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PROS

API and data model are valuable features.
Initial setup is easy and straightforward.
There are a lot of use cases for TIBCO EBX as a Master Data Management tool.
TIBCO EBX is extremely flexible and 100% customizable, allowing complete control.
TIBCO EBX provides time-saving and flexibility for non-technical business users.

CONS

TIBCO EBX faces challenges in supporting big data and requires improvements in scalability and horizontal scaling.
The documentation and community support for TIBCO EBX are limited, with a need for more tutorial materials.
TIBCO EBX experiences performance issues, especially during bulk updates, leading to downtime and slowness.
TIBCO EBX suffers from latency issues, particularly when handling large data volumes.
TIBCO EBX lacks the ability for users to execute Plain SQL queries, limiting flexibility.
 

TIBCO EBX Pros review quotes

reviewer1516866 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 1, 2021
The data modeling is very good.
reviewer2731320 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 27, 2025
TIBCO EBX saves a lot of time and gives considerable flexibility to business users who might not be completely technical but can work on it in specific areas.
reviewer1602030 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 26, 2021
The product is extremely flexible.
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Jul 16, 2025
It is easy to code, especially because it is coded in Java.
Davide Conti - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 3, 2023
The most valuable features of TIBCO EBX are that is a complete tool and everything can be done inside, including data governance. We are able to model everything according to the needs of the company. If the company needs five people to agree to a change in data, they can do it with TIBCO EBX. They can model it with any particular rules. Additionally, there is dynamic data modeling, simple workflows using the GUI that comes from the server.
reviewer2731026 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 26, 2025
We decided to switch to TIBCO EBX because we can organize the data, and it helps manage this data for an accurate and consistent view of the physical business data.
reviewer2751921 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 22, 2025
The feature I appreciate most about TIBCO EBX is the UI, which is quite simple and user-friendly.
reviewer900240 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 22, 2021
The data quality is very good.
Lourens Janse Van Rensburg - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 3, 2023
It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution.
Chetan Thote - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 19, 2022
This solution allows the user to have complete control, and is 100% customizable.
 

TIBCO EBX Cons review quotes

reviewer1516866 - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 1, 2021
The documentation needs improvement.
reviewer2731320 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 27, 2025
With the latest update of TIBCO EBX, there are a few issues with the workflow that need improvement. When going through a workflow, there are functionalities to upload files, and sometimes you need to attach files for evidence. That section of EBX had certain issues.
reviewer1602030 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 26, 2021
The product does not scale well horizontally. We find the scalability to be quite inferior to other options.
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reviewer2734176 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 3, 2025
TIBCO EBX has performance issues, particularly with speed. Replicating data can take several hours even with normal median data.
Davide Conti - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 3, 2023
Everything is updated through forms, and working with UI web forms. It's more record-based processing. It is not mass-based processing. This is one of the things that are not good for TIBCO EBX. Another problem is we cannot join tables and prepare a view where the tables are joined. Someone can code it but it is not a feature of the solution without code. You have to take data from a table, combine it with data from another table and then present it. This could be done better.
reviewer2731026 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 26, 2025
We observe performance issues lately. If we perform any bulk update or use the bulk functionality to update the data, during that time, the index rebuild happens in the back end. The operations team faces issues, including downtime or slowness, and we monitor it, performing any required actions such as restarting applications.
reviewer2751921 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 22, 2025
With complex data models or when there are more records and association tables, the system experiences noticeable slowness in loading records.
reviewer900240 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 22, 2021
The initial setup can be a bit complex.
Lourens Janse Van Rensburg - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 3, 2023
Currently, users can't use Plain SQL queries in TIBCO EBX.
Chetan Thote - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 19, 2022
We would like to see the community an documentation for this solution be developed. At present there is very little tutorial documentation available, and limited community support for issues with the product.