Altova MapForce vs. IBM DataStage

Altova MapForce is an any-to-any data conversion and ETL tool for graphically defining and executing transformations for all popular data formats. Altova MapForce supports converting and transformation between any combination of XML, JSON, relational database, NoSQL database, EDI, text, Excel, XBRL, Google Protobuf, and Web services data. These powerful data mapping and integration tools convert your data instantly and provide multiple options to automate recurrent transformations. MapForce is a powerful, highly affordable data conversion and ETL tool for firms of all sizes.

IBM® InfoSphere® DataStage® is a leading ETL platform that integrates data across multiple enterprise systems. It leverages a high performance parallel framework, available on-premises or in the cloud. The scalable platform provides extended metadata management and enterprise connectivity. It integrates heterogeneous data, including big data at rest (Hadoop-based) or big data in motion (stream-based), on both distributed and mainframe platforms. It supports IBM Db2® Z and Db2 for z/OS®, applies workload and business rules, and integrates real-time data in an easy to deploy, scalable platform.