---
title: "Integration Watch: Remember good tools at low cost?"
date: "2008-10-16"
categories: 
  - "tools"
tags: 
  - "altova"
  - "software-reviews"
  - "software-tools"
description: Explore the balance between affordability and functionality in software tools, highlighting Altova's offerings and insights from industry analyst Andrew Binstock.
---
Status: #blog

Tags:  #altova #software-reviews #software-tools

Categories: [development](/blog/category/development.md)
# Integration Watch: Remember good tools at low cost?

Andrew Binstock, principal analyst at Pacific Data Works, recently published a great [article](http://www.sdtimes.com/link/32900) in _SD Times_ about some of the software tools he relies on to make his life easier. In "[Integration Watch: Remember good tools at low cost?](http://www.sdtimes.com/link/32900)" he notes:

> "Today, of course, tools are either free or terribly expensive; there is little middle ground. And there are very few small vendors of tools, with the notable exception of the components market for Windows applications—but those are more libraries than pure tools. One vendor, however, that has persevered making great \[tools\] at remarkably approachable prices is [Altova](https://www.altova.com/), which has put out a variety of interesting products for a long time."

Read the complete article [here](http://www.sdtimes.com/link/32900) and let us know what you think! What are some of the inexpensive software tools that you rely on?