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Compare IBM DataStage and IBM StreamSets 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (72.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.5% of reviews)
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IBM DataStage
Star Rating
(72)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (72.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about IBM DataStageIBM StreamSets
Star Rating
(116)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Learn more about IBM StreamSetsIBM DataStage vs IBM StreamSets
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found IBM StreamSets easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with IBM StreamSets overall.
- Reviewers felt that IBM DataStage meets the needs of their business better than IBM StreamSets.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that IBM StreamSets is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of IBM StreamSets over IBM DataStage.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM DataStage
No pricing availableIBM StreamSets
We offer custom StreamSets pricing that best fits your business. Please contact us for further details.
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To try StreamSets for 30 days, start a free trial by visiting
- https://ibm.biz/IBM_StreamSets_Trial
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IBM DataStage
No trial information availableIBM StreamSets
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
48
8.2
94
Ease of Use
8.0
50
8.4
96
Ease of Setup
7.3
31
8.0
48
Ease of Admin
7.1
30
7.8
34
Quality of Support
7.7
49
8.0
95
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
30
8.2
32
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
43
8.2
92
Features by Category
Data
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
9.0
14
Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
14
Functionality
Not enough data
7.8
32
Not enough data
7.7
32
Not enough data
7.8
31
Not enough data
7.9
31
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.7
31
Diverse Extraction Points
Not enough data
7.8
32
Management
7.3
11
7.0
43
7.7
10
7.2
41
Functionality
7.6
13
7.8
42
8.6
13
7.9
42
8.3
13
7.7
42
7.4
13
7.8
43
7.9
12
7.6
43
Functionality
8.5
14
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
6.2
13
Not enough data
6.5
14
Not enough data
7.3
13
Agentic AI - DataOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
7.1
16
Not enough data
6.8
16
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
6.9
15
Cloud Deployment
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
6.8
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
7.4
9
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
IBM DataStage and IBM StreamSets are categorized as Big Data Integration Platforms and ETL Tools
Unique Categories
IBM DataStage is categorized as Data Mapping
IBM StreamSets is categorized as DataOps Platforms, Data Extraction, Event Stream Processing, and Stream Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM DataStage
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM StreamSets
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Banking
21.3%
Information Technology and Services
18.0%
Financial Services
11.5%
Computer Software
9.8%
Retail
6.6%
Other
32.8%
Information Technology and Services
23.0%
Computer Software
14.2%
Banking
8.0%
Financial Services
6.2%
Telecommunications
4.4%
Other
44.2%
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Discussions
How do I use the BDFS stage in Datastage?
1 Comment
RB
Hi Chanakyan
Please try to post your qu estion in this community to get quick answer from experts -...Read more
Can I possible to have free version of ibm Datastage in cloud based?
1 Comment
NS
Hello. You can try the lite version of IBM DataStage as a service for free here - https://cloud.ibm.com/catalog/services/datastageRead more
IBM DataStage has no more discussions with answers
here
1 Comment
HR
Hello Srigiri,
So sorry for the late reply here. Let us know if there is any way we can help!
Best,
Hannah Recker
Sr. Product Marketing...Read more
What is StreamSets tool?
1 Comment
HR
StreamSets is a data integration platform, delivered as a SaaS. The platform lets you build, run, monitor and manage data pipelines at scale for modern...Read more
IBM StreamSets has no more discussions with answers
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