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IBM InfoSphere Information Server vs. LiveRamp

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
IBM InfoSphere Information Server is a data integration platform used to understand, cleanse, monitor and transform data. The offerings provide massively parallel processing (MPP) capabilities.N/A
LiveRamp
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
LiveRamp, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, is a data connectivity platform supporting the safe and effective use of data. Powered by core identity resolution capabilities and network, LiveRamp enables companies and their partners to connect, control, and activate data to transform customer experiences and generate business outcomes.N/A
Pricing
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerLiveRamp
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerLiveRamp
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerLiveRamp
Considered Both Products
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Karina Gonzalez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Karina Gonzalez
Manager Data Management
Chose IBM InfoSphere Information Server
I particularly believe that Information Server, especially DataStage, is superior in many aspects to the Oracle Data Integrator tool. Several market analysts such as Gartner and / or Forrester better position DataStage on the Oracle solution.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose IBM InfoSphere Information Server
DataStage is more robust and stable than ODI
The ability to perform complex transformations or implement business rules is much more developed in DS
Gunes INAL | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gunes INAL
Data Warehouse Consultant
Chose IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Denodo not an ETL tool but you can manage your data with it as well as Infosphere
Gonzalo Angeleri | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gonzalo Angeleri
Regional Product & Solution Architect Manager
Chose IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Information Server and Informatica PowerCenter are the two leading integration platforms worldwide. Information Server has a better integration with other IBM products such as MDM or Cognos but the decision to use one or another platform is more a price decision and quantity of …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Information can be used for large but simple implementation. InfoSphere provides more intergaration options with outside world. Abinitio is great product but stopped innvoating and is not kept up to date with market needs and changes. Talend is good new product. Good Big Data …
LiveRamp
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose LiveRamp
I have not used any other products specifically like this as we already had this product when I began using it.
Phil Parrish | TrustRadius Reviewer
Phil Parrish
Co-founder, Managing Director
Chose LiveRamp
LiveRamp has become the industry leader in data onboarding, identity resolution, and data management. LiveRamp has grown faster than Neustar and the business model is more specialized than Neustar. LiveRamp has chosen to just focus on identity resolution, data onboarding, and …
Features
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerLiveRamp
Data Source Connection
Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Product A and Product B
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
10.0
Ratings
18% above category average
LiveRamp
-
Ratings
Connect to traditional data sources10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Transformations
Comparison of Data Transformations features of Product A and Product B
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
10.0
Ratings
20% above category average
LiveRamp
-
Ratings
Simple transformations10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Complex transformations10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Modeling
Comparison of Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
9.7
Ratings
20% above category average
LiveRamp
-
Ratings
Data model creation10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Metadata management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Business rules and workflow10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Testing and debugging9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Governance
Comparison of Data Governance features of Product A and Product B
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
9.5
Ratings
16% above category average
LiveRamp
-
Ratings
Integration with data quality tools10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with MDM tools9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerLiveRamp
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
7.7
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM InfoSphere Information ServerLiveRamp
Likelihood to Recommend
You can use infosphere: -If you have multiple targets and source systems and they are different than each other. -If your infostructure is so big and unplaned well so you can't find what you want to see. -If your databases not so strong to process your data
Gunes INAL | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gunes INAL
Data Warehouse Consultant
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It is well suited if you are trying to track data and information across multiple platforms.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
  • It is very strong to make transformations/data derivations
  • It is very easy to connect to various external data sources. It has an interface (stages) for each connection that simplifies the task
  • It is a stable platform. And that parallelism helps make it fast for loading, if the process is well designed
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • Data onboarding
  • Identity resolution
  • Data management
  • Audience segmentation
  • Third-party data for audience targeting
  • Hosting great ad tech and martech industry events
Phil Parrish | TrustRadius Reviewer
Phil Parrish
Co-founder, Managing Director
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Cons
  • Lack of a strong web development environment.
  • Metadata propagation in Jobs is somewhat complex.
  • The possibility to develop jobs in Parallel and/or Server Engines is confusing.
Karina Gonzalez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Karina Gonzalez
Manager Data Management
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  • Privacy information could be included better.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Likelihood to Renew
  • Scale of implementation
  • IBM techsupport
Verified User
Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
I particularly believe that Information Server, especially DataStage, is superior in many aspects to the Oracle Data Integrator tool. Several market analysts such as Gartner and / or Forrester better position DataStage on the Oracle solution.
Karina Gonzalez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Karina Gonzalez
Manager Data Management
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LiveRamp has become the industry leader in data onboarding, identity resolution, and data management. LiveRamp has grown faster than Neustar and the business model is more specialized than Neustar. LiveRamp has chosen to just focus on identity resolution, data onboarding, and data management, whereas Neustar has several business units and is less focused. For these reasons, we prefer using LiveRamp's technology over Neustar.
Phil Parrish | TrustRadius Reviewer
Phil Parrish
Co-founder, Managing Director
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Return on Investment
  • Information Server can positively impact the costs of companies by increasing the productivity of development and therefore reduce their time and costs. It is estimated that DataStage can increase a developer's productivity by 40% on average.
  • Better data governance
  • Improve data quality and reduce bad data impacts
Gonzalo Angeleri | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gonzalo Angeleri
Regional Product & Solution Architect Manager
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  • Much better overall business view from improved analytics
  • More actionable insights gained from cross platform analytics
  • More holistic view of the user experience
George Yates | TrustRadius Reviewer
George Yates
Sales Engineer
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