Market Perspectives

We are happy to share some insights about Stonebranch drawn from our latest market research, Ventana Research Buyers Guide: DataOps, which assesses how well vendors’ offerings meet buyers’ requirements.  

We recently published four Ventana Research 2023 DataOps Buyers Guides, an assessment of technology vendors and products that provide individual and combined DataOps, data observability, data orchestration and data pipeline platform support.  

At Ventana Research, we continue to believe that, for most use-cases, there is a clear choice for DataOps platforms for any use in your organization. We developed four technology assessment and buyers guides to focus on overall DataOps requirements as well as specific data observability, data orchestration and data pipeline platform use-cases. 

In all of our Buyers Guides, we utilize a structured research methodology called the Value Index that includes evaluation categories designed to reflect real-world criteria incorporated in a request for proposal (RFP) and vendor selection process for DataOps. We evaluated Stonebranch and 17 other vendors in seven categories, five relevant to the product (adaptability, capability, manageability, reliability and usability) and two related to the vendor (TCO/ROI and vendor validation). 

In the overall DataOps Buyers Guide, our analysis classified Stonebranch as a vendor of Merit, receiving an overall grade of C+ with a 46.2% performance. Stonebranch’s best grouped results came in Customer Experience at 57.5% performance and B- grade due in part to its B- in Validation. In Product Experience, Stonebranch received a C+ grade with a 44.2% performance due to its 35.2% performance in Capability. Stonebranch received a B+ in Adaptability and a B- in Reliability. Stonebranch did not participate in the RFI process. 

Stonebranch’s C+ grade in Product Experience was impacted by its C- in Capability where it could add functionality to address data pipeline development, deployment and test automation. Customer Experience was impacted by its C++ grade in TCO/ROI where it could better articulate its strategic value and help customers estimate costs.  

Stonebranch performed best in Customer Experience with a B- grade, notably in Validation, where its B- grade was due to its viability and support. In Adaptability, customization and APIs are strengths, earning a B+ grade. Stonebranch’s technology architecture and operations led to its healthy performance and B- grade in Reliability. 

In the Data Observability Buyers Guide, our analysis classified Stonebranch as a vendor of Merit, receiving an overall grade of C++ with a 55.8% performance. Stonebranch’s best grouped results came in Customer Experience at 57.5% performance and a B- grade due in part to its B- in Validation. In Product Experience, Stonebranch received a C++ grade with a 55.3% performance due to its 72.6% performance in Adaptability. Stonebranch did not participate in the RFI process. 

Stonebranch’s C++ grade in Product Experience was impacted by its C+ in Capability where it could improve data reliability resolution and prevention. Customer Experience was impacted by its C++ grade in TCO/ROI where it could better articulate its strategic value and provide more documentation and tools to help customers calculate costs.  

Stonebranch performed best in Customer Experience with a B- grade, notably in Validation, receiving a B- due to its support and product roadmap. In Reliability, technology architecture and operations and continuity are strengths, earning Stonebranch a B-. Stonebranch’s configuration, customization and APIs led to its B+ grade in Adaptability. 

In the Data Orchestration Buyers Guide, our analysis classified Stonebranch as a vendor of Merit, receiving an overall grade of B- with a 56.4% performance. Stonebranch’s best grouped results came in Customer Experience at 57.5% performance and a B- grade due in part to its B- in Validation. In Product Experience, Stonebranch received a C++ grade with a 56.1% performance due to its 72.6% performance in Adaptability. Stonebranch achieved a B- in Reliability and a C++ in Manageability. Stonebranch did not participate in the RFI process. 

Stonebranch’s C++ grade in Product Experience was impacted by its C++ in Usability where it could enhance intelligence and accessibility. Customer Experience was impacted by its C++ grade in TCO/ROI where it could better articulate its strategic value and provide information and tools to help customers calculate costs.  

Stonebranch performed best in Customer Experience with a B- grade, notably in Validation where it received a B- due to its references and case studies and product roadmap. In Reliability, technology architecture and operations and continuity are strengths. Stonebranch’s focus on customization and APIs led to its B+ grade in Adaptability. 

Stonebranch did not meet the inclusion criteria for the Data Pipelines Buyers Guide and thus was not included.  

This assessment was based on Universal Automation Center, Version 7.4, released May 2023.  

This research-based guide is the most comprehensive assessment of the value of DataOps software in the industry. Technology buyers can learn more about how to use our Buyers Guide by clicking here and included vendors that wish to learn more can click here. Click below to read the individual reports:  

DataOps Buyers Guide 

Data Observability Buyers Guide 

Data Orchestration Buyers Guide 

Data Pipelines Buyers Guide