IBM InfoSphere Information Server vs. OvalEdge

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Score 8.0 out of 10
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IBM 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
OvalEdge
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
OvalEdge is a data catalog and data governance tool that virtually centralizes all of a company's data into a single repository or catalog. OvalEdge provides a progressive approach to data governance, helping companies to: Catalog: Make data asset discovery easy by automatically cataloging enterprise…N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerOvalEdge
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
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Data Source Connection
Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Product A and Product B
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
8.7
4 Ratings
6% above category average
OvalEdge
-
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 Product A and Product B
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
9.6
4 Ratings
18% above category average
OvalEdge
-
Ratings
Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Modeling
Comparison of Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
8.0
4 Ratings
2% above category average
OvalEdge
-
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 Product A and Product B
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
9.7
4 Ratings
21% above category average
OvalEdge
-
Ratings
Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Egnyte
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Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
dbt
dbt
Score 8.9 out of 10
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Score 8.0 out of 10
Enterprises
InterSystems IRIS
InterSystems IRIS
Score 7.8 out of 10
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Score 8.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerOvalEdge
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(5 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerOvalEdge
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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OvalEdge
Since we hired OvalEdge, we feel very accompanied throughout the process.
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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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OvalEdge
  • Features to control performance based on specific needs
  • 24x7 support to get issues resolved
  • API support
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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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OvalEdge
  • OvalEdge cannot find PII in unstructured data
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Likelihood to Renew
IBM
  • Scale of implementation
  • IBM techsupport
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OvalEdge
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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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OvalEdge
We looked at many other data catalogs, but none of the others fit all our use cases.
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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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OvalEdge
  • Data Lineage and Impact Analysis
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