Apache Camel vs Dell Boomi

Apache Camel

Message brokering across different systems, with transactionality and the ability to have fine tuned control over what happens using Java (or other languages), instead of a heavy, proprietary languages.One situation that it doesn't fit very well (as far as I have experienced) is when your workflow requires significant data mapping. While possible when using Java tooling, some other visual data mapping tools in other integration frameworks are easier to work with.

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Engineer in Engineering

Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Dell Boomi

Boomi is an integration platform. It will address integration requirements between applications, cloud or on-premise. Also, will allow you to integrate with vendors and customers via EDI or FTP for data transfers. Examples: - NetSuite/Oracle eBusiness Suite/SAP with vendors for manufacturing management and financial transactions- cloud to cloud integration(NetSuite to Namely/OpenAir/Concur, SalesForce to ERP)- on-premise to cloud: custom legacy apps that almost every company has can be integrated to cloud apps, making the transition to 100% cloud apps easier

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Cristian Bodnarasec

Senior Software Development Manager

eSiliconSemiconductors, 501-1000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Apache Camel

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Dell Boomi

7.9

Pre-built connectors

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8.6

Connector modification

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7.7

Support for real-time and batch integration

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8.8

Data quality services

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8.3

Data security features

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7.9

Monitoring console

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6.2

Pros

Open source, which is vitally important
Great integration with Java frameworks such as Spring Boot, allowing it to be deployed however you need to deploy it
Wonderful testing tools as part of the framework

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Engineer in Engineering

Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Boomi has a lot of built in connectors that make integrations faster and easier.
The tool is easy to use and has great visuals to help understand how a process works. There isn't a large learning curve.
Frequent updates to the platform.
New connectors are frequently added.
Great support documents and community.
Real-time integrations.

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Adam White

Senior Systems Analyst

Colony Brands, Inc.Consumer Goods, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

Documentation could use some work, sometimes it takes a bit of trial and error to figure out how to do something.

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Haven't run across anything that we can't yet accomplish with Boomi.
Having a "test run" feature. If there is no test environment to test against, having a "what would be the result if I ran it" feature would be great.

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Director in Information Technology

Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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Dell Boomi1.3

Based on 8 answers

We already started to move our integrations to Mule ESB

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Francois Gravel

Sr. Manager, Business System Development

Vistage Worldwide, Inc.Professional Training & Coaching, 51-200 employees

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Support

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Dell Boomi9.0

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They are quick to respond. Sometimes I figure out workarounds before they respond, but I am impatient and try other options. They acknowledge issues and have a Suggestions portal, the knowledge base is helpful too.

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David Byrd

Sr Integration Engineer - Dual Certified in Dell Boomi Developer 1 & 2, and Actian DataConnect

SFCGComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

WebSphere Message Broker - Expensive, old, hard to use, bad connectorsMulesoft - Very similar to Camel, but expensive and buggy

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Boomi seemed simpler to use and very promising. The existing connector to Salesforce and Taleo was definitely a factor in our decision. The pre-sale support from Boomi was exceptional, they never hesitated to jump on a virtual conference to show us how it is is done. Unfortunately, after few years, we realized that we could have a better ROI with a different platform. At this point we have already started to move the process out of Boomi to implement it in Mule ESB.

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Francois Gravel

Sr. Manager, Business System Development

Vistage Worldwide, Inc.Professional Training & Coaching, 51-200 employees

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