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WhereScape RED Reviews & Product Details

WhereScape RED is a comprehensive data warehouse automation tool designed for developers, focusing on automating development, deployment, and operations of data infrastructure. It streamlines the data warehousing process by automating code generation, documentation updates, and workflow management, and integrates with leading data platforms. The tool supports rapid prototyping, full ELT capabilities, and provides a complete lifecycle management solution, enhancing efficiency and reducing the need for manual coding.

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WhereScape RED Reviews (42)

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Michael L.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/12/2024

"Excellent Data Automation Tool"

5/5

What do you like best about WhereScape RED?

Ease of use creating data pipelines from traditional database sources. UI is easy to understand, anyone with SQL skills could learn how to use. Documentation of how data flows is great. Like that Wherescape takes care of primary/foreign key generation, and indexing. Customer support is quick to respond on any support tickets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WhereScape RED?

Not the best product at creating pipelines/integrations from API sources. We don't currently rely on Wherescape RED to pull data from REST APIs, but will start playing around with RED's host script extensibility. It does, however, require some additional configuration/customization, and is not an "out of the box" feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kortney Phillips of WhereScape RED

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Thank you for sharing your positive feedback on WhereScape RED! We're thrilled to hear that you find the tool easy to use and appreciate its documentation and support. We understand your feedback about creating pipelines from API sources and appreciate your willingness to explore the host script extensibility for this purpose. If you encounter any challenges during this process or need assistance with configuration/customization, please don't hesitate to reach out to our support team.

We're here to help ensure you get the most out of WhereScape RED for all your ETL and integration needs. Thank you for choosing WhereScape!

Luqman Kajee H.

Senior Data Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/26/2024

"Powerful template driven code generator"

4/5

What do you like best about WhereScape RED?

WhereScape RED does well in scenarios where implemented in a Raw Data Vault construct.

It does very well where scripts and structures are repeatable. I use the tool daily as part of my job function. Using the pebble templates was a steep learning curve, but once I figured that out the implementation and integration aspects became simple. When coupled with 3D it functions extremely well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WhereScape RED?

Red does not perform well for Business Data Vaults though, where lots of customization is required on target objects. And then becomes a standard IDE.

The customer support needs to be better equipped for enterprises, and assistance for enterprise customisation should be enhanced. Not all organisations are the same, so a team dedicated to specific platforms used in enterprise would be beneficial. The overall support would be greatly enhanced by having resources dedicated to assisting with template builds across platforms (hive for example) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WhereScape RED solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using RED to Automate our Data Warehouse build on DV2.0.

We are the team responsible for how this is implemented, so the benefit we get is automatically generated scripts for a massive organisation with a low number of developers. We would not have been able to manually build out over 5000 objects in the time we have been using the tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kortney Phillips of WhereScape RED

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Thank you for sharing your detailed feedback. We are thrilled to hear that you find the template-driven code generation powerful and beneficial for your Raw Data Vault construct. We appreciate your insights on areas for improvement, such as better support for Business Data Vaults and enhanced customization assistance.

Your success story of automating Data Warehouse builds on DV2.0 with over 5000 objects is inspiring. We value your suggestions for dedicated resources to assist with template builds across platforms. We will take your feedback into consideration to enhance our customer support and customization services for enterprises.

If you have any further suggestions or need assistance, please feel free to reach out. We are here to support you every step of the way!

pankaj v.

Software Engineer II

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/12/2024

"WhereScpare Red review by Pankaj vyas (Software engineer)"

3.5/5

What do you like best about WhereScape RED?

Team can work very effectively together.

The best catalog for BI.

Auto documentation capabilities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WhereScape RED?

It takes time to learn as there are multiple tools to look into to get appropriate solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Insurance

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/26/2024

"Disappointing and does not live up to the sales pitch"

1/5

What do you like best about WhereScape RED?

I can see benefits in the template code generation, but have been constantly let down by core issues in the product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WhereScape RED?

The entire application feels tired and neglected. There are numerous UI bugs and quirks that are not being fixed.

Application performance is subpar. Functionality like 'Trace Lineage' is very useful, but it takes multiple minutes to generate in WS Red and locks up the entire application while processing it.

There is only limited ability to mass change objects within Red (such as table column renames etc).

We are using a _supported_ DB platform that has higher than normal latency. Red runs all DB operations on the UI thread, resulting in the entire application freezing for minutes at a time. This results in a very frustrating development experience. Why would any application run DB operations on the UI thread?

There is practically no version control or support for external version control, which makes code deployments a nightmare - without version control or built in change tracking, its difficult to track changes within a development environment to promote them further, resulting in haphazard attempts to track changes by hand.

Experience with customer support has been poor. We have issues open with WS that are still 'pending development' 2 years later and there seems to be no urgency in resolving our problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kortney Phillips of WhereScape RED

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Thank you for taking the time to share your detailed feedback on WhereScape RED. We sincerely apologize for the issues you've encountered and the disappointment you've experienced. Your honest input is invaluable to us as we strive to improve our product and services.

We recognize the challenges you've highlighted, including the UI bugs, application performance issues, and the concerns with 'Trace Lineage' functionality. Your points on the limitations regarding mass object changes, database operations on the UI thread, lack of version control, and your experience with our customer support are well-taken. We understand how these issues can significantly impact your development experience and productivity.

