IBM InfoSphere Information Server Customer Reviews 2026

What is IBM InfoSphere Information Server?

IBM InfoSphere Information Server is IBM's market-leading information integration platform that helps you understand your data, cleanse, monitor, transform and deliver data , and to collaborate to bridge the gap between business and IT. InfoSphere Information Server provides massively parallel processing (MPP) capabilities to deliver a highly scalable and flexible integration platform that handles all data volumes, big and small.

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IBM InfoSphere Information Server Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

78 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

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Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love IBM InfoSphere Information Server?

3% Negative

9% Neutral

88% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Feature Ratings

Average 75

Exception Handling and Notifications

82

Batch Integration

81

Administrative Features

78

Metadata Management

78

Data Virtualization

77

iPaaS

76

Pipeline Orchestration & Workflow

76

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing

75

Multi-Channel Support

74

Data Security

73

Synchronization and Replication

72

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Ease of Data Integration

85

Breadth of Features

82

Ease of IT Administration

80

Ease of Implementation

77

Vendor Support

74

Ease of Customization

74

Quality of Features

73

Availability and Quality of Training

73

Usability and Intuitiveness

73

Business Value Created

72

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

68

IBM InfoSphere Information Server Reviews

Stella W.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Nov 2021

Robust data integration tool

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates IBM InfoSphere Information Server from other similar products?

This is a robust and flexible ETL tool that uses data from different sources that can include relational databases, external data sources, business applications, among others. The ability to extract and transform data is versatile and greatly facilitates business analysis. It is a scalable, versatile and high performance tool.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is very efficient and reliable to process large amounts of data. Provides a lot of flexibility to connect to relational and non-relational databases. The use of metadata for analysis and maintenance generates optimal results. It is easy to view and edit the content of the repository. It allows the implementation of data validation rules, without any complications.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Its cost is high. It is necessary to have a broad handling and mastery of the algorithms for understanding, knowledge and use to the full.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This tool allows access to a wide variety of data sources, which significantly improve their analysis, development and transformation. I recommend its implementation.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Respectful

IBM InfoSphere Information Server

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IBM InfoSphere Information Server Ratings

78 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love IBM InfoSphere Information Server?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Exception Handling and Notifications Ability to catch, report, and handle exceptions; includes transaction logging and event viewing.

Batch Integration Includes ability to schedule integration processes to run on a periodic basis to control the movement of data from a source to target.

Administrative Features Includes basic aspects of data extraction, transformation, and loading. Administrative console and process viewing, interruption, restart, cancel, and rollback.

Metadata Management A metadata layer makes reporting easy and eliminates the need for coding and SQL, allowing users to see and access information in simple business language.

Data Virtualization Includes ability to create views joining disparate data sources without the need for persistence.

iPaaS Includes iPaaS (Cloud hosting) features and other advanced integration capabilities

Pipeline Orchestration & Workflow Includes publishing, promoting and overseeing APIs and Orchestration Services.

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing Includes data cleansing, reconciliation, and profiling across multiple sources in batch mode.

Multi-Channel Support The ability to support and connect with channels including Cloud Services, Big Data Platforms, web, mobile, social, IoT, wearables, etc.

Data Security Includes ability to hide sensitive data by masking with special characters or anonymous information.

Synchronization and Replication Includes the ability to accurately catch, reflect, and correct changes in data across multiple data stores.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

IBM InfoSphere Information Server Reviews

Stella W.

Robust data integration tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Exception Handling and Notifications

Batch Integration

Administrative Features

Metadata Management

Data Virtualization

iPaaS

Pipeline Orchestration & Workflow

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing

Multi-Channel Support

Data Security

Synchronization and Replication

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement