# Ispirer Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Ispirer the right Database solution for you? Explore 59 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/76908/Ispirer-MnMTK-2015/reviews --- Ispirer 4.8 (59) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/76908/Ispirer-toolkit/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 March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Ispirer Ease of use 4.9 Customer Service 4.9 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews FC Felipe C Coordinador Especializado TecnologiaRetail, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “We were able to move 7 mil records from SQL server and PG SQL server within 60 - 70 mins.“ October 1, 2025 AK Andrey P K Software EngineerLogistics and Supply Chain, Self-employedUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “Pricing not available upfront.“ July 3, 2023 YS Yoshiro S SalesInformation Technology and Services, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Ispirer Java library for COBOLThe tool converts to Java based on the Java library that Ispirer delivers with the tool for COBOL specific data types such as PICTURE type and other COBOL specific circumstances, so the accuracy of conversion is high.2.“ May 29, 2023 Na Netaji a Technical LeadInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Support team was expecting equivalent solution in Teradata for Oracle functions which were not converted properly in the beginning“ March 13, 2023 FC Felipe C Coordinador Especializado TecnologiaRetail, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Performance - Performance of the Tool is very optimized.“ October 1, 2025 SK Subhash K Senior Database SpecialistComputer Software, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Ispirer has pre-assessment tool which really helps to get the exact idea about the conversion and the costing.“ April 28, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 59 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Kai L. IT manager Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Firebird 2.51 to MS SQL 2016 with 30GB data and hundreds of procedures and triggers!" October 20, 2017 5.0 Pros Program is easy to use and one can run own conversions between the export and import steps if one wants to. The sales team is very knowledgeable and one can tailor the price to match the needs easily. The technical help if needed is very good and prompt. I can recommend the tool without any doubts. It will save time, money and nerves :^) Cons The conversion does take hours and maybe the program could use all the cores of modern PC more efficiently? Review Source FC Felipe C. Coordinador Especializado Tecnologia Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great tool" October 1, 2025 5.0 Pros Ease of Use - The tool is very easy to setup and use. The Interface Is very intuitive . The connection setup to source and target DB is also very easy to setup. Performance - Performance of the Tool is very optimized. We were able to move 7 mil records from SQL server and PG SQL server within 60 - 70 mins. This gave a good throughput. Cons It would be helpful if the tool also gave us a way to map the Source and Target Tables along with an option to Filter the data from the Source based on some criteria if we have only specific set of tables. Review Source DA Deepak A. Principal Architect Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Ispirer nGLFly Wizard 10" February 21, 2023 3.0 The experience with Ispirer has been exceptional. They are very cordial, prompt and professional. They readily attempt to check and eventually include your requirements in the tool. I experienced this in case of screen and SQL handling capabilities in COBOL to C# auto re-factoring.Overall, I found the team very well equipped with the needed technical knowledge. Pros The most important thing about this tool is it comes to help you in a requirement less in demand - COBOL to C# auto refactor. There aren't many tools in this space. This one works well with mainframe and AS/400 COBOL - within its current limits. Cons Not that I liked LEAST about this; however, it currently processes only business logic in COBOL. It doesn't take care of user interaction and reporting. Also, currently it is not equipped with SQL statements processing capabilities, e. g. - CURSOR processing. Reason for choosing Ispirer For a unique and rare offerring Review Source Response from Ispirer Systems February 27, 2023 Thank you for your honest review. We are really glad that our solutions helped you in your migration project. As for the cases that are not supported out of the box, yes, such cases may appear, but due to the flexibility of our software our team can easily add the required feature to the tool and provide a specific version to the client. Our goal is to provide a customizable solution that, when configured appropriately, will meet any requirements of the migration project. YL Yenny L. IT Support Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Ispirer SQLWays" September 16, 2024 5.0 Technical Support are very helpful to guide. Pros Ispirer SQLWays was easy to use & support team are very responsive Cons No report of import results, some of our stored procedures and functions were not able to convert correctly. Oracle sequences also not converted correctly. License period may be too short for big data migration Review Source YS Yoshiro S. Sales Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "COBOL to Java conversion" May 29, 2023 4.0 We conducted a project for a major Japanese supplier to convert COBOL batch programs of about 400K lines to Java.The conversion was performed