

Find out in this report how the two Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
Our stakeholders and clients have expressed satisfaction with Azure Data Factory's efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
IBM App Connect definitely saves significant time, approximately 50 to 60%.
The technical support from Microsoft is rated an eight out of ten.
The technical support is responsive and helpful
The technical support for Azure Data Factory is generally acceptable.
When opening a ticket with the global team, problems are resolved promptly and effectively.
The customer support is available 24/7.
The technical support from IBM is good.
Azure Data Factory is highly scalable.
IBM App Connect demonstrates good scalability.
I would rate the scalability of IBM App Connect as nine out of ten.
IBM App Connect is very scalable and a flexible tool.
The solution has a high level of stability, roughly a nine out of ten.
Some companies require multiple configurations, including ODBC connections, JDBC connections, different BI databases, main databases, and replication servers.
Incorporating more dedicated API sources to specific services like HubSpot CRM or Salesforce would be beneficial.
Sometimes, the compute fails to process data if there is a heavy load suddenly, and it doesn't scale up automatically.
There is a problem with the integration with third-party solutions, particularly with SAP.
Version 13 includes around 200 features with cloud platform compatibility.
I find it particularly good for on-premises and now cloud use.
Better debugging and observability would help us track any single transaction end-to-end across steps and connectors.
The pricing is cost-effective.
It is considered cost-effective.
For insurance companies with simple JDBC connections, the process is straightforward.
It connects to different sources out-of-the-box, making integration much easier.
The platform excels in handling major datasets, particularly when working with Power BI for reporting purposes.
Regarding the integration feature in Azure Data Factory, the integration part is excellent; we have major source connectors, so we can integrate the data from different data sources and also perform basic transformation while transforming, which is a great feature in Azure Data Factory.
Overall, 50 to 60% of the time is saved when using IBM App Connect.
The transformation capabilities in IBM App Connect are particularly beneficial.
The features I find most valuable are message routing, message transformation, and protocol translation.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| Azure Data Factory | 3.0% |
| SSIS | 3.7% |
| Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) | 3.5% |
| Other | 89.8% |
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| IBM App Connect | 3.0% |
| AWS Glue | 9.2% |
| AWS Database Migration Service | 7.4% |
| Other | 80.4% |


| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 31 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 19 |
| Large Enterprise | 57 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 4 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 4 |
| Large Enterprise | 21 |
Azure Data Factory efficiently manages and integrates data from various sources, enabling seamless movement and transformation across platforms. Its valuable features include seamless integration with Azure services, handling large data volumes, flexible transformation, user-friendly interface, extensive connectors, and scalability. Users have experienced improved team performance, workflow simplification, enhanced collaboration, streamlined processes, and boosted productivity.
Rapidly connect public clouds, private clouds and on-premises application
App Connect Professional is IBM’s cloud integration offering which delivers an integration solution
• With ease-of-use, flexibility and increased responsiveness to the evolving business needs, while removing the daunting complexities of integration.
• Provides the powerful combination of a ‘simple integration experience’ for business users looking to automate how their applications talk to each other; coupled with a ‘configuration based integration’ approach for IT.
• App Connect Professional is for the teams and integration developers who need to solve more complex problems and need powerful tooling for integration scenarios
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