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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

    Qlik Replicate

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AQlik Replicate enables organizations to accelerate data real-time replication, ingestion and streaming via change data capture, across a wide range of heterogeneous databases, data warehouses and data lake platforms.N/A

    UltraESB

    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    A high-performance, lean and robust integration framework + runtime (ESB) Intuitive drag-n-drop graphical integration workflows Simple, annotation- and markup-driven configuration…N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerQlik ReplicateUltraESB
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerQlik ReplicateUltraESB
    Free Trial
    NoYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequiredOptional
    Additional DetailsFlexible licensing and additional support options, with generous discounts for bulk deployments and reference customers.
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    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerQlik ReplicateUltraESB
    Considered Multiple Products
    IBM
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    Qlik
    Chose Qlik Replicate
    Qlik gave better perfoamnce
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Replicate
    We selected Qlik Replicate because it was the easiest to use with the least network overhead. The team was able to master the application in under an hour--significantly less than IBM or Informatica.
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    AdroitLogic
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    93%
    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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    91%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerQlik ReplicateUltraESB
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Qlik Replicate and UltraESB
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Qlik Replicate
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    UltraESB
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    Connect to traditional data sources9.94 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL7.54 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Qlik Replicate and UltraESB
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Qlik Replicate
    -
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    UltraESB
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    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Qlik Replicate and UltraESB
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Qlik Replicate
    -
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    Data model creation8.72 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Metadata management7.74 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow8.44 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration8.04 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Testing and debugging7.14 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Qlik Replicate and UltraESB
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Qlik Replicate
    -
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    UltraESB
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    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
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    Small Businesses
    Skyvia
    Score10 out of 10
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    Skyvia
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    Score9.3 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Score8.3 out of 10
    OpenText Availability
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerQlik ReplicateUltraESB
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    8.6
    (35 ratings)
    -
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    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.3
    (32 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    -
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    7.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    7.2
    (3 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerQlik ReplicateUltraESB
    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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    Qlik
    Qlik Replicate works very well with relational data platforms, both on premise and in the cloud, for example Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL and others, it also works very well with DB2. If the data source is MongoDB, it is more complicated and currently there is no possibility of sending data to MongoDB.
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    AdroitLogic
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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
    Incentivized
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    Qlik
    • Replicate is extremely stable and does not generate a lot of alerts/failures/issues that take up time to troubleshoot.
    • It is very easy to add new source tables to a Replicate task so that we're always in sync with new data available from the CRM.
    • It's nice that Qlik Replicate also allows you to create a job to stop and then restart your tasks during maintenance windows that occur on both the source and target systems.
    Incentivized
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    AdroitLogic
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Qlik
    • The base Replicate web GUI is lacking. If you have dozens or more tasks, it's hard to get a sense of how they're performing. Enterprise Manager solves all of these problems but is a separate install.
    • The support portal is extremely difficult to navigate. It's hard to track down exactly what you're looking for.
    • It would be helpful to have better documentation and example queries for the tables in the Enterprise Manager analytics database.
    • Destination databases that don't support common DDL commands behave unpredictably. And the replication of schema changes isn't consistent.
    Incentivized
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    AdroitLogic
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
    Incentivized
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    Qlik
    The availability of the replicated data in disparate environments has is now crucial. Replacing a product like Qlik Replicate would require significant time, investments, and work. In addition, Qlik Replicate is reasonably reliable with few failures.
    Incentivized
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    AdroitLogic
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    We now have greater business flexibility and scalability, and our big data integration projects have a quick rate of growth, which has been profitable for us. Independent of the sources involved, maintaining data consistency between sources is easy. One of my favorite features is the way it lets owners of the source system start and stop processes from updating their system windows.
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    AdroitLogic
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    The issue I've had is that Qlik does an awful job of keeping their customers informed when new versions of the software are available. We found that we were using a version that was no longer supported and could never get help. When it came time to get us upgraded so that we were on a current version, no one knew how to help get us to where we needed to be. We had to purchased professional services time and even then I was basically on my own to get everything built out and set up. Qlik needs to be more proactive with communicating about new releases and how to get your version upgraded in the most secure, safe way possible.
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    AdroitLogic
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    Follow the directions from the Qlik documentation. They are pretty straight forward and easy enough to follow. If you follow these, then you are not likely to have issues on implementation.
    Incentivized
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    AdroitLogic
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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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    Qlik
    Great tool for data replication solution for Oracle/SQLServers/etc. Real easy to get it set up and start realizing business value. Getting the PoC accomplished in a short window. Product costing and easy to start small and scale as needed. It helped cover most of our ask compared to other solutions.
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    AdroitLogic
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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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    Qlik
    • Prior to using Qlik Replicate, we used an ETL solution to copy data from the Oracle ERP system to the Microsoft SQL Server BI system at a 15-minute interval. It was very tedious to maintain. Qlik Replicate is much easier to use and we replicate data near real-time now.
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    AdroitLogic
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    ScreenShots

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    UltraESB Screenshots

    Screenshot of Testing an UltraESB integration flow with UltraStudioScreenshot of Deep inspection of message headers, properties and payload throughout your integration flowScreenshot of Flow analysis for ahead-of-time identification of issues, omissions and enhancements