We performed a comparison between Boomi iPaaS and Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product's integration features are quite rich and low code. It is easy to use."
"We work on the flow between systems and the most valuable features for that purpose are the mapping of data, interface mapping, and data integration."
"The iPaaS functionality is very mature. The browser based IDE is also very mature and stable."
"I have found the solution to be scalable."
"This is a fairly easy-to-use tool for integration which can be self-taught for those with a bit of a technical background."
"The solution has a lot of connectors, which is quite helpful."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"I really appreciate the on-the-go access through the browser and the B2B integration."
"This solution allows us to create pipelines using a minimal amount of custom coding."
"Provides a good open source option."
"The way it has improved our product is by giving our users the ability to do ad hoc reports, which is very important to our users. We can do predictive analysis on trends coming in for contracts, which is what our product does. The product helps users decide which way to go based on the predictive analysis done by Pentaho. Pentaho is not doing predictions, but reporting on the predictions that our product is doing. This is a big part of our product."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to create many API integrations. I'm always working with advertising agents and using Facebook and Instagram to do campaigns. We use Pentaho to get the results from these campaigns and to create dashboards to analyze the results."
"I can use Python, which is open-source, and I can run other scripts, including Linux scripts. It's user-friendly for running any object-based language. That's a very important feature because we live in a world of open-source."
"We're using the PDI and the repository function, and they give us the ability to easily generate reporting and output, and to access data. We also like the ability to schedule."
"Its drag-and-drop interface lets me and my team implement all the solutions that we need in our company very quickly. It's a very good tool for that."
"We also haven't had to create any custom Java code. Almost everywhere it's SQL, so it's done in the pipeline and the configuration. That means you can offload the work to people who, while they are not less experienced, are less technical when it comes to logic."
"The high price of the solution is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The product could be a little bit more user-friendly."
"There are very few string handling functions and few mathematical functions are available."
"It crashes if we run high-volume integration."
"Documentation could be improved."
"There should be more scripting possibilities."
"There are still some areas that need improvement. For example, when updates are going on, the product becomes very slow."
"In my experience, I haven't encountered any major issues with the tool. However, there could be a learning curve for new users, especially depending on which tool you're using. For example, I've used MuleSoft in the past, which is more code-oriented and requires knowledge of Java. Transitioning to Boomi AtomSphere Integration took me a couple of months because of differences in terminology."
"As far as I remember, not all connectors worked very well. They can add more connectors and more drivers to the process to integrate with more flows."
"Although it is a low-code solution with a graphical interface, often the error messages that you get are of the type that a developer would be happy with. You get a big stack of red text and Java errors displayed on the screen, and less technical people can get intimidated by that. It can be a bit intimidating to get a wall of red error messages displayed. Other graphical tools that are focused at the power user level provide a much more user-friendly experience in dealing with your exceptions and guiding the user into where they've made the mistake."
"I'm still in the very recent stage concerning Pentaho Data Integration, but it can't really handle what I describe as "extreme data processing" i.e. when there is a huge amount of data to process. That is one area where Pentaho is still lacking."
"The performance could be improved. If they could have analytics perform well on large volumes, that would be a big deal for our products."
"If you develop it on MacBook, it'll be quite a hassle."
"I was not happy with the Pentaho Report Designer because of the way it was set up. There was a zone and, under it, another zone, and under that another one, and under that another one. There were a lot of levels and places inside the report, and it was a little bit complicated. You have to search all these different places using a mouse, clicking everywhere... each report is coded in a binary file... You cannot search with a text search tool..."
"I have been facing some difficulties when working with large datasets. It seems that when there is a large amount of data, I experience memory errors."
"The product needs more plugins."
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Boomi iPaaS is ranked 5th in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) with 25 reviews while Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics is ranked 15th in Data Integration with 48 reviews. Boomi iPaaS is rated 7.8, while Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Boomi iPaaS writes "Stable product, suitable for limited integrations and lacks flexibility ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics writes "It's flexible and can do almost anything I want it to do". Boomi iPaaS is most compared with Microsoft Azure Logic Apps, webMethods Integration Server, SSIS, Oracle Integration Cloud Service and AWS Glue, whereas Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics is most compared with SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Talend Open Studio, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) and AWS Glue. See our Boomi iPaaS vs. Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics report.
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