We performed a comparison between IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP Data Services 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."IBM InfoSphere Information Server is stable."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The integration with different technologies is the most valuable feature."
"This solution is extremely flexible and scalable."
"The most valuable feature of SAP Data Services is the integration with data sources."
"The solution is easy to use since it's a graphical tool. It also requires only low-level coding."
"The reporting on the data, even from third-party software, is very good."
"The fact that it's built on SQL, it makes it easy to write code. The database and the connection are quite smooth."
"It is a powerful product with a broad range of features."
"The most valuable features of SAP Data Services lie in its ability to effectively observe and interpret the information within data related to people or facts, stands out."
"I like how SAP Data Services links reporting and data integration. That's what's most interesting. You also have the opportunity to leverage the power of the Data Services server."
"The basic functionality is quite good as is the basic logic and data information."
"Their technical support needs improvement."
"This solution would benefit from the engine being made more lightweight."
"IBM InfoSphere Information Server should be more scalable. It should have the option to change the configuration to run on a single, non-multiple node, or multi-threading processing."
"There are certain shortcomings in the cloud side of the solution, where improvements are required."
"The interface is not quite user-friendly and is in need of improvement."
"The execution engines and processing engines have shortcomings and need improvements."
"In the future, Data Services should offer a cloud version."
"Source code control is another headache. When your source code base gets too large, managing the source code becomes cumbersome."
"An area for improvement in SAP Data Services could involve making the product more accessible to non-technical end-users."
"It's an ETL that is very good with relational databases but not as good with files and semi-structured files."
"The migration of the solution between different environments is quite complex."
"At the integration level, there could be certain set of improvement to connect to various other systems."
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IBM InfoSphere Information Server is ranked 34th in Data Integration with 7 reviews while SAP Data Services is ranked 10th in Data Integration with 45 reviews. IBM InfoSphere Information Server is rated 8.4, while SAP Data Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere Information Server writes "Prompt support, reliable, but lacking scalability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Data Services writes "Responsive support, scalable, and beneficial integration". IBM InfoSphere Information Server is most compared with IBM InfoSphere DataStage, Qlik Replicate, IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog, IBM Cloud Pak for Data and Oracle GoldenGate, whereas SAP Data Services is most compared with Azure Data Factory, Syniti Data Quality, Informatica PowerCenter, Palantir Foundry and SSIS. See our IBM InfoSphere Information Server vs. SAP Data Services report.
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