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TIBCO BusinessWorks vs ibi Open Data Hub for Mainframe comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

ibi Open Data Hub for Mainf...
Ranking in Data Integration
60th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TIBCO BusinessWorks
Ranking in Data Integration
20th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of ibi Open Data Hub for Mainframe is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO BusinessWorks is 1.0%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TIBCO BusinessWorks1.0%
ibi Open Data Hub for Mainframe0.7%
Other98.3%
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

it_user3876 - PeerSpot reviewer
Database Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Provides High Reliability and Data Security
• Data in the datahub refreshes nightly. As the data only refreshes once every day, it is necessary to have to wait for any changes to thesource systems to become available.The daily refresh can be extremely useful for reconciling data. • DataHub only displays details of current members of the Organization. So it has much limited data available for generation of dynamic reports. • DataHub is volatile. The records are completely re-loaded each day. It puts burden on the system. • There are very few summary tables available due to storage of data in a detailed format. • The detailed information is not stored in the DataHub. It is stored in the relevant source system. Only commonly required data is stored within the DataHub.
Vinod_Parmar - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Solutions Architect at UNSW Australia
Long-term integration has supported real-time data exchange and simplified adapter-based workflows
The challenges I have faced with TIBCO BusinessWorks mostly relate to financial applications that do not come with those adapters, so that requires custom coding. The features currently in TIBCO BusinessWorks are good enough, but going forward, as we are doing a lot of AI-based integrations, I would like to see TIBCO come up with more prompt-driven configurations rather than people having to understand deep technology. AI-driven features in TIBCO BusinessWorks would be beneficial, so that our business tech BA can do the development rather than needing programmers. More artificial intelligence functionality would help so people do not have to code.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"All staff members and users can request an account which can be accessed from all PCs on the company’s network."
"The solution is stable. We haven't had any serious technical issues."
"Drag and drop make it easier to build the service end to end."
"It's a great software application for the middleware use cases to connect the front channels to the back ends in a secure and safer way."
"The most important thing is that it is easy for developers to work with."
"I like TIBCO BusinessWorks because it has a user-friendly GUI for developing solutions."
"The most valuable feature is the integration."
"If you see the amount of work that we do with it and the kind of revenue and customer experience because of the value that we get from TIBCO, the high rating is warranted."
"One of the most valuable features is that it's a simple development. It takes a short time to get services to work."
 

Cons

"DataHub is volatile; the records are completely re-loaded each day, which puts a burden on the system."
"They don't support out of the box - you have to buy adapters or you have to have the technology."
"The creation of XSDs should be much simpler."
"There are not many plugins available to integrate the databases. We have to write it in Java and integrate it."
"There are multiple plugins which increase the number of product installations."
"The cost of this product is too expensive for smaller companies or those with a small number of integrations."
"Performance and latency could be enhanced. Additionally, having signaling stack support would be beneficial."
"Cloud fitness is lacking"
"The container-based image is too large and this makes auto-scaling difficult."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is a bit expensive for medium-sized companies. If you are migrating from the current version to the container-supported version, it is quite expensive. The existing licensing will not work because the product platform itself is different."
"The payments made for service are the only addition to the standard licensing fees that we pay for the solution."
"The product is not cheap."
"Its price policy has changed quite a lot in the last two years. It was extremely expensive previously. Nowadays, you can buy a license for BusinessWorks for €2000. Looking at what you get in return in terms of support, TIBCO community, and stability, it is fairly reasonable. It is not too expensive."
"TIBCO licensing is yearly and very costly for a company like ours."
"Licensing scheme is too rigid"
"The license is expensive, and I would rate it one out of ten."
"I don't have the prices of the products, but I know that TIBCO is not a cheap solution. I think that this solution is more suitable for large companies because I don't think that small- or medium-sized companies would have the money for this solution. WSO2 has the community version for free, so many of the smaller companies can use it. I'm not sure what the prices are for support, though, so I suppose the support for WSO2 is not cheap either."
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Construction Company
17%
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13%
Media Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Retailer
6%
 

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Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise24
 

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How does TIBCO BusinessWorks compare with Mule Anypoint Platform?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether TIBCO BusinessWorks or Mule Anypoint platform integration and connectivity software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Mule...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO BusinessWorks?
Because we have enterprise licenses, the pricing for TIBCO BusinessWorks is quite reasonable for us, so we do not see any issue.
What needs improvement with TIBCO BusinessWorks?
The challenges I have faced with TIBCO BusinessWorks mostly relate to financial applications that do not come with those adapters, so that requires custom coding. The features currently in TIBCO Bu...
 

Also Known As

iWay Data Hub, Data Hub, Information Builders Data Hub
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