SAS Access vs TIBCO BusinessWorks comparison

SAS and TIBCO are both solutions in the Data Integration category. SAS is ranked #56, while TIBCO is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.3. SAS holds a 0.3% mindshare in DI, compared to TIBCO’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of SAS users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of TIBCO users who would recommend it.

SAS Access

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100% willing to recommend

TIBCO BusinessWorks

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

SAS Access and TIBCO BusinessWorks compete in the data integration landscape. TIBCO BusinessWorks seems to have the upper hand with its comprehensive integration capabilities and scalability across multiple systems.

Features: SAS Access is valued for its robust data integration, seamless connectivity to various data sources, and powerful analytics functions. TIBCO BusinessWorks offers extensive integration options, real-time data processing, and strong API support, making it ideal for complex enterprise environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: TIBCO BusinessWorks offers a cloud-based deployment model that enhances flexibility and supports complex setups. SAS Access delivers straightforward, on-premises deployment. Both provide commendable customer service, though TIBCO BusinessWorks often outpaces with its extensive support network and depth of resources.

Pricing and ROI: SAS Access entails higher initial setup costs, but compensates with strong analytical returns, ideal for analytics-driven organizations. TIBCO BusinessWorks presents a more cost-efficient alternative upfront, leveraging its cloud-based solutions for faster ROI through efficient system integrations.

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Categories and Ranking

SAS Access

Ranking in Data Integration

56th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

TIBCO BusinessWorks

Ranking in Data Integration

18th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of SAS Access is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO BusinessWorks is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Robert Heck

Co Owner at Hecht und Heck GmbH

The solution is stable, scalable, and flexible

I rate the solution eight out of ten. The number of people required to maintain the solution is dependent on the other applications running. The solution in itself does not require a lot of maintenance. The solution is flexible and I recommend it when you have more complex applications with special requirements.

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Moustafa Fares

Senior Analyst at Etisalat

Connects systems securely, simplifies data communication, and benefits from AI integration potential

I would like to see an AI project with BusinessWorks. I haven't worked with cloud architecture using BusinessWorks, so I would like to work with it as a cloud architect. I am still learning the documentation, so I don't have a complete experience with TIBCO. The learning curve takes time compared to webMethods.

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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

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the ease of access to the data in those databases."

"The most valuable part of SAS/ACCESS is what it is made for: connecting to remote systems that are not part of your physical SAS environment."

"The most valuable feature is you have native access to the external databases."

"The most valuable features are the stability and the time to market."

"One of the most valuable features is that it's a simple development. It takes a short time to get services to work."

"It is very valuable for my work, helping me communicate with other branches, parse data, and change data formats to respond to the front channels with the correct format."

"BusinessWorks reduces development time, helping developers to focus on business logic."

"We are using only plugins for the database and SAP."

"The solution is very scalable. It can handle a lot. We have encryption plus integration servers running on that platform currently."

"Areas for improvement would be the cloud fitness of the product and the ease of migrating to newer versions."

"Good TIBCO BusinessWorks features are the admin console and the ability to roll back to the previous version."

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Cons

"The solution can provide access to the newer databases that come out sooner."

"The pricing model needs to be reconsidered and adjusted."

"I can't really recall any missing feature or general improvement that is needed. We don't really add too many new kinds of databases and therefore our needs are already met."

"The learning curve takes time compared to webMethods."

"There are multiple plugins which increase the number of product installations."

"I'd like to see a new cloud approach in the next release. They need to work on integrations, stability and management issues on their cloud platform."

"They don't support out of the box - you have to buy adapters or you have to have the technology."

"The creation of XSDs should be much simpler. They should ensure that what was working in the previous version must also work in the new version of BW six."

"Though it is a stable product, if we have an issue with the product, it gets difficult, and it gets really difficult to explain the issue to the support team. Also, it takes a long time to get resolved."

"Its price can be improved. For medium enterprises, it is a very expensive tool. In the market, you won't get many resources for this solution. You won't find many developers in the market very easily. The latest version of TIBCO (6.4 or 6.x) is not very stable. It has got many issues. We have raised this with TIBCO, and they are taking a lot of time to come up with a fix, which is making us move away from this product. Some of the performance-tuning aspects are also missing in version 6. They should provide performance-related fixes, which will be helpful for the customers. If you are migrating from the current version to the container-supported version, it is quite expensive. The product has evolved, but it is very pricey. That's one of the challenges. They have provided all the features that are there in other products, but this is a platform upgrade. The platform has completely been changed from 5.x to 6.x, and we can't use the same environment. We can't run both versions on the same server as VM. The development environment is entirely different. In version 5.x, there was a proprietary designer. Now, it has common plug-ins developed on top of Eclipse."

"This solution's cloud could be improved. I don't know whether it was because we didn't have the internal expertise or if it was the product itself, but since they came later—I think only two or three years into the cloud—after many other iPaaS that had been in the cloud for longer, I feel that maybe they haven't matured in terms of the cloud."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing model is complex and is based on modular packages as well as the size of the applicable environment."

"The solution's pricing and licensing are expensive."

"It is a bit expensive for medium-sized companies. If you are migrating from the current version to the container-supported version, it is quite expensive. The existing licensing will not work because the product platform itself is different."

"Licensing scheme is too rigid"

"I would rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."

"I think BusinessWorks is more expensive compared to other products. We have the ELA, so at least we have some sort of bargain or discount with that. But for a start-up, it's very expensive compared to other ESBs."

"The solution is too expensive. It's one of the most expensive solutions out there, particularly because there are so many open-source competitors on the market. I don't know the exact numbers, however."

"TIBCO BusinessWorks is a very expensive solution."

"TIBCO BusinessWorks is expensive."

"The license is expensive, and I would rate it one out of ten."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

10%

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Financial Services Firm

24%

Computer Software Company

10%

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The ability to link to different technologies is valuable to us.

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Pricing is for an enterprise application, so the company pays for it with a company license. Everything comes packaged with the license.

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Also Known As

SAS/Access

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Overview

SAS/ACCESS is an out-of-the-box solution for integrating SAS and third-party databases. You can read, write and update data regardless of the database or platform. Because the data appears native to SAS, there is no need to learn Structured Query Language (SQL) or any other database-specific query languages.

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TIBCO BusinessWorks allows to connect applications, whether on-premises or in the cloud, providing proven reliability and scalability, out-of-the-box. With a drag-and-drop graphical development environment, TIBCO BusinessWorks eliminates the pain and cost of point-to-point application integration, connecting and unifying business processes across applications, data sources, and APIs, with access to real-time data across all your platforms.

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