SSIS vs StreamSets comparison

Microsoft and IBM are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.7, while IBM is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.5. Microsoft holds a 8.9% mindshare in DI, compared to IBM’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 79% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.

SSIS

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79% willing to recommend

StreamSets

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

SSIS and StreamSets are leading competitors in the data integration and pipeline automation category. StreamSets has the advantage due to its comprehensive feature set and adaptability, outweighing SSIS's competitive pricing and support offerings.

Features:SSIS offers robust ETL capabilities, seamless integration within Microsoft environments, and exceptional support for SQL Server. StreamSets is distinguished by real-time streaming data processing, adaptive pipelines, and simplified management for complex data workflows.

Room for Improvement:SSIS could enhance its real-time data streaming and improve adaptability in dynamic environments. Integration with non-Microsoft services could use improvement. StreamSets might benefit from a reduction in its initial setup complexity, extended support for non-cloud deployments, and enhancements to its user interface for beginners.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:SSIS enjoys a straightforward deployment process within Windows environments and reliable Microsoft-related support. StreamSets offers impressive flexibility with its cloud-native deployment model and proficient customer service, notably for data streaming issues, offering a more comprehensive experience in cloud and hybrid systems.

Pricing and ROI:SSIS generally offers lower initial setup costs for businesses within the Microsoft ecosystem, enabling a quicker ROI. StreamSets requires higher upfront investment, potentially offering significant long-term value through advanced features and scalability, justifying the cost for enterprises needing flexible and real-time data processing.

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Categories and Ranking

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

StreamSets

Ranking in Data Integration

9th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of SSIS is 8.9%, down from 9.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of StreamSets is 1.9%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Reyansh Kumar

Technical Specialist at Accenture

We no longer need to hire highly skilled data engineers to create and monitor data pipelines

The things I like about StreamSets are its * overall user interface * efficiency * product features, which are all good. Also, the scheduling within the data engineering pipeline is very much appreciated, and it has a wide range of connectors for connecting to any data sources like SQL Server, AWS, Azure, etc. We have used it with Kafka, Hadoop, and Azure Data Factory Datasets. Connecting to these systems with StreamSets is very easy. You just need to configure the data sources, the paths and their configurations, and you are ready to go. It is very efficient and very easy to use for ETL pipelines. It is a GUI-based interface in which you can easily create or design your own data pipelines with just a few clicks. As for moving data into modern analytics systems, we are using it with Microsoft Power BI, AWS, and some on-premises solutions, and it is very easy to get data from StreamSets into them. No hardcore coding or special technical expertise is required. It is also a no-code platform in which you can configure your data sources and data output for easy configuration of your data pipeline. This is a very important aspect because if a tool requires code development, we need to hire software developers to get the task done. By using StreamSets, it can be done with a few clicks.

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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 initial setup of this solution is very straightforward."

"The most valuable feature of SSIS is that it can handle real complex transformations."

"The most valuable features of this solution are the fast insert and fuzzy logic matching."

"SSIS is easy to use."

"It's saved time using visualization descriptions."

"We can connect with multiple data sources easily using an external connector in SSIS."

"The reporting on the solution is perfect. I didn't expect to see reporting features, but they are great."

"The performance is good."

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"The UI is user-friendly, it doesn't require any technical know-how and we can navigate to social media or use it more easily."

"I have used Data Collector, Transformer, and Control Hub products from StreamSets. What I really like about these products is that they're very user-friendly. People who are not from a technological or core development background find it easy to get started and build data pipelines and connect to the databases. They would be comfortable like any technical person within a couple of weeks."

"It is really easy to set up and the interface is easy to use."

"The ETL capabilities are very useful for us. We extract and transform data from multiple data sources, into a single, consistent data store, and then we put it in our systems. We typically use it to connect our Apache Kafka with data lakes. That process is smooth and saves us a lot of time in our production systems."

"Also, the intuitive canvas for designing all the streams in the pipeline, along with the simplicity of the entire product are very big pluses for me. The software is very simple and straightforward. That is something that is needed right now."

