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CData Sync vs. IBM Data Replication

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CData Sync
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
CData's Sync is a data pipeline tool able to connect data sources to the user's database or data warehouse, supporting at present over 200 possible sources, and a range of destinations (e.g. Snowflake, S3, Redshift), connecting on-premise or SaaS sources and destinations.N/A
IBM Data Replication
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
The IBM Data Replication portfolio provides log based change data capture with transactional integrity to support big data integration and consolidation, warehousing and analytics initiatives at scale.N/A
Pricing
CData SyncIBM Data Replication
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CData SyncIBM Data Replication
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
CData SyncIBM Data Replication
Data Source Connection
Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Product A and Product B
CData Sync
8.0
1 Ratings
4% below category average
IBM Data Replication
-
Ratings
Connect to traditional data sources8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Modeling
Comparison of Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
CData Sync
7.5
1 Ratings
5% below category average
IBM Data Replication
-
Ratings
Collaboration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Testing and debugging7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
CData SyncIBM Data Replication
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CData SyncIBM Data Replication
Likelihood to Recommend
CData Software
Evidently, CData Sync is an excellent middleware tool that is perfect for syncing data between systems. It is especially suitable and works well on SQL servers, DB2, MySQL, and Snowflake, and some of their brothering domains. However, it is a limitation in working with Sage 50 API. But if it is extracted with ODBC, it works well.
JS
Jamie Smith
Chief Computer Analyst and Product Manager
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IBM
IBM InfoSphere Data Replication replication allows work on the daily operation and analyzes the replicated data in real-time with no downgrade of performance. This happens thanks to the incremental data load using the log files instead of querying the database for any changes. It serves as an online backup of the database uploading the data to the cloud in real-time.
Fernando Roque | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Pros
CData Software
  • UPSERT
  • Friendly interface
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IBM
  • Performance to detect changes using Incremental Data Delivery with logs.
  • Update data in the cloud in real time.
  • Saves data in clusters using Apache Hadoop
Fernando Roque | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Cons
CData Software
  • Although efficient for SQL servers and MySQL, as well as Snowflake. It is not strong for other database engines, and an upgrade on this would do a lot.
  • The installation process is manual as opposed to the cloud installation it should be.
  • A feature of syncing auto increment ID key, that will help in existing data management.
JS
Jamie Smith
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IBM
  • Better documentation and examples of Console and API.
  • Integration with machine learning to analyze the data.
  • Examples of how to replicate data from multiple sources and databases to one data lake.
Fernando Roque | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Usability
CData Software
It is easy to setup and use
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IBM
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Alternatives Considered
CData Software
Tableau is another similar software tool, unlike CData Sync, rather transforms data into actionable insights. While CData Sync works with automation, Tableau uses a drag box on its AVA, which in turn slows the work speed on the syncing of data. Over the years, I enjoyed the friendly and customizable option of CData Sync over Tableau's.
JS
Jamie Smith
Chief Computer Analyst and Product Manager
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IBM
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Return on Investment
CData Software
  • Positive: Easy way to bring data for our DWH
  • Negative: Frequent issue in CData Sync Server
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IBM
  • Analize the daily data in real time using data lakes and Machine Learning.
  • Performance of the replication without affecting the relational database of the applications.
  • Use of Apache Hadoop for data clustering improving performance.
Fernando Roque | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Statistical Analyst
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