Most recent update: 2024-06-16. Varigence is pleased to announce the newest version of BimlFlex! The 2024 R1 release adds support for Databricks, a new documentation generation feature, significantly improved diagramming features, improves load and build performance, and addresses many bug fixes.
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BimlFlex is a collection of templates, metadata definitions, and tooling that enables you to build
an end-to-end data solution without ever writing a single line of code.
You can pick and choose which of the following capabilities you would like to implement. Just one, a subset, or all of it - you're in control.
Staging & PSA
Staging Database
Source data from all common sources or easily extend for unusual sources.
Persisted Staging Area
Unified source data with optional history tracking.
Data Vault Modeling
Raw Data Vault
Define your data vault model and mappings. BimlFlex does the rest.
Business Data Vault
PIT, Bridge, and business logic are a breeze to implement - virtualized or materialized
Dimensional Modeling
Dimensional Warehouse
Kimball and Inmon approaches are fully supported
Data Marts
Using Dimension or Data Vault warehouses as a basis, build one or many data marts
Upfront, No-Hassle Pricing
No hidden costs. Our fully published pricing respects your time, and we believe the value speaks for itself.
- Individual
- Single user license
- $ 995 / Month
- $ 9,950 / Year
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- Team
- Two to five user licenses
- $ 795 / Month
- $ 7,950 / Year
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- Enterprise
- Over five user licenses
- $ 695 / Month
- $ 6,950 / Year
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Contact us to take the next step.
The BimlFlex Workflow
Benefits of BimlFlex
Flexible Data Framework
Get incredible flexibility and extensibility with extension points and custom attributes.
Robust Metadata Mapping Tool
Enter requirements into a metadata database through our BimlFlex Excel Add-in.
Avoid Data Debt
Avoid slow traditional tools and solve your data debt problem with the speed, power, and flexibility of BimlFlex.
Shorter Delivery Times
Automate the creation of your documentation, data assets, and transforms, enabling you to model a quality solution and meet project deadlines.
Simplified Maintenance
Store your requirements in a machine-readable metadata database and automate the rebuilding of your solution, simplifying maintenance and error fixing.
Upfront Pricing
Don’t waste time with incessant sales calls and hidden costs for adding basic features. Our fully-published pricing respects your time, and the value speaks for itself.
Data Modeling
We built BimlFlex with the power of Biml and metadata-driven automation while employing the best and most commonly used modelling philosophies (Kimball, Inmon, DataVault). BimlFlex was built in collaboration with Biml experts with full transparency at every opportunity.
Automation + Customization
BimlFlex automation addresses 80-90% of real-world scenarios while giving you the control to customize the last 10-20% with extension points, custom attributes, and our metadata editor.
Extensive Source and Destination Support
On-premise or in the cloud BimlFlex supports many sources and destinations to meet your organization’s unique and growing requirements.
- Standard Providers
- OLE DB
- Excel OLE DB
- ADO.NET
- ODBC
- File
- Multi File
- FTP
- MSMQ
- SMTP
- HTTP
- WMI
- Cache
- On-Premise/IaaS Databases
- Flat File
- Multi Flat File
- SQL Server Management
- Analysis Services
- SQL Server DQS
- SQL Server PDW
- Oracle
- Teradata
- Azure Blob
- Azure Table
- Azure SQL Database
- Azure SQL Data Warehouse
- Cloud
- Azure DocumentDB
- Azure Data Lake Store
- MySQL Database
- DB2 Database
- Sybase Database
- PostgreSQL Database
- Hadoop Distributed File System
- OData sources
- Web table
- GE Historian
"A near tenfold increase in productivity compared with hand-coded ETL. . ."
"We needed a modern, sustainable metadata technology that automated and integrated our data warehousing. . . . From an initial market scan of around 30 offerings, we conducted a paper-based assessment to narrow the choice to 3. We then conducted a proof-of-concept for those three using a real business use case. BimlFlex was the clear winner and demonstrated a near tenfold increase in productivity compared with hand-coded ETL in SAS or SSIS."
"You should consider the BimlFlex solution. . ."
"BimlFlex makes sophisticated Data Warehouse technologies like Data Vault surprisingly affordable, and we are regularly seeing new features to reduce time to build. In my view, for any new Data Warehouse project, you should use metadata oriented tools for ETL automation. And specifically, you should consider the BimlFlex solution."
- Damian Towler, Enterprise Data Strategist, Credit Union Australia
- Alnis Bajars, BI/DW Manager, Inabox Group
Calculate Your Savings
The pricing tool below calculates the approximate cost of building a traditional framework versus purchasing BimlFlex.
Staging
Data Vault
Persistent Staging
Dimensional
How big is your project?
Source Systems
Source Tables
Data Vault objects:
Hubs: 100
Links: 100
Satellites: 100
Dimensions
Facts
Cube Measure Groups
Cube Dimensions
Assumptions
Development Team
Cost per developer hour
Number of data warehouse developers
Implementation Costs
Hours to develop and implement a staging table
Hours to develop and implement a hub
Hours to develop and implement a link
Hours to develop and implement a satellite
Hours to develop and implement a dimension
Hours to develop and implement a fact table
Hours to develop and implement a measure group
Hours to develop and implement a cube dimension
Traditional Framework
Implementation Cost
$ 60,000 USD
Development time
Implementation time
BimlFlex
Implementation Cost
$ 10,000 USD
BimlFlex
License Cost
$
10,000
USD
Development time
Implementation time
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