Spring Cloud Data Flow vs TIBCO BusinessWorks comparison

Broadcom and TIBCO are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Broadcom is ranked #21 with an average rating of 7.8, while TIBCO is ranked #18 with an average rating of 8.6. Broadcom holds a 1.2% mindshare in DI, compared to TIBCO’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of TIBCO users who would recommend it.

Spring Cloud Data Flow

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

TIBCO BusinessWorks and Spring Cloud Data Flow compete in the enterprise software industry with strengths in integration and microservices, respectively. TIBCO BusinessWorks has the upper hand in terms of stability and performance, while Spring Cloud Data Flow excels in flexibility and open-source advantages.

Features: TIBCO BusinessWorks is appreciated for its robust integration and transformation capabilities, enterprise cloud connectors, and legacy system compatibility. It is known for superior stability and scalability. Spring Cloud Data Flow is valued for its simple programming model, microservices integration, and ease of deployment on Kubernetes, supporting a broad range of cloud platforms.

Room for Improvement: TIBCO BusinessWorks could benefit from better cloud optimization and a user-friendly environment, with improvements needed in integration and monitoring tools. Its high licensing costs are also a concern. Spring Cloud Data Flow needs to enhance its user interface and documentation clarity, along with stronger community support for better troubleshooting and configuration.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: TIBCO BusinessWorks is often deployed on-premises with hybrid cloud capabilities but receives mixed reviews for technical support. Spring Cloud Data Flow supports both on-premises and private cloud deployments, with Kubernetes deployment noted for ease and efficient technical support, though community engagement remains an issue.

Pricing and ROI: TIBCO BusinessWorks, being costlier with rigid licensing, is more suitable for large enterprises, providing a worthwhile ROI for an enterprise backbone. Spring Cloud Data Flow offers a cost-effective open-source model, requiring payment only for support, making it ideal for smaller enterprises while ensuring modern integration capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

Spring Cloud Data Flow

Ranking in Data Integration

21st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Streaming Analytics (9th)

TIBCO BusinessWorks

Ranking in Data Integration

18th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Spring Cloud Data Flow is 1.2%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO BusinessWorks is 1.0%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Integration Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
TIBCO BusinessWorks	1.0%
Spring Cloud Data Flow	1.2%
Other	97.8%

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Alokik Gupta

Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra Limited

Effective microservice and task management but needs more dashboard features

The dashboards in Spring Cloud Dataflow are quite valuable. By injecting the dependency of Spring Cloud Dataflow into our Spring Boot application and annotating it with 'enable task annotation', we can manage tasks effectively. Additionally, the platform allows us to create pipelines and use microservices like a logical AND gate, giving us greater control over our microservices.

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AftabAlam

E2E Delivery Expert - Ignite Delivery & Technical Enablement at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

User benefits from reliable support and seamless orchestration capabilities

The best features of TIBCO BusinessWorks compared to other products are that it is a roadmap product. The company has proper support. We have similar products in the market, including open source options, but they don't have any support beyond community feedback. TIBCO BusinessWorks is a standard product widely used by many companies. It is more stable, has future releases, and is compliant with new technologies. The significant advantage is that it is a standardized product with a proper, well-planned roadmap, support, and R&D. The positive impact I have experienced from installing TIBCO BusinessWorks is that it is reliable and has better support. It is easy to use and saves overall support costs. The real-time data exchange capability of TIBCO BusinessWorks has helped mission-critical systems because the uptime is superb. We have implemented it in a Kubernetes cluster with auto-scaling. If any systems go down, we have pods that automatically restart and spawn new pods which start taking the load. Earlier deployments used to be on VMs where infrastructure was limited, making scaling difficult. With Kubernetes, you can provision in advance and scale up or down based on requirements. The graphical user interface of TIBCO BusinessWorks is very easy to use. You can configure all components efficiently. Previously, configuration required opening XML files, which wasn't easy to understand without complete specifications knowledge. The graphical interface makes it easy to understand what needs to be configured and is straightforward to use.

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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 feature is real-time streaming."

"The solution's most valuable feature is that it allows us to use different batch data sources, retrieve the data, and then do the data processing, after which we can convert and store it in the target."

"The dashboards in Spring Cloud Dataflow are quite valuable."

"The product is very user-friendly."

"The most valuable features of Spring Cloud Data Flow are the simple programming model, integration, dependency Injection, and ability to do any injection. Additionally, auto-configuration is another important feature because we don't have to configure the database and or set up the boilerplate in the database in every project. The composability is good, we can create small workloads and compose them in any way we like."

