IBM DataStage

IBM DataStage

38 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
IBM DataStage	Score7.6 out of 10	N/A	IBM® DataStage® is a data integration tool that helps users to design, develop and run jobs that move and transform data. At its core, the DataStage tool supports extract, transform and load (ETL) and extract, load and transform (ELT) patterns. A basic version of the software is available for on-premises deployment, and the cloud-based DataStage for IBM Cloud Pak® for Data offers automated integration capabilities in a hybrid or multicloud environment.	N/A

Pricing

IBM DataStage

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Pricing Offerings
IBM DataStage
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	IBM DataStage
Considered Both Products	IBM Verified User Chose IBM DataStage IBM DataStage performes bettere than SSIS in every aspect. IBM DataStage performes better than SAP Data Services in terms of variables and job orchestration flexibility. It is as strong as ODI, but less complex to implement. It allows to write SQL queries as dbt and Glue, but I … Incentivized Helpful? niman goli Storage Lead in Sales at DXC Technology (Airlines/Aviation, 10,001+ employees) Chose IBM DataStage its very good and i would get best support from ibm if their is any issue.i would upgrade it very easily.ibm red books are very good for learning and getting expertise on the product.we would get frequent updates when their is a patch released.it would be easy to integrate with … Incentivized Helpful? Edger Loredo Project Manager in Engineering at Keyway (Real Estate, 11-50 employees) Chose IBM DataStage With effective capabilities and easy to manipulate the features and easy to produce accurate data analytics and the Cloud services Automation, this IBM platform is more reliable and easy to document management. The features on this platform are equipped with excellent big data … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose IBM DataStage IBM Infosphere DataStage has been in the market for more than a decade now. It is reliable and the user community online is vast and which helps with the resolution identification easily. IBM has done a good job keeping up with guiding connectors and links for new databases … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose IBM DataStage It's obvious since they both are from the same vendors and it makes it easier and can get better rates for licensing. Also, sales rapes are very helpful in case of escalations and critical issues. Incentivized Helpful? Herber Gonzalez Lead Developer in Information Technology at Office Depot (Retail, 10,001+ employees) Chose IBM DataStage Currently not using any of the Informatica tools, so, I don't have a real way of comparing the tools. But comparison against Microsoft SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) I'd say DataStage stacks favorably. DataStage is a powerful tool for ETL processes that integrates … Incentivized Helpful? Filippo Orlando Data Analyst \| Data Developer - Advanced Analytics in Information Technology at Unieuro S.p.A. (Retail, 1001-5000 employees) Chose IBM DataStage We chose IBM InfoSphere DataStage because it is the tool that has been used, historically, at the company level. In the near future, nothing prevents us from orienting ourselves to new solutions in view of a restructuring of architecture. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose IBM DataStage We have very limited experience of using Informix and should not provide any comments. But datastage works real well for us. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose IBM DataStage Compared to other ETL tools, the connectors really work, and makes the developments less complex because they facilitate the development of the processes. The maintenance of the processes is simple, since it is a very visual tool, and you can count on the technical … Incentivized Helpful? Gonzalo Angeleri Regional Product & Solution Architect Manager in Information Technology at GRUPO DATCO (Information Technology and Services, 501-1000 employees) Chose IBM DataStage DataStage offers better integration capabilities without the need to write code manually. It also has a native ETL engine whereas MSIS requires a SQL Server. It has better integration capabilities with data quality, data profiling and data governance tools. The main drawback of … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose IBM DataStage No, it wasn’t my decision to use such an ETL product. I’m just the administrator at this point. I’ve heard there are other products there that are even on cloud support. That is much easier to use, more agile, and user-friendly. That doesn’t have that barrier from user to … Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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Features

IBM DataStage

Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM DataStage
Feature	IBM DataStage 9.5 10 Ratings
Connect to traditional data sources	10.010 Ratings
Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL	9.09 Ratings

Comparison of Data Transformations features of IBM DataStage
Feature	IBM DataStage 8.0 10 Ratings
Simple transformations	8.010 Ratings
Complex transformations	8.010 Ratings

Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM DataStage
Feature	IBM DataStage 6.3 10 Ratings
Data model creation	5.07 Ratings
Metadata management	5.09 Ratings
Business rules and workflow	6.09 Ratings
Collaboration	6.010 Ratings
Testing and debugging	6.010 Ratings

Comparison of Data Governance features of IBM DataStage
Feature	IBM DataStage 6.0 9 Ratings
Integration with data quality tools	6.09 Ratings
Integration with MDM tools	6.09 Ratings

User Ratings
	IBM DataStage
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (10 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (3 ratings)
Performance	9.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	9.6 (3 ratings)