SAP Replication Server vs TIBCO Spotfire comparison

The compared SAP and TIBCO solutions aren't in the same category. SAP is ranked #20 in DDM , with an average rating of 7.0, and holds a 1.7% mindshare in the category. TIBCO is ranked #14 in BIT , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of SAP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of TIBCO users who would recommend it.

SAP Replication Server

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100% willing to recommend

TIBCO Spotfire

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97% willing to recommend

SAP Replication Server

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between SAP Replication Server and TIBCO Spotfire based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Database Development and Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

SAP Replication Server

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Database Development and Management (20th), Data Integration (41st)

TIBCO Spotfire

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (14th)

Mindshare comparison

SAP Replication Server and TIBCO Spotfire aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. SAP Replication Server is designed for Database Development and Management and holds a mindshare of 1.7%, up 0.8% compared to last year.
TIBCO Spotfire, on the other hand, focuses on BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, holds 1.1% mindshare, up 1.1% since last year.

Database Development and Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SAP Replication Server	1.7%
Redgate SQL Toolbelt Essentials	4.5%
Spotlight	4.0%
Other	89.8%

Database Development and Management

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
TIBCO Spotfire	1.1%
Microsoft Power BI	8.9%
Tableau Enterprise	6.2%
Other	83.8%

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

Featured Reviews

reviewer1834542

Finance Business Process Improvement, Transformation and Project Management at a consultancy with self employed

Eliminates replication and allows you to use only one database, speeding up performance and reducing amount of storage

The private solution is expensive. If you're in a situation where you're paying IBM or AWS or somebody just to host you specifically, you're paying people to run it and you're taking care of all the upgrades. As a company, you're either hiring or paying an outsourcer to do that, and you have to manage it, keep up with the updates to the hardware, software, and the operating system. It's very expensive because there's a lot to control and take care of.

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Jacobo Ortiz Avila

Production Engineer at Parex Resources Inc

Has improved data handling and customization but requires more intuitive visual design for workflows

It was kind of tough to have the visualizations with HTML, or you have to create your own page. But it was working great with buttons and every page updated pretty fast with the server capability, and it was handling a big amount of data, maybe five years of data. It was performing quite well, taking maybe three minutes to update the whole model. It has been good, but most recently, they changed the commercial methodology to get the license. Our política in the company is to hire or get licenses year by year, but most recently, TIBCO Spotfire asked us to have a three-year license term. That made things a little bit tougher for the commercial relationship. Maybe with all these automation processes that you have, those could be more visually friendly. N8N is a good example where you could connect some platforms, and you don't have to code strictly, but you could visually create an algorithm. That capability of clicking and dragging some boxes of code could actually facilitate how people create their own algorithms. It could be very useful if the coding part of using the platform could be more user-friendly in terms of visual capability.

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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

"SAP is renovating different things. We are using external tools to connect as of now. It is going well, and now the new generation integration platforms are going to be pretty easy."

"It speeds up the performance in terms of how fast you are able to access the data, look at it, get it reported to you, and send it to somebody. It also reduces the amount of storage."

"It's pretty good at handling replication, even under high load. It also provides cross-database replication, for example, from Sybase to Oracle."

"SAP Replication Server is an application that I consider to be a robust system. It has proven to be highly reliable in my experience."

"We can customize any workflow and we also like the business domain modeling that can be done."

"TIBCO Spotfire is easy to use. We initiated Spotfire as POC, with support from a tech team based in South Africa. While they assisted with the setup, we conducted the POC ourselves."

"I think having Python included is a big win because you get the chance to customize your algorithm and your in-house development without having a big dependency on a third party."

"The ability to create a real-time data mark, using just one piece of software, is the best feature of this product."

"TIBCO Spotfire integrates with R and Python, offering a differentiator from the competition."

"We used it pretty heavily in gathering data, which goes to our VPs. They are able to base their next revenue planning based on this metric. So, it has been invaluable."

"The two features that I have found most valuable are its ability to customize the dashboards when it comes to the evaluation. The second feature is its ability to handle a large amount of data, which is also something very unique about it."

"Data discovery is very simple."

"We particularly like the data angling feature of this solution. This gives us the ability to work on data transformations, join files, and carry out other data preparation tasks all in a single tool."

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Cons

"I would like to see it become mobile-friendly."

"There is room for improvement in terms of pricing and faster support."

