Azure Data Factory vs WSO2 Enterprise Integrator comparison

Microsoft and WSO2 are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Microsoft is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.2, while WSO2 is ranked #31 with an average rating of 8.0. Microsoft holds a 2.8% mindshare in DI, compared to WSO2’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 76% of WSO2 users who would recommend it.

Azure Data Factory

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WSO2 Enterprise Integrator

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76% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator and Azure Data Factory compete in the data integration and transformation domain. Azure Data Factory has an advantage due to its extensive cloud capabilities, scalability, and feature variety, making it a preferred choice for many organizations.

Features: WSO2 Enterprise Integrator offers API management, ESB functionality, and message brokering, providing a comprehensive integration solution on a single platform. In contrast, Azure Data Factory provides cloud-based data integration with data transformation, orchestration, and extensive third-party integration support. Its cloud-native approach ensures scalability and broad compatibility with various data services, giving it an edge in feature variety and cloud integration capabilities.

Room for Improvement: WSO2 Enterprise Integrator could enhance its cloud integration capabilities and ease of deployment in hybrid environments. It might also benefit from improved automation and scalability features. Azure Data Factory could improve its on-premises integration support, refine user interface consistency, and enhance its documentation for complex workflows.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: WSO2 Enterprise Integrator requires in-house expertise for on-premises or hybrid deployments, offering robust community and commercial support for complex implementations. Azure Data Factory uses a fully managed cloud environment, simplifying deployment within the Microsoft ecosystem and offering comprehensive documentation and a global support network, facilitating easier cloud deployments.

Pricing and ROI: WSO2 Enterprise Integrator is cost-effective due to its open-source nature, offering lower initial setup costs and higher ROI for organizations with dedicated IT resources. Azure Data Factory's scalable, pay-as-you-go pricing model demands a higher initial investment but results in significant ROI through reduced long-term infrastructure costs and extensive cloud capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Data Factory

Ranking in Data Integration

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Data Warehouse (2nd)

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator

Ranking in Data Integration

31st

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Azure Data Factory is 2.8%, down from 9.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WSO2 Enterprise Integrator is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Azure Data Factory	2.8%
WSO2 Enterprise Integrator	1.0%
Other	96.2%

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KandaswamyMuthukrishnan

Director at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Integrates diverse data sources and streamlines ETL processes effectively

Regarding potential areas of improvement for Azure Data Factory, there is a need for better data transformation, especially since many people are now depending on DataBricks more for connectivity and data integration. Azure Data Factory should consider how to enhance integration or filtering for more transformations, such as integrating with Spark clusters. I am satisfied with Azure Data Factory so far, but I suggest integrating some AI functionality to analyze data during the transition itself, providing insights such as null records, common records, and duplicates without running a separate pipeline or job. The monitoring tools in Azure Data Factory are helpful for optimizing data pipelines; while the current feature is adequate, they can improve by creating a live dashboard to see the online process, including how much percentage has been completed, which will be very helpful for people who are monitoring the pipeline.

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Andrea Cuccarini

Technical director at Cremete

Effective data transformation and integration in complex environments with high functionality

Something that could be improved in WSO2 Enterprise Integrator is that the problem is not a lack of capability or functionalities. The problem is that it is a very complex environment. To put your hand on this environment is a very demanding task. This is the real problem. The problem is not about the product, but about the complexity to manage, to configure, to decide what to do. I have some experience using SAP R/3. It seems to me something similar. When you have to configure a situation with a client, especially for a client not in an industrial sector, but in a service sector, it is quite usual that you are in trouble for some reason. This is always the story that I found in the implementations I have done. Maybe there are only three or four big problems, in some other cases there are more than that, but this is the situation usually. For WSO2 Enterprise Integrator, not the same, but I must say it is quite often there is a need to put together some pieces and make it work in a coordinated way.

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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

"What I like best about Azure Data Factory is that it allows you to create pipelines, specifically ETL pipelines. I also like that Azure Data Factory has connectors and solves most of my company's problems."

"The most important feature is that it can help you do the multi-threading concepts."

"I enjoy the ease of use for the backend JSON generator, the deployment solution, and the template management."

"The data flows were beneficial, allowing us to perform multiple transformations."

"Azure Data Factory is a low code, no code platform, which is helpful."

"When it comes to our business requirements, this solution has worked well for us. However, we have not stretched it to the limit."

"For developers that are very accustomed to the Microsoft development studio, it's very easy for them to complete end-to-end data integration."

"The most valuable features of Azure Data Factory are the flexibility, ability to move data at scale, and the integrations with different Azure components."

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"Currently, I find the configuration part quite valuable, where you can easily configure things."

