FME vs SSIS comparison

Safe Software and Microsoft are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Safe Software is ranked #26 with an average rating of 8.7, while Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.7. Safe Software holds a 2.0% mindshare in DI, compared to Microsoft’s 8.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Safe Software users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 79% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

FME

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100% willing to recommend

SSIS

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79% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

SSIS and FME are competing in the data integration tool category. FME appears to have the upper hand due to its advanced data transformation capabilities.

Features: SSIS offers seamless integration with Microsoft products, robust ETL capabilities, and user-friendly interface. FME supports extensive spatial data, handles a wide variety of data formats, and provides advanced data transformation features.

Room for Improvement: SSIS could improve in handling mixed environments, offering broader data format support, and simplifying its advanced features for new users. FME might enhance its affordability, extend its integration with Microsoft ecosystems, and streamline its interface for beginners.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SSIS benefits from easy deployment within Microsoft environments but may be complex in diverse settings. Its customer service includes traditional support options. FME demonstrates versatile deployment capabilities across various data environments and is known for excellent customer support with technical expertise.

Pricing and ROI: SSIS is budget-friendly, appealing to businesses using Microsoft technologies and providing a strong ROI. FME, despite its higher upfront costs, offers significant long-term value, particularly for organizations requiring advanced data transformation and spatial data management.

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FME vs. SSIS

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Categories and Ranking

FME

Ranking in Data Integration

26th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SSIS

Ranking in Data Integration

4th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of FME is 2.0%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SSIS is 8.8%, down from 9.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Alan Bloor

Geographic Information System Developer at Public Sector

Great for handling large volumes of data, but it is priced a bit high

When I do coding, I think about every single function. Some of these functions can be very elementary, like doing a substring or some capitalization. But FME removes all that coding because it's a transformer, so the time to develop an application to get to a point where you're producing results is decreased massively. It used to take weeks and months to develop software, and now I can use something like FME, and within one day, we get results. We can look at and validate data. We make minor subtle changes to the workbenches to improve it. We can share the workbenches. We don't have to use GitHub or anything else.

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Sakiru Dosumu

Head, Development Chapter (DevOps) at First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.

Its ability to transform and transport data is extremely valuable

he ability of SSIS to transform and transport data is extremely valuable to me. It allows for intelligent extraction and manipulation of data during the process. Improved error handling would enhance ETL processes further. I haven't directly utilized the data flow components but they seem capable of supporting complex data integration needs.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of FME is the graphical user interface. There is nothing better. It is very easy to debug because you can see all steps where there are failures. Overall the software is easy to optimize a process."

"We make minor subtle changes to the workbenches to improve it. We can share the workbenches. We don't have to use GitHub or anything else."

"All spatial features are unrivaled, and the possibility to execute them based on a scheduled trigger, manual, e-mail, Websocket, tweet, file/directory change or virtually any trigger is most valuable."

"It has standard plug-ins available for different data sources."

"It has a very friendly user interface. You don't need to use a lot of code. For us that's the most important aspect about it. Also, it has a lot of connectors and few forms. It has a strong facial aspect. It can do a lot of facial analysis."

"It has the ability to be deployed into the cloud through Data Factory, and run completely as a software as a service in the cloud."

"The technical support is very good."

"It's saved time using visualization descriptions."

"We like that this solution includes a developer edition, free of charge, to allow for training."

"The most valuable features of SSIS are that it works with the query language and it can import data from different sources."

"The main value of any Microsoft product is the ease of use. You can achieve more with less time. That's what's beneficial for me. With many competitors, you might need to spend more time coming up with a solution because you have to focus on taking care of the product."

"It is easy to set up the product."

"It's something I needed for bulk imports. I'm not a big fan of it, but I haven't seen anything better."

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Cons

"Improvements could be made to mapping presentations."

"FME's price needs improvement for the African market."

"FME can improve the geographical transformation. I've had some problems with the geographical transformations, but it's probably mostly because I'm not the most skilled geographer in-house. The solution requires some in-depth knowledge to perform some functions."

"To get a higher rating, it would have to improve the price and the associated scalability. These are the main issues."

"The one thing that always appears in the community is the ability to make really easy loops to loop through data efficiently. That needs to be added at some point."

"I would like to see more standard components out of the box, such as SFTP, and Data Compression components."