using the Ispirer tool, and the project proceeded with the policy of manually addressing the missing parts.Before the project started, whole conversion was performed in advance and problems were identified preliminarily, major problems were addressed by customizing the tool in advance.Without Ispirer's tool, it would have been impossible to complete the project within the eight-month time frame.Using Ispirer tool to convert COBOL to Java this time, we will never be converting COBOL to Java from scratch for similar projects in the future.I believe we will continue to use Ispirer's tools for similar projects in the future. Pros 1\. Ispirer Java library for COBOLThe tool converts to Java based on the Java library that Ispirer delivers with the tool for COBOL specific data types such as PICTURE type and other COBOL specific circumstances, so the accuracy of conversion is high.2. Extension of the tool (which is called customization)For example, in this project, the user was accessing Oracle using a special library that allows SQL access to the database to be coded as if it were a regular text file.But when rewriting to Java, we needed to rewrite it as JDBC access. This was necessary and we had some tool customizaions on this.This was very helpful because the tool was able to cover a large portion of this issue by customizing the tool.Ispirer was very helpful in consulting the conversion specifications for such customization, and was very quick and detailed in its response. Cons I think it is better to say that it is not a demerit but a point to be noted on the basic premise that a tool cannot convert 100% perfectly.In the case of conversion from COBOL to Java, performance problems may occur in the converted Java. This is largely due to the structure of individual programs, so it has to be handled manually.The secret of success may be to verify the performance at an early stage of a project.Other than this, I have no particular complaints. Reason for choosing Ispirer Since our client liked the product. Review Source SS Sachil S. Product Management Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Database migration" April 23, 2024 4.0 Ispirer is a great tool for migrating databases. We used it to migrate large and complex database from SQL Server, Sybase to PostgreSQL. The migration process was smooth and easy, and the Ispirer support team was very helpful in answering our questions. We would definitely recommend Ispirer to anyone looking for a reliable and easy to use database migration tool. Pros Ease of use Ability to customize rules to fit the migration needs Very good customer support Cons No post migration reporting feature available in the tool Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Delivery Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Firebird to SQL DB Migration" August 14, 2018 5.0 We needed to migrate our client’s current database which was Firebird to SQL Server (new DB). While the client’s landscape was complicated ( with roughly 250 tables and 200+ stored procedures and triggers) with given table structure and customized triggers and schemas, iSpirer utility helped to achieve our objective in a hassle-free way. We did evaluated lot of other utilities available but iSpirer was the only one which supported all triggers and schemas. It helped us to save a lot of manual efforts (migration of each SQL objects) and was a cost effective solution in the end. The team and support functions of iSpirer were very responsive to all our queries and collaboration with them was really a seamless experience. I would highly recommend their product (utility) for any database migration related projects. Thanking again Ispirer team for all the support ! Pros Covers all elements during migrations including complex triggers and schemas Cons The utility was quite up to mark and was useful, no downside. Review Source Peter H. Senior Developer Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Review of Ispirer Data Migration from SQL Server to mySQL" March 14, 2023 5.0 from a time, cost and convenience, nothing comes close, really! Pros The ease of setup and simplicity of use makes choosing this product really easy. Cons more detailed error messages during data migration will be welcome Review Source Edvin C. Lead Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Database Migration from SAP SQL ANYWHERE TO MSSQL 2017" March 27, 2018 4.0 Pros Ease to use It generates a lot of objects(scripts) the you needed to do manually. Very good communication with customer support. Cons Results still require some manual work.Migration of data is slow.But in rest it is a very good that saves you a lot of time Review Source Response from Ispirer Systems April 3, 2018 Thank you for your feedback! Some manual work was needed as the purchased license didn't include extension requests. Such extensions can help you to minimize or even avoid such post-migration interventions. It was a great pleasure working with you! Cobus C. Director Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Best tool for Firebird to MSSQL conversions." November 9, 2017 5.0 Pros Great conversion of object code. Flexible run-time options. Ability to run DDL creation from generated scripts afterwards. Cons Data transfer can be somewhat slow for big tables. Should make better use of multi-core servers. Review Source DA Dave A. Software Development Consultant Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Excellent Product, Excellent Support" April 5, 2019 5.0 I found this product online when I was faced with converting a client SQL Server Database to Oracle DB. When Oracle's migration tools failed miserably and with no support and very