# InterSystems IRIS Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is InterSystems IRIS the right Database solution for you? Explore 41 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/191676/IRIS-Data-Platform/reviews --- InterSystems IRIS 4.7 (41) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/191676/IRIS-Data-Platform/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated December 14th, 2025 # Reviews of InterSystems IRIS Ease of use 4.3 Customer Service 4.7 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews JP Jagdish P Manager, HIE and ConnectivityHospital & Health Care, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “it's the greatest investment we have made to solve any business issues and ongoing challenges and daily requirements.“ June 2, 2022 Francisco L Project ManagerComputer Software, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “It's not easy configure security with a out-standard configuration.“ September 10, 2020 Kian L EntertainerEntertainment, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “IRIS is amazing for complex data consumption; its multi-model capability, which allows multiple different models for a single set of code(s).“ November 20, 2020 AN Andrei Luiz N Systems AnalystInternet, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “One of the great thing about IRIS, is that Intersystems opened a little more, focusing in interoperability, we can work with a lot of things and languages, for example, using the REST api we can do anything, and there are too many other solutions as the connection with NodeJs.“ September 10, 2020 AN Andrei Luiz N Systems AnalystInternet, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “I not used so long the IRIS Data Platform, but in the time that I used can see that this platform can solve a lot of modern problems, create REST interfaces is very ease, and this opens a lot of possibilities, because we can connect a React application to IRIS for example.“ September 10, 2020 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 41 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Victoria C. SENIOR INTEGRATION ENGINEER Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "InterSystems Iris is a flexible, powerful and innovative Integration Tool!" August 17, 2023 4.0 Overall InterSystems Iris for Health has been an incredible interoperability tool. It has shortened development time and smoothed the path to production for our team. It has great support and resources to back it so that it is keeping pace with the advancements of our modern world. It is truly an an amazing interoperability tool and I have had nothing but great experiences both with the tool and the company. Pros The InterSystems Iris UI is incredibly intuitive and they offer several out of the box features that are quite impressive. InterSystems IRIS for Health has built in capabilities for HL7 data handling and premade data transforming functions to get you working quickly. It also allows for incredible customization so that you can adjust those out-of-the-box features to meet the needs of your organization, vendors or use case quickly and effectively. On top of all of this the access to documentation, learning materials, and the InterSystems Community of Developers makes InterSystems Iris one of the best Interoperability tools I have had the chance to work with simply because the answers are at your fingertips. And if you cannot find an answer in the documentation or forums then connect with the InterSystems Worldwide Resource Center and they will get you in touch with area experts so that there is no problem out of reach. Cons It would be nice to see source control as part of the out of the box features that comes with InterSystems Iris, though there are well documented and proven methods to get this implemented. The base code is in ObjectScript so you will need to learn and familiarize yourself with this language before you can dive into custom functions and classes. There is a lot of documentation and courses available to set you on the right path for ObjectScript development and you do not need to know ObjectScript on day 1 to begin developing with InterSystems Iris. Switched from [TIBCO BusinessWorks](https://www.capterra.com/p/264947/TIBCO-BusinessWorks/) TIBCO is not inherently an integration engine for HL7 Data and it took great lengths to make it useable for HL7. Review Source PK Padmaja K. Senior Integration Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Intersystems IRIS Product review by Padamaj " August 15, 2023 5.0 I am happy with the product in daily BAU in my Role. Pros Intersystems IRIS is good product and easy to learn and implement the interfaces in healthcare domain.The huge documentation gives a clear idea about product and each and every component. This is helpful for new developers to use the IRIS for their BAU. Cons As I am a developer in healthcare domain few features are missing and it is directly not supporting in the IRIS. Example RTF file conversion, there is no direct components to handle it and we need to rely on third party software to implement the interfaces. Switched from [webMethods](https://www.capterra.com/p/170702/webMethods-ActiveTransfer/) This was happened when I was searching for a job and adapted new technology for my