Detailed Comparison Matrix of Integration Solutions
| Feature | IBM, TIBCO, WebMethods |
Sterling Commerce Gentran IS
|
Microsoft BizTalk |
Pervasive Data Integrator |
Cast Iron Systems (Appliance) |
Boomi |
JitterBit Enterprise |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy to Use | Yes
|
No
|
No |
No |
OK
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Web-based UI | Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes
|
No |
| Multi-role Team Collaboration | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Graphical Process Orchestration | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
OK |
| Graphical Data Mapper | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
OK |
| Process Centric Approach | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Enables SOA | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Reusable Services Repository | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Single-install,Light Footprint | Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Large Volume Performance | OK |
Yes |
OK |
OK |
OK |
No |
No |
No |
| Clustering and Job Distribution | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Data Partitioning | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Automatic Recovery of Flows | Yes |
Yes |
No |
OK |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| XA-Transaction Rollbacks | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
OK |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Meta-Driven Approach vs.Code | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Complex Flows (Fork/Join etc.) | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Sub-Processes | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
OK |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Built-in Scheduler | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Real-time Triggers | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
OK |
Yes |
No |
| Event Driven Processing | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| RDBMS Connections | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Non-RDBMS Connections | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Message Queues (JMS etc.) | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
OK |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| B2B Standards - EDI, ACORD | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
OK |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| SaaS App Connections (SF, NS) | Yes |
Yes |
No |
OK |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Web Services Client | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Publish Flows as Web Services | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Join Multiple Sources | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Split Data Streams | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Complex Transformations | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Data Validations | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Preview Source Data In-Design | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Run Mapping Rules In-Design | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Library of New Mapping Functions | Yes |
Yes |
OK |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Complex Lookups in Mappings | Yes |
Yes |
OK |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Automatic Documentation | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Human Workflow for Error Handling | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
OK |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Workflow Task Manager | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Plug-in External Programs | Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Alerts and Notifications | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rich Logging and Tracking | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
| Version Control | No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Deploy in Cloud Option | Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Commerical or Open Source | C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
OS |
| License Pricing | $ |
$$$$ |
$$$ |
$$ |
$$ |
$$$ |
$ |
$
|
Note:
- OK implies limited functionality or that the functionality is available thru third-parties.
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The content in this comparison matrix has been collected by reviewing publicly available information. Some of the products may have newer versions with updated features. If you have information to help us correct and update the data in this table, please send us an email at marketing@adeptia.com.
- License Pricing estimate for first year cost (basic configuration):
$$$$ $150,000+ $$$ $60,000 to $150,000 $$ $20,000 to $60,000 $ Less than $20,000
Enterprise Integration Vendors
IBM, TIBCO, WebMethods (Software AG) are examples of enterprise integration solutions that have extensive background and experience in the integration market with their ability to scale performance and functionality in complex, heterogeneous environments. These products provide comprehensive features and functionality and so require extensive training to use effectively. Other solutions in this category are SeeBeyond (acquired by Sun Microsystems and now Oracle), SAP and Vitria Technology. Most of these products started out as Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) solutions, grew into Integration Suites and now are moving into the Integration-Centric Business Process Management (BPM) space.
Sterling Commerce Gentran Integration Suite and GXS are other products that fall in this category although they started off as a Business to Business (B2B) integration products focused on supply chain and partner integration and still remain best suited for those situations.
Considering the cost and the effort required in implementing these solutions, they are typically best suited for large, complex, enterprise-wide process and application integration scenarios in Fortune 1000 organizations.
Data Integration Vendors
On the other spectrum of the market are the vendors that offer basic data integration technology which is more focused on specific niche areas such as ETL, B2Bi, Information as a Service (IaaS), Appliance or Message Queues.
- Pervasive, Informatica, Talend and Jitterbit are examples of ETL based data integration solutions
- Axway, Inovis and Extol are examples of B2Bi based data integration solutions that provide good support for industry standards such as EDI and AS2.
- Boomi is an example of purely cloud based IaaS solution.
- Cast Iron Systems is an example of an integration appliance. This approach has been recognized to have some significant disadvantages in that it leads to a more expensive solution, less flexibility, more maintenance, hardware obsolescence and difficulty in proper evaluation before purchase.
- Progress Sonic and Fiorano are examples of message queue based integration solutions.
These vendors offer good, proven solutions that work well if they are a good fit for the specific needs of the customer. Early adopters of these solutions are typically independent software vendors (ISVs), systems integrators (SIs) or internal IT staff who view these solutions to be attractive alternatives to writing custom code.
Where does Adeptia fit in?
Adeptia Integration Suite is a proven, commercially-licensed packaged software that is targeted to the mid-market and large enterprises that need a good, easy-to-use solution for typical integration requirements. It is designed to build integration flows very quickly by reusing existing components. It is ideal for creating and centrally managing data flows from within one tool, rather than writing ad-hoc programs and scripts. This product is well suited not just for a client’s immediate, specific requirements but is designed to become an “SOA integration platform” where all the data flows and integration touch points are exposed as services for reuse by other applications and systems. Adeptia bridges the gap between ETL and traditional data integration on one side and enterprise-wide integration on the other.
Although there are a lot of integration solutions in the market, some say too many, Adeptia believes that no other product really addresses the needs of the majority of the customers. There exists an “Integration Tool Dilemma” in the minds of customers who are wary of the choice of either investing in a niche data integration product that just does one thing well or over-investing in a big enterprise-wide integration solution. Customers want to start small to solve an immediate problem but want to know that they have the tool that can scale to meet other needs in the future. Adeptia provides exactly that.
Adeptia provides rich functionality at a fraction of the cost of comparative solutions. Adeptia has been in business for 10+ years and it provides technical documentation, as well as training and support options.
Adeptia Integration Suite is priced at $1200/month per server. There are NO limits on usage or number of connections. A perpetual, one-time license option is also available.
This may seem as an incredible value given all the functionality that is available in this product as shown in the table above. But this is true, and we welcome you to validate this for yourself.
- You can watch video demos of Adeptia Integration Suite here.
- You can download a 30-day trial of Adeptia Integration Suite here.
- Read here what our customers are saying.
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