CA IDMS vs Informatica Data Archive comparison

Broadcom and Informatica are both solutions in the Database Development and Management category. Broadcom is ranked #28, while Informatica is ranked #22. Broadcom holds a 1.1% mindshare in DDM, compared to Informatica’s 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Broadcom users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of Informatica users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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66% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

Informatica Data Archive and CA IDMS compete in data management, with Informatica having an edge due to favorable pricing and customer service, while CA IDMS offers an extensive feature set.

Features: Informatica Data Archive leads with automated, policy-driven data retention, access management tailored for compliance, and modern archiving capabilities. CA IDMS excels in high-performance hierarchical database management, extensive transaction processing, and exceptional reliability for legacy systems.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Informatica Data Archive offers straightforward cloud-based deployment and robust customer support, enhancing the onboarding process. CA IDMS's deployment is more complex and on-premises, offset by in-depth technical support to ease initial challenges.

Pricing and ROI: Informatica Data Archive presents competitive setup costs with strong ROI from operational efficiencies. CA IDMS's higher initial costs reflect its specialized capabilities and long-term reliability, appealing for stable performance in demanding environments.

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Categories and Ranking

CA IDMS

Ranking in Database Development and Management

28th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Informatica Data Archive

Ranking in Database Development and Management

22nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Database Development and Management category, the mindshare of CA IDMS is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Informatica Data Archive is 1.9%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Database Development and Management

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Application Development Manager at Aetna

We get network database performance. It supports our back office.

I don't have anything to add. I've heard about web services. We might be looking at a Java connection or web services in the future. It's serving our purpose right now. We're not looking for anything new. For what we do, it meets all our needs. We have to use DB2 when we need more relational constructs, expanded inquiry and reporting; so it's not perfect in that regards. We use it really for our transaction processing, not as much for reporting. For transaction processing, it's doing the job we need. To go into more in-depth, high-volume reporting, we offload a lot of the data to DB2.

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Santanu Bhattacharya

Service at Cognizant

Easy to understand layer flows, reliable, and excellent support

We are using Informatica Data Archive for clients' legacy systems to confirm the data from their legacy system to the new system based on the SQL Server The most valuable features of Informatica Data Archive are ease of use, and the flows from one layer to the next are simple to understand. The…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a really stable platform. It has been around for many years. We trust it implicitly. "

"Technical support is very good. They are very knowledgeable, very quick to respond, and very nice people, too."

"The most useful feature is the governance feature, because it can show us and help us to manage user profiles very quickly and using it in assertive way."

"One of the most valuable features of Informatica Data Archive is its performance."

"The most valuable features of Informatica Data Archive are ease of use, and the flows from one layer to the next are simple to understand."

Cons

"Right now, it's not easy to start using this solution. You have to take long course and train people. It's not an easy path."

"I would like to see it made simpler to operate and maintain."

"The recovery features could improve in Informatica Data Archive."

"Informatica Data Archive could improve by providing training. Training is one area where we lack, there are not very many trained resources in the market for sales, GPM, proposals, new offerings, or new features that are being added to this solution. It would be really helpful for consultants, like me, to understand the new, cool features these solutions are constantly adding. Training is something, that should be in place."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Do not hold back on asking questions about the maintenance and continued support of the product."

"The price of Informatica Data Archive is reasonable. Different versions of the solution are available, such as the professional edition and enterprise edition."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

23%

Government

14%

Computer Software Company

11%

Healthcare Company

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Also Known As

IDMS

Data Archive

Overview

CA IDMS is a reliable, high-performance, web-enabled Database Management system (DBMS) for IBM z Systems that provides business value for hundreds of enterprises and government organizations. CA IDMS provides high-performance database management and transaction processing performance for existing and new workloads, helping you consolidate business functions on a central data repository, as needed.

Broadcom

Retire legacy applications, manage data growth, improve application performance, and maintain compliance with structured archiving.

Informatica

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Blue Hill Data Services Inc.

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