SSIS vs TIBCO BusinessWorks comparison

Microsoft and TIBCO are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.7, while TIBCO is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.3. Microsoft holds a 8.9% mindshare in DI, compared to TIBCO’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 79% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of TIBCO users who would recommend it.

SSIS

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79% willing to recommend

TIBCO BusinessWorks

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937 Comparison Views

90% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

SSIS and TIBCO BusinessWorks are prominent players in data integration and workflow automation. TIBCO BusinessWorks appears to have the upper hand due to its robust enterprise capabilities and cross-platform compatibility compared to SSIS's strengths in Microsoft environments.

Features: SSIS offers tight integration with SQL Server, making it ideal for users familiar with Microsoft products. It provides strong data transformation capabilities and a user-friendly interface. TIBCO BusinessWorks supports advanced orchestration for complex processes, has broad protocol support, and features a scalable architecture for enterprise needs.

Room for Improvement: SSIS could enhance cross-platform support and expand its integration capabilities beyond Microsoft ecosystems. Improvements in deployment flexibility and scalability in diverse environments would also be beneficial. TIBCO BusinessWorks might work on simplifying its deployment process, optimizing user interface intuitiveness, and reducing the overall complexity of use for streamlined operations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SSIS offers a straightforward deployment within Microsoft ecosystems with comprehensive documentation. TIBCO BusinessWorks provides robust customer support despite its more complex deployment, with extensive training resources and professional services aiding enterprise-level implementations.

Pricing and ROI: SSIS is competitively priced, particularly benefiting businesses using Microsoft solutions, with solid ROI due to efficient data processing. TIBCO BusinessWorks has a higher initial cost but justifies its investment through enhanced capabilities and long-term scalability, offering a positive ROI for businesses requiring comprehensive integration solutions.

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Review summaries and opinions

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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

TIBCO BusinessWorks

Ranking in Data Integration

15th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

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 TIBCO BusinessWorks is 1.0%, up from 0.7% 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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Moustafa Fares

Senior Analyst at Etisalat

Connects systems securely, simplifies data communication, and benefits from AI integration potential

I would like to see an AI project with BusinessWorks. I haven't worked with cloud architecture using BusinessWorks, so I would like to work with it as a cloud architect. I am still learning the documentation, so I don't have a complete experience with TIBCO. The learning curve takes time compared to webMethods.

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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 scalability of SSIS is good."

"The UI is very user-friendly."

"It is easy to set up the solution."

"The most valuable feature of SSIS is that you can take data from other servers which are not MS SQL Server or Oracle."

"The solution is easy to use and developer friendly."

"The script component is very powerful, things that you cannot normally do, is feasible through C#."

"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."

"It's saved time using visualization descriptions."

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"I work in operations, so I value BusinessWorks' performance the most."

"It is very stable. It is a market leader, and it has connectors to many of the legacy systems. It also has enterprise cloud connectors."

"Areas for improvement would be the cloud fitness of the product and the ease of migrating to newer versions."

"The most valuable feature is the low-code platform."

"The most valuable feature is the integration."

"One of the most valuable features is that it's a simple development. It takes a short time to get services to work."

"The tool's most valuable feature is BusinessConnect. It's an older product but still quite useful, especially for transferring files from one location to another."

"The ability to link to different technologies is valuable to us."

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Cons

"The performance of SSIS could improve when comparing it to Oracle Database."

"SSIS is not stable."

"Generic processes should be used instead of custom code for each table."

"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."

"We'd like more integration capabilities."

"I would like to see more features in terms of the integration with Azure Data Factory."

"We would like the solution to be expanded so that it is available for other platforms than just Microsoft."

"Sometimes we need to connect to AWS to get additional data sources, so we have to install some external LAN and not a regular RDBMS. We need external tools to connect. It would be great if SSIS included these tools. I'd also like some additional features for row indexing and data conversion."

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"The learning curve takes time compared to webMethods."

"I'd like to see a new cloud approach in the next release. They need to work on integrations, stability and management issues on their cloud platform."

"Cloud fitness is lacking"

"The technical support's turnaround time is an area where TIBCO needs to consider improvements...Getting support from TIBCO on a particular issue takes a lot of turnaround time."

"A possible improvement could be to give the capability to use different profiles for each AppNode when an application is deployed on an AppSpace."

"There are not many plugins available to integrate the databases. We have to write it in Java and integrate it. The developers should have more knowledge. These are the three main aspects that they could improve."

"The cost of this product is too expensive for smaller companies or those with a small number of integrations."

"The Business Studio tool can be improved, which is the tool for designing the processes. Improving the Business Studio tool will make this solution more stable. It has a steep learning curve, and it is pretty tough to learn."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

"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."

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

"If you don't want to pay a lot of money, you can go for SSIS, as its open-source version is available. When it comes to licensing, SSIS can be expensive."

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

"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."

"The solution is available at a lesser price than that of Informatica."

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"TIBCO BusinessWorks is expensive."

"Licensing scheme is too rigid"

"Its price policy has changed quite a lot in the last two years. It was extremely expensive previously. Nowadays, you can buy a license for BusinessWorks for €2000. Looking at what you get in return in terms of support, TIBCO community, and stability, it is fairly reasonable. It is not too expensive."

"TIBCO BusinessWorks is a very expensive solution."

"I don't have the prices of the products, but I know that TIBCO is not a cheap solution. I think that this solution is more suitable for large companies because I don't think that small- or medium-sized companies would have the money for this solution. WSO2 has the community version for free, so many of the smaller companies can use it. I'm not sure what the prices are for support, though, so I suppose the support for WSO2 is not cheap either."

"I give the cost of the solution a four out of ten."

"It is a bit expensive for medium-sized companies. If you are migrating from the current version to the container-supported version, it is quite expensive. The existing licensing will not work because the product platform itself is different."

"The cost depends on the components required."

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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

26%

Computer Software Company

11%

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Retailer

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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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How does TIBCO BusinessWorks compare with Mule Anypoint Platform?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether TIBCO BusinessWorks or Mule Anypoint platform integration and connectivity software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Mule...

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What do you like most about TIBCO BusinessWorks?

The ability to link to different technologies is valuable to us.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO BusinessWorks?

TIBCO BusinessWorks is a very expensive solution. Four years ago, we purchased four products with a two-course for 20 million dollars. This is a perpetual license.

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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.

TIBCO BusinessWorks allows to connect applications, whether on-premises or in the cloud, providing proven reliability and scalability, out-of-the-box. With a drag-and-drop graphical development environment, TIBCO BusinessWorks eliminates the pain and cost of point-to-point application integration, connecting and unifying business processes across applications, data sources, and APIs, with access to real-time data across all your platforms.

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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