Boomi vs. IBM InfoSphere Information Server

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Boomi
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Boomi is a cloud-based, on-premise, or hybrid integration platform. It offers a low-code/no-code interface with the capacity for API and EDI connections for integrating with external organizations and systems, as well as compliance with data protection regulations.
$550
per month
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
IBM InfoSphere Information Server is a data integration platform used to understand, cleanse, monitor and transform data. The offerings provide massively parallel processing (MPP) capabilities.N/A
Pricing
BoomiIBM InfoSphere Information Server
Editions & Modules
Boomi
$550
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BoomiIBM InfoSphere Information Server
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BoomiIBM InfoSphere Information Server
Considered Both Products
Boomi
Chose Boomi
I did not select Boomi. It is the tool used in the company. In my previous work I worked with InfoSphere DataStage and QualityStage, and I can say that these tools are much more powerful when making transformations, alerts, connect to different sources. Boomi is good at …
IBM InfoSphere Information Server

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BoomiIBM InfoSphere Information Server
Cloud Data Integration
Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of Product A and Product B
Boomi
8.1
32 Ratings
1% below category average
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
-
Ratings
Pre-built connectors9.031 Ratings00 Ratings
Connector modification7.028 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for real-time and batch integration9.030 Ratings00 Ratings
Data quality services9.028 Ratings00 Ratings
Data security features8.730 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring console6.032 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Source Connection
Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Product A and Product B
Boomi
-
Ratings
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
10.0
5 Ratings
20% above category average
Connect to traditional data sources00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Data Transformations
Comparison of Data Transformations features of Product A and Product B
Boomi
-
Ratings
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
10.0
5 Ratings
18% above category average
Simple transformations00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Complex transformations00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Data Modeling
Comparison of Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Boomi
-
Ratings
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
9.7
5 Ratings
18% above category average
Data model creation00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Metadata management00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Business rules and workflow00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Testing and debugging00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Data Governance
Comparison of Data Governance features of Product A and Product B
Boomi
-
Ratings
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
9.5
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Integration with data quality tools00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Integration with MDM tools00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
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User Ratings
BoomiIBM InfoSphere Information Server
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(40 ratings)
10.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(9 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.9
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BoomiIBM InfoSphere Information Server
Likelihood to Recommend
Boomi
Legacy systems often need to be replaced or integrated with new applications in order to modernize businesses. A strong API strategy that avoids custom coding and third-party programs is essential to enable this integration. Boomi's new-age connectivity and integration solutions ensure safe, secure, and robust integration. In the age of information, businesses are under more pressure than ever to be able to collect and manage large amounts of data. This data comes in from a variety of sources, including personalized devices such as voice assistants and wearable tech. While this data can be immensely valuable to businesses, they often lack the infrastructure necessary to handle it effectively. This can lead to data build-up in databases or silos, and can eventually lead to problems with integration and security.
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IBM
It's super terrific with workflow automation. Terrific with data backup and convenient with encryption of data. Reliable with asset management Great to discover virtual servers
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Pros
Boomi
  • Pre-built connectors to almost anything which greatly reduce time to release of your integration needs.
  • Easy to use development platform with drag&drop features. Non-technical people could build simple integration processes in no time.
  • Great user community where you can get quick help if needed. Boomi people hang around there a lot.
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IBM
  • Any source to any target support.
  • ETL flexibility without coding.
  • Extreme data volume processing.
  • Native integration with other Data integration functionalities such as data profiling, data cleansing, metadata management.
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Cons
Boomi
  • More from a development perspective. It is always difficult to use the properties features. It takes a while to understand how the data/variables can be used across an integration.
  • Dell Boomi should also invest more on API Management and not just seen as a ETL,ESB tool.
  • Should roll out features more often based on users reviews.
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IBM
  • I would be nice to have a new web development environment for DataStage.
  • Connectivity Packs such as Pack for SAP Application are a little pricey.
  • It is confusing for new developers the possibility of developing jobs using different execution engines such as Parallel or Server.
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Likelihood to Renew
Boomi
Dell Boomi has provided us with the ability to connect our campus together using our various existing platforms. There are many supported features and have yet to run into something that we cannot do. Its user interface is very intuitive which would allow users to begin developing fairly easily. There is a myriad of resources available
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IBM
  • Scale of implementation
  • IBM techsupport
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Usability
Boomi
My IT and Finance teams have noted that setting up the tool is a breeze. Dell Boomi has never caused an issue during a system implementation that I am aware of. We are pleased with the tool and recommend others consider it.
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IBM
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Performance
Boomi
The atom sphere takes a time to load, when I open a process or when I open a log. One more slow processing is when I import objects from NetSuite.
About the performance of processing, it looks like Boomi takes a time to initialize some things such as connectors before starting the process. This is also performance we have.
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IBM
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Boomi
Boomi support was responsive and knowledgable, however being a closed cloud service, it doesn't have good community support. We found the learning curve to be steep and there aren't avenues like google, forums, or blogs that provide community driven insight into the product or how to go about designing solutions using the tool
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IBM
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Boomi
We decided to go with Dell Boomi because another department in our company was already using the software. We did not research competitor applications to use as our business solution. Dell Boomi was very easy and quick to set up, so once we decided to use Dell Boomi for systems integration, we had it set up and running within a few working days.
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IBM
DataStage is more robust and stable than ODI The ability to perform complex transformations or implement business rules is much more developed in DS
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Return on Investment
Boomi
  • It has allowed us to scale significantly without having to add headcount, specifically those geared towards data entry. We went from a $10m ARR business to $200m ARR business with the same amount of Order Processors and 12x amount of transactions by leveraging Boomi to perform a lot of the work, and then having the Order Processing team to simply review that the transaction was processed successfully.
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IBM
  • If you don't use all of the product family, it will be expensive. But if you want to plan use all the products and you will position it in the center of your infrastructure ROI will be effective.
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