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 8.0, while WhereScape is ranked #47. Microsoft holds a 8.0% mindshare in DI, compared to WhereScape’s 1.0% 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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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

47th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

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 SSIS is 8.0%, up from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WhereScape RED is 1.0%, up from 0.9% 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 features for our company are the flexibility and the quick turn around time in producing simple ETL solutions."

"The UI is very user-friendly."

"The scalability of SSIS is good."

"The debugging capabilities are great, particularly during data flow execution. You can look into the data and see what's going on in the pipeline."

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

"It is easy to set up the solution."

"SSIS integrates well with SQL servers and Microsoft products."

"Overall, it's a good product."

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"Quickly develops a data warehouse for our organization with documentation and can track back/forward features."

"I like the data vault implementations."

"Support is absolutely excellent, efficient, and timely."

"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."

"Data transformations and rollups are easy to accomplish."

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

"It has a built-in automatic scheduling environment."

"Naturally produces a way to easily debug your DW data solutions."

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Cons

"Future releases should improve the data lineage, as it currently is not good."

"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."

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

"The solution could improve on integrating with other types of data sources."

"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."

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

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

"You have to write push down join & lookup SQL to the database yourself via stored procedures or use of the SQL Task to get very high performance. That said, this is a common complaint for nearly all ETL tools on the market and those that offer an alternative such as Informatica offer them at a very expensive add-on price."

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

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

"Improve the object renaming ability (it works, but it could be more automated)."

"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."

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

"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."

"No support for change data capture or delta detection - that must be custom coded ."

"Technical support isn't the best."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

More SSIS pricing and cost advice

"ROI is at least 10 times."

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

"Our company purchased a corporate unlimited license."

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

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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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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

12%

Government

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

19%

Insurance Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Healthcare Company

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Questions from the Community

Which is better - SSIS or Informatica PowerCenter?

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The product's deployment phase is easy.

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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.

Microsoft

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.

WhereScape

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