"The drag-and-drop features for connectors are very valuable."

"The learning curve for this solution is very good."

"I like the user-friendly system and development of the service-oriented architecture."

"From the capabilities and functional possibility and anything else technical, it is a very well-done product, I have to say."

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the integration between core banking and other systems."

"The connectors have been the most impactful features for handling integrations. I can use these connectors when I need specific connectivity with a third party, like a core banking system in BFSI. I don't need to do all the development. I take the specific connector, put in the IP address and password, and it takes care of everything."

"It's a consolidated product. It works and it does its job pretty well."

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Cons

"The product could provide more ways to import and export data."

"There's no Oracle connector if you want to do transformation using data flow activity, so Azure Data Factory needs more connectors for data flow transformation."

"The inability to connect local VMs and local servers into the data flow is a limitation that prevents giving Azure Data Factory a perfect score."

"Some known bugs and issues with Azure Data Factory could be rectified."

"The speed and performance need to be improved."

"Azure Data Factory uses many resources and has issues with parallel workflows."

"Occasionally, there are problems within Microsoft itself that impacts the Data Factory and causes it to fail."

"The solution should offer better integration with Azure machine learning. We should be able to embed the cognitive services from Microsoft, for example as a web API. It should allow us to embed Azure machine learning in a more user-friendly way."

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"I would like to see them bring back a feature, from earlier versions, that was very useful in debugging and finding issues."

"The server is very specific and it is very difficult to get experience with it."

"If I have to buy software, then it becomes expensive for me."

"The main issue with the product is pricing. It uses core-based pricing for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator and API Manager. It would be best if you had APIM by default. It provides many connectors for easy integration with third-party systems."

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"They should introduce better pricing for small companies."

"The setup can be difficult for those not familiar with the solution."

"The micro integrator should be improved. There is room for enhancement considering alternative integration components."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Data Factory is expensive."

"The pricing model is based on usage and is not cheap."

"Our licensing fees are approximately 15,000 ($150 USD) per month."

"Product is priced at the market standard."

"Pricing appears to be reasonable in my opinion."

"Azure Data Factory gives better value for the price than other solutions such as Informatica."

"I rate the product price as six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"The pricing is pay-as-you-go or reserve instance. Of the two options, reserve instance is much cheaper."

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"The cost is better than IBM Cloud Pak."

"The open-source, unsupported version is available free of charge."

"The solution costs about 20,000 or 30,000 euros per year, per instance."

"I rate the product price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"It is a low-cost solution."

"The pricing of WSO2 Enterprise Integrator for enterprise subscriptions can be considered expensive, especially from the perspective of someone who prefers open-source software."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	31
Midsize Enterprise	20
Large Enterprise	57

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

How do you select the right cloud ETL tool?

AWS Glue and Azure Data factory for ELT best performance cloud services.

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How does Azure Data Factory compare with Informatica PowerCenter?

Azure Data Factory is flexible, modular, and works well. In terms of cost, it is not too pricey. It offers the stability and reliability I am looking for, good scalability, and is easy to set up an...

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How does Azure Data Factory compare with Informatica Cloud Data Integration?

Azure Data Factory is a solid product offering many transformation functions; It has pre-load and post-load transformations, allowing users to apply transformations either in code by using Power Q...

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What do you like most about WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

WSO2's analytics capability is good, considering the ELC support they provide.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

The product has reasonable and competitive pricing for enterprise customers. It is expensive for small businesses especially. They are using the open-source solution, and they find it expensive sin...

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What needs improvement with WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?

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Overview

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.

Microsoft

WSO2 Enterprise Integrator, core to the WSO2 Integration Agile Platform, is an open source Integration product for cloud native and container-native projects. It enables enterprise integration experts to build, scale, and secure sophisticated integration solutions to achieve digital agility. Unlike other integration products, WSO2 Enterprise Integrator already contains integration runtimes, message brokering, business process modeling, analytics and visual tooling capabilities.

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Sample Customers

1. Adobe 2. BMW 3. Coca-Cola 4. General Electric 5. Johnson & Johnson 6. LinkedIn 7. Mastercard 8. Nestle 9. Pfizer 10. Samsung 11. Siemens 12. Toyota 13. Unilever 14. Verizon 15. Walmart 16. Accenture 17. American Express 18. AT&T 19. Bank of America 20. Cisco 21. Deloitte 22. ExxonMobil 23. Ford 24. General Motors 25. IBM 26. JPMorgan Chase 27. Microsoft (Azure Data Factory is developed by Microsoft) 28. Oracle 29. Procter & Gamble 30. Salesforce 31. Shell 32. Visa

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