We performed a comparison between AWS Glue and IBM Cloud Pak for Integration based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is AWS-integrated. There is end-to-end integration with the other AWS services. It is also user-friendly."
"The key role for Glue is that it hosts our metadata before rolling out our actual data. This is the major advantage of using this solution and our clients client have been very satisfied with it."
"The most valuable feature for me is the visual interface of AWS Glue."
"AWS Glue is quite better than other tools, but you have to learn it properly before you start using it."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Glue is its ease of use and good documentation. Additionally, we can do all the transformations that we need."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Glue is that it provides a GUI format with a drag-and-drop feature."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The most valuable features currently are glue studio, jobs, and triggers."
"Cloud Pak for Integration is definitely scalable. That is the most important criteria."
"The most valuable aspect of the Cloud Pak, in general, is the flexibility that you have to use the product."
"It is a stable solution."
"The most preferable aspect would be the elimination of the command, which was a significant improvement. In the past, it was a challenge, but now we can proceed smoothly with the implementation of our policies and everything is managed through JCP. It's still among the positive aspects, and it's a valuable feature."
"It fails to handle massive databases acquired from various sources."
"The solution's visual ETL tool is of no use for actual implementation."
"The interface for AWS Glue could improve, they do not put a lot of details. You can write the code, in PySpark or in Scala, which is a big advantage, it is only easy to use for a developer. It will be difficult for new users to enter the cloud environment."
"The technical support for this solution could be improved. In future, we would like to connect more services like Athena or Kinesis to help control more loads of data."
"AWS Glue would be improved by making it easier to switch from single to multi-cloud."
"The crucial problem with AWS Glue is that it only works with AWS. It is not an agnostic tool like Pentaho. In PowerCenter, we can install the forms from Google and other vendors, but in the case of AWS Glue, we can only use AWS."
"I have encountered challenges with multi-region support."
"There is a learning curve to this tool."
"Its queuing and messaging features need improvement."
"The initial setup is not easy."
"Setting up Cloud Pak for Integration is relatively complex. It's not as easy because it has not yet been fully integrated. You still have some products that are still not containerized, so you still have to run them on a dedicated VM."
"The pricing can be improved."
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AWS Glue is ranked 1st in Cloud Data Integration with 37 reviews while IBM Cloud Pak for Integration is ranked 14th in Cloud Data Integration with 4 reviews. AWS Glue is rated 7.8, while IBM Cloud Pak for Integration is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of AWS Glue writes "Provides serverless mechanism, easy data transformation and automated infrastructure management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Cloud Pak for Integration writes "A hybrid integration platform that applies the functionality of closed-loop AI automation". AWS Glue is most compared with AWS Database Migration Service, Informatica PowerCenter, SSIS, Informatica Cloud Data Integration and Talend Open Studio, whereas IBM Cloud Pak for Integration is most compared with IBM App Connect, IBM API Connect, IBM DataPower Gateway, MuleSoft Anypoint API Manager and SAP Data Services. See our AWS Glue vs. IBM Cloud Pak for Integration report.
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