"I come from a coding background and this tool is graphically based. Sometimes I think it's cumbersome to do mapping graphically. If there was a way to provide a simple script, it would be helpful and make it easier to use."

"There were some issues when we tried to connect it to data storage. It was a connection issue."

"SSIS doesn't have a very good user interface, but if you can work with it, it'll provide you with almost all of the functionality."

"Microsoft should offer an on-premises support warranty for those using that deployment. They seem to be withdrawing from on-premises options."

"SSIS has room for improvement, mainly because the overall package can be buggy. It often locks up, requiring a restart, which is annoying. However, since it's free, we tolerate these performance issues. I'd like to see better debugging tools in future releases and improvements in API calls; It would be helpful if SSIS had a built-in API engine so we wouldn't have to rely solely on database connections."

"Improvement as per customer requirements."

"SSIS is cumbersome despite its drag-and-drop functionality. For example, let's say I have 50 tables with 30 columns. You need to set a data type for each column and table. That's around 1,500 objects. It gets unwieldy adding validation for every column. Previously, SSIS automatically detected the data type, but I think they removed this feature. It would automatically detect if it's an integer, primary key, or foreign key column. You had fewer problems building the model."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product's price is reasonable."

"FME Server used to cost £10,000; now it can cost over £100,000."

"We used the standard licensing for our use of FME. The cost was approximately €15,000 annually. We always welcome less expensive solutions, if the solution could be less expensive it would be helpful."

"This solution has provided an inexpensive tool, and it is easy to find experienced developers."

"We purchased the standard edition of SQL Server and SSIS came with it free of charge."

"All of my clients have this product included as part of their Microsoft license."

"This solution is a free of charge addition to our SQL licence. However, the only way this tool can be utilized is as a feature of the SQL licence, which may make it unattractive to organizations who don't wish to purchase the wider-ranging licence."

"The solution is economical. You don't have to worry about the pricing as long as you're installing both services on the same server."

"People have to opt for a perpetual-based licensing model."

"I'm not involved in licensing details, but SSIS provides value to our organization by simplifying data management tasks."

"Based on my experience and understanding, Talend comes out to be a little bit expensive as compared to SSIS. The average cost of having Talend with Talend Management Console is around 72K per region, which is much higher than SSIS. SSIS works very well with Microsoft technologies, and if you have Microsoft technologies, it is not really expensive to have SSIS. If you have SQL Server, SSIS is free."

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Comparison Review

it_user90069

BI Expert at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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…

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Top Industries

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Government

28%

Energy/Utilities Company

12%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about FME?

We make minor subtle changes to the workbenches to improve it. We can share the workbenches. We don't have to use GitHub or anything else.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FME?

The pricing is really bad. Last year, they rebranded the whole pricing structure. It used to be moderately priced at about £400 per user per year. Now they've changed the whole thing, and it's expe...

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What needs improvement with FME?

The one thing that always appears in the community is the ability to make really easy loops to loop through data efficiently. That needs to be added at some point. There must be a technical or comm...

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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...

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What do you like most about SSIS?

The product's deployment phase is easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SSIS?

The solution comes free of cost.

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Overview

FME is the data integration platform with the best support for spatial data. Run workflows on the desktop or deploy them in a server or cloud environment.

SSIS is a versatile tool for data integration tasks like ETL processes, data migration, and real-time data processing. Users appreciate its ease of use, data transformation tools, scheduling capabilities, and extensive connectivity options. It enhances productivity and efficiency within organizations by streamlining data-related processes and improving data quality and consistency.

Sample Customers

Shell, US Department of Commerce, PG&E, BC Hydro, City of Vancouver, Enel, Iowa DoT, San Antonio Water System

1. Amazon.com 2. Bank of America 3. Capital One 4. Coca-Cola 5. Dell 6. E*TRADE 7. FedEx 8. Ford Motor Company 9. Google 10. Home Depot 11. IBM 12. Intel 13. JPMorgan Chase 14. Kraft Foods 15. Lockheed Martin 16. McDonald's 17. Microsoft 18. Morgan Stanley 19. Nike 20. Oracle 21. PepsiCo 22. Procter & Gamble 23. Prudential Financial 24. RBC Capital Markets 25. SAP 26. Siemens 27. Sony 28. Toyota 29. UnitedHealth Group 30. Visa 31. Walmart 32. Wells Fargo

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FME vs. SSIS

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