IBM Aspera on Cloud vs. IBM MQ

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Aspera on Cloud
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
IBM Aspera on Cloud is an on-demand SaaS offering for global content transfer and exchange. It enables organizations to move large files and data sets securely and reliably across on-premises and multi-cloud environments at high speed. With Aspera on Cloud, organizations can store and access files and folders across multiple cloud-based and on-premises storage systems. Sharing among users is as simple as browsing or drag-and-drop — no matter where the files are stored — making…
$1.01
per month per GB transferred
IBM MQ
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
IBM MQ (formerly WebSphere MQ and MQSeries) is messaging middleware.N/A
Pricing
IBM Aspera on CloudIBM MQ
Editions & Modules
Pay as You Go
USD 1.01
per month per GB transferred
Essentials Edition
Starting at $250.20
per year
Standard Plus Edition
Starting at $7488
per year
Premium Edition
Contact Sales
per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Aspera on CloudIBM MQ
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
IBM Aspera on CloudIBM MQ
Best Alternatives
IBM Aspera on CloudIBM MQ
Small Businesses
DataMotion
DataMotion
Score 9.3 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
DataMotion
DataMotion
Score 9.3 out of 10
Apache Kafka
Apache Kafka
Score 7.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT
Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT
Score 9.7 out of 10
Apache Kafka
Apache Kafka
Score 7.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Aspera on CloudIBM MQ
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
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8.7
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(0 ratings)
7.7
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Aspera on CloudIBM MQ
Likelihood to Recommend
Barring the cost-prohibitive nature of some of the IBM Aspera solutions, IBM Aspera on Cloud is the appropriate solution for many file transfer workloads. Even at smaller volumes and lighter-weight files, Aspera's Hot Folder automation is a well-built and excellent solution for most file transfer needs.
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Suited:
  • As we have critical data such as payments which needs to be managed across a number of platforms.
  • MQ ensures guaranteed delivery of this data.
  • Setting up a new application to use MQ is a relatively simple process.
  • To track data both internally and externally you can set MQ up to send back acknowledgement . Very useful if one party say they have not received some data.
Not suited.
  • If an application has a requirement to get information from a database without any concerns of losing data . Using JDBC connecting directly to the database can reduces the number of jumps the application needs to make to get to the database.
  • If an application wants to store information and then send as a large batch file it is not recommended to use MQ. MQ applications should be used for data which needs to be sent immediately. MFT (MQ file transfer) however can utilise MQ for file transfers
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Pros
  • Ease of use: the Graphical User Interface doesn't require technical know-how to operate
  • Delivery Receipts: this allows us the confidence to know our files have reached our customers
  • Activity Monitor: lets you know how much data you have used, which is important for budgeting reasons.
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  • The documentation is very clear,It is understandable and the support helps to configure it in the best way.
  • Server guidelines make it possible to get the most out of work management. It's broad, we can work with different operating systems, I really recommend using linux.
  • It is highly compatible with systems, brockers, applications, and data accumulation programs, it is possible to configure everything so that after the installation of programs, they can communicate with each other and then throw data to an external program that accumulates it and represents in clear details of steps to follow and make business decisions.
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Cons
  • Track upload/download usage OVERALL to know how much space is left
  • Track cloud storage overall to know how much space is left
  • More easily send single links to users for download, rather than full access (I know it is possible, but it is not intuitive)
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  • I can only speak wonders about the program; I think it is a program with enough serious track record to meet the company's expectations. However, it should be noted that I could suggest that promotional packages be made from time to time for those of us who are already clients of more than one year.
  • In every sense, the program fulfills what it promises, which is to generate a good connection and cohesion of programs to be able to make commitments between them.
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Usability
My experience with Aspera applications and with other vendors. My score will go to 8 as soon as AoC's Files App has the Search Through Sub-folders feature. We want to remove Aspera Shares, which has an older inefficient user interface.
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I give it a nine because it has significantly improved my team's data reliability and operational efficiency. Its great security features give us peace of mind, knowing our sensitive data is well protected. While the setup might initially be complex, I believe the long-term benefits far outweigh this hurdle.
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Reliability and Availability
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As I have said before, the program is stable; I think that is the great reason why it has been maintained for years and days in the company; despite the hard use that we have given it, it has behaved well during both day and night shifts.
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Support Rating
The support from IBM is fast and reliable. Very knowledgeable engineers provide you with the support on Aspera. We had a very good experience when opened tickets and we were able to get our issues resolved quickly. Most solutions are provided within a day so you can expect a quick turnaround time. Overall, the support has been very good.
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The IBM Support team has offered unmatched insight. Their personnel helped us actualize several things that seemed impossible before. You see, previously we would develop a software solution, but it would take months before rolling it out mostly because we had further build additional specific interfaces. The support team suggested we procure App Connect alongside MQ. Right now, we just hop into the IBM MQ platform, connect the software with AppConnect, and a few modifications are done, then it's ready within a few days.
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Implementation Rating
The service provided by the authorized vendor was excellent. It was a good collaboration between the vendor IT team and internal IT team. They provided us with a timeline and we verified and approved that timeline. Daily stand ups and weekly meetups were conducted to update the internal team on progress. They were able to deliver all deliverables on time also, they conducted both alpha testing and beta version testing in time. Overall, they were able to complete the implementation in the given timeline.
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Alternatives Considered
Teams can be really slow and the downloads sometimes come out corrupted or the program will just quit or it doesn't seem to like all files to download. While IBM Aspera is more universal and versatile with the files it downloads. Teams might look flashy but its not the best with actually transferring important data quickly like Aspera.
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Kafka is renowned for its impressive throughput, fault tolerance, and real-time data streaming capabilities. Nonetheless, IBM MQ remains the preferred choice due to its unwavering commitment to guaranteed delivery and exceptional reliability. Fault-Tolerant Architectures of IBM MQ which allows active-standby queue managers, to build fault-tolerant architectures that ensure continuity of service in the event of hardware or software failures.
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Return on Investment
  • Fast transfer of internal files means that more space available at production for more features
  • Internal logs are now easier to transfer and faster to batch process, giving the ability to draw out conclusions and work on improvements faster
  • Good metrics by aspera lets report creation of any transfer easy and transparent. Was previously a tiresome thing to do
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  • Positive- Message Reliability and Reduced downtime, increases the ROI many times.
  • Positive- Increased stability and enhanced customer experience
  • Negative- cost is very high - Both licensing and integration cost
  • Negative- Learning and training cost of IBM MQ is high as its complex to use and integrate
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ScreenShots

IBM Aspera on Cloud Screenshots

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