CData Arc

RSSBus

Comments: We use RSSBus primarily as our AS2 server for or EDI connections. I'm started to use some of the other ports such as PGP and PDF as well.

Pros:

Easy to configure and use the AS2 port. Also another PRO is the amount and types of ports that are available. And they keep adding more with each release. I am finding that I have uses for a variety of the other ports as well.

Cons:

I honestly don't have any cons at this point. We've been using it for about 6 years.

Hated EDI....then I found Arc.

Pros:

The UI is simple, straight forward and so powerful. I am a programmer who never uses 'design' tools. Arc allows me to use their straight forward minimalist UI and extend its capabilities with custom script. I was blown away with how seamlessly Arc could integrate into our existing architecture. See for yourself and download a trial. Arc support team has been amazing and very responsive. So far they have helped me navigate some rather complex use cases.

Cons:

I'd like to see an open community forum. I have sent some pretty complex and curious requests to Arc support (and they always get me taken care of). I hope that they will one day catalog support tickets into a searchable forum/knowledgebase

Alternatives Considered: ediFabric

Reasons for Choosing CData Arc: EDI HQ has is archaic, expensive, slow and difficult to use

Switched From: 1 EDI Source

Reasons for Switching to CData Arc: We were fed up with EDI in general and were almost ready to pull the trigger on building our own system on top to the EdiFabric framework. After I ran the CData Arc trial, I was sold.

RSSBus Connect Review

Comments: RSSBus Connect allowed us to gain more ownership of the integration between HubSpot and Dynamics 365. As our business dynamically changes we can configure settings at a more responsive rate then working months at a time with a 3rd party support like we had before. Support team did an amazing job getting our integration almost turn key. We developed and tested within a month and up and running with the short deadline we had.

Pros:

Software provided advance configuration and more ownership to the customization that we were not able to get with our previous integrations. Program has a wide variety of supported integrations connectors.

Cons:

Don't really have much cons. Overall software geared towards a more technical user. Although they are improving there UI often to make it more user friendly, some of the more advance stuff ends up requiring custom coding or working with support.

Awesome Product and Extremely quick support.

Comments: Both support and Sales have above and beyond to help us during a ransomeware attack.

Pros:

We choose this software over other brands because it was easy to use and support was just awesome.

Cons:

We did not find anything we did not like.

Alternatives Considered: SPS Commerce

Reasons for Switching to CData Arc: Price, Ease of Use and Stupid simple interfaces with great support.

Perfect for EDI

Pros:

The EDI development is perfect for an EDI heavy industry, transportation.

Cons:

The database support with PostgreSQL is behind. It currently does not support using Postgres functions to build out an API.

Alternatives Considered: Mule ESB

Switched From: Talend Open Studio

Reasons for Switching to CData Arc: Price