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Actian DataConnect vs. SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Actian DataConnect

    Score6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    HCL DataConnect (formerly Actian DataConnect) is a hybrid integration solution that enables users to integrate anything, anywhere, anytime. It can be deployed in on-premise, cloud, and/or hybrid environments and offers quick onboarding. With its emphasis data quality, data reuse, adaptability and self-service integration, DataConnect is designed to support rapid onboarding and deliver the fast time to value.N/A

    SSIS

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft's SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is a data integration solution.N/A
    Pricing
    Actian DataConnectSSIS
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Actian DataConnectSSIS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Actian DataConnectSSIS
    Considered Both Products
    HCLSoftware
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    84%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    Actian DataConnectSSIS
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Actian DataConnect and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
    Feature
    Actian DataConnect
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
    7.1
    56 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Connect to traditional data sources9.92 Ratings9.156 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL9.01 Ratings5.043 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of Actian DataConnect and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
    Feature
    Actian DataConnect
    9.9
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
    6.8
    56 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Simple transformations10.02 Ratings8.956 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.92 Ratings4.755 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of Actian DataConnect and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
    Feature
    Actian DataConnect
    9.9
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
    7.5
    54 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Data model creation10.01 Ratings9.028 Ratings
    Metadata management10.01 Ratings6.035 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow9.92 Ratings7.145 Ratings
    Collaboration9.82 Ratings9.140 Ratings
    Testing and debugging9.92 Ratings6.451 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of Actian DataConnect and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
    Feature
    Actian DataConnect
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
    5.5
    43 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Integration with data quality tools9.01 Ratings6.338 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools10.01 Ratings4.738 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Actian DataConnectSSIS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (56 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Actian DataConnectSSIS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HCLSoftware
    The choice to use Actian DataConnect really comes down to pricing and the type of integration project you are performing, specifically with the requirements, whether you want the integration to be on-premise or in the cloud, can you install agents on your servers etc. For integration tools it runs head to head with its competitors.
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    Microsoft
    As I mentioned earlier SQL Server Integration Services is suitable if you want to manage data from different applications. It really helps in fetching the data and generating reports. Its automation make it very easy and time efficient. It works well with large database as well. But it doesn't work well with real time data, it will take some time to gather the real time data. I would not recommend using it in a real time/fast-paced environment.
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    Pros
    HCLSoftware
    • Map multiple source and destination tables - what would be done in many steps in SSIS can be done in one or two "maps" in Data Integrator.
    • Platform independent, cloud based, no client software.
    • Conversion of data types, write flat files - this helps us with integrating systems.
    • Fairly straightforward to use if the user has ETL experience.
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    Microsoft
    • Standard ETL use cases for daily loads
    • Loading incoming data from Vendors which is placed on FTP and adding them to the SQL Warehouse
    • Creating outgoing data files and writing them to Vendor FTPs
    • Easy Active Directory integration for seamless connections to SQL Server
    • CI/CD by hosting the code on visualstudio.com
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    Cons
    HCLSoftware
    • Integration Manager needs better scheduling improvements. Like dependencies, and not running a process again if the prior run is still running.
    • New connector development does not seem a priority.
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    Microsoft
    • Connection managers for online data sources can be tricky to configure.
    • Performance tuning is an art form and trialing different data flow task options can be cumbersome. SSIS can do a better job of providing performance data including historical for monitoring.
    • Mapping destination using OLE DB command is difficult as destination columns are unnamed.
    • Excel or flat file connections are limited by version and type.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    HCLSoftware
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Some features should be revised or improved, some tools (using it with Visual Studio) of the toolbox should be less schematic and somewhat more flexible. Using for example, the CSV data import is still very old-fashioned and if the data format changes it requires a bit of manual labor to accept the new data structure
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    Usability
    HCLSoftware
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    SSIS is a great tool for most ETL needs. It has the 90% (or more) use cases covered and even in many of the use cases where it is not ideal SSIS can be extended via a .NET language to do the job well in a supportable way for almost any performance workload.
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    Performance
    HCLSoftware
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    Microsoft
    SQL Server Integration Services performance is dependent directly upon the resources provided to the system. In our environment, we allocated 6 nodes of 4 CPUs, 64GB each, running in parallel. Unfortunately, we had to ramp-up to such a robust environment to get the performance to where we needed it. Most of the reports are completed in a reasonable timeframe. However, in the case of slow running reports, it is often difficult if not impossible to cancel the report without killing the report instance or stopping the service.
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    Support Rating
    HCLSoftware
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    The support, when necessary, is excellent. But beyond that, it is very rarely necessary because the user community is so large, vibrant and knowledgable, a simple Google query or forum question can answer almost everything you want to know. You can also get prewritten script tasks with a variety of functionality that saves a lot of time.
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    Implementation Rating
    HCLSoftware
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    The implementation may be different in each case, it is important to properly analyze all the existing infrastructure to understand the kind of work needed, the type of software used and the compatibility between these, the features that you want to exploit, to understand what is possible and which ones require integration with third-party tools
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    Alternatives Considered
    HCLSoftware
    Data Integrator was initially a part of a package deal for us with our new Student Information System. It was chosen prior to my arrival at the institution. Since I discovered we have SQL Server licenses, we have decided to use SSIS instead since I have a background in the MSBI stack and SSIS appears to be more straightforward (process flow philosophy vs "map" philosophy.)
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    Microsoft
    I think SQL Server Integration Services is better suited for on-premises data movement and ADF is more suited for the cloud. Though ADF has more connectors, SQL Server Integration Services is more robust and has better functionality just because it has been around much longer
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    Return on Investment
    HCLSoftware
    • Our customer likes the consistent reliable integrations we have built so we [got] a definite return on investment.
    • Problems are fairly easy to handle and rework.
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    Microsoft
    • Without this, we would have to manually update a spreadsheet of our SQL Server inventory
    • We would also have poor alerting; if an instance was down we wouldn't know until it was reported by a user
    • We only have one other person who uses SQL Server Integration Services , he's the expert. It would fall to me without him and I would not enjoy being responsible for it.
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    Screenshot of DataConnect is a hybrid integration solution used to design, deploy, and manage integrations on premise, in the cloud or in hybrid environments with no limits on data types or volumes.Screenshot of Actian DataConnect is a versatile hybrid integration platform that supports a wide range of use cases in every industry.Screenshot of DataConnect helps service delivery teams (e.g. SaaS ProServ team, Systems Integrator) rapidly  onboard and maintain application integrations across their customer base.Screenshot of DataConnect helps organizations onboard master data from their customers as part of the customer onboarding and maintenance process.Screenshot of DataConnect helps an enterprise or service provider exchange EDI data with their supply chain, customer network, or partner network.Screenshot of Actian DataConnect