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TIBCO BusinessWorks vs Unifi comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

TIBCO BusinessWorks
Ranking in Data Integration
15th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Unifi
Ranking in Data Integration
59th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Data Governance (45th), Data Preparation Tools (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of TIBCO BusinessWorks is 1.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Unifi is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
TIBCO BusinessWorks1.0%
Unifi0.5%
Other98.5%
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

AftabAlam - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Doug Isabelle - PeerSpot reviewer
Good management and pricing but not great for enterprise environments
In a high-density location, we're running into connectivity drops. There may be too many rouge devices broadcasting, and the devices is getting interference from another channel. The only to fix this is to reboot and we need something that reboots on the fly. We also need better security for VLANs and VPNs. There are issues with certain Apple devices. Technical support is not very helpful. The initial setup, which seemed straightforward at first, had to be redone. This may not have been the fault of the product. We're not sure what went wrong.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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."
"Drag and drop make it easier to build the service end to end."
"The OSGI console is available to debug different issues and get low level informations on the applications development, like bundle, dependencies, etc."
"The most valuable features are the stability and the time to market."
"The most valuable feature is the integration."
"BusinessWorks reduces development time, helping developers to focus on business logic."
"The most valuable part of the solution is the ease-of-use and ease of deployment."
"XML to JSON transformations, out-of-the-box, helps to build REST services."
"It's easy to manage and support the user, our guests, and our customers if they have a problem."
"The controller makes it easy to control everything from one platform. The management is easy."
 

Cons

"The cost has room for improvement."
"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."
"The learning curve takes time compared to webMethods."
"TIBCO BusinessWorks could be improved with cloud support."
"There are multiple plugins which increase the number of product installations."
"Cloud fitness is lacking"
"Technical support is average. It's not the best."
"A possible improvement could be to give the capability to use different profiles for each AppNode when an application is deployed on an AppSpace."
"There are issues with certain Apple devices."
"It's stable, but it depends on the office and location."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"My understanding is that the licensing is very costly."
"I would rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."
"The license is expensive, and I would rate it one out of ten."
"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."
"The payments made for service are the only addition to the standard licensing fees that we pay for the solution."
"Licensing scheme is too rigid"
"TIBCO BusinessWorks is expensive."
"The cost depends on the components required."
"There is no license. The solution is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Retailer
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise23
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Questions from the Community

How does TIBCO BusinessWorks compare with Mule Anypoint Platform?
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What needs improvement with TIBCO BusinessWorks?
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