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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (42.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Pay As You Go Per Month
IBM StreamSets
Star Rating
(115)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(124)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (42.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
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- Users report that StreamSets excels in real-time processing with a score of 9.0, making it a preferred choice for organizations that require immediate data insights. In contrast, Prefect, while strong in automation, does not emphasize real-time capabilities as much.
- Reviewers mention that Prefect shines in ease of administration with a score of 8.8, indicating a more user-friendly experience for managing workflows compared to StreamSets, which scored 7.9 in this area.
- G2 users highlight that StreamSets has a robust workload processing capability with a score of 8.8, which is crucial for enterprises handling large volumes of data. Prefect, while effective, does not match this level of performance in workload processing.
- Users on G2 note that Prefect's product direction is highly rated at 9.4, suggesting a strong commitment to innovation and user feedback, whereas StreamSets scored 8.2, indicating room for improvement in aligning with user needs.
- Reviewers mention that StreamSets offers diverse extraction points with a score of 7.7, but Prefect's batch management capabilities are rated higher at 8.3, making it a better option for users focused on managing batch processes efficiently.
- Users say that while both products have strong automation features, Prefect's process automation scored 8.4, reflecting its effectiveness in streamlining workflows, whereas StreamSets scored lower in this area, indicating potential limitations in automation capabilities.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
IBM 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
Prefect
Prefect Cloud
Pay As You Go
Per Month
Prefer the open source Prefect framework with Prefect Cloud to power up your dataflows. Let us take care of the orchestration and enable collaboration, teams, security controls and more.
- Managed orchestration-as-a-service
- Collaboration Tools
- Enhanced UI
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IBM StreamSets
Free Trial is available
Prefect
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
94
9.0
116
Ease of Use
8.4
96
8.4
118
Ease of Setup
8.0
48
8.1
42
Ease of Admin
7.8
34
8.8
39
Quality of Support
8.0
95
8.6
93
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
32
8.9
32
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
92
9.4
120
Features by Category
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
105
Not enough data
8.7
106
Not enough data
7.9
103
Administration
Not enough data
8.1
106
Not enough data
8.7
106
Not enough data
7.8
104
Not enough data
8.2
101
Not enough data
7.8
103
Not enough data
8.1
103
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
105
Not enough data
8.4
104
Not enough data
8.2
103
Agentic AI - Workload Automation
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
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
Analytics
7.6
14
Not enough data
Functionality
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
Not enough data
Diverse Extraction Points
7.8
32
Not enough data
Functionality
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
Management
7.0
43
Not enough data
7.2
41
Not enough data
Functionality
7.8
42
Not enough data
7.9
42
Not enough data
7.7
42
Not enough data
7.8
43
Not enough data
7.6
43
Not enough data
Data Management
7.2
15
Not enough data
6.2
13
Not enough data
6.5
14
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
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
7.1
16
Not enough data
6.8
16
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
6.7
15
Not enough data
6.9
15
Not enough data
Cloud Deployment
7.1
15
Not enough data
6.8
15
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
10
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
Database
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
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
Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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 StreamSets and Prefect are categorized as DataOps Platforms
Unique Categories
IBM StreamSets is categorized as Data Extraction, Event Stream Processing, Big Data Integration Platforms, Stream Analytics, and ETL Tools
Prefect is categorized as Batch Management, Workload Automation, Container Orchestration, and Big Data Processing and Distribution
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
IBM StreamSets
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Prefect
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
Information Technology and Services
23.0%
Computer Software
14.2%
Banking
8.0%
Financial Services
6.2%
Telecommunications
4.4%
Other
44.2%
Information Technology and Services
14.6%
Computer Software
13.8%
Financial Services
11.4%
Insurance
5.7%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.9%
Other
49.6%
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HR
Hello Srigiri,
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Best,
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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
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What is Prefect used for?
1 Comment
CR
Prefect is a workflow orchestration tool empowering developers to build, observe, and react to data pipelines. With Prefect, control and observe: 1. What...Read more
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