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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

    Anypoint Platform

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AThe Anypoint Platform developed by MuleSoft and acquired by Salesforce in early 2018 is designed to connect apps, data, and devices anywhere, on-premises or in the cloud. This platform was built to offer out-of-the-box connectors as well as tools that architects and developers can adopt quickly to design, build and manage the entire lifecycle of their APIs, applications, and products.N/A

    SAS Data Management

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AA suite of solutions for data connectivity, enhanced transformations and robust governance. Solutions provide a unified view of data with access to data across databases, data warehouses and data lakes. Connects with cloud platforms, on-premises systems and multicloud data sources.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerAnypoint PlatformSAS Data Management
    Editions & Modules
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    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
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    93%
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    100%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerAnypoint PlatformSAS Data Management
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and SAS Data Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
    -
    Ratings
    SAS Data Management
    8.3
    10 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Connect to traditional data sources9.94 Ratings00 Ratings8.610 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL7.54 Ratings00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and SAS Data Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
    -
    Ratings
    SAS Data Management
    6.7
    8 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings7.48 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and SAS Data Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
    -
    Ratings
    SAS Data Management
    6.7
    8 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Data model creation8.72 Ratings00 Ratings5.56 Ratings
    Metadata management7.74 Ratings00 Ratings7.47 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow8.44 Ratings00 Ratings6.67 Ratings
    Collaboration8.04 Ratings00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Testing and debugging7.14 Ratings00 Ratings6.17 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and SAS Data Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
    -
    Ratings
    SAS Data Management
    7.9
    9 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings7.69 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings8.27 Ratings
    Cloud Data Integration
    Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and SAS Data Management
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
    9.7
    13 Ratings
    19% above category average
    SAS Data Management
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built connectors00 Ratings9.814 Ratings00 Ratings
    Connector modification00 Ratings9.714 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for real-time and batch integration00 Ratings9.714 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality services00 Ratings9.614 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data security features00 Ratings9.714 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring console00 Ratings9.714 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerAnypoint PlatformSAS Data Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (26 ratings)
    7.6
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerAnypoint PlatformSAS Data Management
    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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    Salesforce
    MuleSoft Anypoint Platform is best tool in the market for developing APIs with complex structures communicating with various different types of applications including web applications as well as legacy applications. Also applications including database connectivity for fetching and updating data in the DB tables. I cant think of any scenario which MuleSoft Anypoint Platform could not be used for developing the integrations.
    Incentivized
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    SAS
    When data is in a system that needs a complex transformation to be usable for an average user. Such tasks as data residing in systems that have very different connection speeds. It can be integrated and used together after passing through the SAS Data Integration Studio removing timing issues from the users' worries. A part that is perhaps less appropriate is getting users who are not familiar with the source data to set up the load processes.
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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
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    Salesforce
    • API Manager provides easy API Policy Governance. You do not have to manage multiple platforms for managing the policies.
    • Supports hybrid Mule EBS environments. You can configure both CouldHub-based and on-premise-based API using Mulesoft API manager in a similar manner.
    • It's very easy to implement API proxy.
    • User friendly UI.
    • Single platform to manage all.
    Incentivized
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    SAS
    • SAS/Access is great for manipulating large and complex databases.
    • SAS/Access makes it easy to format reports and graphics from your data.
    • Data Management and data storage using the Hadoop environment in SAS/Access allows for rapid analysis and simple programming language for all your data needs.
    Incentivized
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    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.
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    Salesforce
    • Has more features than what we really need so we're paying for more than we use. Sort of like paying for an Abrams tank when all we really need is a Toyota Corolla.
    • Not a value product, tends to be expensive.
    • Takes a while for developers to learn to use Mulesoft Anypoint.
    Incentivized
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    SAS
    • Requires third-party drivers to connect to common data sources like SFDC, MS SQL, Postgres.
    • Debugging errors from the logs is a complicated process.
    • E-mail alert system is very primitive and needs customization to make it more modern,
    • Cannot send SMS alerts for jobs.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    SAS
    We are happy with the software and its functionality. As a SAS-shop, DataFlux is a logical choice for complex data integration.
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    We have migrated our existing over 100+ APIs from legacy to MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and the processing has seen over 40% improvement and saved huge amount in overall annual billing. From development perspective, MuleSoft Vibe has made developers life so easy and reduced development time. Extensive logging, and build-in connectors for other integration tools, logging and repo is providing kind of one place solutions. Any point Platform is providing various options like runtime, API manager, Access management, segregation of Business groups and so many other option which is helping us to monitor, configure and manage all our APIs in one place
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    SAS
    The main negative point is the use of a non-standard language for customizations, as well as the poor integration with non-SAS systems. However, there is no doubt that it is a high-performance and powerful product capable of responding optimally to certain requirements.
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    Performance
    IBM
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    Salesforce
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    SAS
    It worked as expected.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Anypoint Platform support is very responsive. There is also a huge knowledge base and an active online forum where answers to most questions can be found. When needed support engages the engineering group so adequate solutions or workarounds are always provided.
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    SAS
    With SAS, you pay a license fee annually to use this product. Support is incredible. You get what you pay for, whether it's SAS forums on the SAS support site, technical support tickets via email or phone calls, or example documentation. It's not open source. It's documented thoroughly, and it works.
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    Online Training
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I have started with MuleSoft Fundamentals course provided by MuleSoft training at start. This was sufficient to do initial learning and get onboarded. The online documentation with different Runtime versions/deprecated functions and keywords are well documented. The automated solution provided by MuleSoft Anypoint Platform to upgrade 3.0 to 4.0 gave a good head start while learning MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and working altogether with Online training and documentations
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    SAS
    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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    Salesforce
    Once we have moved all of our system integration APIs to the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, we will need to communicate with a wide variety of external systems. All of our business and service logic is stored in the aforementioned core systems. Anypoint Platform (and all of our APIs) makes it easy to connect to various other platforms. In order to link to these many other systems, connectors and/or components are utilized, and they are simple to configure and integrate.
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    SAS
    Because of ease of using SAS DI and data processing speed. There were lots of issues with AWS Redshift on cloud environment in terms of making connections with the data sources and while fetching the data we need to write complex queries.
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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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    Salesforce
    • Mulesoft can be used to provide an integration platform to a large number of systems like Salesforce, ODBC, JDBC, SAP, Mongo DB, etc.
    • An excellent option to develop microservices and real-time integrations.
    • Not as robust in handling large data volumes, Informatica is better in that respect.
    Incentivized
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    SAS
    • We have more users who can connect to the many different data sources.
    • Our users do have existing SAS programming knowledge and that can carry over.
    • Business functions are starting to rely on SAS Data Integration Studio work product shortly after introduction.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Anypoint Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Connect any endpoints using out-of-the-box connectors, dynamic connectivity to API specifications, or by building reusable connectors with Anypoint DevKit™.Screenshot of A reporting suite that provides a real-time view of API consumption trends and operational performance. Analytics provides insight into how your API is being used and informs forward-looking design decisions.Screenshot of A platform to engage with API developers and drive adoption. Share documentation, examples and manage developer access from a single platform.