We are using SSIS for applications in development and in production. We have applications that need to have a database to support them and those applications need to have different integration with other applications.
Head, Development Chapter (DevOps) at First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.
Easy to use, good support, but performance could improve
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of SSIS is its ease of use. It is easier to use than other applications."
- "The performance of SSIS could improve when comparing it to Oracle Database."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of SSIS is its ease of use. It is easier to use than other applications.
What needs improvement?
The performance of SSIS could improve when comparing it to Oracle Database.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SSIS for a long time.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
SSIS is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution is good for small-scale developments. We have approximately 80 people using the solution.
How are customer service and support?
I have used the support from SSIS and I am satisfied.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate SSIS a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Information Technology Division Director at Ethiopian Roads Administration
Easy to use with good visibility and an easy setup
Pros and Cons
- "The performance is good."
- "Microsoft should offer an on-premises support warranty for those using that deployment. They seem to be withdrawing from on-premises options."
What is our primary use case?
The one internally also developed some applications for some specific problems. For that use case, we are using the solution for different purposes, for example, for integration between data disks to databases, as well as for the application level side of integration. We are using the SSIS service actually. And we also have different expertise on the database level. We're also using it for different scenarios. We use it with Microsoft products. It's a part of our strategy, in the data aspect.
What is most valuable?
The performance is good.
It's easy to use.
The visibility is great.
We have found the solution to be very straightforward to set up.
The solution is stable.
It can scale well.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft should offer an on-premises support warranty for those using that deployment. They seem to be withdrawing from on-premises options.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for ten years or more.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable and reliable. The performance is good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. For us, it's worked quite well.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable. It's not a problem to expand.
Currently, we are using it in the development environment, so we have around five users.
Increasing usage depends on the structure that we have. Let's say if the organization plans to increase the structure and the developer number, we might increase usage a bit. For the time being, five is enough.
How are customer service and support?
The good thing with Microsoft is you can have support online even without engaging directly with Microsoft. Things are very cloud sensitive. You can also request help from the vendor. Less than two years ago, in 2021, Microsoft stopped offering assistance to those using the on-prem solution.
However, in those cases, you can still find support and answers online, from different users' experiences. There's lots of information out there about Microsoft. It's not hard to get help and find answers.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I'm not sure what we used ten to 12 years ago. It has been a long time since we started using this particular solution.
How was the initial setup?
The solution is straightforward and simple. It's not overly complex or difficult. It's actually quite easy for us to get everything up and running. We can finalize everything within a day. It doesn't take a lot of time to implement it.
One person is enough to deploy and maintain the solution. That said, it depends on an organization's planning strategy. It might not take a lot to do that kind of activity.
What about the implementation team?
Usually, we handle the setup in-house. However, we have in the past had the help of a consultant or using a supplier.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
With the cloud deployment, you can get a three or five-year license. You may not be able to get an on-premises version anymore.
What other advice do I have?
I've used the 2014, 2016, and 2019 versions of the product.
I'd recommend the solution to others.
I would recommend the solution to others.
Overall, I can rate the solution an eight out of ten. We're pretty happy with it.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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BI specialist at SKODA AUTO a.s.
Consistent performance, self service BI, however needs improvement with technical documentation
Pros and Cons
- "The most important features are it works well and provides self-service BI."
- "I would like to see better technical documentation because many times information is missing."
What is our primary use case?
One of our primary use cases is working with issues related to the electronic components of cars.
What is most valuable?
The most important features are it works well and provides self-service BI.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see better technical documentation because many times information is missing.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with SSIS for the past two or three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have found the stability to be acceptable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The current scalability is ok and we have around seven to eight hundred users.
How are customer service and support?
I am working with technical support currently on two open tickets and there seems to be some type of bug. They have not yet fixed these two open customer support tickets.
What other advice do I have?
I would definitely recommend SSIS and I would rate SSIS a seven on a scale of one to ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IT Manager at European University
Good documentation and a quick deployment but needs better support services
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is stable."
- "We'd like them to develop data exploration more."
What is our primary use case?
We use the product sometimes to implement some ETL processes.
We have to transform some data from students so that we can help to make some decisions on what we call deterioration. We receive a lot of data from the government, and sometimes we have to split it into several parts as it is a huge amount of data. We have to put it in a standardized way. We use the solution as a product. It is one of the use cases that we do. When we have other systems, like for staff to control, we also use SSIS since it's appropriate to our system, and we need to put it in certain ways so that we can read it and manage it.
What is most valuable?
It is the most valuable for staff processes in order to gain efficiency. It allows us to get the data normalized easily.
The solution is stable.
It can scale well.
The deployment process is very easy and quite quick.
They have good documentation.
What needs improvement?
We'd like them to develop data exploration more.
The support could be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for more than five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable. We haven't had any issues with that. If we need more processing power, we can increase the resources of the machines below it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is good.
We do not have a lot of users. The processes we do have run at night.
It's not about how many users use the solution, it's about how many people benefit from it. There are many that benefit from the output.
How are customer service and support?
I've never used technical support. Microsoft does have a very good document library, however, if you have an issue and need support, it can take a very long time to get help.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
How easy or difficult the setup is depends on the size of the process that we want to normalize. If it is a big ETL, it's not always that fast. We are considering changing to a different platform so that it's easier. For example, we are looking into SQL to have another kind of data exploration.
