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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ATIBCO Integration is used to connect diverse business solutions, data sources, and devices into a single, seamless system.N/A

    Zapier

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AThe Zapier Automation Platform designed to integrate data between web apps. It is scaled for small to mid-sized businesses, with a functional but limited free version of the program.

    $29.99

    per month 750 tasks per month

    Pricing
    TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)Zapier
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    Starter
    $29.99
    per month 750 tasks per month
    Professional
    $73.50
    per month 2k tasks per month
    Team
    $103.50
    per month 2k tasks per month
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    Pricing Offerings
    TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)Zapier
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details33% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)Zapier
    Considered Both Products
    Cloud Software Group
    Chose TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    Much more powerful than Zapier as Scribe is more of a sync tool rather than trigger/action based (although it does have webhook features as well). For instance, Zapier cannot be used for data migrations so in that regard Scribe is much more powerful. Scribe is also much more …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)Zapier
    Cloud Data Integration
    Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo) and Zapier
    Feature
    TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)
    5.8
    128 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Zapier
    9.3
    107 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Pre-built connectors7.0121 Ratings9.6103 Ratings
    Connector modification5.58 Ratings9.091 Ratings
    Support for real-time and batch integration6.4117 Ratings8.389 Ratings
    Data quality services5.56 Ratings9.672 Ratings
    Data security features2.77 Ratings9.871 Ratings
    Monitoring console7.9121 Ratings9.580 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)Zapier
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (236 ratings)
    9.4
    (112 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (28 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    4.5
    (23 ratings)
    9.7
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    8.9
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.2
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (28 ratings)
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    1.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.3
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.2
    (23 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.3
    (6 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    TIBCO Integration (including BusinessWorks and Flogo)Zapier
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cloud Software Group
    In BusinessWorks it is quite easy to develop applications and monitor where as it is not similar with Scribe. The data which successfully processed in Scribe is quite difficult to view. I think the Scribe console tool should have better view for the data it has processed.At times we founds some of our sales orders are missing which are unable to update/insert in the DB, after investigation found the issue is in Scribe tool. A case has been raised 02129657 for the same and as per the guidelines from the Scribe support engineer we did changes in the shutdown interval to zero. ''update SCRIBEINTERNAL.SCRIBE.KSYNC
    set keyvalue= 0 where KEYNAME = 'SETTINGS.SHUTDOWNINTERVAL''. Later this change we started getting alert emails like ''Fatal error 325 occurred: Message processor shutting down
    - defined maximum memory usage (900MB) exceeded. Please contact Scribe support
    at support@scribesoft.com if this
    problem persists''. We found this issue is a critical one as the occurrences of it is decreased but still it is persist.
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    Zapier
    If you have processes that are now managed and controlled using a spreadsheet, Zapier will give you a lot more control over what is happening and will help you increase productivity by eliminating simple steps such as sending emails and sharing information with your colleagues. It frees time for very transactional activities.
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    Pros
    Cloud Software Group
    • The UI is easy to navigate and map flows are intuitive and easy to build upon after some basic training. However, a user should have some basic knowledge of writing nested statements.
    • Very responsive customer support.
    • The debug feature is a great tool for troubleshooting. You can easily identify where the issue is in your flow. At each debug step, it returns the expected value, and when there isn't the expected value, you know when to modify your flow.
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    Zapier
    • Ease of use - multiple people in the organization can set up and run Zaps per their specific use cases without much training.
    • Connectivity - Zapier is able to connect to multiple applications we use on a regular basis.
    • Functionality - Zapier provides embedded functionality within the app itself (email, data conversion), but also appropriate triggers and actions for apps it connects to.
    • Versatile - Zapier can execute complicated and simple tasks and thus has many use cases.
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    Cons
    Cloud Software Group
    • Missing functionality: We like to run all the files available in the FTP when clicking the run button. Right now, we have to click the run button several times (or have multiple solutions) in order to run files from our FTP site one at a time.
    • Generating column fields every time a file changes from the source in the FTP is very tedious. Working in integrations makes me have to go back and forth a lot of the time, and doing this is incredibly annoying.
    • The security is horrendous. We installed an on-premise agent on the customer side, but we don't want them even touching the ETL tool at all. The only knowledge we are fine with knowing and being able to see is that they installed the agent, not the solutions themselves.
    • Our company's connector would have to point to the dataset name rather than dataset ID. It was very frustrating because we change the dataset name a lot, and then we'd have to repoint it.
    • It's very difficult to monitor the different integrations that go on because there isn't a consolidated dashboard.
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    Zapier
    • Being able to turn off one leg of a Zap without having to delete it or turn the whole Zap off
    • Not all fields populate when using certain aspects of Salesforce, but that could be an SF issue
    • Communication when support is actually needed basically doesn't happen
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cloud Software Group
