We performed a comparison between TIBCO BusinessWorks and Zapier based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The high availability, tolerance, and load balancing features are top-notch. Its scalability features are also pretty cool."
"BusinessWorks reduces development time, helping developers to focus on business logic."
"One of the most valuable features is data transformation. We have some legacy systems which are in old technology, like SOAP, whereas the new ones are in REST. So we use BusinessWorks to transform data from one format to another, from SOAP to REST."
"Areas for improvement would be the cloud fitness of the product and the ease of migrating to newer versions."
"The most valuable feature is the integration."
"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."
"Good performance and reliability."
"The OSGI console is available to debug different issues and get low level informations on the applications development, like bundle, dependencies, etc."
"We find it effortless to set up. We really don't have to do anything other than finding the application in the Zapier catalog. And as long as the application has been re-integrated into Zapier, they're able to then just provide the connection details and hook it up."
"Zapier is a really good tool for connecting multiple different platforms and data sources. For example, with Quickbase, I can easily integrate data from other sources like AWS or task-tracking platforms such as ClickUp or Asana."
"Zapier's interface, for me, is the solution's greatest value proposition. It is designed and developed for people who don't have a clue about what they're trying to do. It has a very user-friendly interface."
"Zapier’s most valuable feature is its ability to interconnect applications or devices."
"Zapier luckily has a wide range of integrations, I would say."
"We can connect Zapier with Zoho CRM for lead generation. I like the tool's drag and drop feature."
"The product's initial setup phase was very easy."
"The product's most valuable feature is automation."
"The Business Studio tool can be improved, which is the tool for designing the processes. Improving the Business Studio tool will make this solution more stable. It has a steep learning curve, and it is pretty tough to learn."
"They don't support out of the box - you have to buy adapters or you have to have the technology."
"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."
"The initial setup is not easy."
"Could be more user friendly in the development area."
"There are not many plugins available to integrate the databases. We have to write it in Java and integrate it. The developers should have more knowledge. These are the three main aspects that they could improve."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"I would like the solution to be integrated into the cloud."
"Being able to share Zaps and organize them with teammates would allow sharing and refining scenarios and even combining steps that require different people's credentials."
"At the moment, they allow a limited number of apps. I look forward to getting more apps for each package."
"Some apps are not available yet. For instance, a connection with Joomla! would be great. In general, all the most-used apps are available, but I bumped into Joomla! with a client."
"I would like to see them improve the Quickbase integration. Currently, it only allows triggering actions when records are added, but it would be more useful if we could also trigger actions when records are modified or deleted."
"My biggest concern with Zapier would be their pricing strategy."
"Zapier needs to improve in the same way most RPA solutions should, such as Robocorp, Make, or UiPath. They are not good at helping you find the connections that you need for the problem that you have. For example, if need something on Instagram. I'm going to have to do research for hours to be able to find the components or the app, which is going to do what I need it to do. It makes it difficult to use the system when you don't know what to use."
"It is not worth the money if you have a little bit of a technical mind...Zapier is not able to set up different modules. When automation doesn't work, it's not that easy to find why it didn't work."
"Zapier could be a little faster, but that might not be possible. I would encourage Zapier to make more API endpoints for each application"
TIBCO BusinessWorks is ranked 18th in Data Integration with 23 reviews while Zapier is ranked 10th in Cloud Data Integration with 40 reviews. TIBCO BusinessWorks is rated 8.0, while Zapier is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of TIBCO BusinessWorks writes "Reliable integration solution with robust communication capabilities and good scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zapier writes "A tool for automation purposes requiring an easy initial setup while offering a very helpful technical support team ". TIBCO BusinessWorks is most compared with webMethods Integration Server, Mule Anypoint Platform, Spring Cloud Data Flow, Talend Open Studio and Confluent, whereas Zapier is most compared with AWS Glue, Alteryx Designer, Tray.io, Coefficient and MuleSoft Composer. See our TIBCO BusinessWorks vs. Zapier report.
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