Compare IBM DataStage and Prophecy 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (72.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (70.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $50.00 8 Seat Per Month
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 DataStageProphecy
Star Rating
(30)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (70.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $50.00 8 Seat Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansIBM DataStage vs Prophecy
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Prophecy easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Prophecy overall.
- Reviewers felt that Prophecy meets the needs of their business better than IBM DataStage.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Prophecy is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Prophecy over IBM DataStage.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM DataStage
No pricing availableProphecy
Starter
Starting at $50.00
8 Seat Per Month
- Low-code for SQL with dbt CoreTM
- Low-code for Spark2
- Version control with your Git1
Free Trial
IBM DataStage
No trial information availableProphecy
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
48
8.8
27
Ease of Use
8.0
50
8.8
27
Ease of Setup
7.3
31
8.8
7
Ease of Admin
7.1
30
8.7
5
Quality of Support
7.7
49
9.2
26
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
30
9.3
5
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
43
9.2
29
Features by Category
Data Source Access
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Interaction
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Exporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
7.3
11
8.6
12
7.7
10
8.6
11
Functionality
7.6
13
9.4
16
8.6
13
9.2
15
8.3
13
10.0
15
7.4
13
9.3
16
7.9
12
9.8
15
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
Application Design
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
10.0
7
Data Control
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Publishing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
6
Agentic AI - Low-Code Development Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Database
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
9
Not enough data
9.8
8
Integrations
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
10.0
9
Platform
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
10.0
9
Processing
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
10.0
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 Prophecy are categorized as Big Data Integration Platforms and ETL Tools
Unique Categories
IBM DataStage is categorized as Data Mapping
Prophecy is categorized as Big Data Processing and Distribution, Low-Code Development Platforms, and Data Preparation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM DataStage
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Prophecy
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%
Financial Services
20.0%
Real Estate
16.7%
Insurance
16.7%
Computer Software
10.0%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
6.7%
Other
30.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
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
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