Pentaho Data Integration vs. TIBCO Spotfire
As of May 2019, Pentaho Data Integration is ranked 8th in Data Integration Tools with 3 reviews vs TIBCO Spotfire which is ranked 17th in Business Intelligence (BI) Tools with 6 reviews. The top reviewer of Pentaho Data Integration writes "Simple to install and simple to use and helps us mine, clean, and arrange terabytes of data". The top reviewer of TIBCO Spotfire writes "Connects to many data sources, enables us to quickly see insights in the data". Pentaho Data Integration is most compared with SSIS, Informatica PowerCenter and IBM InfoSphere DataStage. TIBCO Spotfire is most compared with Microsoft BI, Tableau and Qlik Sense.
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It has improved our data integration capabilities. Provides a good open source option. It's very simple compared to other products out there. Data transformation within Pentaho is a nice feature that they have and that I value. | We used it pretty heavily in gathering data, which goes to our VPs. They are able to base their next revenue planning based on this metric. So, it has been invaluable. The ability to connect to many different data sources is one of the key features. The other would then be the different ways in which that data can be visualized. R and automation services. One of the main features is integrated statistical analysis. Data discovery is very simple. |
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There is not a data quality or MDM solution in the Pentaho DI suite. I could not connect to our Hadoop environment in an easy and flexible way, and it was important to scale our data warehouse. I work with the Community Edition, therefore I do not have support. There was an issue that I could not resolve with community support. One thing that I don't like, just a little, is the backward compatibility. I would like to see more improvements with AS400 DB2. | We would like an easier way to get the product to the cloud. Right now, we have the on-premise version, and we would like to find a way to make it easier to migrate it over to the cloud. I would like more easy-to-implement analytical algorithms. At the moment they include things like forecasts and regressions. They need to add a lot more of these types of things to the product because not everyone is a data scientist. Print capability and trigger-based events. Compared to competitors, the UI is quite dated. The number of charts available out of the box in Spotfire can be enhanced. |
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There is a good open source option (Community Edition). | The Tibco sales teams have been very difficult to work with - ignoring requests, misrepresenting level of demand, etc. |
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Views 18,530 Comparisons 7,331 Reviews 3 Average Words per Review 304 Avg. Rating 8.3 | Views 21,343 Comparisons 6,366 Reviews 6 Average Words per Review 328 Avg. Rating 7.7 |
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| Kettle | Spotfire |
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| Hitachi | TIBCO |
Overview | |
Pentaho data integration prepares and blends data to create a complete picture of your business that drives actionable insights. The complete data integration platform delivers accurate, "analytics ready" data to end users from any source. With visual tools to eliminate coding and complexity, Pentaho puts big data and all data sources at the fingertips of business and IT users alike. | TIBCO Spotfire is your secret weapon. You can create beautiful, interactive visualizations that will help you find the critical insights hiding in your data - fast. Spotfire gives you the tools to quickly and easily examine, organize, analyze and comprehend your data to see connections, patterns, and opportunities. |
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Sample Customers | |
| 66Controls, Providential Revenue Agency of Ro Negro, NOAA Information Systems, Swiss Real Estate Institute | Allergan, ASSS de Montreal, Avantium, Blue River, Bank of Montreal, Citibank, FrieslandCampina, Hellmann Logistics, Merck, Novartis |
Top Industries | |
Financial Services Firm20% Comms Service Provider20% Healthcare Company20% University10% Financial Services Firm32% Software R&D Company19% Transportation Company14% Government12% | Energy/Utilities Company20% Financial Services Firm16% Healthcare Company12% Pharma/Biotech Company12% |
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