"StreamSets Transformer is a good feature because it helps you when you are developing applications and when you don't want to write a lot of code. That is the best feature overall."

"The most valuable feature is the pipelines because they enable us to pull in and push out data from different sources and to manipulate and clean things up within them."

"The most valuable features are the option of integration with a variety of protocols, languages, and origins."

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Cons

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

"Integration and the user interface are areas with certain shortcomings that require some improvements."

"I would like to see better technical documentation because many times information is missing."

"There are a lot of things that Microsoft could improve in relation to SSIS. One major problem we faced was when attempting to move some Excel files to our SQL Server. The Excel provider has a limitation that prevents importing more than 255 columns from a particular Excel file to the database. This restriction posed a significant issue for us."

"The creation of the measure in the DAC's model could be improved."

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

"The interface could use improvement, as well as the administrative tools. Jobs fail from time to time for different reasons. It's not a problem with Microsoft, or SSIS itself. The problems are external, but to find the problems and analyze them it takes too much time."

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

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"The execution engine could be improved. When I was at their session, they were using some obscure platform to run. There is a controller, which controls what happens on that, but you should be able to easily do this at any of the cloud services, such as Google Cloud. You shouldn't have any issues in terms of how to run it with their online development platform or design platform, basically their execution engine. There are issues with that."

"The software is very good overall. Areas for improvement are the error logging and the version history. I would like to see better, more detailed error logging information."

"Sometimes, it is not clear at first how to set up nodes. A site with an explanation of how each node works would be very helpful."

"We create pipelines or jobs in StreamSets Control Hub. It is a great feature, but if there is a way to have a folder structure or organize the pipelines and jobs in Control Hub, it would be great. I submitted a ticket for this some time back."

"The documentation is inadequate and has room for improvement because the technical support does not regularly update their documentation or the knowledge base."

"One area for improvement could be the cloud storage server speed, as we have faced some latency issues here and there."

"StreamSet works great for batch processing but we are looking for something that is more real-time. We need latency in numbers below milliseconds."

"The logging mechanism could be improved. If I am working on a pipeline, then create a job out of it and it is running, it will generate constant logs. So, the logging mechanism could be simplified. Now, it is a bit difficult to understand and filter the logs. It takes some time."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"This solution is included with the MSSQL server package."

"The solution comes free of cost."

"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."

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

"Our license with SSIS is annual."

"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."

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

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"StreamSets is an expensive solution."

"The licensing is expensive, and there are other costs involved too. I know from using the software that you have to buy new features whenever there are new updates, which I don't really like. But initially, it was very good."

"I believe the pricing is not equitable."

"There are different versions of the product. One is the corporate license version, and the other one is the open-source or free version. I have been using the corporate license version, but they have recently launched a new open-source version so that anybody can create an account and use it. The licensing cost varies from customer to customer. I don't have a lot of input on that. It is taken care of by PMO, and they seem fine with its pricing model. It is being used enterprise-wide. They seem to have got a good deal for StreamSets."

"There are two editions, Professional and Enterprise, and there is a free trial. We're using the Professional edition and it is competitively priced."

"It's not so favorable for small companies."

"We are running the community version right now, which can be used free of charge."

"The pricing is affordable for any business."

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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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Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Insurance Company

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about StreamSets?

The best thing about StreamSets is its plugins, which are very useful and work well with almost every data source. It's also easy to use, especially if you're comfortable with SQL. You can customiz...

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What needs improvement with StreamSets?

We often faced problems, especially with SAP ERP. We struggled because many columns weren't integers or primary keys, which StreamSets couldn't handle. We had to restructure our data tables, which ...

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What is your primary use case for StreamSets?

StreamSets is used for data transformation rather than ETL processes. It focuses on transforming data directly from sources without handling the extraction part of the process. The transformed data...

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 13% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Overview

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.

StreamSets is a data integration platform that enables organizations to efficiently move and process data across various systems. It offers a user-friendly interface for designing, deploying, and managing data pipelines, allowing users to easily connect to various data sources and destinations. StreamSets also provides real-time monitoring and alerting capabilities, ensuring that data is flowing smoothly and any issues are quickly addressed.

Sample Customers

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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