SAP Data Services Competitors and Alternatives

The top SAP Data Services competitors are

SSIS
Informatica PowerCenter
Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Talend Data Management Platform
Talend Open Studio
Ab Initio Co>Operating System
Oracle GoldenGate

Read reviews of SAP Data Services competitors and alternatives

Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

Oracle

Jérôme Françoisse

Consultant - Oracle ACE with 51-200 employees

Aug 25 2017

What is most valuable?

The EL-T approach that will first load into the target dataserver before doing the transfer is a great architecture improvement compared to standard ETL tools that use a staging... more»

How has it helped my organization?

Thanks to the flexbility of the tool, we could build 3 mappings using variables and the substitution API in replacement of 300 mappings in Oracle Warehouse Builder. It's much... more»

What needs improvement?

- Development Lifecycle - native REST integration - Easier security

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I used Oracle Warehouse Builder (OWB) which is now at the end of its life. ODI is much more flexible and has the great advantage to be able to connect to a lot of different source... more»

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IBM InfoSphere DataStage

IBM

RomLinhares

Partner

May 27 2018

What is most valuable?

* Its parallel processing capability allows you to go through extremely large data sets in no time at all, if you do your job right. * Highly... more»

How has it helped my organization?

I have worked during many implementations using DataStage. All of the projects that I worked on have been successful. This is due mainly to the... more»

What needs improvement?

High-cost of ownership: They could take a page from open source software, such as Talend. Working with some of the big data components is good,... more»

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Have used quite a few ETL tools in my job. * Ab Initio: Even pricier, but has a highly competent ETL tool. It is complete, but hard to use. *... more»

What other advice do I have?

If you have the budget and your solution requires industrial/enterprise strength data integration, this product is always a good choice.

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Informatica PowerCenter

Informatica

MattiHeimonen

DW Admin at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jun 06 2017

What is most valuable?

Once you figure it out, it is a powerful and simple ETL tool. Its stability has been very satisfactory.

How has it helped my organization?

Like any other ETL tool, it collects business information for centralized reporting and analytics.

What needs improvement?

The UI is outdated and old-fashioned, at least in our current version. Also, we have experienced some stability issues... more»

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have found the pricing very cost-effective. The licensing is CPU and data source-based. In the new version, it is... more»

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Our company has always used this solution.

What other advice do I have?

Choose the right tool for the right job. For the purpose that this product was designed, I believe it is still the best... more»

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