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TIBCO vs PilotFish

TIBCO vs PilotFish

Which One Comes Out on Top?

PilotFish integration software connects virtually every kind of organization including insurance (healthcare, property and casualty, life and annuity, etc.), financial service companies, manufacturers, transportation and governmental agencies. For over 20 years, PilotFish has been purely focused on providing products and services that enable the integration of ANYTHING to ANYTHING — ANYWHERE. It’s what we do; it’s all we do and our client base of industry leaders validates how good we are at it.

We welcome your review of how PilotFish compares to TIBCO and why we offer you a better value proposition.

PilotFish Value Proposition in 30-Seconds

  • PilotFish makes licensing simple with transparent and predictable On-Demand or One-Time licenses.
    • PilotFish licenses include every component, processor and connector (adapter) at no extra cost.
    • PilotFish licenses include support for all data formats at no additional cost. (That covers X12 EDI, HL7, CDA, FHIR, NCPDP, XML/XSLT, flat files, JSON, data outside healthcare, etc.)
  • PilotFish offers ANY to ANY integration and does not limit or push you to any type of integration, such as API-based or cloud-based integration.
  • PilotFish software can be deployed in the cloud, on-premises or with any hybrid combination.
  • PilotFish delivers much more complete and accurate data validation. For healthcare entities, PilotFish supports all seven levels of SNIP validation for both inbound and outbound transactions.
  • PilotFish consistently wins in side-by-side evaluations – ranking higher in overall ease-of-use, depth of functionality and time to configure, test and deploy integrations.

We invite you to examine the detailed comparisons of TIBCO and PilotFish across critical factors.

PilotFish vs TIBCO – More Value, Transparent Licensing

PilotFish makes licensing simple. We do not charge per connection, per interface or per transaction. Licensing is based on an on-demand model where you only pay for the time you use (similar to the AWS model). Licenses include every component and support all data formats. TIBCO’s subscriptions are deceptively simple looking lately but are not upon further examination. PilotFish offers a free analysis of what you can save by switching to us.

PilotFish vs TIBCO

Complex licensing model
No
Yes
Base license includes for all data formats including HL7 & EDI
Included
Need Extras

PilotFish software can be deployed in the cloud, on-premises or with any hybrid combination. The PilotFish eiPlatform for Windows is a standalone eiPlatform/eiConsole installation which runs as a Windows Service. Other operating systems, such as Linux, are distributed via a WAR file to run in an application container. For cloud installs, Docker containerization provides a quick and easy setup. PilotFish’s On-Demand model can be run on any kind of infrastructure (Azure, AWS, etc.).

PilotFish vs TIBCO – Ease-of-Use and Higher Productivity

PilotFish offers the world’s only Graphical Automated Interface Assembly Line where configuration replaces coding. PilotFish’s exclusive built-in 3-Pane Visual Data Mapper offers drag & drop mapping which replaces scripting. PilotFish was architected so non-developers and business analysts could be key players in building, managing and maintaining interfaces.

  • In the eiConsole, users create interfaces using prebuilt configuration panels – no coding or scripting is required.
  • In the eiConsole’s Data Mapper component, transactions are mapped simply and quickly, following a consistent user interface and methodology regardless of format.
  • The Data Mapper generates W3C-compliant XSLT in code view and in real time. Users can switch back and forth between the graphical view and the XSLT view by toggling between tabs.
  • With PilotFish, your teams only need to learn and use one solution, regardless of the data format or integration scenario.

