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IBM InfoSphere Information Server vs. Point Sigma

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
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
Point Sigma
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Point Sigma is an AI-powered automated data analytics platform that connects, cleans, transforms, and analyzes organizational data, automatically surfacing graphs to explore. Point Sigma helps businesses to make smarter decisions by shrinking analysis time.
$20
per month per user
Pricing
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerPoint Sigma
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerPoint Sigma
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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IBM InfoSphere Information ServerPoint Sigma
Features
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerPoint Sigma
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
Point Sigma
-
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
Point Sigma
-
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
Point Sigma
-
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
20% above category average
Point Sigma
-
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 ServerPoint Sigma
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerPoint Sigma
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.
Karina Gonzalez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Karina Gonzalez
Manager Data Management
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Point Sigma
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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
Gunes INAL | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gunes INAL
Data Warehouse Consultant
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Point Sigma
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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.
Gonzalo Angeleri | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gonzalo Angeleri
Regional Product & Solution Architect Manager
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Point Sigma
No answers on this topic
Likelihood to Renew
IBM
  • Scale of implementation
  • IBM techsupport
Verified User
Anonymous
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Point Sigma
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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Anonymous
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Point Sigma
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
IBM
  • Productivity of the development of integration processes.
  • Better documentation and governance.
  • Reduce training costs of various technologies.
Karina Gonzalez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Karina Gonzalez
Manager Data Management
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Point Sigma
No answers on this topic
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