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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    D&B Connect

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AD&B Connect is an AI-driven Data Management Platform based on the D&B Cloud that provides businesses with customer data and market insights. With D&B connect, users can collaborate on data management tasks, visualize, monitor, and benchmark data, as well as assess overall data health. Integrations with Master Data Management Platforms, Customer Data Platforms, and CRMs enable automated data updates and anomaly detection through the identity resolution engine. MAP integrations allow for the…N/A

    IBM InfoSphere Information Server

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AIBM 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

    Synthio

    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Synthio is Data as a Service software that automates the cleansing, standardization, and synthesis of data to make it actionable for immediate use. From merging non-standard or free-form data into a single usable dataset, to deduplication, standardization, strategic augmentation, or simply understanding more about data through a data health analysis, the vendor says their solution meets every data need of the modern marketer. Additionally, the vendor says they even have an automated tool that…N/A
    Pricing
    D&B ConnectIBM InfoSphere Information ServerSynthio
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    D&B ConnectIBM InfoSphere Information ServerSynthio
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing is offered on a customized basis. Buyers should contact D&B for specific quotes.
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Multiple Products
    Dun Bradstreet
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    IBM
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    Synthio
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    31 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    D&B ConnectIBM InfoSphere Information ServerSynthio
    Data Quality
    Comparison of Data Quality features of D&B Connect and IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
    Feature
    D&B Connect
    7.7
    17 Ratings
    11% below category average
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
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    Synthio
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    Data source connectivity8.117 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data profiling7.717 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Master data management (MDM) integration7.514 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data element standardization7.815 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Match and merge7.315 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Address verification7.817 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of D&B Connect and IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
    Feature
    D&B Connect
    -
    Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Synthio
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to traditional data sources00 Ratings9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL00 Ratings7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of D&B Connect and IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
    Feature
    D&B Connect
    -
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    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Synthio
    -
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    Simple transformations00 Ratings10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations00 Ratings9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of D&B Connect and IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
    Feature
    D&B Connect
    -
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    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Synthio
    -
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    Data model creation00 Ratings8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Metadata management00 Ratings7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow00 Ratings8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Testing and debugging00 Ratings7.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of D&B Connect and IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
    Feature
    D&B Connect
    -
    Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Synthio
    -
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    Integration with data quality tools00 Ratings10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools00 Ratings9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of D&B Connect and IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
    Feature
    D&B Connect
    -
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    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
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    Synthio
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Advanced search00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Identification of new leads00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    List quality00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    List upload/download00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Load time/data access00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of D&B Connect and IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
    Feature
    D&B Connect
    -
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    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
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    Synthio
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Contact information00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Company information00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Industry information00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of D&B Connect and IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
    Feature
    D&B Connect
    -
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    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
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    Synthio
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Salesforce integration00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Company/business profiles00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Data hygiene00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh00 Ratings00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of D&B Connect and IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
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    D&B Connect
    -
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    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
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    Synthio
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Append emails to records00 Ratings00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    D&B ConnectIBM InfoSphere Information ServerSynthio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (31 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    -
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    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    D&B ConnectIBM InfoSphere Information ServerSynthio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dun Bradstreet
    Overall, the program can assist any size company with all credit
    reference needs. We have not run into any issues other than the overall
    cost of the program and the fact that you have to use additional funds
    to seek information on international customers.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    Information Server is extremely useful to replace manual developments that require a lot of coding effort. It significantly increases the productivity of the initial development and the future maintenance of the processes since it has a visual development environment with self-documentation.
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    Synthio
    Undoubtedly this is the ideal software for the sales and marketing department, as it saves a lot of time in the search for customers and has tools that automate many processes that were previously manual. This is one of the programs we have worked with the best, that is why we recommend it.
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    Pros
    Dun Bradstreet
    • Searching people who have the intent to buy your services or products.
    • It has as very good filter that helps pinpoint your targeted audience.
    • It has a large pool of contacts within the company, so helps to reach out to the right person via several connections.
    • The data available is fresh and current.
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    IBM
    • IIS best for ETL ,not ELT , and many and diffrent source systems.
    • It also can process big data , unstuctured data
    • It is not only DWH , you can use infosphere for analys and see the bigger architecture of your OLTP systems
    Incentivized
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    Synthio
    • Extensive search filters
    • Email verification prior to download/charge
    • Helpful customer service who you can work directly with to pull lists. It's great to work with someone who can tell you exactly how many verified leads you could pull without having to use credits.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Dun Bradstreet
    • in my opinion having to split usage between United States and International does not make sense on why this needs to be done....recommend eliminating this
    • need for improvement on error resolution....when an error is found the D&B resolution team is EXTREMELY difficult to work with...very clunky and automated when there is a need for personnal interaction
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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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    Synthio
    • Lead quality isn't always the best - as with many databases of this nature. We have to expect that we'll have a high bounce and unsubscribe rate when using these leads.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dun Bradstreet
    Great tool
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
    Incentivized
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    Synthio
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    Usability
    Dun Bradstreet
    For more advanced uses, it's hard to get it functioning properly right out of the box. It definitely takes some fiddling to get the systems up and running, especially if you have multiple streams of data that need to be managed across systems.
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    IBM
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    Synthio
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    Support Rating
    Dun Bradstreet
    Great Support
    Incentivized
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    IBM
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    Synthio
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Dun Bradstreet
    Very Satisfied
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    IBM
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    Synthio
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Dun Bradstreet
    Not at the top, but pretty good compared to others. The price and overall usability of the solution would put it in the top 5 options from what I have used. If D&B can make more updates and improvements, then there is potential to be better in the near future.
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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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    Synthio
    I feel similar about all of these list building/append services. There are good and bad aspects.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Dun Bradstreet
    slightly on the higher side but worth it.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Synthio
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Dun Bradstreet
    • ROI can be achieved anywhere between 6 to 12 months depending upon your business.
    • The product is expensive but the data provided is good to an extent and a big sale can help achieve your ROI.
    • The data accuracy sometimes can be bad leading to bad domain reputation.
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    IBM
    • Productivity of the development of integration processes.
    • Better documentation and governance.
    • Reduce training costs of various technologies.
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    Synthio
    • Positive - We've been able to append records and add them to our targeted marketing campaigns.
    • Negative - We've added some junk to our database, as a result, which has affected our deliverability rates.
    • Negative - We did get a complaint and inquiry from one particular record about sending them an unsolicited email.
    Incentivized
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