Let’s compare the very different approaches of the two products:

 
PilotFish’s Assembly Line Configuration ProcessTIBCO’s Set of Tools Approach
PilotFish offers users a graphical 7-stage Automated Interface Assembly Line process for building, managing and maintaining interfaces. This configuration vs code-driven process enables business analysts and non-developers to perform a large portion of the integration work, freeing up developers for more strategic projects. Each and every interface is configured using the same process.TIBCO leaves it to the user to build out integrations, who may not have the product or technical experience to determine the best path or how to use best practices. It also makes it more difficult for the new user to determine the correct and most efficient way to implement certain integrations and patterns.
The PilotFish Assembly Line approach ensures that each interface is configured in the same way, thus removing dependencies on who created an interface or how. This facilitates the ease of maintaining interfaces even by those who did not originally create them.Each developer working within TIBCO tends to create integrations differently in order to meet certain requirements. This leads to every integration being built slightly differently and makes interfaces harder to maintain when a new user or new team is involved (or the original creator leaves).
PilotFish’s focus is 100% on integration. The PilotFish graphical Automated Interface Assembly Line guides users from the ingestion of source data at one end to routing data to the target(s) at the other and includes the processors, mappings and listeners in the correct order.TIBCO offers many features that fall outside of core integration. Although these features do have a purpose for a TIBCO integration, most users are forced to learn things that are not directly related to creating an integration route.
The PilotFish Data Mapper with built-in transformation modules and format builders automates mapping, no matter how complex, using drag & drop (no scripting required).TIBCO employs a set of tools plus required TIBCO Foresight and Instream product suites for validation and translation. Separate licensed plug-ins are required for Standard EDI, HIPAA EDI, HL7, FHIR and other formats. Within the translator activity data translation, mapping and conversions occur.

Much of the complexity around TIBCO is not needed in the majority of integration use cases, plus more configuration is required than with PilotFish. PilotFish’s products are architected to minimize complexity yet be infinitely extensible and flexible. Our mission was to create the world’s easiest to use and most intuitive integration platform and we succeeded.

“Primarily ease of use”

PilotFish Client Product Quote“The reason for choosing eiPlatform: primarily ease of use. The eiConsole user interface and functionality were heavily preferred by our integration technicians and software engineers over the competitive products we evaluated.”

 

Director, Software Engineering – Software and Equipment

 

Included PilotFish Components, Listeners, Transports, Processors and Supported Standards/Data Formats

 
PilotFish Components
Data MapperFile Specification EditorXPATH Expression Tester
XSLT TestereiPlatform EmulatorBuilt-in H2 Database
Inline Testing ModeXML Editor
 
PilotFish Supported Standards
ACORD (DTCC, AL3)DICOMPDF
ACORD (LAH, PCS, RLC, AML)HL7 2.x/3.x  FHIRPositional Flat Files (COBOL)
Binary (.wav/.jpg)JSONX12 EDI
CCD/CDAKey/ValueXLS/XLSX
Delimited Files (CSV/Custom)NCPDPXML
 
Additional Components
40+ Listener Adapters30+ Transport Adapters140+ Processor Adapters

 

PilotFish vs TIBCO – Superior Validation

PilotFish is the only solution you’ll ever need to validate healthcare X12 EDI data, translate it, and map it to or from any other application. Our clients span every area of the industry – Providers, Insurance Payers, TPAs, Clearinghouses, HIEs, Revenue Cycle and Recovery Providers, Data Analytics, Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and others.

Critically, PilotFish provides much more complete and robust validation and HIPAA EDI compliance checks with greater accuracy at every point than TIBCO—and it does it faster.

PilotFish’s EDI SNIP Validation Processor includes SNIP Levels 1-3 validation out-of-the-box. SNIP Levels 4-7 are fully supported. For SNIP Level 4 and Level 5, PilotFish provides built-in X12 EDI expertise of industry subject matter experts to help you avoid compliance risks. For SNIP Levels 6-7, PilotFish offers the ability to customize codes to your business type and needs.

