We performed a comparison between Quest SharePlex, SSIS, and Talend Open Studio based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Informatica, Oracle and others in Data Integration."I like SharePlex's Compare and Repair tool."
"The core replication and its performance. Performance is crucial, and SharePlex is by far the fastest. The way it handles replication to multiple targets along with basic filtering, as well as from multiple sources to a single target, is very efficient."
"Because of the volume of the transactions, we heavily use a feature that allows SharePlex to replicate thousands of transactions. It's called PEP, Post Enhancement Performance, and that has helped us scale tremendously."
"There are some capabilities within SharePlex where you can see how the data is migrating and if it still maintains good data integrity. For example, if there are some tables that get out of sync, there are ways to find them and fix the problem on the spot. Since these are very common issues, we can easily fix these types of problems using utilities, like compare and repair. So, if you find something is out of sync, then you can just repair that table. It basically syncs that table from source to target to see if there are any differences. It will then replicate those differences to the target."
"The core features of the solution we like are the reliability of the data transfer and the accuracy of data read and write. The stability of the solution is also excellent."
"The data reader is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of SSIS is that it can handle real complex transformations."
"The technical support is very good."
"SSIS integrates well with SQL servers and Microsoft products."
"The ability of SSIS to transform and transport data is extremely valuable to me. It allows for intelligent extraction and manipulation of data during the process. Improved error handling would enhance ETL processes further. I haven't directly utilized the data flow components but they seem capable of supporting complex data integration needs."
"The scalability of SSIS is good."
"The most valuable features for our company are the flexibility and the quick turn around time in producing simple ETL solutions."
"The simplicity of the solution is great. The solution also offers excellent integration."
"The most valuable features of Talend Open Studio are customization and integration."
"The main differentiator that I have seen between Talend and other data integration tools is the ability to view the data pipeline in the form of a program."
"There are many architectures: hybrid, cloud, and on-prem."
"The most valuable features are the ETL tools."
"A helpful feature for us is the integration with NoSQL databases."
"A very user friendly solution."
"It has got so many connectors. It is intuitive and easy to use."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"For its function in relation to replication (i.e. filtering), I'd give it a six or seven out of 10. GoldenGate has much more functionality by comparison."
"I would like the solution to have some kind of machine learning and AI capabilities. Often, if we want to improve the performance of posting, we have to bump up a parameter. That means we need to stop the process, come up with a figure that we want to bump the parameter up to, and then start SharePlex. Machine learning and AI capabilities for these kinds of improvement would tremendously help boost productivity for us."
"I don't know how easy it would be to change the architecture in an already implemented replication. For example, if we have a certain way of architecting for a particular database migration and want to change that during a period of time, is that an easy or difficult change? There was a need for us to change the architecture in-between the migration, but we didn't do it. We thought, "This is possibly complicated. Let's not change it in the middle because we were approaching our cutover date." That was one thing that we should have checked with support about for training."
"I would like more ability to automate installation and configuration in line with some of the DevOps processes that are more mature in the market. That would be a considerable improvement."
"The reporting features need improvement. It would be very good for users to have a clear understanding of the status of replication."
"I have a tool called ZappySys. I need that tool to cut down on the complexity of SSIS. That tool really helps with a quick turnaround. I can do things quickly, and I can do things accurately. I can get better reporting on errors."
"We purchase an add on called task factory primarily to allow bulk delete, update and upsert capability. I'd like to see this be part of the standard package."
"Video training would be a helpful addition."
"Microsoft should offer an on-premises support warranty for those using that deployment. They seem to be withdrawing from on-premises options."
"SSIS sometimes hangs, and there are some problems with servers going down after they've been patched."
"The performance of SSIS could improve when comparing it to Oracle Database."
"SSIS should be made a little bit more intuitive and user-friendly because it needs an expert-level person to work on it."
"Improving the login procedure would make our reporting easier on monitoring our ETL processes."
"The high price of the solution is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The stability of the solution could improve when running jobs. There can be errors when running projects but in the end, it works well and the errors do not impact the result."
"The server-side should be completely revamped."
"Inter-version compatibility is a problem, and migration projects between versions are required."
"We don't get continuous replication of the data."
"Multiple products are there within the product suite. That can be actually trimmed down."
"It gets the job done but it's a bit slow."
"Talend Open Studio has a lot of capabilities, but there is some restriction. For example, if we want to connect to an SAP system, Open Studio cannot do it. We need to go with an enterprise version. Additionally, the monitoring features could improve."
