SAP Data Services vs SSIS comparison

SAP and Microsoft are both solutions in the Data Integration category. SAP is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.3, while Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.0. SAP holds a 2.5% mindshare in DI, compared to Microsoft’s 8.0% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of SAP users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 79% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

SAP Data Services and SSIS compete in the ETL tools category. SAP Data Services holds the upper hand due to its robust data integration and management features, while SSIS excels within the Microsoft ecosystem with ease of use and cost-effectiveness.

Features: SAP Data Services provides comprehensive data integration, management capabilities, and compatibility with SAP systems. It includes tools for parsing, standardization, cleansing data, and supports integration with Salesforce.com. SSIS offers strong Microsoft BI stack integration, flexible scripting through .Net libraries, and compatibility with various data sources.

Room for Improvement: SAP Data Services could enhance integration with web services and improve error logging. Its scheduling capabilities need expansion and broader data integration features are desired. SSIS needs improvement in high-volume data processing, lacks built-in version control, and could enhance integration with non-Microsoft products.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both SAP Data Services and SSIS support on-premises deployment, with SSIS extending to hybrid and public cloud environments. SAP Data Services is noted for its customer service and technical support, although response times could be faster. SSIS aligns with Microsoft’s customer service but may encounter occasional technical issues.

Pricing and ROI: SAP Data Services is expensive and suited for large enterprises, offering substantial ROI through time savings and efficient data handling. SSIS is economical, often included with SQL Server licenses, making it cost-effective for businesses in the Microsoft ecosystem, providing significant ROI through reduced development time and ease of integration.

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Categories and Ranking

SAP Data Services

Ranking in Data Integration

11th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Quality (2nd)

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 February 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of SAP Data Services is 2.5%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SSIS is 8.0%, up from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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RambabuMandala

Software Development Senior Advisor at Dell EMC

Responsive support, scalable, and beneficial integration

The BA reporting tools, such as Data Services, and ETL tool in SAP Data Services are the most valuable. When we had in-memory requirements, we used HANA. HANA is most preferably for most the customers for in-memory. SAP is the first company that created the in-memory concept. There are a lot of SAP applications and they have good integration with SAP packages. In the next release, they should be more advanced cloud functionalities and web services. More integration with other applications including SAPs and other applications. They should not switch to a complete solution but provide better integration with other applications.

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BobAmy

Sr. Architect - Data warehousing & BI at Molina Healthcare, Inc.

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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The basic functionality is quite good as is the basic logic and data information."

"The user interface is ok."

"We can extract data at a table level, extract data at the ETL level, and we can extract data at an ODP level."

"The most valuable features of the solution are extraction and data transformations."

"The initial setup is not complex."

"The most valuable feature is the logging capability."

"Data Services' table comparison mechanism is very powerful. It's pretty hard to find a similar feature in other solutions."

"The fact that it's built on SQL, it makes it easy to write code. The database and the connection are quite smooth."

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"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 deployment is also very quick."

"Overall, it's a good product."

"The workflow features have been very valuable. You can have automated workflows and all the steps are controlled. The workflow functionality of integration services is excellent."

"With this solution, there is the potential to expand, so that you can immediately write code onto the SQL server."

"SSIS' best feature is SFTP connectivity."

"It has a drag and drop feature that makes it easy to use. It has a good user experience because it takes into account your most-used tools and they're lined up nicely so you can just drag and drop without looking too far. It also integrates nicely with Microsoft."

"The most valuable features for our company are the flexibility and the quick turn around time in producing simple ETL solutions."

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Cons

"Data Services SAP is lacking in sources and target databases compared to Informatica. SAP Data Services should have more connectivity."

"At the integration level, there could be certain set of improvement to connect to various other systems."

"There should be some kind of enhancement that can be done on the admin side of certain sites where we can assign the roles and responsibilities. We should be able to control who is using the tool and how."

"Newer feature integration is lagging behind the company acquisitions and the product could do more to service a broader range of devices."

"In the future, Data Services should offer a cloud version."

"There needs to be multi-language support, however, my understanding is they are working on multi-language now."

"The description of error messages isn't extensive, although they point to the problem. With other solutions, like Talend, I was able to use the debugger to get directly to the problem, but with SAP Data Services the debugger is not working. I'm not sure if it's a problem with the version specifically, but I'm using it in an enterprise environment and I can't do an upgrade."

"Integration with other products could be improved."

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"We have issues with SSIS connectors while extracting data from Excel sources."

"SSIS is stable, but extensive ETL data processing can have some performance issues."

"The performance of this solution is not as good as other tools in the market."

"The debugging could be improved because when it came to solving the errors that I've experienced in the past, I've had to look at the documentation for more information."

"The high prices attached to the product can be an area of concern where improvements are required."

"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."

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

"There is connectivity with other databases, however, this is the most significant issue that has to be addressed."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product’s on-premise version is expensive for a medium-sized company."

"The price is very reasonable."

"At the entry level, if you're using it only for data integration, it is a little bit cheap. However, for large organizations it can be expensive. There are additional costs apart from the license."

"It's relatively expensive compared to other vendors, but it is competitive."

"Its pricing is as per the enterprise agreement and not a concern for us."

