We performed a comparison between IBM InfoSphere DataStage and Oracle GoldenGate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."In IBM DataStage, the Transformer is the most valuable feature for me. It enables me to apply complex transformations, generate the gateway key, and map source tables into the session table."
"When we have needed help from the IBM team, they were helpful. Our company is a premium partner so we get fast responses."
"IBM is stable and accurate to monitor. It's easy to understand to monitor the data lineage from source to target."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the ability to incorporate very complex business rules in Data Stage."
"The solution's scalability is really good...we are using multi-instance jobs where you can scale them easily."
"The most valuable feature for our data processing needs is IBM InfoSphere DataStage's capability to handle ETL tasks with large record volumes."
"We are mostly using transmission rules. It has a lot of functions and logic related to transmission. It is a user-friendly tool with in-built functions."
"DataStage works better with Linux operating systems when the application services are hosted on Linux system equipment, but it's powerful on Windows too."
"We use the tool to pull on-prem data."
"The initial setup is straightforward. It doesn't take too much time or effort to implement the solution."
"This solution provides us with real-time replication and it does not affect the performance of other operations, which is very important to us."
"The most valuable feature is data replication capability."
"What I like most about Oracle GoldenGate is that it supports cross-platform migrations. For example, Oracle GoldenGate could pump data from one type of system to another such as the data from Oracle DB to SQL Db2."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle GoldenGate is its cost-effectiveness compared to other solutions like Oracle Data Guard, especially for Oracle-to-non-Oracle replication scenarios."
"You can put data together from a few databases into one database or the other way, from one database into several. It transforms data in real-time."
"This is a powerful solution provided by one of the most respected companies in the computer industry."
"Their web interface is good but the on-prem sites are outdated. The solution could also be improved if they could integrate the data pipeline scheduling part of their interface."
"The interface needs improvement. It is really too technical. That is the main problem."
"The initial setup can be complex."
"The graphical user interface (GUI) feels a lot like the interfaces from the 1980s."
"The template mapping could be easier."
"What needs improvement in IBM InfoSphere DataStage is its pricing. The pricing for the solution is higher than its competitors, so a lot of the clients my company has worked with prefer other tools over IBM InfoSphere DataStage because of the high price tag. Another area for improvement in the solution stems from a lot of new types of databases, for example, databases in the cloud and big data have become available, and IBM InfoSphere DataStage is working on various connectors for different data sources, but that still isn't up-to-date, meaning that some connectors are missing for modern data sources. The latest version of IBM InfoSphere DataStage also has a complex architecture, so my team faced frequent outages and that should be improved as well."
"The solution should be more user-friendly."
"There are three things that could improve - the cloud, monitoring and cloud integration. It's a solid product but not a modern one and of course it depends what you're looking for."
"I would like to see the interface more graphical and easier to use."
"The solution costs a lot."
"The solution, in general, should be easier to use, with less need to perform workarounds within the system."
"The solution's performance needs improvement."
"It's stable but you have to know how to maintain it. That's why it's not 10 out of 10 for me. There are some bugs, there are some issues here and there. All of a sudden your process is not working and you have to figure out why, and sometimes it's not so clear."
"The solution is quite costly, and if they could reduce their pricing, it would be more economical to implement."
"Regarding improvements, the focus should be on addressing data quality issues and minimizing delays, particularly in Oracle databases. The technical support should be improved as well. Additionally, in terms of features, it would be great if the solution could support APIs. The support is not friendly. They don’t respond on time."
"In the future, I would appreciate a more user-friendly monitoring interface for easier management and troubleshooting."
IBM InfoSphere DataStage is ranked 7th in Data Integration with 37 reviews while Oracle GoldenGate is ranked 6th in Data Integration with 47 reviews. IBM InfoSphere DataStage is rated 7.8, while Oracle GoldenGate is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere DataStage writes "User-friendly with a lot of functions for transmission rules, but has slow performance and not suitable for a huge volume of data". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle GoldenGate writes "Performs real-time replication without data loss, but we cannot do much automation". IBM InfoSphere DataStage is most compared with SSIS, IBM Cloud Pak for Data, Azure Data Factory, Talend Open Studio and SnapLogic, whereas Oracle GoldenGate is most compared with AWS Database Migration Service, Qlik Replicate, Quest SharePlex, Azure Data Factory and Oracle Integration Cloud Service. See our IBM InfoSphere DataStage vs. Oracle GoldenGate report.
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