Boomi vs. frends eiPaaS by HiQ

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Boomi
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Boomi is a cloud-based, on-premise, or hybrid integration platform. It offers a low-code/no-code interface with the capacity for API and EDI connections for integrating with external organizations and systems, as well as compliance with data protection regulations.
$550
per month
frends eiPaaS by HiQ
Score 9.0 out of 10
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frends enterprise integration platform as a service is a Nordic .Net integration platform. Hybrid, low-code, and intuitive, frends aims to deliver in a fraction of cost and efforts compared to traditional integration solutions. frends platform has a built in version control system in place, to track changes to integrations and to manage the lifecycle of existing integrations. frends fully supports BPA or Business Process Automation, which can be used to create either short or long…N/A
Pricing
Boomifrends eiPaaS by HiQ
Editions & Modules
Boomi
$550
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Boomifrends eiPaaS by HiQ
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEnterprise Tier: from 1000 €/month Additional enviornments are 600€/m 24/7 SLA and support: from 800 €/month
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Features
Boomifrends eiPaaS by HiQ
Cloud Data Integration
Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of Product A and Product B
Boomi
8.0
Ratings
0% below category average
frends eiPaaS by HiQ
7.3
Ratings
9% below category average
Pre-built connectors10.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Connector modification5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for real-time and batch integration10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Data quality services10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data security features5.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Monitoring console8.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
User Ratings
Boomifrends eiPaaS by HiQ
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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Usability
8.0
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Performance
7.9
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Support Rating
6.0
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User Testimonials
Boomifrends eiPaaS by HiQ
Likelihood to Recommend
Dell Boomi is well-suited as a middleware to talk between systems. I am a personal fan of Dell's products and I enjoy this service. Dell Boomi is very easy to use, even to the less technically-inclined user. It is less appropriate to use in one system alone, but users would still find it functional in one system alone because it helps manage the system's metadata and allows that system to be integrated with other systems in the future.
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Hybrid Integrations: Organizations operating with a combination of on-premises and cloud applications will find frends particularly valuable. Its hybrid integration capabilities ensure seamless data flow between these diverse environments. Both for scheduled integrations that are triggered regularly or for event and API-based integrations. High volume of simple integrations: the pricing model is not tied to the number of integrations like in many competing products.
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Pros
  • Pre-built connectors to almost anything which greatly reduce time to release of your integration needs.
  • Easy to use development platform with drag&drop features. Non-technical people could build simple integration processes in no time.
  • Great user community where you can get quick help if needed. Boomi people hang around there a lot.
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  • It has been very stable and reliable over time
  • The developer tools are simple to use
  • It offers out of the box tasks/activities for typical routine tasks
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Cons
  • More from a development perspective. It is always difficult to use the properties features. It takes a while to understand how the data/variables can be used across an integration.
  • Dell Boomi should also invest more on API Management and not just seen as a ETL,ESB tool.
  • Should roll out features more often based on users reviews.
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  • The recently renewed user interface has not been as clear as the previous version
  • Sometimes the performance or capacity has been at limits with more complex integrations
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Likelihood to Renew
Dell Boomi has provided us with the ability to connect our campus together using our various existing platforms. There are many supported features and have yet to run into something that we cannot do. Its user interface is very intuitive which would allow users to begin developing fairly easily. There is a myriad of resources available
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Usability
First of all, as a service (cloud service), we don't need to care about server maintenance any more, no worries about incorrect configurations, about down time. Second, for maintaining, we don't need a large team to do it. And of course, using Dell Boomi instead of manual transaction could help us to avoid people mistake while inputting data or doing transactions.
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Performance
I would rate Dell Boomi as highly performant. We have used it for 4+ years and have not had any major issues with availability or speed. We also have not observed performance degradation when connecting it with other software solutions.
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Support Rating
Boomi support was responsive and knowledgable, however being a closed cloud service, it doesn't have good community support. We found the learning curve to be steep and there aren't avenues like google, forums, or blogs that provide community driven insight into the product or how to go about designing solutions using the tool
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Alternatives Considered
MuleSoft and Boomi are built on totally different frameworks. Mulesoft is an API-led network whereas Boomi is an ETL middleware approach. In easy words, Mulesoft can connect to several apps and business units, can create and reuse multiple components. Boomi offers only on-premise and on-cloud integration solutions whereas MuleSoft is capable of providing on-premise, on-cloud as well as hybrid solutions. We can say that MuleSoft is much more flexible and offers multiple integration solutions.
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frends does not have as broad functionality but it's lightweight and easy to use and has enough features for most integration needs. For example the frends API Management exists but it does not offer lot of options. frends might not be the choice for the largest enterprises but for small and mid sized organizations it does everything you will probably need. They have also recently improved their training materials to help new developers get on board.
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Return on Investment
  • ROI was flat. Coding directly in apps we were knowledgable in would have been faster, but maintenance higher.
  • It brought good process to the integration team that was new, however I wouldn't say it was a huge gain monetarily. It is a valid path out of many paths for integration, but doesn't rule them all.
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  • Pricing model suites us very well as it is not tied to number of integrations or users. It's much more economic than most well-known competitors
  • The stability of the service is crucial and has served as well. We run hundreds of processes on the platform daily and they are really important for other operations.
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