carrier build. Review Source ML Mathew L. Software Development Architect Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Having lots of features comes at a cost" November 6, 2020 4.0 Support is very good, as soon as you have an issue you can open a discussion in a small but growing community, or contact support that will help you as a peer developer if needed. Pros Having an inmense amount of features integrated with the solution, from web interface, to interfaces with different kind of technologies, to database. Cons Having that vast catalog of features comes with a cost (literally and figurative) integration makes harder, although InterSystems is working to simplify it. Reason for choosing InterSystems IRIS It was already in place. Review Source Rob S. Integration Specialist Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The most versatile and flexible integration software on the Market" December 15, 2022 5.0 Pros Comprehensive development with very, very good documentation, fast database Cons Not a lot of customers in the benelux.. No front-end development tools Switched from [Infor Cloverleaf Integration Suite](https://www.capterra.com/p/265471/Infor-Cloverleaf-Integration-Suite/) Better connectivity with modern development standards Review Source Francisco L. Project Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "IRIS is the next step for the future" September 10, 2020 5.0 We use IRIS for integration with labs and the implementation with all labs and our central clinic has been quick and easy. Using HL7 very easy and calls APIs and Database without create big transformations. Using IRIS as repository of data of patients, making a RESP API with only 3 clicks and deploy it in production without stop any process.... We saved a lot of time and money. Pros This is the best all-in-one for interoperability application that I've used ever. It is easy to use, easy to learn and is supported by a big community that can help me. Cons IRIS requires a qualified person for its administration, there is a lot of configurations, levels, permissions, etc.. It's not easy configure security with a out-standard configuration. Review Source Alok P. Cloud developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Best in-memory database but bit unpolished" November 2, 2020 5.0 My overall experience was good as the query performance increased, and the time required for managing the database fell greatly in these two odd months, from when we began. Pros The speed of performance of IRIS is too good and fast. We were able to get around 2500% increase in query performance after our switch, which is too good. Also the process of migration and scaling due to heavy lifting is also easier. Cons We hit several barriers in implementing as it is still quite new and had to use some workarounds as there wasn't much clarity in the documentation Review Source AK Ashok K. Senior software engineer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Comprehensive Efficient and versatile software " August 18, 2023 4.0 Pros As a developer, I have been working in this product. It's simplest language to write efficient coding and maintain easily. Intersystems IRIS has multiple products for various sectors. Intersystems IRIS for Health and Healthshare are specifically useful for healthcare sector and IRIS for data platform we can use it for generally software with various features. Eventually we can use this as a database and integration engine as well. I really recommend this wonderful product Cons I don't fell much. because most of the modern implementations are already implemented and ready to serve. Review Source Stephen C. Principal Solution Architect Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A great development partner" October 11, 2020 4.0 So far, all is well. My interaction with their sales engineers and support has additionally been great. Pros What do I most like about the software? 1. The ability to support several developer technologies are in a single package. Object, SQL, NoSQL, JSON, XML, Java. 2. Built-in Analytics. I don't need an additional technology stack to support my analytics endeavors. Cons Like most large software products I wish the documentation could be a bit better. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Interoperability" September 23, 2020 4.0 Very good, I like the way you can build and change/map messages with the DTL. Pros The way you can build business processes en productions. The Message trace and logging is very clear and you can follow the process flows perfectly. Cons The look and feel, I miss some interaction between classes and the business process fields. You need to copy paste classes to the fields instead of a rolldown in some cases. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Marketing Associate Hospitality Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Intersystems IRIS Review" January 14, 2021 4.0 Overall a good experience. Customer support is quick and very helpful. Pros This is the best database management software we've used. In hotels, data comes is generated from various points, Intersystems IRIS helps in collecting and processing data securely. Cons Staff requires training before it can be used properly. Takes time to get used to it. