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GigaSpaces XAP vs. IBM CICS Transaction Server

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GigaSpaces XAP
Score 10.0 out of 10
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XAP from New York headquartered GigaSpaces is an application server.N/A
IBM CICS Transaction Server
Score 8.9 out of 10
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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
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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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Features
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Application Servers
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GigaSpaces XAP
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Ratings
IBM CICS Transaction Server
8.0
2 Ratings
1% above category average
IDE support00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Security management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Administration and management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Application server performance00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Installation00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Open-source standards compliance00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
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10.0
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
GigaSpaces
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IBM
IBM CICS Transaction Server is multi-decades proven transaction server which is very scalable, very secured, easy to use, has good transactional capabilities, works well all other mainframe resources such as Db2, languages on IBM mainframe, has access control capabilities in terms of who can access the transaction for read mode vs update mode, etc.
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Pros
GigaSpaces
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IBM
  • De facto standard in the legacy enterprise
  • Multiplatform connection
  • Native connection with DB2
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Cons
GigaSpaces
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IBM
  • Would like to see the transaction response matrix on the average transaction response among all requests.
  • Would like to see GUI tool to be able to see currently running transactions
  • Would like to be able to get the details of where the cics transaction was triggered from
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Alternatives Considered
GigaSpaces
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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.
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Return on Investment
GigaSpaces
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IBM
  • It has allowed us to use our decades old code and still continue to support the business
  • Allows us to have faster time to market and modernize our systems
  • We can still continue to use our legacy resources for modern systems
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