"The license price is expensive but medium to large-scale companies, should be able to afford it. Other solutions, such as Talend are easier to afford for smaller companies. Depending on the sources of the data where you are receiving your data you could be paying for more than one license."

"The price of SAP Data Services is a little high when compared to other solutions. Due to the pricing and capabilities, many clients are switching to other solutions."

"The pricing is a little high to make the product more competetive in the marketplace."

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"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."

"The solution comes free of cost."

"SSIS' licensing is a little high, but it gives good value for money."

"My advice is to look at what your configuration will be because most companies have their own deals with Microsoft."

"It would be beneficial if the solution had a less costly cloud offering."

"Depending on the arrangement that a certain company has with Microsoft, it may supply the permanent license that is included in the SQL server license, or it may be a time-bound license if it is a partner license or other enterprise license."

"t's incredibly cost effective, easy to learn the basics quickly (although like all ETL tools requires the traditional learning curve to get good at) and has an immense user base."

"SSIS is a cheaper option compared to the cost of other ETL tools."

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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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Manufacturing Company

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Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

12%

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Questions from the Community

How do you evaluate the ratio of price to quality for SAP Data Services?

I believe the license for the product is fair, even though some competitors offer similar services at lower prices. The difference between the Edge edition and the next one up is significant in pr...

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Would you recommend SAP Data Services to complete beginners?

I think after some preparation, a beginner will be able to use SAP Data Services, however, if you are completely unprepared, you may have some issues. I think that in particular you will need a mo...

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How has SAP Data Services helped your organization?

SAP Data Services has helped our whole staff understand the data across various sources and systems within the company. Not everyone who works at my organization is an IT expert - most just have av...

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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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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs SAP Data Services

Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 21% of the time

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Compared 13% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Also Known As

SAP BusinessObjects Data Services, SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator, BusinessObjects Data Integrator

SQL Server Integration Services

Overview

SAP Data Services is a top-ranking data integration and data quality tool. This is a product that aims to provide its users with effective access to their data in order to transform it and connect it to various business processes. SAP Data Services offers companies detailed data insights which improve decision-making and make company operations more effective.

Organizations can increase the value of their structured and unstructured data with the functionalities of this product regarding data integration, quality, and cleansing. Through various components such as:

Simplified maintenance
On-premises deployment
Data quality and integration
Intuitive user interfaces

the product transforms data into a ready-to-use resource for business insights.

Some of the key components of SAP Data Services include:

Universal data access
Native-text data processing
Intuitive user interfaces
Data quality dashboards
Simplified data governance
Scalability and high performance

Through these components, the product allows its clients to access and integrate data sources and targets with native connectors. Users can derive meaning from unstructured text data, match data to reduce duplicates, and see the impact of data quality issues. The tool also offers the option to enable parallel processing, bulk data loading, and grid computing for high-volume data loads.

SAP Data Services Features

The solution has different features for data integration, data quality, data profiling, and processing of text data. Using these features, clients can manage their company's data easily and achieve excellent results by optimizing it. Some of the product’s features include:

Data integration capabilities: The features regarding data integration provide a wide variety of opportunities. The product is available in 31 languages and connects to many data sources, providing its clients with access to their data anywhere at any time. It is also integrated with the SAP Business Suite applications, allowing users the full experience that the company has to offer. The tool is interconnected with SAP Data Hub, orchestrating data flows through the SAP Data Intelligence solution. Additionally, it supports a large number of third-party data sources, it is optimized for SAP HANA, and provides fine-tuned data replication and transformation through unique mechanisms.
Data quality capabilities: Clients can use a single interface to access designing, testing, debugging, editing, running, maintaining, and monitoring of data integration and data quality. It allows for the delivery of ready-to-use transformations and exposes hidden problems in users' data. With this feature, clients can build a single version of their data that is most efficient for them.
Data profiling capabilities: Companies that work with high-volume data can employ parallel processing, bulk data loading, and grid computing to be able to operate with the data more efficiently. This feature enables unlimited scalability and high availability by various automations. It also provides excellent security for the treated data through encryption and other services.
Processing of text data capabilities: This feature allows users to extract data from unstructured texts and understand it better. It works with 220 different file and text formats and 31 languages.

SAP Data Services Benefits

This solution offers various benefits to its clients regarding the efficient operation of their data. The key benefits of SAP Data Services include:

Broad access to data which can build a better perspective for companies of their information.
Improved decision-making and information management due to efficient data operations.
Ability to utilize various tools to help unify data on premises, in the cloud, or within big data.
The software provides efficient insight for reporting and data analytics.
The tool allows for easy integration with a large number of different databases.
The product provides the opportunity to seamlessly connect with other SAP solutions.
The solution simplifies extract, transform, and load (ETL) construction processes through intuitive graphic software.

Reviews from Real Users

According to Michael Lutz, senior data warehouse developer at Fox Chase Cancer Center, SAP Data Services is a powerful tool that does a lot.

An associate consultant at a consultancy says the tool is easy to use, simple to implement, and offers very good mapping capabilities.

SAP

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.

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Sample Customers

EMC Corporation, LivePerson, Eldorado, Mozzart, The VELUX Group, AOK Bundesverband, Hilti Group, Nissha Printing Company Ltd., Asian Paints, Aareal Bank Group, Migros Group

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