The first time we initially set it up, it was quite fast. The deployment of the integration services for the very first time without any process implemented took about a day.
What about the implementation team?
We handled the setup internally. We did not have to worry about dealing with any consultants or integrators.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We have yearly licensing.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We are currently looking into SQL to see if it would be easier to use.
We already have an enterprise contract with Microsoft. We didn't want to spend money on other solutions.
What other advice do I have?
We still have a few versions running. The one that we use the most is the 2017 version.
I'd recommend the solution to others. I'd rate it seven out of ten.
If you are deploying a data strategy for your company, you need more than SSIS. If you need to go fast and implement some ETL processes with no help, it's quite easy to do and learn.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Business Solutions Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
An excellent ETL tool that is provided free of charge with SQL licences
Pros and Cons
- "We like that this solution includes a developer edition, free of charge, to allow for training."
- "We would like the solution to be expanded so that it is available for other platforms than just Microsoft."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution as an ETL tool to move large volumes of data from one server to another.
What is most valuable?
We like that this solution includes a developer edition, free of charge, to allow for training.
This solution is a free, additional feature with an SQL database license, which we appreciate.
What needs improvement?
We would like the solution to be expanded so that it is available for other platforms than just Microsoft.
We would also like to see this product improved so that the the tool can handle streaming data, and near real-time data capture.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for more than 20 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a very stable and dependable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have found this to be an easily scalable solution.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of this solution was very straightforward, and only took a couple of minutes.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented this solution using our in-house team.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
This solution is a free of charge addition to our SQL licence. However, the only way this tool can be utilized is as a feature of the SQL licence, which may make it unattractive to organizations who don't wish to purchase the wider-ranging licence.
What other advice do I have?
We highly recommend this solution as it is comparable with all of the major ETL software on the market. However, it should be noted that this is an enterprise class tool; it requires a team to be commissioned to do the proper development, there is a lot of standard documentation that comes with it, and a permanent team will be required to maintain it. So whilst it is a high-performing product, it requires a lot of commitment to optimize its use and capabilities.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
BI & Data Engineering Manager at a sports company with 10,001+ employees
Easy setup and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "The scalability of SSIS is good."
- "SSIS is stable, but extensive ETL data processing can have some performance issues."
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SSIS for approximately six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
SSIS is stable, but extensive ETL data processing can have some performance issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of SSIS is good.
We have approximately 10 users using this solution in my company.
How are customer service and support?
I have not used the support from SSIS.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of SSIS is easy.
I rate the initial setup of SSIS a five out of five.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We purchased the standard edition of SQL Server and SSIS came with it free of charge.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others that want to implement SSIS is they should watch a video or a tutorial for eight hours to implement a project for ETL. If you would like to migrate to SSIS, and link to the data sources, it will take approximately 30 minutes to watch a video tutorial on YouTube. You can search for the topic you are wanting to do, and you'll find the solution. There is a huge community to find the tutorials you need.
I rate SSIS an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Principal System Developer at HHRC
It allows you the flexibility to write custom code, but it's difficult to use if you lack experience
Pros and Cons
- "SSIS provides you with lookup and transformation functions, and you have the flexibility to write your own custom code."
- "SSIS doesn't have a very good user interface, but if you can work with it, it'll provide you with almost all of the functionality."
What is our primary use case?
We are using SSIS for ETL and ELT in a business intelligence context. We bring in data from different sources and use SSIS transform and load it into our intermediate database where we are developing dashboards. There are three people doing configuration and about 50 end-users.
What is most valuable?
SSIS provides you with lookup and transformation functions, and you have the flexibility to write your own custom code.
What needs improvement?
SSIS doesn't have a very good user interface, but if you can work with it, it'll provide you with almost all of the functionality.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using SSIS for four years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The SSIS is highly stable, but there are occasional issues with the script component.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
SSIS is not that scalable. You can scale it vertically to handle a high load, but it lacks horizontal scalability.
How are customer service and support?
Microsoft has some support for SSIS, but because the company is increasingly transitioning to the cloud, so these on-prem solutions are becoming obsolete.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup isn't too difficult, but it's not easy. Sometimes, you may need help from a database administrator to set up the SQL Server Integration Services. It can take almost a day to deploy.
A database administrator can deploy it alone. You may need another person to develop the packages and set up ETL, so it's you need about two or three people for deployment in all.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
SSIS is included at no additional cost in the SQL Server license.
What other advice do I have?
I rate SSIS seven out of 10. I would recommend using a cloud solution if possible, but if you need an on-prem product, SSIS is a good option. If you want to start using SSIS, there is a learning curve because SSIS isn't an easy solution to use. It's complicated, so you have to learn about the components and their functionalities to use them to meet your requirements.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Project Lead Performance Engineer & Automation at Allstate
Stable, good technical support, and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "The technical support is very good."
- "The solution could improve by having quicker release updates."
What is our primary use case?
We are using SSIS for all of our relational database management systems (RDBMS) data.
What needs improvement?
The solution could improve by having quicker release updates.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using SSIS for approximately
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable. With virtualization enabled we are able to scale horizontally.
We have approximately 2,000 users using this solution in our company.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support is very good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have previously used Oracle.
What about the implementation team?
We have approximately 12 administrators and managers that do the implementation and maintenance of the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We have an enterprise license for this solution.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate SSIS a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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