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Anonymous
5,001-10,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2018
Firebird to SQL DB Migration
We needed to migrate our client’s current database which was Firebird to SQL Server (new DB). While the client’s landscape was complicated ( with roughly 250 tables and 200+ stored procedures and triggers) with given table structure and customized triggers and schemas, iSpirer utility helped to achieve our objective in a hassle-free way. We did evaluated lot of other utilities available but iSpirer was the only one which supported all triggers and schemas. It helped us to save a lot of manual efforts (migration of each SQL objects) and was a cost effective solution in the end. The team and support functions of iSpirer were very responsive to all our queries and collaboration with them was really a seamless experience. I would highly recommend their product (utility) for any database migration related projects. Thanking again Ispirer team for all the support !
PROSCovers all elements during migrations including complex triggers and schemas
CONSThe utility was quite up to mark and was useful, no downside.
Sameer
Computer Software, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2021
Best and most intelligent tool in the category
Ispirer is the best tool we found in the Database migration category. It does not just blindly do the pattern based migrations and rather applies good intelligence in doing so. With the awesome support from Ispirer team, we were able to customize some rules to our liking and it delivered perfect results. Using the flexibility offered by the tool, we were able to migrate databases with thousands of objects, with good speed through CLI options. The best part is that once the configurations are tried in test environments, we could simply breeze through our Production migrations without any extra efforts. The proactiveness of the Ispirer sales team and responsiveness of technical team made it a perfect DB migration experience. One thing which can be improved is speed of data migration, when BLOBs are present with high data volume. In general, for migration of couple of hundreds GBs of data (without strict downtime requirements) tool can be of help.
PROSDB Objects conversion Easy to Install CLI Options Parallel Processing Value for money
CONSData Diffs can be added through some dashboard/reporting add on
Lionel
Financial Services, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2024
What an incredible tool and team :) !
I would like to talk about teams. They really listen and are very responsive, I am very pleasantly surprised. Several times, they quickly found solutions to my various problems. Whether in terms of implementation, or additional development.
PROSErgonomic and easy-to-use tool The ability to migrate from many different database, if necessary. The support Dynamic team
CONSI don't really know, because everything was good, I really recommend them.
Deepak
Information Technology and Services, 10,000+ employees
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed February 2023
Ispirer nGLFly Wizard 10
The experience with Ispirer has been exceptional. They are very cordial, prompt and professional. They readily attempt to check and eventually include your requirements in the tool. I experienced this in case of screen and SQL handling capabilities in COBOL to C# auto re-factoring.Overall, I found the team very well equipped with the needed technical knowledge.
PROSThe most important thing about this tool is it comes to help you in a requirement less in demand - COBOL to C# auto refactor. There aren't many tools in this space. This one works well with mainframe and AS/400 COBOL - within its current limits.
CONSNot that I liked LEAST about this; however, it currently processes only business logic in COBOL. It doesn't take care of user interaction and reporting. Also, currently it is not equipped with SQL statements processing capabilities, e. g. - CURSOR processing.
Reason for choosing Ispirer
For a unique and rare offerring
Vendor Response
Thank you for your honest review. We are really glad that our solutions helped you in your migration project. As for the cases that are not supported out of the box, yes, such cases may appear, but due to the flexibility of our software our team can easily add the required feature to the tool and provide a specific version to the client. Our goal is to provide a customizable solution that, when configured appropriately, will meet any requirements of the migration project.
Replied February 2023
Kiki
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2024
PostgreSQL migration success
Our migration from MSSQL server to PostgreSQL was facilitated by ISpirer. We are very happy and content with the support we got from ISpirer. We had some SQL Server specific constructions in our database, like the use of HiearchyIDs for instance, that simply do not exist in the PostgreSQL world. But ISpirer helped us work around this, by writing a customization that, in this case, leverages the use of the PostgreSQL function ltree. Another thing we encountered is that the migration was initially quite slow. It turned out we were not using the native mssql drivers in our DSN. After specific instructions from ISpirer the duration of a migration was reduced from 8 hours to 20-30 minutes. Because we have hundreds of databases that need to be migrated, automating the whole process was key for us. ISpirer helped us achieve just that, through their excellent tooling, customizations, and support.
CONSThe migration was quite slow when using the wrong ODBC driver. It could have been more clear that that would be the effect when choosing a DSN.
Simon
Government Administration, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2023
Ispirer software and customer support was remarkable
Very good experience. The company was responsive to our questions and issues and the software functioned well.
PROSThe conversion software simplified our Oracle to SQL project and reduced the amount of work we had to do. The company provided exceptional customer service and felt like an extension of our team.
CONSThe software was easy to install and Ispirer provide customizations where the tool was initially unable to convert some of our stored procedures.
Mauricio
Financial Services, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2023
Sybase to MySQL Database Conversion.
We are very pleased with the product, it saved us a lot of time.
PROSThe success rate of database objects conversion and customization requests.
CONSWe have no complaints about the product.
Reason for choosing Ispirer
Success rate of database objects conversion.
