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Oracle GoldenGate vs ibi DataMigrator comparison

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Categories and Ranking

ibi DataMigrator
Ranking in Data Integration
36th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
1.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle GoldenGate
Ranking in Data Integration
22nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
52
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of ibi DataMigrator is 0.6%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle GoldenGate is 1.6%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Oracle GoldenGate1.6%
ibi DataMigrator0.6%
Other97.8%
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

David_Hall - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Warehouse Analyst at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Have seen support quality decline while still relying on long-standing data transformation features
I would assess the tool's error handling and logging features as part of it involves having a sampling thing. Depending on the definition of who's doing this, I used to work at a university where we looked at students who registered, and there were people who could register without specifying their gender. Most people know their gender. Some people would not put their birth date, so their date of birth was the default century. In 1989, we had hundreds of 89-year-olds because it was noted as 1900. What we would do is quickly assess that this is not reasonable; in a college setting, how many 89-year-olds are standing in line for freshman orientation? We could produce transformations on the fly. You can look at stuff, but ultimately, you need to go back to the data. There's logic involved; do you have to have a six-digit zip? Do you need the six plus four? It all depends on your criteria. It's doable, but it takes time, and if there's a lot of that, they usually hire people just to handle it. It's a tool that has its limitations; they haven't added wonderful features, and it's a GUI tool based on a desktop that you can run. Their manuals are pretty good, but we're not really using it actively, so I can't tell you everything right now.
EmmanuelCatalano - PeerSpot reviewer
DBA at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real-time data streaming has simplified transformations and kept enterprise databases synchronized
Oracle GoldenGate is good, but I would like to improve it. There is a need for whoever installs and configures Oracle GoldenGate to set the correct parameters for the use cases we need to use. In some cases, we had performance problems related to the streaming because there was a lot of information to stream concurrently. However, you can tune Oracle GoldenGate to use more RAM on the source side or more processes. I think that sometimes what is missing is knowledge about the tool from the person responsible for configuration. At this moment, Oracle GoldenGate is a very good tool, and I do not know in which area we can improve it. Perhaps the debug part of the tool could be improved. In some cases, I use the utility for how Oracle GoldenGate generates messages about the statements that it streams because of bugs, and in some cases, it is not very user-friendly. It may be possible to improve the API or the path related to debugging, but not the tool itself. The tool itself is good. I remember that in some configurations, we had problems with the streaming of DDL, which are changes to Oracle object structures such as tables and procedures. A new feature could be to perform streaming for operational objects such as procedures, functions, packages, or grants. This would synchronize source and target for these aspects, not only for data or the main types of structures, but also for others. I remember that there was some configuration in which you performed the streaming of the entire schema, or if you performed streaming for only tables, then you were unable to stream grants and other Oracle objects. I think it is important to introduce that capability.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"IBI has led the way for many years because they can read and write any data set."
"Many of the features of Oracle GoldenGate are valuable. We use Oracle databases and this tool is from Oracle, making it have superior compatibility."
"I recommend buying the product."
"The flexibility for customization as well as the scalability of the tool is very important, as we expand our environment we can expand and scale up the tool on the go."
"It works best with Oracle."
"What I have found the most valuable about GoldenGate is that it does real-time and no-downtime migrations. Its migrations are fast. There are not many tools like it on the marketplace."
"This solution is priced well, is fast, and doesn't have any impact on our production database."
"This is a powerful solution provided by one of the most respected companies in the computer industry."
"The solution, especially the last version, is very stable; even with 3000 data sources and a complex framework, we are finding the solution to be very reliable."
 

Cons

"Their products work wonderfully during demos, but when we install them, they don't, and I end up following their manual only to find they forgot to mention something important."
"The solution needs to improve its latency, monitoring and support."
"The front-end management isn't very good."
"It would be better for Oracle Golden Gate Studio GUI to include other licensed products (i.e. Veridata or others)."
"There is room for improvement in Oracle GoldenGate's pricing, which is a bit high."
"Oracle GoldenGate's installation is not user-friendly, we had to read a lot of documentation for the setup and configuration."
"Monitoring must be a bit more enhanced."
"Amount of min. supplemental logging or storage needed is unknown and has to be figured out, so increases time to value."
"There are some DDLs that have problems with GoldenGate. These issues detract from stability and it is something that should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We do like the price of this solution."
"We have purchased corporate licensing to use Oracle GoldenGate."
"We have an enterprise license for it. It might be for three years or so. I'm not aware of any additional costs to the standard licensing fee."
"The one feature that I think Oracle could perhaps consider is, at the moment, the Veridata option is an extra cost. Golden Gate is an expensive product. You pay a lot for the best. But not including the Veridata license to prove that everything is working correctly... The big improvement for me would be to have that license built in. That would take it to the next level. That would make it a much better product. You may want to look at buying term licenses if you've just got a single migration to do. In that situation, you might want a term license for perhaps a year to save a lot of money, rather than buying a perpetual license."
"The tool is a bit expensive."
"Oracle GoldenGate is a high-priced solution because it follows the core-based pricing model versus the software-based pricing model of other solutions."
"The product is expensive."
"Oracle GoldenGate's cost is high."
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Comparison Review

it_user99375 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Mar 31, 2014
Oracle GoldenGate vs. Oracle Active Dataguard
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Retailer
10%
Transportation Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
6%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise30
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ibi DataMigrator?
I don't have details about the pricing or licensing of ibi DataMigrator. I stay away from money matters; the last time I bought something was 35 years ago while trying to convince people it was wor...
What needs improvement with ibi DataMigrator?
I would assess the tool's error handling and logging features as part of it involves having a sampling thing. Depending on the definition of who's doing this, I used to work at a university where w...
What is your primary use case for ibi DataMigrator?
That's just it with the main use case for us more recently. We have it, we're licensed for it. We can make sure it works, but we don't really use ibi DataMigrator. ibi DataMigrator is an Extract, T...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle GoldenGate?
The pricing of Oracle GoldenGate depends on the discount we receive from Oracle. If the customer orders a larger quantity, we get a more flexible price. The list price is high, and the price can so...
What needs improvement with Oracle GoldenGate?
Oracle GoldenGate is good, but I would like to improve it. There is a need for whoever installs and configures Oracle GoldenGate to set the correct parameters for the use cases we need to use. In s...
What is your primary use case for Oracle GoldenGate?
I'm working with other Oracle products and Oracle GoldenGate on-premises. I can share my experience with Oracle GoldenGate on-premises. I have used it for several years to stream data between datab...
 

Also Known As

iWay DataMigrator, Information Builders DataMigrator
GoldenGate
 

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