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Elastic Search vs SSIS comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.0
Organizations report increased efficiency and ROI from Elastic Search, with proper implementation and data integration being crucial.
Sentiment score
7.3
SSIS provides cost-effective data management efficiency, delivering ROI without extra costs apart from the SQL Server license.
We have not purchased any licensed products, and our use of Elastic Search is purely open-source, contributing positively to our ROI.
Using SSIS has proven cost-effective as there are no additional fees outside the SQL Server license, and it significantly enhances data management efficiency.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.6
Elastic Search's customer service is supported by a strong community and resources, though response times can be slow.
Sentiment score
6.0
Many users prefer online resources over Microsoft's good but occasionally slow and expensive technical support for critical issues.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Elastic Search offers strong scalability and ease of use but may face challenges with large databases and complex indexes.
Sentiment score
6.8
SSIS is moderately scalable, better for batch processing, with varied performance depending on infrastructure and implementation challenges.
I can actually add more storage and memory because I host it in the cloud.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Elastic Search is stable and reliable for enterprise use, with occasional issues in large-scale data or new releases.
Sentiment score
7.4
SSIS is a reliable, mature tool with minor performance concerns, praised for stability in diverse projects despite occasional issues.
It processes large volumes of data quickly.
 

Room For Improvement

Elastic Search users seek improved security, scalability, integration, and support, alongside better UI, onboarding, and licensing enhancements.
SSIS requires enhancements in error logging, real-time processing, and scalability while depending on external tools increases costs.
This can create problems for new developers because they have to quickly switch to another version.
SSIS has a difficult learning curve when dealing with complex transformations.
 

Setup Cost

Elastic Search is cost-effective initially but can become expensive with additional nodes and premium features despite flexible licensing.
SSIS is cost-effective for enterprises, bundled with SQL Server, but add-ons can increase costs; overall valued for integration.
Utilizing SSIS involves no extra charges beyond the SQL Server license.
 

Valuable Features

ELK offers fast search, scalable architecture, advanced analytics, and integration with Logstash, X-Pack, for flexible, cost-effective enterprise data management.
SSIS offers user-friendly, cost-effective ETL solutions with C# scripting, cloud deployment, and extensive support, enhancing data integration and automation.
Elastic Search makes handling large data volumes efficient and supports complex search operations.
Aggregation is faster than querying directly from a database, like Postgres or Vertica.
One of the best aspects of SSIS is that it is built into Microsoft SQL Server, so there are no additional costs involved.
 

Categories and Ranking

Elastic Search
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
67
Ranking in other categories
Indexing and Search (1st), Cloud Data Integration (9th), Search as a Service (1st), Vector Databases (2nd)
SSIS
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (4th)
 

Featured Reviews

Anand_Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Captures data from all other sources and becomes a MOM aka monitoring of monitors
Scalability and ROI are the areas they have to improve. Their license terms are based on the number of cores. If you increase the number of cores, it becomes very difficult to manage at a large scale. For example, if I have a $3 million project, I won't sell it because if we're dealing with a 10 TB or 50 TB system, there are a lot of systems and applications to monitor, and I have to make an MOM (Mean of Max) for everything. This is because of the cost impact. Also, when you have horizontal scaling, it's like a multi-story building with only one elevator. You have to run around, and it's not efficient. Even the smallest task becomes difficult. That's the problem with horizontal scaling. They need to improve this because if they increase the cores and adjust the licensing accordingly, it would make more sense.
BobAmy - PeerSpot reviewer
Robust and does a good job of handling overload conditions
We purchase an add-on called task factory primarily to allow bulk delete, update, and upsert capability. I'd like to see this be part of the standard package. I believe there are ways to build a model and set variables so that it can be a generic process. In my next system, I would like to have a generic process that would handle all the logging and processing in a model that can be modified and enhanced as the need for a better process, or different statistics to be logged is discovered. I'd want this in a way that the model can be changed and all the processes, with their unique parameters, could all be changed with the model upgraded. I believe they should add some features that help to create the code using a model. This would allow for continuous improvement of the model uses and easy replication of all the different programs that use the model.
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Comparison Review

it_user90069 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 20, 2014
Informatica PowerCenter vs. Microsoft SSIS - each technology has its advantages but also have similarities
Technology has made it easier for businesses to organize and manipulate data to get a clearer picture of what’s going on with their business. Notably, ETL tools have made managing huge amounts of data significantly easier and faster, boosting many organizations’ business intelligence operations…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
8%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ELK Elasticsearch?
Logsign provides us with the capability to execute multiple queries according to our requirements. The indexing is very high, making it effective for storing and retrieving logs. The real-time anal...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ELK Elasticsearch?
I don't know about pricing. That is dealt with by the sales team and our account team. I was not involved with that.
What needs improvement with ELK Elasticsearch?
I found an issue with Elasticsearch in terms of aggregation. They are good, yet the rules written for this are not really good. There is a maximum of 10,000 entries, so the limitation means that if...
Which is better - SSIS or Informatica PowerCenter?
SSIS PowerPack is a group of drag and drop connectors for Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, commonly called SSIS. The collection helps organizations boost productivity with code-free compo...
What do you like most about SSIS?
The product's deployment phase is easy.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SSIS?
Utilizing SSIS involves no extra charges beyond the SQL Server license. It's an economical choice for my clients.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Elastic Enterprise Search, Swiftype, Elastic Cloud
SQL Server Integration Services
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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