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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

    SAP Integration Suite

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASAP Integration Suite is a modern, secure integration platform as a service (iPaaS) that connects applications, data, processes, and AI agents across SAP and non‑SAP environments.

    $11,199

    per year

    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Integration Suite
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Integration Suite
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Access to free tier services does not expire while there is an active Pay-As-You-Go or CPEA account with SAP. Once a free tier service limit has been reached users have the option to update from a free to a paid service plan in the same account.
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    Community Pulse
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Integration Suite
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    98%
    Would buy again
    272 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    240 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    293 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    163 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    229 Answers
    Features
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Integration Suite
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP Integration Suite
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SAP Integration Suite
    -
    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 SAP Integration Suite
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SAP Integration Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP Integration Suite
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SAP Integration Suite
    -
    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 SAP Integration Suite
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    SAP Integration Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Data Integration
    Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and SAP Integration Suite
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Integration Suite
    7.9
    270 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pre-built connectors00 Ratings8.4255 Ratings
    Connector modification00 Ratings7.7218 Ratings
    Support for real-time and batch integration00 Ratings8.0249 Ratings
    Data quality services00 Ratings7.9226 Ratings
    Data security features00 Ratings8.1238 Ratings
    Monitoring console00 Ratings7.0246 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Integration Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    8.4
    (356 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (9 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSAP Integration Suite
    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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    SAP
    Good at: 1. Integrations with in SAP applications, especially with event based triggers 2. Can be integrated very well with other BTP services to attain Batch processing and store credentials 3. Supports many authentication models Improvements: 1. No version history available compared to as it is available in S4HANA 2. Need a lot of improvement in git hub connections
    Incentivized
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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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    SAP
    • The extensive catalog of pre package integrations that have in the discovery center. That allows developers to find solutions that can fit the needs.
    • Monitor of the integrations and api deployed.
    • API management has been for us a very usefull tool inside integration suite, to be able to have the API Hub with the documentation of our apis.
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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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    SAP
    • Provide more pre-built integrations to use within SuccessFactors or other modules instead of everything having to be custom built
    • Support is unable to provide advice on custom builds so you often have to engage a 3rd party partner
    • Works best when you have the functional and technical teams working together. Otherwise, the system is too technical for a functional user to create integration and a technical user not always understand the functional perspective
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
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    SAP
    It is in place, our system integrators are familiar with it, and it fits into the ecosystem. A better user interface, flow build and debugging experience would see it grow, many technical staff do not enjoy using it for this reason, however it is quite capable and powerful behind this one shortcoming.
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    The user interface is messy and not intuitive. It has a steep learning curve, and flows developed around are easy to make a mess with layout and can be difficult to follow. The debugging is also quite difficult, it takes some time to figure out how to follow the flow and examine data. Error handling is also difficult and not intuitive, it is better to let some errors leak and monitor through ALM.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    The support for SAP Integration Suite is satisfactory. We leverage SAP support through our manage services partner. So far, we have not had many major issues. One concern, to make our rating a ten, would be turnaround time on high priority incidents. SAP Integration Suite drives our key business functions forward. Without a reasonable service level agreement on turnaround, we sometimes find us running into issues running pay, etc.
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Work with an SAP implementation partner, if possible.
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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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    SAP
    Before deploying SAP Integration Suite, we assessed Oracle Financial Services Analytics and IBM Risk Analytics. While Oracle had proved its mettle in the exceptional database support and IBM in presenting risk model tools, SAP Integration Suite overwhelmed others by being effortlessly integrated with our existing banking framework.
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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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    SAP
    • Positive impact would be availability of pre-defined integration content via templates.
    • One can re-use a template as a starting point to modify and adopt to client-specific integration flow.
    • Availability of adaptors and connectors, making it easier to piece together the integration flow.
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