Ricardo Javier
Legislative Office, 201-500 employees
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2024
migrating from sql server to postgresql
mainly the technical assistance provided by Inspirer staff, then the easy use of the tool to migrate both the structure, the database objects and the data
CONSThe price, we are not a software development company and we only use the tool once, if you can consider an amount to be able to use this tool for two weeks.
Alberto
Construction, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2024
A wonderful product and company.
I contacted them after finding them on Google, and before I knew it I had completed my migration from Oracle12c to MySql. A very professional and trustworthy team
PROSIts ease and good treatment of the team providing support
CONSnothing everything was perfect, highly recommended
Reason for choosing Ispirer
From the beginning they gave me a good feeling, and I couldn't have been in better hands for the migration of my database.
Társis
Computer Software, 1 employee
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2024
What a great tool!
Super easy to use and very useful tool. The people is also very kind
CONSNothing in particular. Everything I needed was found in the tool.
Yoshiro
Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2023
COBOL to Java conversion
We conducted a project for a major Japanese supplier to convert COBOL batch programs of about 400K lines to Java.The conversion was performed using the Ispirer tool, and the project proceeded with the policy of manually addressing the missing parts.Before the project started, whole conversion was performed in advance and problems were identified preliminarily, major problems were addressed by customizing the tool in advance.Without Ispirer's tool, it would have been impossible to complete the project within the eight-month time frame.Using Ispirer tool to convert COBOL to Java this time, we will never be converting COBOL to Java from scratch for similar projects in the future.I believe we will continue to use Ispirer's tools for similar projects in the future.
PROS1. Ispirer Java library for COBOLThe tool converts to Java based on the Java library that Ispirer delivers with the tool for COBOL specific data types such as PICTURE type and other COBOL specific circumstances, so the accuracy of conversion is high.2. Extension of the tool (which is called customization)For example, in this project, the user was accessing Oracle using a special library that allows SQL access to the database to be coded as if it were a regular text file.But when rewriting to Java, we needed to rewrite it as JDBC access. This was necessary and we had some tool customizaions on this.This was very helpful because the tool was able to cover a large portion of this issue by customizing the tool.Ispirer was very helpful in consulting the conversion specifications for such customization, and was very quick and detailed in its response.
CONSI think it is better to say that it is not a demerit but a point to be noted on the basic premise that a tool cannot convert 100% perfectly.In the case of conversion from COBOL to Java, performance problems may occur in the converted Java. This is largely due to the structure of individual programs, so it has to be handled manually.The secret of success may be to verify the performance at an early stage of a project.Other than this, I have no particular complaints.
Reason for choosing Ispirer
Since our client liked the product.
Netaji
Information Technology and Services, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed March 2023
Ispirer tool review on converting Oracle pl/sql to Teradata USP
1. Tool is very user friendly to operate and installation is quick and easy2. Customization is easy to meet the project requirements without affect the other functionalities 3. Good for simple code conversions
CONS1. Complex functionalities (Ex. handling multiple cursors, variable data types, batch processing and dynamic SQLs and updates) are not addressed in code conversion which lead to more manual efforts2. Support team was expecting equivalent solution in Teradata for Oracle functions which were not converted properly in the beginning
Jose
501-1,000 employees
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2017
Ispirer MnMTK is an outstanding migration tool like none other. I will use it time after time!
I had been able to complete two separate migrations. I did try several other tools in the market place. We selected Ispirer MnMTK , for it was so much easier to use, and more effective with the total outcome we were looking for
PROSI feel confident that the data being migrated will be transparent to the application. What I really appreciate is that Ispirer configured the tool for our specific needs. So when data has been migrated, the validation process is almost right where we needed it. But what is most important to me, is how quickly they were able to resolved some of our issues. Ispirer MnMTK tool is a great solution for those who require an efficient and quick database migration.
CONSMy dream is to see the actual export process go faster then what this tool does. Also, there are still few minor things that might require some manual work
Odile
Banking, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2021
The best tool for Database Migration
I had to use SQLWays in the case of database migration. The project consisted of moving from SQL Server on Windows to PostgreSQL on Linux. I had to find the best tool for this particular migration because the data included BLOB types, and we couldn't afford to lose such sensitive information. I had to test more than 5 tools, and in the end, the tool that caught my attention for its simplicity and ease of use was SQLWays. Contacting representatives was easy, they answered me on the minute. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] has been especially kind and dedicated to my cause and not once has she been unavailable. Best of all, given the size of my database, I didn't even have to buy the software. I have been authorized to use it for free. And thanks to them, now I can say that my migration took place in full transparency, without much human intervention. All that needed to be done was to authorize connections between the 2 database servers.
PROS- Easy to use - Seamless migration - Recognized the database connectors - Big tables can be split into smaller size during export - The tool does the work it is expected to do. - Conditional migration (part of tables can be migrated) - Recognises tables, views, functions, stored procedures, etc.
CONSThe only thing I didn't like was the pressure of the license which is limited in time. But extensions are possible.
Reason for choosing Ispirer
It was the best tool for what we needed and it (the trial) worked very much better ...
Subhash
Computer Software, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2023
Db2 to Postgres conversion for procedure, functions and triggers
Overall it was good experience using this tool and all our procedures, functions and triggers got converted successfully.
