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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    MssqlMerge

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMssqlMerge is a diff and merge GUI tool for Microsoft SQL Server databases used to compare and sync both schema and data changes. The application has tabbed UI, there are several types of tabs responsible for particular application features and scope of tasks. The starting point is a Home tab - it is used to open databases and show summary about database schema and programming objects changes: table definitions, views, stored procedures and so on. From here, users can drill-down details…

    $95

    one-time fee per user

    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerMssqlMerge
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    Standard (personal license)
    $95
    one-time fee per user
    Standard (multi-user license)
    120 ~ 75
    one-time fee per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerMssqlMerge
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Multi-user license price depends on the number of licensed users. Starting from 5-user license client is getting benefits comparing to a purchase of individual license for each employee.
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    Features
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerMssqlMerge
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and MssqlMerge
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    MssqlMerge
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to traditional data sources9.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and MssqlMerge
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    MssqlMerge
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and MssqlMerge
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    MssqlMerge
    -
    Ratings
    Data model creation8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Metadata management7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Testing and debugging7.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and MssqlMerge
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    MssqlMerge
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerMssqlMerge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerMssqlMerge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    KS DB Merge Tools
    personally I work with different types of databases and based on project requirements I have to create multiple databases like in dev qa and prod.here MssqlMerge help me lot when it comes to work with multiple databases.also it help me search querry easily.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    KS DB Merge Tools
    • bulk data Marge
    • efficient and speedy search
    • easy to add multiple databases
    • variety of features
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    KS DB Merge Tools
    • intra compatibility
    • Merge in-between different types databases
    • enhance features
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    KS DB Merge Tools
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    KS DB Merge Tools
    in my current project we have mssql database hosted in cloud and onprem both and I used MssqlMerge tool with Microsoft database from long back its feature and operation performance is very smooth and easily integrated with others database. hence I like this.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Productivity of the development of integration processes.
    • Better documentation and governance.
    • Reduce training costs of various technologies.
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    KS DB Merge Tools
    • lots of competitors
    • it's help to accomplish small task
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    MssqlMerge Screenshots

    Screenshot of MssqlMerge Home tab - schema changes summaryScreenshot of MssqlMerge Batch data diff tab - Data changes summaryScreenshot of MssqlMerge table data diffScreenshot of MssqlMerge Table structure diff tabScreenshot of MssqlMerge Object listScreenshot of MssqlMerge Text diff - compare object definition