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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

    OpenText MBPM

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AOpenText acquired BPM solution Metastorm in 2011, and has rebranded the product as OpenText MBPM. It is an alternative BPM solution to OpenText's primary BPM offering called OpenText Cordys Business Process Management.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerOpenText MBPM
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    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerOpenText MBPM
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerOpenText MBPM
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    OpenText
    Chose OpenText MBPM
    We found that OpenText MBPM held its own quite well against IBM BPM. We ended up choosing OpenText MBPM due to the analytics, complex routing, and the ease of SOA service integration. Furthermore, the ability to quickly develop simple User interfaces make this tool a daily …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerOpenText MBPM
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    OpenText MBPM
    -
    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 OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    OpenText MBPM
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    OpenText MBPM
    -
    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 OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    OpenText MBPM
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText MBPM
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Process Engine
    Comparison of Process Engine features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText MBPM
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Process designer00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Process simulation00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Business rules engine00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    SOA support00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Process player00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Support for modeling languages00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Form builder00 Ratings6.93 Ratings
    Model execution00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Collaboration
    Comparison of Collaboration features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and OpenText MBPM
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText MBPM
    7.6
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Social collaboration tools00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Content Management Capabilties
    Comparison of Content Management Capabilties features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and OpenText MBPM
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    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
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    OpenText MBPM
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Content management00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerOpenText MBPM
    Small Businesses
    Skyvia
    Score10 out of 10
    Process Street
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    Score9.3 out of 10
    TIBCO® BPM Enterprise
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Score8.3 out of 10
    IBM Business Automation Workflow
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerOpenText MBPM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    7.1
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerOpenText MBPM
    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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    OpenText
    Metastorm is well-suited for scenarios in which internal stress testing an application is needed in a hurry before showcasing it to potential customers. It supports different views of the process from Swimlane perspective, so different methodologies can be handled. It is an Enterprise level tool and handles both small and large projects quite well, although smaller companies may be stressed out by the amount of time it takes to properly maintain the application.
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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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    OpenText
    • Complex routing of tasks based on calculated criteria
    • Linking between tasks and accessing relevant information
    • Organising, scheduling and prioritising
    • Different views for different people
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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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    OpenText
    • The Metastorm process engine is based on an older version of .NET. Updating to a newer version would resolve several known issues with .NET email functionality.
    • Metastorm builds web pages at run time. While the UI presented to the end user is fine, the Document Object Model is convoluted and subject to change with new releases. Providing a more simplified DOM or at very least a custom function to replace document.getElementById() would make client-side scripting a much more powerful tool.
    • One function that I've seen Metastorm competitors do well, is email wizards. Having a WYSIWYG email editor would be really nice.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
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    OpenText
    There are other products that seem to be a better fit for future initiatives.
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    Usability
    IBM
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    OpenText
    Although it is intuitive to use it does require training
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    Support Rating
    IBM
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    OpenText
    Great customer service for an API support related query
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    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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    OpenText
    We found that OpenText MBPM held its own quite well against IBM BPM. We ended up choosing OpenText MBPM due to the analytics, complex routing, and the ease of SOA service integration. Furthermore, the ability to quickly develop simple User interfaces make this tool a daily component of our most-used toolbox components.
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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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    OpenText
    • The development of the ticketing system has enabled us to greatly improve customer relationships
    • The scheduling and allocation of the tasks has reduced both the number of open tickets and the turnaround time to resolution
    • Management information from the system has improved decision making
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