Informatica PIM vs TIBCO EBX comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Informatica PIM
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Product Information Management (PIM) (2nd)
TIBCO EBX
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Master Data Management (MDM) Software (3rd), Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Solutions (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

PR
Oct 8, 2021
Great product enrichment tool that provides flexibility and can be plugged with any e-commerce site
Database access is highly restricted with PIM. If you're using the cloud version, you probably won't have database access or a view of it. If you're wanting a customized application, you can develop the out-of-the-box PIM solution with a little bit of customization here and there without even needing a database. That's a very big drawback. As a developer or as an architect, you need to have a data model. I know some people use it without database access and the issue is that they don't know what that data model is built on other than just seeing it through UI tabs. The one thing I'd really like to see is for the solution to be made scalable.
Davide Conti - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 3, 2023
Beneficial flexible data models, effective GUI workflows, and feature rich application
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. TIBCO EBX should improve the UI, to allow users to easily mass change the data a bit more. We should not have to click the records one by one to change the data. The filter is in a form, and if one is to filter the data based on a form, you have to click every single attribute. It is difficult with the UI. However, one could be inspired by mobile phone UIs, how they are doing it because they are more efficient and this is missing in TIBCO EBX.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"A great product enrichment tool."
"The most important features are the mastering of the data and the UI intuitiveness."
"The staging and hierarchical features are the most valuable."
"The data modeling is very good."
"The tool's UI is good and easy to understand."
"The API and the data model are very valuable features."
"There are a lot of possible use cases for this Master Data Management tool."
"The most valuable features of TIBCO EBX are the workflow and interface."
"The data quality is very good."
"It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"The product is extremely flexible."
 

Cons

"Its look and feel needs improvement. It has a lousy look and feel. Informatica PIM is designed specifically for the retail industry. They need to make sure that it is also applicable to all the other industries and verticals."
"Database access is highly restricted particularly if you're using the cloud version."
"They need more feature flexibility, as it is not fully developed."
"The support isn't great and takes too long. And the pricing can be improved."
"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."
"TIBCO EBX could improve by making the building of rules less complex and the repository is not robust."
"Currently, users can't use Plain SQL queries in TIBCO EBX."
"The product does not scale well horizontally. We find the scalability to be quite inferior to other options."
"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."
"The design should be easier and more visual."
"The initial setup can be a bit complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We switched to Informatica PIM because it was cheaper than the Oracle solution. It is cheaper initially, but they will bundle it later. This is what happens in the industry."
"I'm just involved in technical, but I understand that its pricing is similar to HP so it is quite expensive."
"TIBCO EBX is cheaper than Informatica."
"TIBCO EBX is a very expensive solution. There is an annual fee to use the solution."
"This solution is costly compared to other products on the market, but this is due to the complete functionality that is provided. The pricing model is very straightforward, and is worked out on a pay-per- instance basis, and only applies to active instances."
"The price of TIBCO EBX is too high. The solution can only be used in a project that has good sponsorship that can afford it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
17%
Computer Software Company
15%
Retailer
11%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about TIBCO EBX?
The most valuable features of TIBCO EBX are the workflow and interface.
What needs improvement with TIBCO EBX?
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 t...
What is your primary use case for TIBCO EBX?
I am using TIBCO EBX to build a business and administrator EBX tool.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

PIM, Product 360, Heiler
TIBCO MDM, Orchestra Networks EBX
 

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Sample Customers

Puma, Saint Gobain, Unilever
BNL, SunGard, TUI Group, Uti Worldwide, Yellow Pages Group
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