"Improvement is a never ending story, and HANA is doing some improvements. We are able to adopt that, and we have to do it by integration with HANA. They are very major changes that we need to see."

"If someone wants to replicate their data from Sybase to a newer technology for data warehousing or other purposes, it would be better if they supported those."

"The private solution is expensive. If you're in a situation where you're paying IBM or AWS or somebody just to host you specifically, you're paying people to run it and you're taking care of all the upgrades."

"I would like to see the visualization library in this solution expanded, so that I can increase what I can offer to our clients."

"TIBCO Spotfire and ClickView need improvement in scheduling, which is critical yet lacking in quality."

"The number of charts available out of the box in Spotfire can be enhanced."

"TIBCO Spotfire can be improved in several areas. The UI can be enhanced, and the usage and flexibility need to be better compared to other analytical tools."

"The layered features within Spotfire can make it a bit complicated sometimes as compared to Power BI."

"We would like an easier way to get the product to the cloud. Right now, we have the on-premise version, and we would like to find a way to make it easier to migrate it over to the cloud."

"The data compression has room for improvement."

"The initial setup of TIBCO Spotfire is in the middle range of difficulty. The initial setup of Power BI is easier."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a very expensive solution."

"You can pick one of the hosted cloud services as opposed to owning it and doing it yourself. Your cost of ownership on the hardware, the data storage, and the maintenance all go down. It depends on what service you use."

"In comparison to other solutions such as IBM Cognos, TIBCO Spotfire is more affordable."

"The Tibco sales teams have been very difficult to work with - ignoring requests, misrepresenting level of demand, etc."

"The solution is affordable one."

"The price-point for this solution is negotiable depending on usage levels."

"The pricing seems competitive and reasonable. The value delivered by the product far exceeds the cost."

"The ROI is nearly impossible to calculate."

"This product carries a monthly licensing charge, with the amount depending on the features that are to be included. This costs also covers the use of technical support."

"I would describe TIBCO Spotfire as an averagely-priced product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Retailer

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Energy/Utilities Company

Outsourcing Company

Manufacturing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	18
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	42

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Replication Server?

It's a pretty good product and stable.

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What needs improvement with SAP Replication Server?

SAP can provide better support for cross-database replication to newer technologies. The product supports Oracle, but I am not aware of what other technologies it supports. If someone wants to repl...

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What is your primary use case for SAP Replication Server?

It's basically to transfer data from one server to another. It's used for this purpose.

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What do you like most about TIBCO Spotfire?

TIBCO Spotfire is easy to use. We initiated Spotfire as POC, with support from a tech team based in South Africa. While they assisted with the setup, we conducted the POC ourselves.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO Spotfire?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for TIBCO Spotfire appears fair, and I think they are fairly priced as far as the features are concerned.

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What needs improvement with TIBCO Spotfire?

The web client of TIBCO Spotfire lacked the full authoring capabilities available in the analyst client. Source control for DXP files was limited compared to a Git-style workflow. For regulatory su...

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Also Known As

Sybase Replication Server

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Overview

Information and data-driven insight is what powers business today. But to get the most from your enterprise data, you need a way to bring transactional, streaming, social media, and other data together – regardless of its format and whether it’s structured or unstructured – and be able to analyze it. The challenge is moving, replicating, and centralizing a wide variety of data efficiently, cost-effectively, and quickly enough to meet business demands for active insight. SAP® Replication Server® can help. SAP Replication Server enables the continuous movement of mission-critical application data.

SAP

TIBCO Spotfire is a versatile data analytics platform that can handle large datasets and be deployed on-premise or in the cloud. Its dynamic reporting, easy creation of dynamic dashboards, and highly customizable tool make it a valuable asset for process data analysis, industrial performance dashboards, problem root cause analysis, business intelligence, and real-time analytics for IoT devices in the energy sector.

The solution also offers data science functions, map visuals, R and Python integration, and the ability to write HTML and JavaScript text areas. Spotfire has helped organizations deliver projects more efficiently and cost-effectively, allowing for faster data analysis.

TIBCO

Sample Customers

Medtronic, Cirque du Soleil, Antarc, B&G Manufacturing, EarlySense, eBay, Ferrero, James Austin Company, Lenovo, Sagem, RAK Ceramics, Vodafone

Allergan, ASSS de Montreal, Avantium, Blue River, Bank of Montreal, Citibank, FrieslandCampina, Hellmann Logistics, Merck, Novartis

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