PROSIspirer has pre-assessment tool which really helps to get the exact idea about the conversion and the costing. The conversion tool is very easy to install and use. We had to do some customization and some changes in the tool as some of the procedures were not getting converted properly. Ispirer team was very helpful and providing fixes time to time.
CONSIt was all good and i don't have anything to add here.
Galo
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2017
Use Inspirer for the migration from Informix to Oracle was our best choice and decision.
We like the facility to understand the migration process. We didn't need a complete expert experience to start to work with the software, making some exploration was enough to relation the concepts of oracle, informix and Inspirer. Another thing that we liked, was that the automation process save us a lot of time from our people, and of course that the process was online, reading the source information and processing at the same time. Definitively, Ispirer is a tool that should be considered for a migration process of this type.
CONSPerhaps, the popullation of the data, because is in real-time, and you need a maintenance window to execute the process and wait until the end because there are no automatic resume option.
Claas
Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2023
Experiences with Ispirer
Support requests are answered quickly and competentlyThe quality of the data migrations is very high
CONSAt times, a data migration project takes a long time because tables are unloaded sequentially
Tuyen
Government Administration, 201-500 employees
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2022
Sybase SQL Anywhere to MS SQL Server database conversion
The Assessment toolkit was very helpful. It provided an overall picture and the scope of the database conversion. It analyzed all objects including Views, Tables, Stored Procedures and so on within a source database. The SQLWays module worked well. It converted all data successfully to SQL Server. The process logged exceptions so we could either fix them before or after the conversion. Overall, it's a very good product and ispire customer support is exceptional!
CONSThe original version of the Assessment Wizard ran into an issue causing the error "Failed Objects (Not Parsed). However, the issue was quickly fixed by technical support. It ran successfully with latest version.
Chandra
Financial Services, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2018
Awesome Product.. Awesome customer support.. 100% success
Really awesome for Cross RDBMS migration
PROSWe did migrate almost 13 application databases from PostgreSQL to MS SQL, with minimal downtime. The product is easy to use Really good customer support experience Price is good 100% success (OFFLINE migration with minimal downtime)
CONSIf there is an enhancement to do ONLINE migration, with some solid replication features, I'll believe your product will be ranking #1.
Shane
Financial Services, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2018
Purchased a licence for conversion of Banking grade MS SQL db to Postgres for challenger bank
Significant reduction in database design and installation time. Improved DB performance through improved code in the conversion process than our developers were achieving manually.
PROSThis product is the only one we tested to convert all of our database objects, including complex stored procedures with many nested function calls and even a variety of cursor loops etc. Some of our stored procedures are 2000 lines long. The Ispirer product dealt with them with ease. The Wizard interface and detailed logging was a big help in climbing initial learning curve. This product saved us countless hours in manual edits.
CONSSeemed slightly slow to run but nothing overly problematic - for large batches of stored procedure and other object conversions it would still run in less than 30 min.
Radomir
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2017
Great experience during project of migration SAP Hybris MySQL database to SAP HANA.
- Great customer support of Ispirer team who flexibly react to requested changes by providing new releases in a very short time - Wizard-based tool simple to use - With its 'driven flexibility' provides enough power to fit migration process - Detailed trace log - you know what is happening
CONSBigger table you export more RAM you need:)
Allan
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2018
We have used Ispirer in a big migration project from Informix to MS SQL Server
We had 1 or 2 minor issues with it but overall, it just works. All our data was successfully migrated across but even better, most of the business logic in the DB (ie stored procedures and functions) were migrated successfully with some minor adjustments that we need to make to handle input and output.
CONSThe handling of input and output to the various stored procedures and functions could be more versatile. Perhaps an option to select how these functions are called could be baked into the product. But overall it was something that we could manage ourselves quite easily so not much of an issue.
Vendor Response
Thank you for your feedback! When purchasing the license with extension requests, the conversion can be improved in accordance with your specific needs. We have enjoyed working with you!
Replied April 2018
Carl
Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2021
Great product at a great price.
As you can guess, the over all experience is 5 out of 5 stars, really (no I'm not being compensated for saying that).
PROSWhile I was more on the admin team, I can speak to the amazing customer service provided. I would not hesitate to recommend them.
CONSOf course nothing is perfect, and that is the case here, but the tool is fantastic, and with the support we got, we were really pleased.
George
Glass, Ceramics & Concrete, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2019
DB2 to MSSQL migration project
Our experience was excellent. We took a complete database running on a very old version of DB2 and migrated successfully to a MSSQL databse. Customer support was very good when we have a few questions reagarding the use of the tool. Overall, very impressive!!!
PROSThis was THE ONLY tool we could find to allow us to convert a very old version of DB2 to a new MSSQL database. It is extremely easy to use, and also fast and accurate!
CONSI have no "cons". This tool worked perfectly!!!
Preethi
Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2020
Migration specialist
amazing tool would recommend any one to use this tool to mirgate data in multiple platforms.
PROSProduct was easy and user friendly team is very responsive and proactive in solving any issues we face during migration.
CONSODBC issue which caused hindrance during migration later Ispirer team provided solution.