little to go on via online articles, I went searching for an alternative. Finding Ispirer's product, I downloaded the free trial, installed it and within 5 or 10 minutes I had already done a trial run. After speaking with Ispirer to get a license that would handle the full database, all I to do was solve my Oracle connectivity issues. With that in place, I ran the conversion and "bingo": all done. Very pleased with this product. Kudos to Ispirer for their brilliant design & implementation and a big thanks to their customer support people! Pros Gets the job done with a minimum of setup. Easy to use, consistent and reliable. Very intelligently designed and well implemented. A joy to use. Cons No complaints at all. Review Source MC Marcella C. Great software Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great software" November 18, 2022 5.0 Pros The software is easy to use, It was used for a migration from ORACLE to MySQL and it worked beautifully. We had an issue with converting decimal digit, which was fixed by changing the regedit environment variable NLS\_LANG to AMERICAN\_AMERICA.WE8MSWIN1252. everything else went smoothly. Thank you for your assistance and supply. Cons Based on the problem encountered, I might suggest including a check on the mentioned variable before launching the object conversion. Review Source AA Allan A. Application Manager Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "We have used Ispirer in a big migration project from Informix to MS SQL Server" March 22, 2018 4.0 Pros We had 1 or 2 minor issues with it but overall, it just works. All our data was successfully migrated across but even better, most of the business logic in the DB (ie stored procedures and functions) were migrated successfully with some minor adjustments that we need to make to handle input and output. Cons The handling of input and output to the various stored procedures and functions could be more versatile. Perhaps an option to select how these functions are called could be baked into the product. But overall it was something that we could manage ourselves quite easily so not much of an issue. Review Source Response from Ispirer Systems April 3, 2018 Thank you for your feedback! When purchasing the license with extension requests, the conversion can be improved in accordance with your specific needs. We have enjoyed working with you! JT James T. Director - Software Engineer Financial Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Excellent tool: Sybase IQ -> MS SQL Server" July 4, 2019 5.0 We were migrating off of Sybase IQ infrastructure to MS SQL Server and looking for a tool that would help with this daunting task. Ispirer MnMTK fit the bill very well. There are very few tools out there that I could find and this one works very well. We will look to use this tool in additional migrations in the future. Pros This tool is designed very well and easy to use. The Support and sales staff are very helpful in the evaluation process. Cons No negatives that I witnessed. Others comment on the time it takes but I do not think that is unexpected based on the size of tables. Review Source JV Jean-Guy V. database Administrato Insurance Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Migration from DB2/udb databases toward MS SQL Server " March 2, 2018 5.0 Ease of migration from one DBMS to another. Easy to use. and most important, we can see the script , so if needed we can adapt or make easy correction. Pros Ease of use of the gui installation and application. Migration of data properly with good data type on target db. Creation of .sh script to make the ''load'' on the target, enable us to rerun ( or ) modify scripts for our specific need ( if requirer ). Good service fromm ISPirer Note: We did not transfert any ''LOB'' data type field. But i have used in the past for migration from db2/udb to Oracle ( with BLOB field ) and it worked perfectly. Cons You have to know exactly the size of you database and contents in order to requierer the proper license. Review Source CF Carrie F. Deputy Director of IT Government Administration Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Conversion Software" February 1, 2023 5.0 This group has been wonderful to deal with and the software easy to use. Pros This software allowed us to reliably convert Informix data to a SQL database. Cons The initial setup took some time but the support staff helped me through it. Review Source TB Thomas B. Head of IT Civic & Social Organization Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Migrate Informix to SQL-Server" December 20, 2018 5.0 The migration process works smoothly and I would recommend this product for any database migration you have to do. Pros This product worked out of the box with our whole database, including triggers and stored procedures. It is easy to use and you can change almost any settings you need. The way the migration is transparent so you can easily see what is happening and find the source of some problems. Cons The export from the Informix database was a little slow, but if you plan accordingly it should be no problem after all. Review Source KM Karen M. Project Manager Financial Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "We purchased a one month standard project license to migrate a legacy DB2 database to MS SQL. " March 2, 2018 4.0 We were able to migrate the legacy database to a current, supported platform. Pros The software was easy to set up and use to migrate the database. While we awaiting receipt of the license we purchased the Ispirer team provided us with a temporary license so we could begin our work and meet our migration timeline. Cons Downloading large tables was very time consuming. It took several attempts to download the largest tables before we were successful. Review Source MF Michael F. Business Development Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great support, great tool - a real timesaver." May 24, 2017 4.0 Saves a lot of precious time. Pros Great functionality, supports nearly every imaginable combination of databases to be targeted. Superb and very friendly support. Saves a lot of work (best pro-argument) Cons Results still require some manual work, some source-db specific functions/constants are not considered in resulting scripts (causing manual review) Review Source DK Daniel K. