SSIS vs WhereScape RED comparison

Microsoft and WhereScape are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Microsoft is ranked #4 with an average rating of 7.7, while WhereScape is ranked #48. Microsoft holds a 8.9% mindshare in DI, compared to WhereScape’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 79% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of WhereScape users who would recommend it.

SSIS

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WhereScape RED

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

WhereScape RED and SSIS are competitors in the data warehousing and ETL solutions category. WhereScape RED appears to have an advantage in automation and ease of use, which simplifies complex tasks, while SSIS offers broader integration options and customization potential.

Features: WhereScape RED automates data warehouse tasks, code generation, and documentation, easing complex processes. It supports multiple methodologies and impact analysis, suitable for agile developments. SSIS offers extensive integration options, particularly with Microsoft products, supports a range of data transformations, and provides custom scripting capabilities.

Room for Improvement: WhereScape RED requires better performance handling, improved change data capture support, and enhanced error logging. Users report issues with documentation lineage accuracy and staging architecture efficiency. SSIS lacks built-in ELT capabilities, version control, struggles with high data volume performance, and requires better error logging and metadata management; it also lacks support for certain data sources and connectors.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: WhereScape RED can be deployed on-premises and is noted for exceptional customer service and technical support, being responsive and knowledgeable. SSIS supports on-premises, hybrid, and public cloud configurations, but its technical support can be inconsistent, though customers benefit from comprehensive support for Microsoft technologies and easy setup within the Microsoft ecosystem.

Pricing and ROI: WhereScape RED offers flexible licensing based on developer seats, enabling cost-effective scalability without CPU constraints, resulting in a high ROI due to rapid deployment capabilities. SSIS is often bundled with SQL Server licenses, providing a budget-friendly option for those within the Microsoft ecosystem, though ROI can vary, it is typically seen as an economical choice for enterprises familiar with Microsoft's technology stack.

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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

WhereScape RED

Ranking in Data Integration

48th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

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 WhereScape RED is 1.1%, up from 1.0% 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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it_user584544

Manager Data Warehousing at a university with 10,001+ employees

The architecture is based on metadata and documentation is automated.

I would love to see a GUI interface for defining dependencies between build processes. RED provides a spreadsheet like interface for defining the dependencies between builds. Once the dependencies are defined, RED can produce a nice dependency diagram to give a visualization of the dependency tree. It would be easier to define complex dependency relationships if the dependency diagram were interactive. Our legacy ETL tool provided this GUI dependency definition via a drag and drop diagram which was very useful. The solution provided by WhereScape does work, and the dependency diagrams generated are helpful. It would just be nice to have the ability to define dependencies via a diagram, since dependencies relationships are much easier to understand via a diagram.

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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 the solution is performance."

"The most important features are it works well and provides self-service BI."

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

"The solution is stable."

"SSIS' most valuable feature is its reporting services."

"Overall, it's a good product."

"Data Flows are the main component we use. These can range from a simple source to sink ETL, to many source to many sink dataflows."

"It is easily scheduled and integrates well with SQL Server and SQL Server Agent jobs."

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"RED has provided us the ability to integrate, stage, and transform data from diverse sources into an enterprise-grade data warehouse which meets the needs of my organization, but it also enables us to easily and quickly make ETL or DW changes."

"RED generates comprehensive documentation and regenerates it as quickly as things changes, but it also provides impact documentation."

"I found the initial setup very easy."

"Their support staff are very knowledgeable, courteous, and professional. I feel their support staff go above and beyond to assure their customers are satisfied."

"The tool supports multiple target update methods."

"WhereScape's deployment package is a fantastic feature. The application allows for selecting specific objects that you would like to deploy from one environment to another rather than deploying the entire database."

"WhereScape RED has improved our business's ability to generate needed reporting without requiring a large team of developers to manually code all of the necessary plumbing."

"The most valuable feature is the metadata generated code."

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Cons

"We're in the process of switching to Informatica, and we need to work out data lineage and data profiling and to improve the quality of our data. SSIS, however, is not that compatible with Informatica. We managed to connect it to Informatica Metadata Manager, but we don't get good lineage, so we have to redo all our ETLs using the Informatica process in order to accept the proper data lineage."

"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."

"We In upgrading SSIS, we encountered challenges fixing SQL Server and performance issues, including problems during a failover in our data warehouse."

"The solution could improve by having quicker release updates."

"Performance could be better."

"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."

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

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"The solution can be a little more user-friendly on enterprise-level where people use it."

"The scheduled jobs which are run by the WhereScape scheduler seem to be a strangely separate animal. Unlike all other WhereScape objects, jobs cannot be added to WhereScape projects. Also, unlike all other objects, jobs also cannot be deleted using a WhereScape deployment application."

"Jobs cannot be deleted via the deployment package. When deploying from dev to QA or production, a job has to be retired. The job has to be manually removed from the target environment."

"The ability to execute SSIS projects within WhereScape would be nice because we have a lot of packages that are too cumbersome to recreate."

"They need a more robust support center. It has been a bit difficult to find solutions to problems that are out-of-the-box."

"It could use a tool to diagnose what is missing from the environment for WhereScape to install successfully."

"Customization could be better."

"Technical support isn't the best."

More WhereScape RED cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our license with SSIS is annual."

"It comes bundled with other solutions, which makes it difficult to get the price on the specific product."

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

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

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

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

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

"The solution comes free of cost."

More SSIS pricing and cost advice

"Factor in the price of specialized consulting who know this product. They're hard to find and expensive."

"ROI is at least 10 times."

"Our company purchased a corporate unlimited license."

"Speed to market of a warehouse solution at a relatively inexpensive price point."

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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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Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

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Financial Services Firm

19%

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Questions from the Community

Which is better - SSIS or Informatica PowerCenter?

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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.

WhereScape is data warehouse software that automates the Data Warehouse lifecycle. From implementation to maintenance, WhereScape will ensure your data warehouse projects are completed up to 5x faster than manual coding.

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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