PilotFish SuiteTIBCO
Includes SNIP Type 1-3 Validation
Automatically generates rules derived from the X12 implementation guide schema included directly inside the Validation. Enforces syntax consistency, checks HIPAA implementation-specific requirement rules, checks balancing of field totals. SNIP Type 1-3 validations efficient enough to run for all inbound and outbound transactions.
Includes SNIP Types 1-2 Validation
SNIP Types 3-7 possible options
  • For SNIP Type 4, PilotFish validates a more complete set of semantic rules. PilotFish’s SNIP Type 4 validation was developed from the situational rules within the implementation guides by industry subject matter experts.
  • For SNIP Type 5, PilotFish validates against all external codes in the database, flags errors for remediation as well as regularly updates and maintains codes to ensure HIPAA compliance.
  • PilotFish also offers an optional specialized monthly subscription for continuous updates and maintenance of External Code Sets for you. PilotFish ensures that you receive the most current and accurate HIPAA code set data as a subscriber, tailored for seamless integration into your systems.
  • For SNIP Types 6-7, PilotFish can customize codes to your business type and needs.
  • SNIP Types 6 and 7 are configurable to support trading partner-specific Code Sets and implementation guidelines set by the trading partner.
  • PilotFish provides the ability to test every transaction sent or received to validate transaction compliance.

PilotFish’s EDI SNIP 4+ solution supports connectivity, data transformation, validation, routing and delivery. With PilotFish, you have the advantage of a comprehensive validation and data integration solution.

PilotFish vs TIBCO – Highest ROI

Simply put, PilotFish is a smaller cost of investment, feature-rich solution that can do anything (and more) than TIBCO does (and better), backed by a company that is totally focused on integration.

 
PilotFish eiPlatformTIBCO Platform
94-hour program of implementation, training and mentorship ensures you get into production fast.Long Learning Curve
Standardized interface development with a graphical automated assembly line process. Removes dependencies on who builds interfaces. Enables BAs to do a large percentage of integrations, updates and maintenance, reducing labor costs.Must have a deeper technical background to develop interfaces and operate successfully.
Built-in graphical drag & drop data mapper automates mapping processes and opens the door to BA use. Users can work in the graphical or code view. Generates reusable W3C compliant XSLT underneath.Requires TIBCO Foresight product suite for validation and translation. Translation and conversion of files is facilitated by mapping with drag & drop line connectors.
APIs are built with the same methodology as other integrations. Save time & money with a consistent development pattern.API design, versioning, publication, usage and long-term management are painful.
Assigned team per account. Affordable monthly support plans with fast response times for on-demand, hands-on help via live chat, video conferencing sessions, phone calls and email.Support costs on the high end.

PilotFish vs TIBCO – Industry’s Longest Free Trial

PilotFish Free TrialTIBCO Free Trial
90 Days*
30 Days

* Full Version that includes all components including an eiPlatform Runtime Emulator, Inline Testing Facility and all supported data formats.

PilotFish offers users triple the length of TIBCO’s trial period. Unlike TIBCO’s 30-day trial, which gives users barely enough time to get started and set up. PilotFish offers users a Full-Product 90-Day Trial. A simple download allows you to take a Test Drive. Hundreds of pages of step-by-step Tutorials and Documentation help you with your evaluation as well as chat support if you get stuck along the way.

Since its founding in 2001, PilotFish has been solely focused on developing software products that enable the integration of systems, applications, equipment and devices. Billions of bits of data transverse through PilotFish integration software. PilotFish connects virtually every kind of organization including insurance (healthcare, property and casualty, life and annuity, etc.), financial service companies, manufacturers, transportation and governmental agencies. PilotFish distributes Product Licenses and delivers services directly to end users, solution providers and Value-Added Resellers across multiple industries to address a broad spectrum of integration requirements.

Give us a call at 813 864 8662 or click the button. We’ll gladly walk you through how we can meet your needs for any integration scenario. PilotFish will reduce your upfront investment, deliver more value and generate a higher ROI.

TIBCO is a registered trademark of the Cloud Software Group
X12, chartered by the American National Standards Institute for 35+ years, develops & maintains EDI standards & XML schemas.
HL7 is the registered trademark of Health Level Seven International.

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