TIBCO Integrations
Updated November 28, 2018

TIBCO Integrations

Atul Gupta | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with TIBCO BusinessWorks

We use TIBCO BusinessWorks (BW) for providing integration solutions across legacy applications, ERP, CRM and upcoming mobile business solutions. We are also planning to enhance the data layer and REST APIs for a cloud application. TIBCO BW can help us bridge the gaps in the data layer and provide a common integration platform for internal and external applications.
  • Common Integration Platform
  • REST APIs
  • Consolidated Data Layer
  • Data Feed to Analytics
  • Streamlined data access
  • Development should be more intuitive
  • IDE can be improved
  • Online training
  • Self-taught
Bridge the gaps and enhance knowledge
  • Improved integration and reduced transaction consistency
  • Streamlined data integrity
BW has and efficient IDE along with well choreographed integrations.
Data mapping capabilities are the backbone for designing integrations across different technologies and platforms.
Testing is less painful compared to standard .net solutions
It delivers cost efficient integration solutions.
Well suited for integrations with multiple data silos, indifferent technology platforms and hybrid environments.

Innovation, Integration and Support

Support knows standard scenarios but takes longer when innovative solutions are being discussed.
BW has required capabilities.
  • TIBCO BW can be used for backend integrations and then pipeline the data for analytics.
  • To support multiple data protocols including odata, transactional to feed to powerbi and excel analysis.
  • CRM, ERP, Legacy apps
Multiple protocols pose challenges for integration solutions. BW helps in these scenarios and consolidated data-stores can be derived in memory to yield final payloads.

Using TIBCO BusinessWorks

5 - Developers, Architects
  • Integration
  • Analytics feed
  • Data Consolidation
  • Operational data store
The solutions are working well and can be used beyond first year.

Evaluating TIBCO BusinessWorks and Competitors

  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
To develop solutions with tight budget, resources and timelines.
Engage more vendors and do more detailed POC.

TIBCO BusinessWorks Support

ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
Immediate help available
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
No - not required.
During deployment of phase I, TIBCO engaged the senior support person in timely way.

Using TIBCO BusinessWorks

It's intuitive and well balanced product.
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Requires technical support
Lots to learn
  • Integration
  • Debugging
  • IDE
  • Data mappings

Integrating TIBCO BusinessWorks

  • API (e.g. SOAP or REST)
  • ETL tools