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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SolarWinds Task Factory

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AAccording to the vendor, SolarWinds Task Factory saves time managing tedious ELT/ETL tasks with high-performing SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) components that can be used within the Visual Studio environment to connect to nearly any data source. Task Factory’s components and tasks have been optimized to ensure fast performance of data-centric applications, and the user can run Task Factory…N/A

    ZAP Data Hub

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AZAP provides data management & analytics software, with optimized solutions for Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, SAP, and PowerBI. ZAP Data Hub is an ELT data warehouse automation software that helps to deliver accurate, trusted financial and operational reporting in BI tools.N/A
    Pricing
    SolarWinds Task FactoryZAP Data Hub
    Editions & Modules
    Task Factory
    1,245 (annual subscription license)
    per server
    Task Factory Azure Data Factory
    1,495 (annual subscription license)
    per ADF node
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SolarWinds Task FactoryZAP Data Hub
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    SolarWinds Task FactoryZAP Data Hub
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of SolarWinds Task Factory and ZAP Data Hub
    Feature
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    9.4
    40 Ratings
    12% above category average
    ZAP Data Hub
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to traditional data sources9.440 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of SolarWinds Task Factory and ZAP Data Hub
    Feature
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    9.2
    39 Ratings
    12% above category average
    ZAP Data Hub
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations8.739 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.635 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of SolarWinds Task Factory and ZAP Data Hub
    Feature
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    15% above category average
    ZAP Data Hub
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of SolarWinds Task Factory and ZAP Data Hub
    Feature
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    -
    Ratings
    ZAP Data Hub
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SolarWinds Task FactoryZAP Data Hub
    Small Businesses
    Skyvia
    Score10 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Score10 out of 10
    Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Astera Data Pipeline Builder (Centerprise)
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Oracle Exadata
    Score9.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SolarWinds Task FactoryZAP Data Hub
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (40 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SolarWinds Task FactoryZAP Data Hub
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SolarWinds
    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
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    ZAP
    ZAP is an incredible tool for those IT Organizations that need to stay lean. Within days, I was able to implement the ZAP solution instead of hiring Developers and ETL developers to tie into multiple Data infrastructures.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    SolarWinds
    • 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
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    ZAP
    • Extremely Robust Interface
    • Implementation and Connection to Data Stores extremely fast. I was able to implement BI reporting within days.
    • Fantastic Support
    • Cost Effective Tool for any IT organization. Reduction in FTE, Data Reporting Deployment, and Cube Creation.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    SolarWinds
    • 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
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    ZAP
    • I would love to see a strong integration with Google Analytics. ZAP works great with CRM platforms but would be interested to get the metrics on how marketing campaigns are tied to organic traffic and PPC.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SolarWinds
    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
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    ZAP
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    SolarWinds
    Compared to some of the other transformations I have worked with, it really is pretty simple for the type of functionality you get
    Incentivized
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    ZAP
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    SolarWinds
    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
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    ZAP
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    SolarWinds
    Overall it went smoothly. Had a couple of gotchas with licensing and upgrading but nothing that really stopped us.
    Incentivized
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    ZAP
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    SolarWinds
    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.
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    ZAP
    ZAP has a better interface and user-friendly.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    SolarWinds
    • 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
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    ZAP
    No answers on this topic
    ScreenShots

    SolarWinds Task Factory Screenshots

    Screenshot of Salesforce.com SourceScreenshot of Dimension Merge SCD TransformScreenshot of Upsert DestinationScreenshot of REST Source