Integrate.io vs. SolarWinds Task Factory

Integrate.IO or formerly XPlenty can be used for various needs:

• Multiple Sources (Excel, CSV, Text File, Blank File Type, All SQL Type)
• Multiple End Points (All SQL Type)
• Integration to Salesforce Sales Cloud
• Re-using the same package in different platforms which result to less development
• Value for the money

Incentivized

Since I started working with this great tool all data analysis programs have been running effectively. Implementation of projects and tasks have been effective and reliable. Data collected from each department gives us working plan on better management of various programs. The Dimension Merge SCD Transform helps us to load large volumes of data within a short period of time.

Incentivized

• Collecting data from different sources and making these available for BI tools or other IT systems.
• Their support department is really helpful when you are facing issues. Sometimes they refer to their documentation and sometimes they can help you right away.
• Generally I’m really happy with the ease of use. The software just does its job very well and we’re really getting a lot of value from it.

Incentivized

• The single most beneficial component to Task Factory is the Upsert component. If you're familiar with writing MERGE statements in T-SQL, you'll appreciate the Upsert component. Drag the component into your Data Flow and a few clicks later you have a MERGE without the code complexities.
• Where some native SSIS components leave you wanting more, Task Factory extends on many of these components as well as support for data sources not native to SSIS components.
• The number of extra components that come in the Task Factory tool kit will expand your tool belt to do just about anything you need or want to accomplish in SSIS.

Incentivized

• It's not always easy to use.
• Debugging can be challenging when error logs lack specificity.
• Interaction between fields or packages is slow.

Incentivized

• It was built by Pragmatic Works who sold it to SentryOne and now Solar Winds, concerned about future support. SolarWinds is discontinuing support for related products such as BiXpress.
• Had issues with connecting to certain versions of SQL Server - would fail when deploying one package - had to deploy the entire solutions.
• Occasional random failures observed with the Filter tranform.

Incentivized

Task Factory has become a key product for our use of doing ETL work in SSIS. Their custom SSIS components allow us to work simply on the data engineering side of things. We can ignore the lower level work needed to connect to disparate data sources. This allows us to work faster and provide more value to the business

Incentivized

Compared to some of the other transformations I have worked with, it really is pretty simple for the type of functionality you get

Incentivized

I found them super cool and helpful in any regarding to implementation.

Incentivized

Overall, the best vendor we currently have on the data side of the house. No issues, issues are resolved very quickly and upgrades go without any issues.

Incentivized

Overall it went smoothly. Had a couple of gotchas with licensing and upgrading but nothing that really stopped us.

Incentivized

Integrate.io offers more customization options than Datorama, allowing businesses to create their own custom integrations and workflows using their API and SDKs. Integrate.io's pricing model is based on the number of data transactions, which may be more cost-effective for businesses that have a high volume of data.

Incentivized

ZappySys is an alternative provider that we tested. However, we found the ease of use, set up and installation to be much simplier and quicker using Task Factory. ZappySys has a number of the same connectors but are more difficult to setup and the GUI is not as intuitive and simple to use.

Incentivized

• Faster development with less skill requirements
• Part of long range planning
• Captured the data privacy requirements

Incentivized

• We were able to support our developers with Task Factory features and reduce the development time by 40%.
• Recently Task Factory has changed their pricing module and it seems to be pretty costly for our process. Our business team has started to evaluate whether this is worth it going forward.

Incentivized