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    SolarWinds Task Factory

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AAccording to the vendor, SolarWinds Task Factory saves time managing tedious ELT/ETL tasks with high-performing SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) components that can be used within the Visual Studio environment to connect to nearly any data source. Task Factory’s components and tasks have been optimized to ensure fast performance of data-centric applications, and the user can run Task Factory…N/A
    Pricing
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Editions & Modules
    Task Factory
    1,245 (annual subscription license)
    per server
    Task Factory Azure Data Factory
    1,495 (annual subscription license)
    per ADF node
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Considered Both Products
    SolarWinds
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    SolarWinds Task Factory has a lot of SQL integrated SSIS in one location that makes it easy to automate nearly every business procedure without integrating with external applications.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    We really did not look at any other products. We had already heard of SolarWinds Task Factory previously. We hired Pragmatic Works for a consulting project and they owned the product at that time and implemented it in-house.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    None
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    It was here from a prior manager, no reason to change to something else.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    ZappySys is an alternative provider that we tested. However, we found the ease of use, set up and installation to be much simplier and quicker using Task Factory. ZappySys has a number of the same connectors but are more difficult to setup and the GUI is not as intuitive and …
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    Task Factory does a fair job in terms of address parsing compared to COZYROC and also other variable features in terms connecting to CRM and SharePoint site.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    We wanted more ways to connect with other sources and Task Factory offer the best suited solution.

    Task Factory was also easier to integrate with our actual code base and was cheaper than the alternative. We were very satisfied with our choice and we recommend Task Factory to …
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    COZYROC has a few more connectors, but Task Factory's focus on tasks is a better overall fit for us. ZappySys had some compelling features around web services which seemed a bit more robust, but that was not our primary interest at the time of purchase. Basically, all of …
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    n/a
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    Dell Boomi, Informatica, Data Stage.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    Since I used Task Factory earlier, I went for it.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    Haven't performed a competitor analysis in 6 years.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    When we were doing research on if Task Factory was a viable option for us, we found that the large array of tasks that it offers and the low cost of all of it was much better than the competition. We found that we would have to buy a culmination of tools just to pull together …
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    Task Factory is more than just components. It is more than just monitoring. It is an entire suite of tools for SSIS package development. And this is not a case of someone going wide but not going deep. Task Factory by Sentry One (formerly of Pragmatic Works) goes wide and deep. …
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    Task Factory just has more options and tasks needed to run a fully automatic ETL.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    Cheaper and more flexible.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    I haven't participated in any other evaluations because we had Task Factory when I started here.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    No other product was considered because we knew we were safe with this product even when it was still Pragmatic Works (now Sentry One). Before using this product, we downloaded additional third-party tasks, some freeware, but a complete package like the one offered by sentry …
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    We've only compared it to standard Microsoft, and we selected Task Factory after the 30-day trial.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    It did a better on parsing XML/JSON data.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    Honestly, I had seen Task Factory being used in a previous shop, and when the need came up I went straight to them.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    We have not considered other products.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    CData Software was evaluated initially, and while we chose to go with Task Factory initially due to cost and simplicity, in the end we had to purchase CData's product anyway when Task Factory was not updated to work with Microsoft Dynamics 365 v. 9 for months after it was …
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    In the arena of SSIS extension products and services, Task Factory is a strong competitor and checks all of the boxes we needed to have checked at a very reasonable cost.
    Incentivized
    Chose SolarWinds Task Factory
    No others.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of SolarWinds Task Factory
    Feature
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    9.4
    40 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Connect to traditional data sources9.440 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of SolarWinds Task Factory
    Feature
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    9.2
    39 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Simple transformations8.739 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.635 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of SolarWinds Task Factory
    Feature
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Integration with data quality tools9.22 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.63 Ratings
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    SolarWinds Task Factory
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    Score9.9 out of 10
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    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Score8 out of 10
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    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (40 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SolarWinds
    Since I started working with this great tool all data analysis programs have been running effectively. Implementation of projects and tasks have been effective and reliable. Data collected from each department gives us working plan on better management of various programs. The Dimension Merge SCD Transform helps us to load large volumes of data within a short period of time.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    SolarWinds
    • The single most beneficial component to Task Factory is the Upsert component. If you're familiar with writing MERGE statements in T-SQL, you'll appreciate the Upsert component. Drag the component into your Data Flow and a few clicks later you have a MERGE without the code complexities.
    • Where some native SSIS components leave you wanting more, Task Factory extends on many of these components as well as support for data sources not native to SSIS components.
    • The number of extra components that come in the Task Factory tool kit will expand your tool belt to do just about anything you need or want to accomplish in SSIS.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    SolarWinds
    • It was built by Pragmatic Works who sold it to SentryOne and now Solar Winds, concerned about future support. SolarWinds is discontinuing support for related products such as BiXpress.
    • Had issues with connecting to certain versions of SQL Server - would fail when deploying one package - had to deploy the entire solutions.
    • Occasional random failures observed with the Filter tranform.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SolarWinds
    Task Factory has become a key product for our use of doing ETL work in SSIS. Their custom SSIS components allow us to work simply on the data engineering side of things. We can ignore the lower level work needed to connect to disparate data sources. This allows us to work faster and provide more value to the business
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    SolarWinds
    Compared to some of the other transformations I have worked with, it really is pretty simple for the type of functionality you get
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    Support Rating
    SolarWinds
    Overall, the best vendor we currently have on the data side of the house. No issues, issues are resolved very quickly and upgrades go without any issues.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    SolarWinds
    Overall it went smoothly. Had a couple of gotchas with licensing and upgrading but nothing that really stopped us.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    SolarWinds
    ZappySys is an alternative provider that we tested. However, we found the ease of use, set up and installation to be much simplier and quicker using Task Factory. ZappySys has a number of the same connectors but are more difficult to setup and the GUI is not as intuitive and simple to use.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    SolarWinds
    • We were able to support our developers with Task Factory features and reduce the development time by 40%.
    • Recently Task Factory has changed their pricing module and it seems to be pretty costly for our process. Our business team has started to evaluate whether this is worth it going forward.
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds Task Factory Screenshots

    Screenshot of Salesforce.com SourceScreenshot of Dimension Merge SCD TransformScreenshot of Upsert DestinationScreenshot of REST Source