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IBM B2B Integrator vs Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM B2B Integrator
Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Informatica Intelligent Dat...
Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
180
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (3rd), Data Quality (1st), Business Process Management (BPM) (5th), API Management (8th), Cloud Data Integration (3rd), Data Governance (2nd), Test Data Management (3rd), Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Solutions (1st), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (2nd), Data Masking (2nd), Metadata Management (1st), Test Data Management Services (3rd), Product Information Management (PIM) (1st), Data Observability (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

Sathyan K - PeerSpot reviewer
May 10, 2024
Useful in managing and securing file transfers
Any B2B integration, EDI & MFT The application's performance is based on the database. It is the most competitive product currently available in the market if you compare it with any other MFT or integration products. Connect:Direct and Sterling File Gateway are the products most banks use. These…
Andre Collin - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 31, 2023
A tool with the ability to aggregate and put together data from multiple sources into a single place
I use Informatica MDM to align data in my company The ability to aggregate and put together data from around fifty sources into one environment allows us to have a preview of everything in a single place, which is something we did not have previously in our company. The most valuable feature I…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It can scale horizontally as well as vertically as a cluster."
"The technical support on offer through the portal is very helpful and responsive."
"B2B Integrator is multi-platform, so it can be integrated with Windows, Unix, or whatever, and it can work with almost all programming languages. It can also transfer a lot of data in a short time. For instance, a system I recently implemented exchanges about 20 million files a day."
"The most valuable feature of IBM B2B Integrator is its security and flexibility."
"Out-of-box process orchestration yields quick implementations."
"Very flexible product; it allows implementing different flows on the same infrastructure."
"It is easy of use and it's easy to maintain. It's also faster to on-board partners."
"Everything from the order to fulfillment to the payment process, except for physical packing and shipping, is fully automated for some customer orders."
"The Provisioning tool is something that is really handy for everyone. It is my pick as the best feature."
"It can automatically connect or associate business terms with various options, providing flexibility beyond general capabilities."
"The solution is easier to use compared to the other solutions."
"It is a very stable solution. I rate its stability a ten out of ten...It is a scalable solution...Informatica Axon's technical support is good."
"It is very useful for testing purposes and designing mappings for small projects. If you go for IDQ in the mapping itself, you can see the data. You can then correct it, and test it so easily. It is working fine. It is also stable, scalable, and easy to deploy."
"The solution's initial setup is quite straightforward."
"The ability to clean out data and improve the data quality is the best feature."
"The solution offers good data governance."
 

Cons

"The tool requires you to write a lot of code in Java and XSLT, which makes development tough."
"The user interface is outdated. B2B Integrator was developed in the United States in the nineties, and the graphical user interface hasn't improved since. It's tough because you have to program the software in XML. Nowadays, other methods are easier to work with."
"There is no related transaction stored in the database because it's an OLTP application."
"They do not have a solid partner ecosystem, and they do not have a clear roadmap for down the line; they're missing that clear roadmap."
"When working on an elaborate rule, I end up creating it in notepad and then pasting it into the Extended Rule window, which is not convenient."
"The reporting features could be better. right now, they are lacking a bit."
"IBM B2B Integrator could improve the business process itself, there is no resignation of duties and in terms of the console should be changed in a way that is more user-friendly."
"Patching or upgrading the product is a bit of a nightmare. It would be nice if they removed the installation manager port. We find it complicates upgrading and patching a great deal."
"I think everything related to the APIs and the manageability of the APIs in Informatica MDM are areas where improvements are required."
"The main issue probably has nothing to do with end users, but installation can definitely be simplified."
"Considering internal data from legacy systems, it is quite difficult to know if Informatica Data Quality meets that high level of accuracy criteria."
"Database access is highly restricted particularly if you're using the cloud version."
"The biggest pain point for us is the documentation. Typically, you have to go through knowledge forums and knowledge groups to find out about the syntax issues for interfacing with new products. Typically, you've got to deal with someone who has been through the pain before. Their documents are not really up to date with current innovations happening in the industry. As big as they are, you can't really expect it, but that's our pain point."
"Exploring the possibility of incorporating AI capabilities that can suggest additional rules would significantly streamline our data analysis process following data profiling."
"Error reporting and debugging need improvement."
"I would rate my experience with the initial setup a two out of ten, with one being difficult and ten being easy."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of IBM B2B Integrator is too high. However, IBM may be willing to give a discount if there are negotiations. If they see that there is a good opportunity for them they can provide a discount."
"The pricing is based on how many cores are used and the type of cores."
"Licensing depends upon the package you opt for within the solution. The solution is a bit costly compared to the other integration tools in the market."
"We pay an annual fee based on the number of VPUs. It's fairly reasonable. We're in the middle of analyzing other products, and they're all pretty much in the same range."
"The product costs more than 40K."
"The solution is priced at $20,000 to $30,000 per year with no extra costs."
"The pricing is high compared to other tools on the market."
"The product is highly-priced."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing nine and a half out of ten."
"The platform has a premium cost. I rate the pricing as seven out of ten."
"Informatica MDM's pricing is not cheap but comparable to other vendors."
"We are quite happy with the licensing model."
"It's a costly solution"
"Informatica MDM's pricetag should come down. They have to cut some costs."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Retailer
8%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM B2B Integrator?
IBM B2B Integrator is a great tool, robust, reliable, low-maintenance, and ideal solution.
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Also Known As

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, Sterling Gentran Integration Suite
ActiveVOS, Active Endpoints, BPM, Address Verification, Persistent Data Masking, Cloud Test Data Management, PIM, , Enterprise Data Catalog, Data Integration Hub, Cloud Data Integration, Data Quality, Cloud API and App Integration
 

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Sample Customers

Bonnie Plants, Toshiba Europe, Florida Hospital
The Travel Company, Carbonite
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