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    IBM DataStage

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AIBM® DataStage® is a data integration tool that helps users to design, develop and run jobs that move and transform data. At its core, the DataStage tool supports extract, transform and load (ETL) and extract, load and transform (ELT) patterns. A basic version of the software is available for on-premises deployment, and the cloud-based DataStage for IBM Cloud Pak® for Data offers automated integration capabilities in a hybrid or multicloud environment.N/A

    Infor CloudSuite ERP

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AInfor CloudSuite ERP is the company's cloud-based ERP suite for medium to large global manufacturers, distributors, and after-sales service providers—delivering flexibility to manage mixed-mode and complex value chains.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM DataStageInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM DataStageInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IBM DataStageInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    IBM DataStageInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    7.7
    11 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to traditional data sources7.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL7.610 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    7.6
    11 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations7.311 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    7.2
    11 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Data model creation7.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Metadata management5.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow7.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration7.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    Testing and debugging6.711 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    5.3
    10 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools5.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools5.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    6.3
    6 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings4.16 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings3.76 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    6.0
    25 Ratings
    23% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings6.423 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings5.723 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.2
    27 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.824 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.626 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.3
    32 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.430 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.530 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    6.2
    30 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings7.627 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.527 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings4.917 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings6.715 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings4.818 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings6.419 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.122 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.2
    25 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings7.924 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.417 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.3
    26 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings7.424 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.025 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.411 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.124 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.414 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.0
    21 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings6.417 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.519 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings4.914 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings8.518 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.4
    6 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.4
    10 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.9
    7 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.1
    16 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings6.19 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings7.614 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    6.5
    9 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings7.67 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings3.28 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings5.18 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.1
    15 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings5.111 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings5.110 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings5.111 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings6.710 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.1
    18 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings5.816 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings5.817 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings6.217 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings5.813 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings6.017 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    8.2
    18 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.312 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings8.514 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of IBM DataStage and Infor CloudSuite ERP
    Feature
    IBM DataStage
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CloudSuite ERP
    7.8
    12 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings6.812 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM DataStageInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.8
    (11 ratings)
    7.1
    (38 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.9
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.3
    (23 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    5.0
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM DataStageInfor CloudSuite ERP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    DataStage is somewhat outdated for an ETL. I guess that's what makes it a bit lagged behind its competitors. It can be used for data processing, sure, but its performance seems to be lagging behind or quite slow given the server it is running from. I won’t depend on this application if it's handling a lot of mission-critical banking and business data.
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    Infor
    We have had great success with inventory management and production planning/execution. Also, data and system integrity have been key to our overall solution satisfaction. We struggle when it comes to reporting and analytics. The base product leaves room for improvement as much of the core reporting is not easily configurable and lacks the ability to scale forcing us to build a reporting model outside the solution
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Connect to multiple types of data-sources including Oracle, Teradata, Snowflake, SQl Server.
    • Powerful tool to load large volumes of data.
    • Transformation stages allow us to reduce the amount of code needed to create ETL scripts.
    • Allow us to synchronize and refresh data as much as needed.
    Incentivized
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    Infor
    • Very stable product. Some of its weaknesses are also its strengths. The lack of web services seems to actually increase stability.
    • No software vendor in this space is perfect. Lawson does perform as advertised.
    • Again, a weakness of this (limited functionality) is a hidden strength as well. In software there is a complexity/feature tradeoff. Where Lawson lacks in features, it does give you a more simple setup for your organization.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Technical support is a key area IBM should improve for this product. Sometimes our case is assigned to a support engineer and he has no idea of the product or services.
    • Provide custom reports for datastage jobs and performance such as job history reports, warning messages or error messages.
    • Make it fully compatible with Oracle and users can direct use of Oracle ODBC drivers instead of Data Direct driver. Same for SQL server.
    Incentivized
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    Infor
    • Trying to locate forms that you haven't used before is not very user friendly
    • overall view and navigation is very old style and could use an update
    • Reports are built in and not very customizable, could also use an easy report reference guide.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Infor
    The main problem with it is the support provided and the support available on the market. Both are limited. Plus, it is a nightmare from a connectivity point of view, which is obvious, since the off-the-shelf tools usually include built-in connectors to Oracle and SAP, specifically S-4Hana. Retrieving data is also not easy, and specifically, to get behind the logic of special reports without direct StreamServe knowledge, which is the rarest of all, is almost impossible
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    IBM
    Because it is robust, and it is being continuously improved. DS is one of the most used and recognized tools in the market. Large companies have implemented it in the first instance to develop their DW, but finding the advantages it has, they could use it for other types of projects such as migrations, application feeding, etc.
    Incentivized
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    Infor
    Industry fit: Infor M3 is designed for specific industries, such as manufacturing, distribution, and food and beverage. If your organization operates in one of these industries, Infor M3 may be a good fit.Functionality: Consider the specific features and functionality that your organization requires from an ERP system, such as financial management, supply chain management, manufacturing, and sales and marketing. Review Infor M3's capabilities in these areas to determine if it meets your needs.
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    Performance
    IBM
    It could load thousands of records in seconds. But in the Parallel version, you need to understand how to particionate the data. If you use the algorithms erroneously, or the functionalities that it gives for the parsing of data, the performance can fall drastically, even with few records. It is necessary to have people with experience to be able to determine which algorithm to use and understand why.
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    Infor
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    IBM
    IBM offers different levels of support but in my experience being and IBM shop helps to get direct support from more knowledgeable technicians from IBM. Not sure on the cost of having this kind of support, but I know there's also general support and community blogs and websites on the Internet make it easy to troubleshoot issues whenever there's need for that.
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    Infor
    The overall support of Inform M3 is simply the best! There isn't a single flaw that I can detect or think of about this software! I can't possibly express the greatness of the availability and all of the possibilities achieved. The ease of use and a lot of functionalities such as flexibility [allows in] configuration to add new functionalities fast.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    With effective capabilities and easy to manipulate the features and easy to produce accurate data analytics and the Cloud services Automation, this IBM platform is more reliable and easy to document management. The features on this platform are equipped with excellent big data management and easy to provide accurate data analytics.
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    Infor
    One of the products I have used is an Oracle accounting product. I feel that Infor stands up well when comparing to the Oracle product especially for the accounting functions. In comparing it to Microsoft Dynamics I feel that Infor is easier to use in some accounting tasks. The one thing the Dynamics has going for it is the ease of use with other Microsoft Products.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • It’s hard to say at this point, it delivers, but not quite as I expected. It takes a lot of resources to manage and sort this out (manpower, financial).
    • Definitely, I don’t have the exact numbers, but given the data it processes, it is A LOT. So props to the developer of this application.
    • Again, based on my experience, I’d choose other ETL apps if there is one that's more user-friendly.
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    Infor
    • Reduced period close processing by more than a day
    • Allowed the creation and adoption of shared services organization leading to improved performance and headcount allocations
    • Created more consistent business processes driving efficiency
    • Greatly improved security and reliability through cloud platform, granular security groups and SSO functionality
    • Improving customer experience through integrated customer and partner portals
    Incentivized
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