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Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs Perforce Delphix comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 14, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Informatica Intelligent Dat...
Ranking in Test Data Management
3rd
Ranking in Data Masking
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
185
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (3rd), Data Quality (1st), Business Process Management (BPM) (10th), Business-to-Business Middleware (5th), API Management (7th), Cloud Data Integration (3rd), Data Governance (2nd), Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Solutions (1st), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (2nd), Metadata Management (1st), Test Data Management Services (3rd), Product Information Management (PIM) (1st), Data Observability (2nd)
Perforce Delphix
Ranking in Test Data Management
1st
Ranking in Data Masking
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Copy Data Management (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Test Data Management category, the mindshare of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) is 5.2%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Perforce Delphix is 28.3%, down from 29.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Data Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Perforce Delphix28.3%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)5.2%
Other66.5%
Test Data Management
 

Featured Reviews

SaurabhGaonshindhe - PeerSpot reviewer
Modular structure and AI features stream new reporting processes
One of my clients has a requirement; they want to integrate metadata into the process, which means, for example, if I just want to implement a new field into my database, that field needs to be reflected throughout, let's say, 200 mappings. This highlights the need for a data-driven approach. My experience with technical support from Informatica is quite interesting; I would rate it as nine out of ten for Informatica PowerCenter kind of products or the Informatica integration products, because my team can do some hands-on using their free licenses or one-month kind of products. However, for products Master Data Management or related to MDM or Data Governance, there is no way by which we can directly practice, and my team struggles at that point.
Amit-Rastogi - PeerSpot reviewer
Handles large volumes of data with ease, but the self-service portal must be more user-friendly
My advice depends on an organization’s needs. If an organization has a large volume of data, Delphix is a good choice. It is robust and very efficient with large volumes of data and different kinds of databases. If someone is looking for a one-stop solution with all features and capabilities, they must consider a different tool. Overall, I rate the product a six or seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I like the connectivity and richness of features for the technical team, the maturity of the product, and that it had a cloud version. There is Informatica Cloud, and it is part of the Informatica Cloud platform."
"The user interface which is very easy to use if we have any problems to solve."
"It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"The support is very good."
"It is a scalable product."
"Axon does one interesting thing that I don't think other tools do as well. It lets you rate data and incorporates Informatica's data quality feature into it. There are little indications and graphics that show you how good the data quality is, and you can drill into it to see where potential issues lie."
"The scalability is very high."
"The valuable feature is that we can automate the integration part...It is a stable solution."
"The solution's most valuable feature is data cloning."
"Delphix's data distribution is powerful. It's easy to distribute data with this solution. The main advantage of Delphix is that it generates copies of data."
"The most valuable feature is creating virtual databases."
"The product is efficient in handling large volumes of data."
"The most valuable feature is VDB provisioning."
"The most valuable aspect is the product is easy to manage, with a good dashboard. We can easily configure it on the front end and back end."
"The performance offered by the product, its price, and its ability to handle structured and unstructured data were good when compared to the other products in the market."
"It is a stable solution."
 

Cons

"Connectivity could be improved, it can be a little slow."
"Performance also needs to be significantly improved, especially when connecting to SFDC for read and write operations."
"We cannot sell the product directly with an additional layer."
"Permissions, scalability, and connection with other informatic tools are the main areas that need development. Integration with other tools, such as IDQ, is challenging. The management of data discovery is highly challenging because many data points have identical definitions."
"Informatica Axon needs to improve its interface."
"The UX and UI of the solution are areas with certain shortcomings where improvements can be made in the future."
"The on-prem solution is harder to learn than the cloud-based versions."
"The product is not too user-friendly to do the configurations."
"Delphix could be improved with better usability and an agentless option."
"Delphix is quite expensive."
"Delphix needs better partnerships from a customer perspective. It's how they sell it, not what they're selling."
"As a commercial model, it's very good. However, maybe it would be nice for Delphix to integrate with some other platforms."
"The solution’s self-service portal must be more interactive and user-friendly."
"This product should be extended and made to be a more comprehensive storage solution."
"Delphix is a strong solution for virtualization, but it's not strong enough for creating data, so we have to use another solution for creating new data."
"One thing I would like to see improved is the unusual error messages we receive and some slowness we have while we are updating."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Informatica Axon is a costly solution. I rate Informatica Axon a four out of ten for its pricing."
"The solution is very expensive."
"A yearly subscription is paid based on the number of people using the solution. Price-wise, it falls under the medium range since it is neither very costly nor too cheap."
"The pricing is high compared to other tools on the market."
"So, there are plans for licensing. There are subscription-based and usage-based licenses. Also, there are licenses for exceptional analytics, etc. In short, there are different models of licensing for every enterprise."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing nine and a half out of ten."
"The solution's pricing model is easy, but it is very expensive."
"it's expensive, but if you're looking for a stable solution, Informatica MDM is a good one to choose."
"I rate the product price seven to eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is the low price, and ten is the high price."
"I would say the price is a little high but affordable for our needs."
"It is an expensive solution."
"Delphix's pricing is affordable."
"The solution's pricing was reasonable and lower than one million."
"The cost is $370K annually for the Delphix Masking Engine and Delphix Virtualization Engine."
"The product is a little bit expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Insurance Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
9%
Insurance Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise134
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Delphix?
The performance offered by the product, its price, and its ability to handle structured and unstructured data were good when compared to the other products in the market.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Delphix?
The solution's pricing was reasonable and lower than one million.
What needs improvement with Delphix?
It would be good if any CI/CD and DevOps-aligned feature could be triggered through the DevOps pipeline. Right now, we have to trigger the jobs and then integrate them with DevOps, which requires s...
 

Also Known As

ActiveVOS, Active Endpoints, BPM, Address Verification, Persistent Data Masking, Cloud Test Data Management, PIM, , Enterprise Data Catalog, Data Integration Hub, Cloud Data Integration, Data Quality, Cloud API and App Integration
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Sample Customers

The Travel Company, Carbonite
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