We performed a comparison between Azure Data Factory and webMethods Integration Server 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."We have found the bulk load feature very valuable."
"One advantage of Azure Data Factory is that it's fast, unlike SSIS and other on-premise tools. It's also very convenient because it has multiple connectors. The availability of native connectors allows you to connect to several resources to analyze data streams."
"The security of the agent that is installed on-premises is very good."
"It makes it easy to collect data from different sources."
"The most valuable features of Azure Data Factory are the flexibility, ability to move data at scale, and the integrations with different Azure components."
"An excellent tool for pipeline orchestration."
"We use the solution to move data from on-premises to the cloud."
"Its integrability with the rest of the activities on Azure is most valuable."
"The solution's ease-of-use is its most valuable feature, in which complex issues may be resolved."
"I would say the core Web-based integrations work the best. They are the most efficient and robust implementations one can do with webMethods."
"It is a bundled product stack for A2A and B2B usage. It is one of the best products which I have used during my integration career."
"It integrates well with various servers."
"Given that you have one integration API in place, it takes very minimal effort to scale it to any other application that might want to use the same. Its flow-based development environment is a breeze and makes it really easy to re-use most of the existing components and build up a new API."
"The main assets are its flow language, debugging, and Broker. Flow language is far better and more flexible for debugging."
"All of the components are very independent but are tied together to give the business value."
"Broker and UM are the best features."
"The product's technical support has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."
"It does not appear to be as rich as other ETL tools. It has very limited capabilities."
"When the record fails, it's tough to identify and log."
"There are limitations when processing more than one GD file."
"Data Factory could be improved in terms of data transformations by adding more metadata extractions."
"Lacks in-built streaming data processing."
"Azure Data Factory uses many resources and has issues with parallel workflows."
"The one element of the solution that we have used and could be improved is the user interface."
"The orchestration is not as good as it should be."
"In terms of improvement, it would be better if it adapted quicker to open standards. It took a while for API specification before the last version was available. The spec of version two was rather quick."
"One area that needs improvement is the version upgrade process. Many customers I've worked with encounter challenges when transitioning from their current version, such as x or 9, to a newer version. The process is not smooth, and they must shift their entire website."
"The interface needs some work. It is not very user-friendly."
"t doesn't represent OOP very well, just a method and proprietary interface called IData."
"Documentation needs tuning. There is a lot of dependency with SoftwareAG. Even with the documentation at hand, you can struggle to implement scenarios without SAG’s help. By contrast, IBM’s documentation is self-explanatory, in my opinion."
"The installation process should be simplified for first time users and be made more user-friendly."
"We got the product via a reseller, and the support from the reseller has been less than desirable."
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Azure Data Factory is ranked 1st in Data Integration with 79 reviews while webMethods Integration Server is ranked 3rd in ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) with 60 reviews. Azure Data Factory is rated 8.0, while webMethods Integration Server is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Azure Data Factory writes "The data factory agent is quite good but pricing needs to be more transparent". On the other hand, the top reviewer of webMethods Integration Server writes "Event-driven with lots of helpful formats, but minimal learning resources available". Azure Data Factory is most compared with Informatica PowerCenter, Alteryx Designer, Informatica Cloud Data Integration, Snowflake and Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, whereas webMethods Integration Server is most compared with webMethods.io Integration, IBM Integration Bus, Mule ESB, TIBCO BusinessWorks and Boomi AtomSphere Integration. See our Azure Data Factory vs. webMethods Integration Server report.
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