IBM InfoSphere Information Server vs. Progress DataDirect vs. SAP Replication Server

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
Progress DataDirect
Score 4.5 out of 10
N/A
Progress Software offers DataDirect, a data connectivity solution which helps enterprises integrate data across relational, big data and cloud databases.N/A
SAP Replication Server
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
SAP's Sybase Replication Server is database development and management software.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerProgress DataDirectSAP Replication Server
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalNo setup fee
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Features
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerProgress DataDirectSAP Replication Server
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
Progress DataDirect
9.8
2 Ratings
17% above category average
SAP Replication Server
10.0
3 Ratings
19% above category average
Connect to traditional data sources9.94 Ratings9.52 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL7.54 Ratings10.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Data Transformations
Comparison of Data Transformations features of Product A and Product B
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
9.6
4 Ratings
17% above category average
Progress DataDirect
9.3
2 Ratings
14% above category average
SAP Replication Server
10.0
3 Ratings
21% above category average
Simple transformations10.04 Ratings9.52 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Complex transformations9.24 Ratings9.02 Ratings10.03 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
Progress DataDirect
9.7
2 Ratings
22% above category average
SAP Replication Server
7.6
3 Ratings
3% below category average
Data model creation8.72 Ratings9.52 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Metadata management7.74 Ratings9.52 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Business rules and workflow8.44 Ratings9.52 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Collaboration8.04 Ratings10.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Testing and debugging7.14 Ratings9.52 Ratings8.02 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
Progress DataDirect
9.8
2 Ratings
21% above category average
SAP Replication Server
8.0
3 Ratings
1% above category average
Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings9.52 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings10.01 Ratings6.03 Ratings
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Score 8.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerProgress DataDirectSAP Replication Server
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(5 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
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10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerProgress DataDirectSAP Replication Server
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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Progress Software
Hybrid Data Pipeline lets users consume or share data in can timely and compliant manner regardless of the application they use or the location of the data. It has defined a stringent set of policies and practices around product development and distribution. Enables customers to consume their data in your application using their BI tool of choice.
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SAP
I asked questions about a warm standby and multicast replication. We ended up using bi-directional replication and a warm standby db. Having 3 or more live OLTP DB's where each was read-write was going to be difficult to manage for contention if the same table was being updated. We stuck with an easier solution to have only two OLTP's, and then used additional DB's as read-only DW's.
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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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Progress Software
  • Providing JDBC connectivity to CRM applications
  • Raw data integration
  • Customer support
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SAP
  • guaranteed delivery
  • high availability
  • scalable
  • low latency
  • data transformation
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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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Progress Software
  • Seamless data access for BI and Analytics.
  • Helps you comply with industry standards.
  • Cloud and On-premises Data Access with Hybrid Data Pipelines.
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SAP
  • Data Reconciliation Functionality.
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Likelihood to Renew
IBM
  • Scale of implementation
  • IBM techsupport
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Progress Software
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SAP
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Support Rating
IBM
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Progress Software
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SAP
SAP support has been outstanding. They have quick response times and always meet their SLAs. Any time we have an issue that needs to be researched they are able to get back to us quickly with resolution.
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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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Progress Software
Easy to use with JDBC interface, detailed debug logs for troubleshooting, and easier audit with detailed log. Cost of ingestion is relatively cheaper
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SAP
Hands down Sybase has the best replication
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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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Progress Software
  • Create custom data access and security policies at a user level.
  • Integrate HDP into your app seamlessly with management and administration API's.
  • Hybrid Data Pipeline service can be deployed on multiple modes behind a load balancer.
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SAP
  • A positive is that it allow quick business decision making on the basis of real time data. Huge time saving for business.
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