    We are deeply entrenched in using Tibco Scribe capabilities, and we are only expanding our usage. It would be one thing if we used it only for a one-time data load, but we have several Scribe maps running constantly, keeping business-critical data up to date. And the ease of use for the occasional, mass data update or upload is simply icing on the cake. I'm a big Microsoft fan, so there is potential down the road to convert our Scribe data integrations to Microsoft Flow (or Power Automate as it is now called). But for now, the functionality just isn't there with Flow (Power Automate), plus the work involved to change all our current integrations would be a large undertaking. So for now and the foreseeable future, Scribe will remain our data integration tool of choice.
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    Zapier
    Zapier is now very much an integral part of our business and we could not operate without it!
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    Usability
    Cloud Software Group
    As mentioned in the previous sections, setup and maintenance is extremely easy. We don't have many issues for which we need support and there is no need for deep technical skills to use Tibco Cloud Integration platform. The solution provides everything we need for our specific use case, being the replication of our Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM data to our on premise database for reporting.
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    Zapier
    The interface is very user-friendly, and there are also many tools to help a brand-new user get started. For example, you can put your Zap idea into the AI bot, and it will basically build a shell of your Zap to get started on. The format for each step within a Zap is also very helpful (set up the connection/app, set up the fields/details, then test).
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cloud Software Group
    We have not had any issues with TIBCO not being available when needed. I have only had to contact support less than 5 times in about 5 year time frame due to syncing issues or a problem with the agent. Support is very quick to respond as well as very helpful.
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    Performance
    Cloud Software Group
    TIBCO Cloud Integration (including BusinessWorks and Scribe)'s performance of the user interface are not to be complained about. The user interface is swift and is a pleasant user experience. The replication jobs take some time to finish but that is because the number of records to be updated/created on a daily basis is quite big. I did split up the jobs between highrunners (entities with a lot of changes) I update on a daily basis and quite stable entities that I update weekly. That solved my issue of a way to long replication.
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    Zapier
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    Support Rating
    Cloud Software Group
    For creating new process, you have lots of palettes to do every develop you need. For created process it is easy to understand even if you have ever seen before it. You can analyze your process in all their detail. User Experience is positive for beginner and expertise people. Just debug mode is still raw, but better in TIBCO BusinessWorks 6.x than TIBCO BusinessWorks 5.x .
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    Zapier
    Before we purchased Zapier, I contacted support and asked them if Zapier could support my intended workflow (this is actually a selection on their support form - awesome). Within 2 hours, I was contacted by a support team member who seemed sure it would work, but granted me premium access for 2 weeks to try it out for myself. Sure enough, it did! Ever since then, support has replied rapidly to any problems I have experienced and answered my questions within a few sentences.
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    In-Person Training
    Cloud Software Group
    Before using TIBCO Businessworks, I participated an official training with a specialized instructor. In this training, I learned what I needed to know to build some applications or web services and how to manage its. It was been very important to me. I understood many technical stuff to familiarize with this powerful platform. I can advice TIBCO Educational Services.
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    Online Training
    Cloud Software Group
    really good resources
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    Implementation Rating
    Cloud Software Group
    If we don't design the process correctly, it can do lot of damage (like deleting files or data etc.,) and might assume product issue rather than a design flaw. So it is always recommended to do thorough unit testing , QA and a design review even for a small process to avoid major problems.
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    Zapier
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cloud Software Group
    Used TIBCO for migration of our data for our learning management system.TIBCO, succesful Content ,data migration(courses, classes, registrations, transcripts etc.) ,User migration(Internal users and Partner migration)and Report migrationIntegrations with different applications Workday,Single Sign-On,CertTracker,Okta,Partner contact sync and Questionmark is succesful.LOD: Learn on demand is a third party vendor application where all Virtual classes are delivered by the vendor application. Learning management system sends the class and registration events to learn on demand via real time web service call through TIBCO
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    Zapier
    We actually utilize both Integromat and Zapier at our company, for all the reasons detailed in this review. Though Zapier is excellent for simple client integrations, we often run into internal use cases that require complexity that Zapier cannot provide. Specifically working with API calls (not just webhooks), complex multi-step integrations with Routing/parsing/etc, and large volume integrations. Integromat is perfect for these use cases, but doesn’t provide the simplicity and account scalability that Zapier offers.
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    Scalability
    Cloud Software Group
    We could easily add multiple agents and new systems. This had no impact on the performance. We had some issues because flows cannot be splitted and called by each other. So you have lots of flows which are the same. It would be great if this was improved. Also transferring values via variables between flows seems to be impossible. You can only use global lists with dictionaries.
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    Zapier
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    Return on Investment
    Cloud Software Group
    • Startup time - the quick time in which we can provision integrations means we can deliver requirements quickly, which is what our departments need
    • The online training means we can easily get users up and running without the need for the internal cost of training
    • Development time - The development that was needed to create connectors for our custom application was large
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    Zapier
    • It has saved me the money in hiring an administrative assistant
    • It also saved me the time it took to do these tasks
    • It also allowed me to automate things that increased my lead generation
    • It also allowed me to automate several processes
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