IBM StreamSets

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Seamless hybrid and multicloud data integration

IBM® StreamSets enables users to create and manage smart streaming data pipelines through an intuitive graphical interface, facilitating seamless data integration across hybrid and multicloud environments. This capability is why leading global companies rely on IBM StreamSets to support millions of data pipelines for modern analytics, intelligent applications and hybrid integration.

Access real-time streaming integration capabilities within IBM watsonx.data integration. A unified control plane enables you to build reusable pipelines by using any integration style and data type, reducing reliance on specialized tools and helping ensure resilience to shifts in data technology.

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Benefits

Enable real-time data ingestion, at scale

Decrease data staleness and enable real-time data at scale, handling millions of records of data, across thousands of pipelines within seconds.

Reduce data drift with intelligent data pipelines

Insulate data pipelines from change and unexpected shifts with drag-and-drop, prebuilt processors designed to automatically identify and adapt to data drift.

Stream your data in any format that you choose

Create streaming pipelines to ingest structured, semistructured or unstructured data and deliver it to a wide range of destinations.

Leverage a drag-and-drop user interface 

Leverage a single low-code user interface that designs and deploys smart data pipelines for streaming data without hand coding.

Enable deployment flexibility wherever your data resides

Deploy our SaaS solution on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and run workloads in your cloud provider, virtual private cloud (VPC) or local infrastructure.

Harness enterprise-scale productivity with Python SDK

Streamline pipeline creation and deployment with Python SDK. Leverage templates and a blend of GUI tools to make data accessibility more inclusive.

Use cases

Fraud detection and risk management
Fraud detection and risk management
Fraud detection and risk management
Customer 360 and personalization
Customer 360 and personalization
Event processing for operational intelligence
Event processing for operational intelligence
Streaming data for AI
Streaming data for AI

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Fraud detection and risk management

Fortify your organization against fraud

Safeguard your organization from fraud with real-time insights from IBM StreamSets. It seamlessly aggregates transactional, behavioral and external threat data, feeding it into analytics engines to detect anomalies at scale. By enhancing risk models, improving regulatory compliance and reducing potential losses through timely informed action, organizations can fortify their defenses against financial crimes.

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Customer 360 and personalization

Enhanced digital experience

Enhance digital experience by integrating customer data in real time. IBM StreamSets unifies data from customer relationship management systems (CRMs), marketing automation solutions, e-commerce and social media platforms to establish a holistic, actionable customer 360 view, helping you build deeper, lasting customer relationships.

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Event processing for operational intelligence

Real-time operational insights

Acquire real-time operational intelligence through the capture and analysis of event data in its dynamic state. IBM StreamSets integrates streaming signals from server systems, Internet of Things devices and applications, providing immediate transparency to help optimize performance and reduce downtime.

Streaming data for AI

Unleash the power of real-time AI

Equip your AI models with perpetually refreshed data streams. IBM StreamSets automates the ingestion and transformation processes from a multitude of sources, facilitating the continuous training, retraining and deployment of sophisticated analytics and AI models that adapt to evolving market dynamics in real time.

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Fraud detection and risk management

Fortify your organization against fraud

Customer 360 and personalization

Enhanced digital experience

Event processing for operational intelligence

Real-time operational insights

Streaming data for AI

Unleash the power of real-time AI

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What IBM StreamSets satisfied customers are saying on

A Powerful Platform for ETL and Streaming Analytics

Nov 16, 2023

The platform’s growing support
for automation, reusability, and
real-time processing makes it
not just an ETL tool, but a
full-fledged DataOps platform.

...

Vivek R.

Marketing and Advertising Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

Streamlining Data Pipelines with ease

Apr 30, 2025

I really like how user friendly
IBM StreamSets is, especially
the drag and drop interface for
designing data pipelines. It
makes the process much easier
without needing to write
complex code. The platform s......

Verified User in Research

Research Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

My feedback on StreamSets

Nov 26, 2023

I like the updated ui which helps
in visualizing the pipeline and
debugging more easily.

...

Rohit S.
B.Tech - TKM College of Engineering | Mozilor
Mozilor
Information Technology and Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

Best ETL tool to manage data

Mar 13, 2024

I really like how IBM StreamSets
now works with watsonx—it
makes building and managing
data pipelines feel a lot
smoother. The smart
automation, clear data tracking,
and built-in quality checks sav......

yogeshwer V.
"Data Analyst | Turning Numbers into Insights | Expert in Analytics, Visualization, and Data-driven Decision Making"- | Ex Vedantu | Ex Lido
GlowTouch Technologies
Education Management Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

IBM StreamSets: Solid Foundations, But Falling Behind Modern Data Tooling

Jan 20, 2022

StreamSets continues to offer
an intuitive drag-and-drop
canvas that simplifies pipeline
creation. The seamless
integration with key-vaults for
secure secret management and
the ease of scheduling pipelin......

Abhishek K.
Data Engineer | Technology Lead at Sopra Steria | Streamsets | Azure | Python
Tata Consultancy Services
Hospital & Health Care Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

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Featured resources

Introducing IBM® watsonx.data integration

Watch the webinar to discover how watsonx.data integration can empower you to supercharge AI, while simplifying data engineering.

Hybrid data integration

Learn how streaming and batch powers smarter, faster enterprise AI

Powerful data pipeline

Empower modern businesses by simplifying data pipelines with low-code and full-code solutions.

Analyst report

IBM was named a Leader for the 19th year in a row in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Integration Tools.

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