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GS-Base vs. IBM InfoSphere Information Server

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GS-Base
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
GS-Base is a database with spreadsheet and ETL functions that can be used to store any type of data: text and numeric fields, dates, long text memo fields, files, images, code snippets with syntax highlighting for 16 programming languages. It can also analyze very large data sets using pivot tables with up to 256 million rows and 16,384 columns. It features around 300 built-in calculation function in calculated fields, for data validation, cleaning and conversion. GS-Base can use…
$39
one-time fee user's PC + laptop
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
IBM InfoSphere Information Server is a data integration platform used to understand, cleanse, monitor and transform data. The offerings provide massively parallel processing (MPP) capabilities.N/A
Pricing
GS-BaseIBM InfoSphere Information Server
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GS-BaseIBM InfoSphere Information Server
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
GS-BaseIBM InfoSphere Information Server
Features
GS-BaseIBM InfoSphere Information Server
Data Source Connection
Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Product A and Product B
GS-Base
-
Ratings
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
10.0
5 Ratings
18% above category average
Connect to traditional data sources00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Data Transformations
Comparison of Data Transformations features of Product A and Product B
GS-Base
-
Ratings
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
10.0
5 Ratings
20% above category average
Simple transformations00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Complex transformations00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Data Modeling
Comparison of Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
GS-Base
-
Ratings
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
9.7
5 Ratings
20% above category average
Data model creation00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Metadata management00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Business rules and workflow00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Testing and debugging00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Data Governance
Comparison of Data Governance features of Product A and Product B
GS-Base
-
Ratings
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
9.5
5 Ratings
16% above category average
Integration with data quality tools00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Integration with MDM tools00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
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IBM InfoSphere Information Server
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
GS-BaseIBM InfoSphere Information Server
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
GS-BaseIBM InfoSphere Information Server
Likelihood to Recommend
Citadel5
No answers on this topic
IBM
Information Server is extremely useful to replace manual developments that require a lot of coding effort. It significantly increases the productivity of the initial development and the future maintenance of the processes since it has a visual development environment with self-documentation.
Karina Gonzalez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Karina Gonzalez
Manager Data Management
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Pros
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IBM
  • IIS best for ETL ,not ELT , and many and diffrent source systems.
  • It also can process big data , unstuctured data
  • It is not only DWH , you can use infosphere for analys and see the bigger architecture of your OLTP systems
Gunes INAL | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gunes INAL
Data Warehouse Consultant
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Cons
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IBM
  • I would be nice to have a new web development environment for DataStage.
  • Connectivity Packs such as Pack for SAP Application are a little pricey.
  • It is confusing for new developers the possibility of developing jobs using different execution engines such as Parallel or Server.
Gonzalo Angeleri | TrustRadius Reviewer
Gonzalo Angeleri
Regional Product & Solution Architect Manager
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Likelihood to Renew
Citadel5
No answers on this topic
IBM
  • Scale of implementation
  • IBM techsupport
Verified User
Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
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IBM
DataStage is more robust and stable than ODI The ability to perform complex transformations or implement business rules is much more developed in DS
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Anonymous
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Return on Investment
Citadel5
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IBM
  • Productivity of the development of integration processes.
  • Better documentation and governance.
  • Reduce training costs of various technologies.
Karina Gonzalez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Karina Gonzalez
Manager Data Management
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ScreenShots

GS-Base Screenshots

Screenshot of data stored and displayed in configurable, synchronized view panes.Screenshot of data analysis using pivot tables containing up to 256 millions of rows and 16,384 columns.Screenshot of a multi-GB CSV / text file, which can be loaded in seconds. Input filters can be used to process files of any size and any number of records.Screenshot of