We are committed to addressing these concerns and have already taken several steps towards improvement such as the launch of new training courses. These courses are designed to empower our users with better knowledge and practices for using WhereScape RED effectively. We believe this will also address some of the challenges you've faced by providing deeper insights into the product's capabilities and best practices for overcoming common hurdles.

We value your business and are eager to restore your confidence in WhereScape RED. We would appreciate the opportunity to discuss your concerns further and explore how we can support your ongoing projects. Please feel free to reach out to us directly.

Thank you again for your feedback. It is crucial for driving our improvements and ensuring we better meet our users' needs.

Verified User in Telecommunications

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/15/2024

"Wherescape RED review"

5/5

What do you like best about WhereScape RED?

- Automation of tasks

- Consistency of generated code

- Including automated generation of lineage and documentation

- Maintainability of the 'code' base

- Metadata as the start of everything

- Good in metadata management and integration

- Openness of repository data model

- Plain SQL output

- Possibility of migration to new targets

- Integrated view of Warehouse development

- Support for short cyclical work (Agile BI)

- Productivity gains

- Ease of database integrations /connectors

- Version management (I like that it's there; I also think it can be simplified)

- Good customer support

- Easy install Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WhereScape RED?

- Interface is a fat client with a large dependency on Windows

- DevOps deployment support is getting better in small steps only. Still needs considerable effort

- Lineage stops at the warehouse, which also has to do with the limitations of opening up information due to license model Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kortney Phillips of WhereScape RED

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Thank you for your detailed review! We appreciate your positive feedback on the automation of tasks, consistency of generated code, and the inclusion of automated generation of lineage and documentation. We also value your comments on the maintainability of the code base and the openness of the repository data model.

We are glad to hear that WhereScape RED has helped you with agile warehouse development, productivity gains, and keeping your data team small. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to our customer support team. Thank you for choosing WhereScape RED!

Greg G.

SQL Database and Business Intelligence Manager

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/14/2024

"WhereScape shortens the travel time from source to target for data our business needs for reporting."

5/5

What do you like best about WhereScape RED?

WhereScape puts a lot of the ETL I do in one place. I'm quickly able to take a piece of source data, transform and cleanse it, and get it into our reporting environment without a lot of effort. While it doesn't fully design the datawarehouse, it certainly makes the build and deploy processes faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WhereScape RED?

The scheduler could use some work. It is robust, but there are some quirks about moving things from the dev environment to the production environment and I feel like it could be easier to get it to send out success/failure notifications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kortney Phillips of WhereScape RED

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Thank you for your feedback on WhereScape RED! We're glad to hear that you find our platform helpful in consolidating your ETL processes and saving you time. We understand that the scheduler could use some improvements, especially when it comes to moving items between environments and sending out notifications. We appreciate your input and will take it into consideration for future updates.

At WhereScape, our goal is to provide a solution that streamlines the data integration process and helps businesses like yours efficiently manage their data. We're pleased to hear that our platform has been beneficial in consolidating your design and deployment responsibilities, allowing you to focus on other important tasks. If you have any further suggestions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out. We're here to support you.

Verified User in Food & Beverages

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/14/2024

"very powerful tool to automate real data vault"

4/5

What do you like best about WhereScape RED?

RED comes with a well working data vault creation and update processing starter pack. But best is, that you are able to customize and patch everything by yourself as far as you want. There are very lot of features you can use, if you know them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WhereScape RED?

there are a lot of little bugs and unintuitive behaviours of the software, which produces a lot of pain - especially at beginning of usage. It is hard to learn and you are quickly overwhelmed by it's complexity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kortney Phillips of WhereScape RED

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Thank you for your feedback on WhereScape RED! We're glad to hear that you find it to be a powerful tool for automating real data vault creation and update processing. We understand that the ability to customize and patch everything to your liking is a valuable feature.

At WhereScape, we are dedicated to continuously enhancing our services and swiftly resolving any issues that may arise. Should you require any assistance or additional guidance during your onboarding process, please feel free to contact us. Our team is always eager to ensure your experience with us is nothing short of exceptional.

Thank you again for taking the time to leave a review. You're input is invaluable and we appreciate you as a loyal user.

rajesh b.

Lead

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/12/2024

"Lead Data Warehouse developer"

4.5/5

What do you like best about WhereScape RED?

Easy to use and very friendly user interface. Best part is the documentation of the processes in the backend for both Technical team and Business users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WhereScape RED?

Sometimes the errors in the job failures are deceptive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kortney Phillips of WhereScape RED

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Thank you for your positive feedback! We're glad to hear that you find our platform easy to use with a friendly user interface. We also appreciate your comment about the documentation, as we strive to provide comprehensive resources for both technical teams and business users.

WhereScape RED is designed to streamline ETL processes and provide robust performance. We're thrilled to hear that it has been beneficial for you in these areas. If you have any further feedback or questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. We're here to help!

Nikki H.

Data and Application Integration Analyst

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/26/2024

"WhereScape RED in data integration and transformation"

5/5

What do you like best about WhereScape RED?

automation in data integration, transformation and support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WhereScape RED?

learning curve compared to other data ETL tool. Self-lead training sucks when training material isn't updated with training environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Kortney Phillips of WhereScape RED

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Thank you for sharing your feedback! We're thrilled to hear that you appreciate the automation it provides for data integration and transformation. We understand your concerns about the learning curve and training material, and we apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. Our customer support team is always here to help if you require further assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out.

We value your input and are here to support you in maximizing the benefits of WhereScape RED for your data ETL processes.