Astera ReportMiner vs. IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Astera ReportMiner
Score 8.4 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
ReportMiner provides an automated solution for data ingestion and integration for unstructured document data sources. This data extraction software enables you to liberate business data trapped in documents such as PDFs, PDF forms, PRN, TXT, RTF, DOC,DOCX, XLS, and XLSX. With features for data scrubbing, business rules-based data quality verification, data transformation (merging, splitting, normalizing, denormalizing, and more), and loading into high-end database platforms, an integration flow…N/A
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
IBM Cloud Pak for Automation allows the user to design, build and run automation applications and services on any cloud, using pre-integrated automation technologies and low-code tools. IBM Cloud Pak is the latest deployment option of the IBM automation platform for digital business, available on Red Hat OpenShift.N/A
Pricing
Astera ReportMinerIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Editions & Modules
ReportMiner Enterprise
Contact sales
per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Astera ReportMinerIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional DetailsDiscounts are provided for 10 pack, 20 pack, 50 pack, and enterprise-wide ReportMiner Professional licenses.
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Features
Astera ReportMinerIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Astera ReportMiner
-
Ratings
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
7.3
1 Ratings
18% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Astera ReportMiner
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Ratings
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
6.4
1 Ratings
14% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Process Engine
Comparison of Process Engine features of Product A and Product B
Astera ReportMiner
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Ratings
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
7.5
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Process designer00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Process simulation00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Business rules engine00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
SOA support00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Process player00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Form builder00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Model execution00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Business Process Automation
Comparison of Business Process Automation features of Product A and Product B
Astera ReportMiner
-
Ratings
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
7.5
1 Ratings
21% above category average
Business Process Modeling00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Decision Modeling00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Code-Based Automation00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
No-Code Automation00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
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User Ratings
Astera ReportMinerIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(7 ratings)
9.3
(42 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Astera ReportMinerIBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Likelihood to Recommend
Astera Software
Astera ReportMiner is well suited for those who work with EMR Data or business operations data where different platforms may report on similar data but not everything is the same between the different systems and how they export their data. It works especially well when systems can't edit their exports so you need to clean up data a lot before they are combined into a single file. It is less appropriate a solution when you are trying to combine large data, let's say thousands of files and need some sort of platform to deduce analytic patterns out of it. This is more used for data preparedness rather than big data analysis. This may have changed with recent updates, however they do not do a good job of updating customers on new releases so keeping track of their developments is something worth doing if data management is an important part of your/your company's role.
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IBM
Well Suited Scenarios IBM Cloud Pak shines in scenarios where complex workflows, such as project management in web design, require automation. It's also highly effective for collaborative content creation, enabling seamless content approval. Less Appropriate Scenarios Conversely, it may be less suitable for organizations with simpler task management needs that do not fully leverage its robust capabilities. Also, companies with limited IT resources might face challenges during setup and customization.
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Pros
Astera Software
  • ReportMiner's OCR accuracy is flawless to my experience. I use the program to pull values from check details, and have yet to find an error.
  • ReportMiner's interface is easy to learn. I never even got formal training on the program. I watched some YouTube videos and learned as I went.
  • ReportMiner training personnel is very knowledgeable and quick to respond. Anytime I ran into a problem I could not figure out on my own, they would get back with me within a half a day.
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IBM
  • I like how this tool provides us with automation capabilities to all our business processes hence improves our productivity.
  • Helps us to analyze complex workflows for our clients.
  • Accelerate our growth to digital transformation.
  • Reduce clients wait time. Hence we are able to deliver on time.
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Cons
Astera Software
  • Could provide some features to help with advanced analytics for big data. (i.e. larger data sets)
  • Too much clutter on their Youtube page, they should highlight the tutorials so they are easier to find for new users. Get rid of old tutorial video playlists so the organization is clean and up to date.
  • Have sales rep follow up with customers to offer product updates, new product releases, and do check ins to see if customers have suggestions for feature improvement.
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IBM
  • For heavy load, the performance should be improved
  • The integration with the messaging system is a bit tricky and hence example documentation could be provided
  • It is a very nice and powerful tool however still not very known, marketing needs to be improved
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Likelihood to Renew
Astera Software
It is the best way to get a multi line record from pdf to Excel in one row.
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IBM
IBM Cloud Pak provides modernization in collecting, organizing and analyzing data. This product provides to unify market leading services such as data management, DataOps, governance, business analytics and automated AI. IBM Cloud Pak is best for resource and infrustructure optimization. IBM Cloud Pak is capable to accomodate our business automation needs.
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Alternatives Considered
Astera Software
I have never actually used another program like ReportMiner. Before I was just using PDF viewers such as Adobe that had OCR capabilities. I would have to select a range of numbers and copy and paste to Excel. It was tedious, slow, and sometimes error prone. I chose to learn ReportMiner because it saves me at least 4 times the amount of time I would have to use by copy and pasting.
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IBM
There are various products that are similar to IBM Cloud, but IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation stands out overall. IBM Cloud offers valuable features such as analytics, cognitive abilities, and data management capabilities. Additionally, it places a strong emphasis on security and compliance, with features such as role-based access control and encryption. Moreover, it allows for easy integration with other systems and platforms.
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Return on Investment
Astera Software
  • Efficient and automated data extraction. Saves time and resources.
  • User-friendly interface and good documentation. It is therefore easiest to learn and apply in a short time.
  • Documents, which have various formats of data tables or arrangement, needed a lot of manual fixing. So it required a lot of time for validation and quality control.
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IBM
  • Quick to automate repetitive tasks and finish them with speed and accuracy hence saving time and operational cost.
  • Bots are life saviours because they are able to learn fast without feeding any information most of the manual work is done accurately and diligently.
  • Reduce human errors by reducing how we manually input data into all our business processes.
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ScreenShots

Astera ReportMiner Screenshots

Screenshot of automatic field creation in ReportMiner, done by scanning the region’s sample for repeating patterns of data.Screenshot of the interface to map and export data to almost any desired destination, including databases like SQL Server, Access, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and any ODBC-compatible database, as well as formats such as fixed length, delimited, Excel, and XML.