and scenario-based samples

Smaller customers who want to integrate with other systems don't need too much in-house expertise in terms of technology. They can hire consultants who can implement this solution for them, and they don't have to maintain any infrastructure. For a smaller setup, it is a go-to integration system wherein they don't need a lot of expertise or infrastructure. The solution's UI is pretty intuitive and easy. It is good for smaller integration use cases. I think it would be a problem for bigger use cases. Overall, I rate TIBCO Scribe a six out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Sometimes, it took a whole team about two weeks to get all the data to prepare and present it. After the optimization of the data, it took about one to two hours to do the whole process. Therefore, it has helped a lot when you talk about money, because it doesn't take a whole team to do it, just one person to do one project at a time and run it when you want to run it. So, it has helped a lot on that side."

"I find the drag and drop feature in Pentaho Data Integration very useful for integration."

"Pentaho Data Integration is quite simple to learn, and there is a lot of information available online."

"The graphical nature of the development interface is most useful because we've got people with quite mixed skills in the team. We've got some very junior, apprentice-level people, and we've got support analysts who don't have an IT background. It allows us to have quite complicated data flows and embed logic in them. Rather than having to troll through lines and lines of code and try and work out what it's doing, you get a visual representation, which makes it quite easy for people with mixed skills to support and maintain the product. That's one side of it."

"It is easy to use, install, and start working with."

"Provides a good open source option."

"We use Lumada’s ability to develop and deploy data pipeline templates once and reuse them. This is very important. When the entire pipeline is automated, we do not have any issues in respect to deployment of code or with code working in one environment but not working in another environment. We have saved a lot of time and effort from that perspective because it is easy to build ETL pipelines."

"It's very simple compared to other products out there."

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"The most valuable feature of TIBCO Scribe is the connectors available to various products."

Cons

"I experience difficulties when handling millions of rows, as the data movement from one source to another becomes challenging."

"I would like to see improvements made for real-time data processing."

"Should provide additional control for the data warehouse"

"I would like to see more improvements with AS400 DB2."

"One thing that I don't like, just a little, is the backward compatibility."

"It could be better integrated with programming languages, like Python and R. Right now, if I want to run a Python code on one of my ETLs, it is a bit difficult to do. It would be great if we have some modules where we could code directly in a Python language. We don't really have a way to run Python code natively."

"If you develop it on MacBook, it'll be quite a hassle."

"Communicating with the vendor is challenging, and this hinders its performance in free tool setups."

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"The solution should provide better documentation and scenario-based samples."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a good open source option (Community Edition)."

"You need to go through the paid version to have Hitachi Lumada specialized support. However, if you are using the free version, then you will have only the community support. You will depend on the releases from Hitachi to solve some problem or questions that you have, such as bug fixes. You will need to wait for the newest versions or releases to solve these types of problems."

"We did a two or three-year deal the last time we did it. As compared to other solutions, at least so far in our experience, it has been very affordable. The licensing is by component. So, you need to make sure you only license the components that you really intend to use. I am not sure if we have relicensed after the Hitachi acquisition, but previously, multi-year renewals resulted in a good discount. I'm not sure if this is still the case. We've had the full suite for a lot of years, and there is just the initial cost. I am not aware of any additional costs."

"When we first started with it, it was much cheaper. It has gone up drastically, especially since Hitachi bought out Pentaho."

"If a company is looking for an ETL solution and wants to integrate it with their tech stack but doesn't want to spend a bunch of money, Pentaho is a good solution"

"There was a cost analysis done and Pentaho did favorably in terms of cost."

"The pricing has been pretty good. I'm used to using everything open-source or freeware-based. I understand that organizations need to make sure that the solutions are secure, and that's basically where I hit a roadblock in my current organization. They needed to ensure that we had a license and we had a secure way of accessing it so that no outside parties could get access to our data, but in terms of pricing, considering how much other teams are spending on cloud solutions or even their existing solutions, its price point is pretty good. At this time, there are no additional costs. We just have the licensing fees."

"I mostly used the open-source version. I didn't work with a license."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

22%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

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Questions from the Community

Which ETL tool would you recommend to populate data from OLTP to OLAP?

Hi Rajneesh, yes here is the feature comparison between the community and enterprise edition : https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/pdf/brochure/leverage-open-source-benefits-with-assurance-of-hita...

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What do you think can be improved with Hitachi Lumada Data Integrations?

In my opinion, the reporting side of this tool needs serious improvements. In my previous company, we worked with Hitachi Lumada Data Integration and while it does a good job for what it’s worth, ...

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What do you use Hitachi Lumada Data Integrations for most frequently?

My company has used this product to transform data from databases, CSV files, and flat files. It really does a good job. We were most satisfied with the results in terms of how many people could us...

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What do you like most about TIBCO Scribe?

The most valuable feature of TIBCO Scribe is the connectors available to various products.

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What needs improvement with TIBCO Scribe?

The solution should provide better documentation and scenario-based samples.

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What is your primary use case for TIBCO Scribe?

TIBCO Scribe is used to do some out-of-the-box integration with some packaged products. TIBCO Scribe is a cloud solution that has a lot of connectors, like REST connectors and database connectors t...

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Hitachi Lumada Data Integration, Kettle, Pentaho Data Integration

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Overview

Pentaho Data Integration stands as a versatile platform designed to cater to the data integration and analytics needs of organizations, regardless of their size. This powerful solution is the go-to choice for businesses seeking to seamlessly integrate data from diverse sources, including databases, files, and applications. Pentaho Data Integration facilitates the essential tasks of cleaning and transforming data, ensuring it's primed for meaningful analysis. With a wide array of tools for data mining, machine learning, and statistical analysis, Pentaho Data Integration empowers organizations to glean valuable insights from their data. What sets Pentaho Data Integration apart is its maturity and a vibrant community of users and developers, making it a reliable and cost-effective option. Pentaho Data Integration offers a range of features, including a comprehensive ETL toolkit, data cleaning and transformation capabilities, robust data analysis tools, and seamless deployment options for data integration and analytics solutions, making it a go-to solution for organizations seeking to harness the power of their data.

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