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Migrating Microsoft SQL Server to Oracle" November 9, 2018 5.0 Pros \- Easy to use Wizard - Covers all Database Elements - Great customer support - detailed log - generates SQL-Scripts including .sh-starter scripts, so modifications are easily possible Cons The tool needed a lot of time for creating all scripts, but not realy overly problematic Review Source SK Sameer K. AVP Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best and most intelligent tool in the category" September 16, 2021 5.0 Ispirer is the best tool we found in the Database migration category. It does not just blindly do the pattern based migrations and rather applies good intelligence in doing so. With the awesome support from Ispirer team, we were able to customize some rules to our liking and it delivered perfect results. Using the flexibility offered by the tool, we were able to migrate databases with thousands of objects, with good speed through CLI options. The best part is that once the configurations are tried in test environments, we could simply breeze through our Production migrations without any extra efforts. The proactiveness of the Ispirer sales team and responsiveness of technical team made it a perfect DB migration experience. One thing which can be improved is speed of data migration, when BLOBs are present with high data volume. In general, for migration of couple of hundreds GBs of data (without strict downtime requirements) tool can be of help. Pros DB Objects conversion Easy to Install CLI Options Parallel Processing Value for money Cons Data Diffs can be added through some dashboard/reporting add on Review Source SK Subhash K. Senior Database Specialist Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Db2 to Postgres conversion for procedure, functions and triggers" April 28, 2023 5.0 Overall it was good experience using this tool and all our procedures, functions and triggers got converted successfully. Pros Ispirer has pre-assessment tool which really helps to get the exact idea about the conversion and the costing. The conversion tool is very easy to install and use. We had to do some customization and some changes in the tool as some of the procedures were not getting converted properly. Ispirer team was very helpful and providing fixes time to time. Cons It was all good and i don't have anything to add here. Review Source NA Netaji A. Technical Lead Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Ispirer tool review on converting Oracle pl/sql to Teradata USP" March 13, 2023 4.0 Pros 1\. Tool is very user friendly to operate and installation is quick and easy2. Customization is easy to meet the project requirements without affect the other functionalities 3. Good for simple code conversions Cons 1\. Complex functionalities (Ex. handling multiple cursors, variable data types, batch processing and dynamic SQLs and updates) are not addressed in code conversion which lead to more manual efforts2. Support team was expecting equivalent solution in Teradata for Oracle functions which were not converted properly in the beginning Review Source KH Kiki H. Software Development Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "PostgreSQL migration success" February 13, 2024 5.0 Pros Our migration from MSSQL server to PostgreSQL was facilitated by ISpirer. We are very happy and content with the support we got from ISpirer. We had some SQL Server specific constructions in our database, like the use of HiearchyIDs for instance, that simply do not exist in the PostgreSQL world. But ISpirer helped us work around this, by writing a customization that, in this case, leverages the use of the PostgreSQL function ltree. Another thing we encountered is that the migration was initially quite slow. It turned out we were not using the native mssql drivers in our DSN. After specific instructions from ISpirer the duration of a migration was reduced from 8 hours to 20-30 minutes. Because we have hundreds of databases that need to be migrated, automating the whole process was key for us. ISpirer helped us achieve just that, through their excellent tooling, customizations, and support. Cons The migration was quite slow when using the wrong ODBC driver. It could have been more clear that that would be the effect when choosing a DSN. Review Source SL Simon L. GIS Project Manager Government Administration Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Ispirer software and customer support was remarkable" November 20, 2023 5.0 Very good experience. The company was responsive to our questions and issues and the software functioned well. Pros The conversion software simplified our Oracle to SQL project and reduced the amount of work we had to do. The company provided exceptional customer service and felt like an extension of our team. Cons The software was easy to install and Ispirer provide customizations where the tool was initially unable to convert some of our stored procedures. 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