Azure Event Hubs vs. IBM StreamSets

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Event Hubs
Score 6.2 out of 10
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Event Hubs is a managed, real-time data ingestion service that’s used to stream millions of events per second from any source to build dynamic data pipelines and respond to business challenges. Users can continue to process data during emergencies using the geo-disaster recovery and geo-replication features. It can be integrated with other Azure services to unlock insights. Existing Apache Kafka clients and applications can be allowed to talk to Event Hubs without any code changes, producing a…N/A
IBM StreamSets
Score 8.0 out of 10
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IBM® StreamSets enables users to create and manage smart streaming data pipelines through a graphical interface, facilitating data integration across hybrid and multicloud environments. IBM StreamSets can support millions of data pipelines for analytics, applications and hybrid integration.N/A
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Azure Event HubsIBM StreamSets
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(9 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(8 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure Event HubsIBM StreamSets
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Large IoT data ingestion which needs to be processed as batches or data which requires certain time to process in such scenario Azure Event Hubs is working very effective.
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IBM
IBM StreamSets excels in real-time logistics data ingestion and transformation across hybrid systems. It’s less ideal for lightweight ETL tasks or static datasets where simpler tools can achieve similar results with less overhead and complexity.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • message queuing
  • data processing for notification.
  • Handling large volumes of data from multiple sources.
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IBM
  • It helps streaming huge data that we have in our Teradata database to various reporting applications that runs on cloud seamlessly.
  • We also use IBM StreamSets to power few BI dashboards that our product managers use on regular basis to showcase various data with clients.
  • I think the data quality is way better compared to Informatica tool.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • pricing should be less
  • integration with the services should be enhanced.
  • Deduplication functionality should be there in Azure Event Hubs
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IBM
  • The error messages I feel aren t always very descriptive so troubleshooting can take longer
  • Maybe more customisation options for scheduling can be done, rest it works pretty well.
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Usability
Microsoft
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IBM
The StreamSets platform is very easy to use and the interface is extremely intuitive. The drag-and-drop, low-code design makes it accessible for teams with varying technical skills, allowing us to quickly connect sources, define transformations, and deploy pipelines without heavy coding. StreamSets allows us to get started quickly and not have to worry about our pipelines breaking once they're built.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
All platforms are good, costing wise it is effective, scalable is being managed by Azure Event Hubs only so only configuration is being required to do, also provides the encrypted, reliable and secure solution .
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IBM
First advantage is that this software is particularly new and it keeps updating according to the needs of the user. Other advantage is the it organises and produces conclusions on the basis of data without leaving any relevant information. Other softwares lack in data summarising and readability of the charts and sheets they produce.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • reducing the cost as you don't need to create a solution which is scalable
  • increasing the productivity of the solution.
  • customer satisfaction can be increased by integrating it as a solution.
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IBM
  • time saving for automatic collection and integration of data
  • time saving thanks to live monitoring and reaction
  • time saving for standardization of data
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