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Administradora bbdd Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Reseña Intersystem iris " February 2, 2023 5.0 Experiencia muy buena, lo recomiendo totalmente Pros Lo que más me gusta es la posibilidad de trabajar con varios lenguajes, y la facilidad del programa Cons No tengo ningún contra para este software. Lo recomiendo Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Desenvolvedor de Integrações Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Excelente ferramenta para gerenciamento de processos" May 23, 2023 5.0 Pros Capacidades de orquestração para um gerenciamento de processos fluido.Utilização eficiente de dados e capacidade de tomada de decisões. Cons A documentação poderia ser um pouco mais clara e descritiva em alguns pontos. Review Source AV Alexander V. IT Expert Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Made app implementation a lot easier for us " November 4, 2020 5.0 Pros I am impressed with the speed with which IRIS processes data . It almost instantly linked with our database and creating APIs is extremely simple . Cons Unless you configure the admin settings properly at the beginning , you'll get a lot of permission restrictions later on and dealing with those can be frustrating . Review Source ALN Andrei Luiz N. Systems Analyst Internet Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "One of the best data management in the world" September 10, 2020 5.0 I not used so long the IRIS Data Platform, but in the time that I used can see that this platform can solve a lot of modern problems, create REST interfaces is very ease, and this opens a lot of possibilities, because we can connect a React application to IRIS for example. Pros One of the great thing about IRIS, is that Intersystems opened a little more, focusing in interoperability, we can work with a lot of things and languages, for example, using the REST api we can do anything, and there are too many other solutions as the connection with NodeJs. Resuming this is a great tool in all aspects, the management is very easy and understandable to everyone. Cons Some things can be hard to work, as like Machine Learning, this is a difficult question in any technology or language, and in IRIS it is not so easy too. Reason for choosing InterSystems IRIS Already know Intersystems products and solutions. Review Source AS Alice S. Senior Software Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Modern Object Oriented Database with the ability of a full fledged programming language" January 30, 2022 5.0 Very positive, Easy to use and a All In One solution for SaaS company's needs. Pros Has access to everything a current SaaS company might require to build/implement/support current and future features. Features such as REST/SOAP APIs, Database mirroring for high availability, Docker for environment sharing, in-built BI tools, Object Oriented Database, Terminal access etc etc. Cons Rarely but we did encounter that there aren't enough tutorials regarding the application. Also, since this is not open source for a feature that's just come out, developers usually need to wait for a few years before getting the feature implemented. Review Source JL Javier L. Analist Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "InterSystems IRIS best integration suite" September 4, 2023 5.0 I've been working with the HL7 standard in ER7 and XML modes and using differents versions at the same time without any problem. The visual tool for creatig data transforms or bussiness process are great improvements that allows you to learn and understand the workflow of your integrations while you can switch to write all of them directly with code when you feel comfortable with your expertise. Pros Intersystems IRIS lets you work with lots of standards directly, it comes with built-in adaptors to communicate seemlessly with lots of clients/organizations to make easier the integration between different systems.Even if you only need to work with text files or handle thousands of http requests IRIS will provide great performance, monitorig tools and superb stabilty. Cons Knowing how IRIS works can be a little tricky a the beginning until you know what businness services, bussinness process and bussiness operations are and how they combine to create every integration you could need. Fortunately there's a huge online help resorces available to help you in this process. Review Source TB Travis B. Application Developer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One stop shop for your data storage, interoperability, and analytical needs" June 29, 2022 5.0 The impact on our organization and clients are easily felt. There always seems to be opportunities to integrate and adopt more and more industry-standard features to help enhance day-to-day operations. With a dedicated team to help develop and support their clients, working with InterSystems IRIS makes it easy. Pros The vast features and functionality of InterSystems IRIS is what makes it stand out. The impact the software has on productivity and efficiency can be easily identified across multiple roles within the organization. Cons It requires dedication from database administrators who understand the security-rich environment. With lots of features comes lots of back end management and configurations. It's hard to be an expert at all levels. