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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

    Synthio

    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Synthio is Data as a Service software that automates the cleansing, standardization, and synthesis of data to make it actionable for immediate use. From merging non-standard or free-form data into a single usable dataset, to deduplication, standardization, strategic augmentation, or simply understanding more about data through a data health analysis, the vendor says their solution meets every data need of the modern marketer. Additionally, the vendor says they even have an automated tool that…N/A
    Pricing
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSynthio
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSynthio
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSynthio
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Synthio
    -
    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 Synthio
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Synthio
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Synthio
    -
    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 Synthio
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Synthio
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    Synthio
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Advanced search00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Identification of new leads00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    List quality00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    List upload/download00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Load time/data access00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    Synthio
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Contact information00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Company information00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Industry information00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    Synthio
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Salesforce integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Company/business profiles00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Data hygiene00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Synthio
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    -
    Ratings
    Synthio
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Append emails to records00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSynthio
    Small Businesses
    Skyvia
    Score10 out of 10
    Owler
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Clay
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Score8.3 out of 10
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (discontinued)
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSynthio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerSynthio
    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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    Synthio
    Undoubtedly this is the ideal software for the sales and marketing department, as it saves a lot of time in the search for customers and has tools that automate many processes that were previously manual. This is one of the programs we have worked with the best, that is why we recommend it.
    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
    Incentivized
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    Synthio
    • Extensive search filters
    • Email verification prior to download/charge
    • Helpful customer service who you can work directly with to pull lists. It's great to work with someone who can tell you exactly how many verified leads you could pull without having to use credits.
    Incentivized
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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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    Synthio
    • Lead quality isn't always the best - as with many databases of this nature. We have to expect that we'll have a high bounce and unsubscribe rate when using these leads.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
    Incentivized
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    Synthio
    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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    Synthio
    I feel similar about all of these list building/append services. There are good and bad aspects.
    Incentivized
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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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    Synthio
    • Positive - We've been able to append records and add them to our targeted marketing campaigns.
    • Negative - We've added some junk to our database, as a result, which has affected our deliverability rates.
    • Negative - We did get a complaint and inquiry from one particular record about sending them an unsolicited email.
    Incentivized
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