elastic.io Integration Platform vs. IBM CICS Transaction Server

elastic.io Integration Platform

IBM CICS Transaction Server

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
elastic.io Integration Platform	Score 8.0 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	The elastic.io Integration Platform is a hybrid integration system that users can deploy on-premise or in the cloud. It is highly scalable, with over 100 prebuilt application connectors for out-of-the-box use and a flexible data structure.	$0 Contact elastic.io for estimation
IBM CICS Transaction Server	Score 9.5 out of 10	N/A	IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System) is mixed-language application server that runs on IBM z/OS. CICS® Transaction Server, often called CICS, is used for hosting transactional enterprise applications in a hybrid architecture.	N/A

Pricing

elastic.io Integration Platform

IBM CICS Transaction Server

Editions & Modules

Dedicated: $0
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Lean: $599
per buyer
Professional: $1,199
per buyer
Enterprise: $2,279
per buyer

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
elastic.io Integration Platform	IBM CICS Transaction Server
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	elastic.io Integration Platform	IBM CICS Transaction Server
Top Pros	Pro Simple and intuitive Pro Configuration management	No answers on this topic
Top Cons	Minus White labeling	Minus Internet connection

Features

elastic.io Integration Platform

IBM CICS Transaction Server

Cloud Data Integration

Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of Product A and Product B
	elastic.io Integration Platform 8.1 2 Ratings 1% below category average	IBM CICS Transaction Server - Ratings
Pre-built connectors	7.22 Ratings	00 Ratings
Connector modification	9.12 Ratings	00 Ratings
Support for real-time and batch integration	8.12 Ratings	00 Ratings
Data security features	7.42 Ratings	00 Ratings
Monitoring console	8.72 Ratings	00 Ratings

Application Servers

Comparison of Application Servers features of Product A and Product B
	elastic.io Integration Platform - Ratings	IBM CICS Transaction Server 8.4 1 Ratings 5% above category average
Security management	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Administration and management	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Application server performance	00 Ratings	7.01 Ratings
Installation	00 Ratings	10.01 Ratings
Open-source standards compliance	00 Ratings	5.01 Ratings

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User Ratings
	elastic.io Integration Platform	IBM CICS Transaction Server
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (2 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	elastic.io Integration Platform	IBM CICS Transaction Server
Likelihood to Recommend	ELASTIC.IO GMBH elastic.io Integration Platform is well suited for developers already leveraging the Elastic Search cluster, who want to automate and simplify add-on integrations. If developers are streaming data between plugins and want to have event-based batching, this is a great product to do that, albeit a paid solution, it can enhance your deployment and automation of ES plugins. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	IBM The strengths of CICS are certainly the scalability. The multilevel architecture of the CICS regions, security, and performance, manages to manage large volumes of transactions with efficient performances. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	ELASTIC.IO GMBH Unlike other integration platforms, using and implementing elastic.io is fairly simple and intuitive You do not need to worry about scaling since it is taken care by the platform itself Developing new connectors isn't complicated Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	IBM De facto standard in the legacy enterprise Multiplatform connection Native connection with DB2 Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	ELASTIC.IO GMBH Paid solutions are always challenging when the tool itself is free Available training for this paid solution Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	IBM Direct internet connection Social connectors Speak Java not only with Websphere Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	ELASTIC.IO GMBH Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	IBM There is no comparison, in practice, the possibility of using the latest programming languages but, above all, the databases can be different and more modern than DL1. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	ELASTIC.IO GMBH If your datasets are diverse and could use automation, this will bring good ROI for time spent Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	IBM More scalability than servers More reliability than servers More security Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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