InterSystems IRIS vs. Layer2 Cloud Connector

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
InterSystems IRIS
Score 7.8 out of 10
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InterSystems IRIS is a complete cloud-first data platform that includes a multi-model transactional data management engine, an application development platform, and interoperability engine, and an open analytics platform. It is is the next generation of InterSystems' data management software. It includes…N/A
Layer2 Cloud Connector
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
The Layer2 Cloud Connector can integrate data and sync documents between 100+ corporate data sources without programming. It is used to connect services and apps on-premises or cloud-based, such as Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, Dynamics, Azure, SQL/ERP/CRM, and more for migration, backup, or permanent two-way synchronization.
$491
per installation
Pricing
InterSystems IRISLayer2 Cloud Connector
Editions & Modules
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Personal Edition
$491.00
per installation
Professional Edition
$1226.00
per installation
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
InterSystems IRISLayer2 Cloud Connector
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$185 Setup Support
Additional Details
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Features
InterSystems IRISLayer2 Cloud Connector
Data Source Connection
Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Product A and Product B
InterSystems IRIS
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Ratings
Layer2 Cloud Connector
6.0
1 Ratings
31% below category average
Connect to traditional data sources00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Data Transformations
Comparison of Data Transformations features of Product A and Product B
InterSystems IRIS
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Ratings
Layer2 Cloud Connector
5.5
1 Ratings
37% below category average
Simple transformations00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Complex transformations00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Data Governance
Comparison of Data Governance features of Product A and Product B
InterSystems IRIS
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Ratings
Layer2 Cloud Connector
6.5
1 Ratings
19% below category average
Integration with data quality tools00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Integration with MDM tools00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
InterSystems IRISLayer2 Cloud Connector
Likelihood to Recommend
7.4
(44 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.4
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
InterSystems IRISLayer2 Cloud Connector
Likelihood to Recommend
InterSystems
Intersystems IRIS is a really great tool for Interoperability. It has so many capabilities out of the box and then such a great developer community on top of that, that there are really no limits to what you can do in terms of data manipulation and translation. Personally I find it to be a great tool if you are looking for Interoperability software.
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Layer 2 GmbH
We had a scenario where our clients have thousands of external party vendors/committees who regularly sync SharePoint data. Managing thousands of external parties can never be possible without using a Layer2 cloud connector. We managed the local network sharing and SharePoint integration by using the Layer2 connector. Layer2 is convenient with a large amount of data as the per-user license is high.
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Pros
InterSystems
  • Connecting with mutliple vendor platforms and systems allowing us to consume and provide data as needed.
  • Allowed us to implement our own RESTful api engine to server data to our internal applications.
  • Setting up their recommendations for high availability allow us to perform server maintenance with minimal down time to our users.
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Layer 2 GmbH
  • Layer2 provides best connectivity with SharePoint
  • It syncs local network shared files to the SharePoint
  • Provides details file history
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Cons
InterSystems
  • Enhanced documentation, more comprehensive and user-friendly documentation, including detailed tutorials and examples
  • Improving compatibility and integrations with others programming languages
  • Introducing tools and techniques to optimize the performance of ObjectScript applications, such as profiling tools, performance monitoring utilities, and code optimization guidelines
  • A better compatibility with Python libraries
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Layer 2 GmbH
  • Per User cost is expensive
  • A lot of pre-requisites
  • UI needs to be more user-friendly
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Usability
InterSystems
The interface is very intuitive, the documentation is very good so it is not complicated to operate.
The security is complex, but you can create a special role to access and the user ONLY can operate with the part that it allows.
Also, you can examine the data very quick with the SQL Browser integrated.
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Layer 2 GmbH
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
InterSystems
The InterSystems WRC has always been helpful and responsive. The folks I have spoken with are always understanding of our needs and questions and regardless of if the question is simple or complex we are always met with the same professionalism and helpfulness every time. I have no hesitations contacting InterSystems for help!
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Layer 2 GmbH
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
InterSystems
Will done based on a proper planning, so this will makes execution more easier and better.
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Layer 2 GmbH
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Alternatives Considered
InterSystems
We are using InterSystems IRIS [especially] for database operations as the query performance is really good for [a large] amount of customer data. You can easily integrate for any application like web, desktop, and many more. It also provides BI functionality which is also very easy to implement using InterSystems IRIS[.]
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Layer 2 GmbH
We had also used Microsoft One Drive as a syncing tool but it requires Office365 for managing and syncing data across thousands of vendors which was not practically possible to manage users on Office 365. Layer2 resolved this issue by having 3 user licenses and they are enough to periodically sync all external parties' data with our SharePoint online.
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Return on Investment
InterSystems
  • Very Fast and scalable software to deal with big data flow, safe and robust.
  • The studio IDE is quite old fashion and lacks a few facilities
  • amazing for complex data consumption, its milyi-model capability wich allows multiple different models for a single set of codes.
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Layer 2 GmbH
  • Layer2 resolves the time management issue
  • Resolved data syncing issues across different external vendors
  • LOE optimisation with using Layer2 connector.
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