"There are a lot of options in Spring Cloud. It's flexible in terms of how we can use it. It's a full infrastructure."

"The ease of deployment on Kubernetes, the seamless integration for orchestration of various pipelines, and the visual dashboard that simplifies operations even for non-specialists such as quality analysts."

"The best thing I like about Spring Cloud Data Flow is its plug-and-play model."

"The solution is stable. We haven't had any serious technical issues."

"The real-time data exchange capability of TIBCO BusinessWorks has helped mission-critical systems because the uptime is superb."

"The initial setup of TIBCO BusinessWorks was straightforward since we have used the solution in our organization for a long time."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten…On a scale from one to ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy, I rate the initial setup a nine."

"It is a very robust system."

"It is very stable. It is a market leader, and it has connectors to many of the legacy systems. It also has enterprise cloud connectors."

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

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

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Cons

"Spring Cloud Data Flow could improve the user interface. We can drag and drop in the application for the configuration and settings, and deploy it right from the UI, without having to run a CI/CD pipeline. However, that does not work with Kubernetes, it only works when we are working with jars as the Spring Cloud Data Flow applications."

"Some of the features, like the monitoring tools, are not very mature and are still evolving."

"There were instances of deployment pipelines getting stuck, and the dashboard not always accurately showing the application status, requiring manual intervention such as rerunning applications or refreshing the dashboard."

"I would improve the dashboard features as they are not very user-friendly."

"The solution's community support could be improved."

"On the tool's online discussion forums, you may get stuck with an issue, making it an area where improvements are required."

"The configurations could be better. Some configurations are a little bit time-consuming in terms of trying to understand using the Spring Cloud documentation."

"Spring Cloud Data Flow is not an easy-to-use tool, so improvements are required."

"I would like the solution to be integrated into the cloud."

"The initial setup is not easy."

"The communication protocols could be improved."

"Could be more user friendly in the development area."

"There is room for improvement on the learning side."

"The creation of XSDs should be much simpler."

"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."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you want support from Spring Cloud Data Flow there is a fee. The Spring Framework is open-source and this is a free solution."

"The solution provides value for money, and we are currently using its community edition."

"This is an open-source product that can be used free of charge."

"Its price policy has changed quite a lot in the last two years. It was extremely expensive previously. Nowadays, you can buy a license for BusinessWorks for €2000. Looking at what you get in return in terms of support, TIBCO community, and stability, it is fairly reasonable. It is not too 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."

"I don't have the prices of the products, but I know that TIBCO is not a cheap solution. I think that this solution is more suitable for large companies because I don't think that small- or medium-sized companies would have the money for this solution. WSO2 has the community version for free, so many of the smaller companies can use it. I'm not sure what the prices are for support, though, so I suppose the support for WSO2 is not cheap either."

"Licensing scheme is too rigid"

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

"TIBCO BusinessWorks is expensive."

"I give the cost of the solution a four out of ten."

"The payments made for service are the only addition to the standard licensing fees that we pay for the solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

24%

Computer Software Company

17%

Retailer

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	23

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Spring Cloud Data Flow?

There were instances of deployment pipelines getting stuck, and the dashboard not always accurately showing the application status, requiring manual intervention such as rerunning applications or r...

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What is your primary use case for Spring Cloud Data Flow?

We had a project for content management, which involved multiple applications each handling content ingestion, transformation, enrichment, and storage for different customers independently. We want...

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What advice do you have for others considering Spring Cloud Data Flow?

I would definitely recommend Spring Cloud Data Flow. It requires minimal additional effort or time to understand how it works, and even non-specialists can use it effectively with its friendly docu...

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How does TIBCO BusinessWorks compare with Mule Anypoint Platform?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether TIBCO BusinessWorks or Mule Anypoint platform integration and connectivity software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Mule...

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

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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What needs improvement with TIBCO BusinessWorks?

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.

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Overview

Spring Cloud Data Flow is a toolkit for building data integration and real-time data processing pipelines.
Pipelines consist of Spring Boot apps, built using the Spring Cloud Stream or Spring Cloud Task microservice frameworks. This makes Spring Cloud Data Flow suitable for a range of data processing use cases, from import/export to event streaming and predictive analytics. Use Spring Cloud Data Flow to connect your Enterprise to the Internet of Anything—mobile devices, sensors, wearables, automobiles, and more.

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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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