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Broadcom Test Data Manager vs Informatica Test Data Management (TDM) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Test Data Manager
Ranking in Test Data Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Data Masking (3rd), AI Synthetic Data (1st)
Informatica Test Data Manag...
Ranking in Test Data Management
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Test Data Management category, the mindshare of Broadcom Test Data Manager is 19.8%, up from 17.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Informatica Test Data Management (TDM) is 17.7%, up from 15.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Data Management
 

Featured Reviews

Amit-Rastogi - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps to create synthetic data and new data sets
Broadcom Test Data Manager is for data management. I would like to see some extension with data warehousing concerning ETL. It should also integrate with Jira or other reporting tools. Currently, after creating data, we update tickets and other information in various tools. This would enable us to attach relevant files or information to specific tickets.
Mukul Shukla - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient test data management with good automation and speeds up processes
I face multiple issues, but these are not due to a lack of functionality in the product but rather its inherent complexity. There is a lag while opening the console, which is a concern from my end. Additionally, the logs are not always clear, and sometimes, accessing the PowerCenter server becomes necessary to identify errors.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It allows us to create a testing environment that is repeatable. And we can manage the data so that our testing becomes automated, everything from actually performing the testing to also evaluating the results."
"When I run my App Test, I can directly connect with TDM. I can publish all my data into one table in TDM, then run my App Test directly."
"The synthetic data generation is really good... You can write rules and create permutations and combinations according to your needs. Or you can take a snippet of the Prod data and replicate it."
"When you have hundreds and hundreds of databases everywhere, how do you do that without looking for keys? If you do it manually, you're going to need a lot of people. With the tool, I work with five people on my team. Right now, we're modeling 700 different databases, and we can do it very quickly because of the tool."
"It saves us time from generating the same amount of data in real-time.​"
"What I find to be most valuable is its ability to do synthetic data creation. I love that because it has a lot of flexibility and you do not have to worry about one specific database or how you are going to manage all the data points."
"The whole process is done by functions which are compiled on the source environment itself. Normally, you take the data from the source, you manage them - for example, mask them - and then you load this masked data into the destination. With this solution, it's completely different. On the source environment, there are functions compiled inside the environment, which means they are amazingly fast and, on the source environment, data are masked already. So when you take them, you already take masked data from the source. So you can copy them, even with an unencrypted pipe."
"TDM allows us to find the right test data for the test that we need, and then it also allows us to get the required data inputs into our API test, so that we can do a full test."
"Informatica Test Data Management is a complete solution. I'm not very deep in the technical aspect of the solution, but most of the workflows are now completely automated. There are some minor elements where we have to still add manual parts to the implementation."
"The tool enabled us to leverage Teradata Parallel Transporter to write the masked data efficiently to our Teradata warehouse."
"We do not need to write complex SQL statements as the solution provides a GUI to perform activities."
"Organizations working on different projects can benefit from this tool."
 

Cons

"Needs a better fit and finish."
"I would request to extend the data source support because there are a lot of cloud-native SaaS-based solutions in the market. Like, Azure has its data sources, Amazon-specific data sources, and there are a lot of proprietary data sources outside as well. I recommend the team to expand the data source support."
"Get everything centralized into the portal."
"A lot of research, data analysis, and work needs to be done on the source system in the tool which requires a data expert. This tool definitely requires a senior person to work on this issue, as it might be a challenge for a tester."
"When we publish a lot data into the target, sometimes it is not able to handle it."
"I would say implementing test data management requires a lot of effort and time...Even if you have experienced people, it takes time."
"We had one user that was primarily working on it, who probably spent a few months initially setting it up."
"As the solution continues to evolve, the one thing I like about it is the API-friendly layers that they have added into the realm. So, I just would like to see more support around that and more usability."
"Informatica has a data governance suite, and at the moment, there is no connection between the data governance elements, such as the data catalog, and the Informatica Test Data Management software. For example, the data discovery which is part of both solutions is two separate things. If you have a data discovery in the data catalog, then we cannot use it for Informatica Test Data Management purposes and vice versa. The same software vendor, has two different products, with the same functionality. There's was no need to separate things. This is something which was a problem in a use case of the customer where this was the reason why they didn't choose the Informatica solution."
"The UI experience is a little bit old. When applying more than 80 columns, it means doing it in phases, as it won't allow it in one go."
"Probably the ideal time testing site, utilizing self-service for real-time testing, could be an area for improvement."
"There is a lag while opening the console, which is a concern from my end."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of this tool is pretty high... CA provides licenses for different utilities like masking but even if you break it up, the pricing is still high."
"I would rate Broadcom TDM's pricing as four out of five."
"My company makes yearly payments toward the licensing costs. So, I consider the licensing costs to be expensive, especially considering what I have heard from my colleagues."
"Know all the data requirements before buying this product. There are a lot of features for this tool, which may or may not be useful to a particular company. Make sure of what your requirements for your data are."
"Part of the licensing is dependent on whether you want to use the portal. It's based on floating users. The other part is dependent on what type of system you are using. We are using mainframe, so we paid good money for a mainframe license."
"It can be scaled for as many licenses as the customer is willing to pay. It's kind of expensive."
"The tool's pricing is high."
"Mainly, we compete with the IBM team and Informatica, and if you compare the license cost, Broadcom is too flexible. Depending on the customer's budget, we suggest they buy only respective SKUs, and it's much cheaper compared to others because we have gone over multiple deals where pricing was never a factor in differentiating products."
"It's expensive because the license needs to be bought for some time period. It's not pay as you go."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
13%
Retailer
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
24%
Computer Software Company
17%
Insurance Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Broadcom Test Data Manager?
The solution has a portal where we can create data. We can also create synthetic data with the help of the product. We can use it to create a new data set in the database, eliminating many issues. ...
What needs improvement with Broadcom Test Data Manager?
Broadcom Test Data Manager is for data management. I would like to see some extension with data warehousing concerning ETL. It should also integrate with Jira or other reporting tools. Currently, a...
What do you like most about Informatica Test Data Management (TDM)?
The tool enabled us to leverage Teradata Parallel Transporter to write the masked data efficiently to our Teradata warehouse.
What needs improvement with Informatica Test Data Management (TDM)?
I face multiple issues, but these are not due to a lack of functionality in the product but rather its inherent complexity. There is a lag while opening the console, which is a concern from my end....
What is your primary use case for Informatica Test Data Management (TDM)?
I am an administrator for the Informatica Test Data Management solution. My team uses it to generate test data, create dummy data, replicate production data by masking it, and use it within the QA ...
 

Also Known As

CA Test Data Manager, DataMaker, DataFinder, Fast Data Masker, CA TDM
Informatica TDM
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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