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Striim vs Tungsten RPA comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.9
Striim enhances efficiency by reducing data sync time and incidents, saving organizations significant time and operational costs.
Sentiment score
7.7
Tungsten RPA cuts costs by 70%, reduces workforce needs, and boosts efficiency in aviation, government, and migration projects.
Striim's continuous pipeline safely processes millions of daily transactions without data loss; my organization had millions of transactions every day and even in real-time, so it was quite good.
Mainframe lead at Infosys
The incidents have disappeared completely since I have been using Striim.
Cloud architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Since it is now one to two hours, I would say it has saved employee hours and time.
Data Engineer
One of our customers said that one RPA robot could do three-person jobs, and they were able to reduce their workforce accordingly.
Strategic And Business Performance Manger at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Striim's customer service is praised for prompt, expert assistance, particularly in z/OS architecture and DB2 logs troubleshooting.
Sentiment score
6.5
Tungsten RPA technical support is prompt and expert, but response times and availability vary based on complexity and contracts.
They are all knowledgeable about what they do.
Data Engineer
The customer support has been excellent, and their engineers actually understand z/OS architecture and DB2 logs.
Mainframe lead at Infosys
When you contact them, they give you a response straight away and help you identify the issue and fix it.
Technology Specialist Database at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Striim performs well with moderate data volumes, is adaptable, and recommended for hybrid clouds, but enterprise-level scalability is untested.
Sentiment score
6.9
Tungsten RPA offers scalable, adaptable solutions for all organizations, requiring setup time and structured deployment for success.
Our licensing was based on the number of cores, so even if we have a high number of events on any given day, our license cost would not go high.
Data Engineer
I would describe the scalability of Striim as very good, as it adapts well.
Cloud architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Striim can handle the data volumes effectively, but it can struggle a little bit if the data volume is too high.
Technology Specialist Database at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Users generally find Striim stable with occasional slowdowns and initial synchronization issues, but no major crashes or reliability problems.
Sentiment score
7.7
Tungsten RPA is generally stable and reliable, though legacy integration issues and lack of insights tools present challenges.
That problem has been completely resolved with Striim.
Cloud architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Striim was very stable.
Data Engineer
In my experience, Striim is mostly stable.
Mainframe lead at Infosys
 

Room For Improvement

Striim needs better performance, especially in batch processing, documentation, user setup, and pricing to satisfy users' needs.
Tungsten RPA requires better support, documentation, scalability, integration, intuitive interface, expanded browser support, and enhanced community and features.
I believe if Striim could use some part of AWS secrets or its own secret mechanism to store the password, that would really save a lot of time so that I don't have to keep updating the password whenever there is any change.
Data Engineer
They could improve the documentation by showing how to configure with different platforms.
Technology Specialist Database at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
The initial schema mapping tool in Striim can have a learning curve when dealing with deeply nested mainframe structures or complex copybooks.
Mainframe lead at Infosys
The lack of a developer community in Tungsten RPA is a red flag for us and for customers.
Strategic And Business Performance Manger at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise users find Striim's pricing based on cores and CPU usage costly, but fair for private cloud setups.
Tungsten RPA offers subscription pricing with varied costs, competitive yet more expensive than UiPath, plus a 10% annual support fee.
Licensing was a bit more expensive because Striim has to read from Oracle GoldenGate trail files and also integrate them.
Technology Specialist Database at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
My experience with the pricing, implementation cost, and licensing of Striim is that it is somewhat expensive.
Cloud architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
It's very fair.
Data Engineer
 

Valuable Features

Striim enhances business analytics with real-time data streaming, ease of use, and efficient synchronization, reducing load and overhead.
Tungsten RPA excels in integration, security, and flexibility with highlights in email preservation, automation, and comprehensive technical support.
Striim is capable of absorbing a large number of transactions, and the difference between the two databases is always less than a second, which demonstrates efficiency.
Cloud architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The best feature that Striim offers in my experience is the dedicated IBM DB2 for z/OS connectors, which I really appreciated because it reads database logs directly, meaning we do not have to write custom extraction programs or alter existing application codes.
Mainframe lead at Infosys
It reduces manual intervention because it automatically syncs the data from the warehouse.
Technology Specialist Database at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
If you don't have a computer science background, you can easily use Tungsten RPA because this is a low-code platform and it is easier than other RPA tools.
Strategic And Business Performance Manger at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Striim
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (44th), Cloud Data Integration (23rd), Streaming Analytics (20th)
Tungsten RPA
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

RV
Data Engineer
Real-time data capture has accelerated releases and now improves trust in our data warehouse
The checkpoints would help me to figure out where the problem was if there's any lag, but I had to do a lot of manual work to figure out where the lag is. Striim would not intuitively tell me the culprit table or database behind the lag. I believe that is an improvement Striim could definitely do. Passwords were an issue. Property variables were not supported for passwords, meaning I had to make sure the password is manually populated. I believe if Striim could read from AWS secrets or its own secret mechanism to store the password, that would really save a lot of time so that I don't have to keep updating the password whenever there is any change. The user experience of triggering alerts if there's any lag which Striim identified, which is outside normal processing time, could intrinsically be done by Striim. I believe that was lacking. I would wait for Striim to tell me, instead of me going and validating whether Striim is lagging behind. If Striim could itself tell me that it's seeing a lot more volume than expected, that would really make me give it a higher number.
Jamil Milhem - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager-Senior RPA Specialist at DEWA
Automates browsing tasks without needing a server connection
I have worked with Microsoft Power Platform and UiPath. Kofax RPA offers a comprehensive solution with built-in capabilities for executing tasks like running Excel files and web automation without additional servers. They provide their browsers and extensions. For functions such as OCR, image processing, and data extraction, Kofax has built-in features powered by their engine, eliminating the need for subscriptions to external technologies like Microsoft Cognitive Services or Google Search. One of Kofax RPA's strongest features is its on-premise solution, which is particularly beneficial for organizations operating in regions with data regulations, such as the UAE.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Retailer
16%
Construction Company
13%
Healthcare Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Performing Arts
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise18
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Striim?
It's very fair. We had a private cloud, and it's not based on the number of events. It was based on the number of cores and CPU cores.
What needs improvement with Striim?
The checkpoints would help me to figure out where the problem was if there's any lag, but I had to do a lot of manual work to figure out where the lag is. Striim would not intuitively tell me the c...
What is your primary use case for Striim?
We were using batch data from an Oracle database, which was causing the Oracle database to slow down. We enabled change data capture and used Striim to read data from Oracle databases and ingest in...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kofax RPA?
I am not a user of Tungsten RPA; I sell this product for our company.
What needs improvement with Kofax RPA?
The negative side is that UiPath has a really large community on the RPA side, and Tungsten RPA doesn't have any community for the developer side, which is a red flag for us and for customers.
What is your primary use case for Kofax RPA?
Tungsten RPA reduces manual work, especially in financial services and HR solutions.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Striim Platform
Kofax RPA, Kofax Kapow, Kapow
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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