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Desarrollador Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Robusto, lleno de funcionalidades y con un soporte magnifico" March 2, 2023 5.0 Lo empleamos en integraciones de ambito sanitario, pero tambien lo hemos empleado para integrar aplicaciones de marketing con software legacy. Pros Es un producto muy robusto, pese a estar pensado para fines médicos permite emplearlo para hacer integraciones de otros tipos y funciona exactamente igual de bien. Por otra parte el soporte oficial es genial y la comunidad entorno a el es de gran ayuda. Cons Emplea un lenguaje de programación propio y si bien permite utilizar tambien python, esto no te libra de tener que conocer su lenguaje. Review Source JP Jagdish P. Manager, HIE and Connectivity Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best Interoperability, performance database and application development platform" June 2, 2022 5.0 it's the greatest investment we have made to solve any business issues and ongoing challenges and daily requirements. Pros Complete application development platform with variety of options to store data formats, support for various computer languages to interact and also include solid Interoperability platform. Cons I like the software platform and great software company in general. Some documentation needs improvments. Reason for choosing InterSystems IRIS We are already running major application. We know the data reliability and performance plus the software is able to solve challenges. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Tecnico Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Reseña intersystems iris" February 2, 2023 5.0 Mi experiencia general es muy satisfactoria, me gusta mucho este programa Pros Me gusta mucho todas las opciones que tiene, es un software muy completo Cons No hay nada que no me guste, lo recomiendo totalmente Review Source RC Robert C. Senior SW Engineer Wholesale Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Never say IMPOSSIBLE" November 2, 2020 5.0 I've seen developers that fell in love with it. They required control not to reinvent wheels just because it was so easy possilble. And others that were lost because of the broad range of possibilities not finding their way. Pros I like especially its incredible flexibility for all kinds of business challenges. There is no corner of the business that can't be serviced. This doesn't mean you have to do it and it is flexible enough to interact with any other solution. But you are never forced to say it can't be done At the same time, it is extremely efficient in its use of hardware resources with almost linear scaling. Cons To make the best use of it, you have to educate your developer team. Experts are hard to find and they should have a real sense of engineering. It is different from the mainstream but the difference pays off by performance. Review Source CM Callum M. Integration developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Fast, relieable and scalable." August 18, 2023 4.0 Pretty good. Pros The fundamental messaging flow is incredibly quick and efficient. The tools available for transformation and filtering allow for a great deal of fidelity in getting the data where and how it needs to be. Cons Using Cache Object script can be a pain as the error codes can be quite difficult to work with and the Studio IDE lacks some ease-of-use features. Review Source CS Christian S. Systems Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent tool for data management" September 10, 2020 5.0 We have been using IRIS since 2017 and from the beginning it has allowed us to define rules that make business process management more effective. Its database is robust and allows for high efficiency and scalability. When assigned to a self-performance analytical engine, it allows for real-time decision making. It also has BI capabilities and creating APIs is simple. The implementation is also simple, I recommend. Pros What I like most is its reliability and high efficiency. The Software is also intuitive and has a great overall user experience. The implementation with the existing infrastructure was easy, generating little impact to the processes that we had previously. Cons Intersystems' technology is not yet so popular, which makes it more difficult to hire qualified people and slightly increases the learning curve. Review Source DA Daniel A. Developer Facilities Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simply the best" February 7, 2023 5.0 Is very easy to develop new features and it workd really fast!! Pros You can do anything with this software, and have a lot of ways to connect, ODBC, SQL, API, routines, clasess it's the best. Cons It's not well known but i can't understand why Reason for choosing InterSystems IRIS It's the fastest in the world Review Source RR Ramón R. Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "My first experience with InterSystems IRIS!" March 3, 2023 4.0 Pros The message viewer. I think it's the best part because you can see the message flow and understand some things to for example fix problems. Cons I like this software because have a lot of diferent products to desing easy implementations. 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