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Infogix Data360 Analyze [EOL] vs Informatica PowerCenter comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Infogix Data360 Analyze [EOL]
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Informatica PowerCenter
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (2nd), Data Visualization (8th)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1321299 - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy drag-and-drop interface and supports custom Python functions, but the performance needs to be better
The memory processing needs to be improved because when you deal with a large amount of data, the interface tends to hang a little bit. When the system boots up, it can take between two and five minutes, depending on the system memory (RAM). If the system is low on memory then it takes a long time to start up. If you are not familiar with Python then this product will be a little more difficult for you. It can take a long time to migrate from one version to the next because there are a lot of processes to deal with.
Lars Borchers - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable and reliable product that provides a variety of features for data integration
The solution is not for newcomers. It has an old touch. The solution must improve the integration with new services. It was part of the program at Informatica when they moved to their cloud platform. It is integrated. However, from an on-premise perspective, we need to buy licenses for PowerExchange. If we want a native driver to access a special service, we need to extend our license to those services. It is expensive. I don't like that it's not all included in the solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The drag-and-drop functionality makes it easy for business users."
"Good product if you are trying implement data quality, data integration, and data management projects."
"The most valuable features are the dynamic reading of the file metadata profile, and the ability to define business rules that are used to verify and validate the uploaded files."
"It provides everything I need. Nothing is missing. PowerCenter is a good tool for on-premise databases."
"We can scale the product."
"It's very easy to use it to develop mappings and workflows."
"Enterprise-scale ETL solution that's very stable and is easy to scale. It integrates and connects with multiple new systems, both structured and semi-structured."
"PowerCenter performs well during data transformation and optimization."
"Once you figure it out, it is a powerful and simple ETL tool. Its stability has been very satisfactory."
 

Cons

"The memory processing needs to be improved because when you deal with a large amount of data, the interface tends to hang a little bit."
"There is a need to buy a separate license if one wishes to connect with some kind of SAP system, such as SalesForce."
"While Informatica is great for data-integration, it does not have any analytics features. Thus, organizations have to always look for another product for their BI needs."
"Its licensing can be improved. It should be features-wise and not bundle-wise. A bundle will definitely be costly. In addition, we might use one or two features. That's why the pricing model should be based on the features. The model should be flexible enough based on the features. Their support should also be more responsive to premium customers."
"We had to take on a large volume of data from the legacy Sybase system. This was taking a very long time, i.e., more than a day. We were trying to improve it with partitions to gpload, but we were told that we can't go more than four partitions."
"Unstructured data handling is an important area with a shortcoming that needs improvement in the solution."
"Informatica are very rigid when it comes to cloud migrations which discourages customers in moving their solution to the cloud."
"Informatica, in my opinion, is very rigid and not very flexible, whereas platforms like Alteryx or Matillion are very flexible and agile."
"What I didn't like about it is that the platform itself is not great at distributed processing. When you need high parallel processing, it has some inherent issues. We had to use Java transformation, and it did not go very well. I have heard that it is going to the cloud, but we haven't tried that."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The open-source version is free to use, although it has a limitation of two-million records."
"The pricing for Informatica PowerCenter is expensive. Some clients have simple needs and only want to integrate and store data. Some clients have small needs, while some clients have bigger needs and focus more on performance and time. The licensing cost for Informatica PowerCenter isn't good. In my project, if I remember correctly, the company pays €20,000 per year for the Informatica PowerCenter license. I'm not aware of additional costs that you need to pay for some features of the solution. On a scale of one to five, I'm rating its price a three."
"Licensing costs are excessive and pose an obstacle to someone who lacks familiarity with the solution and wishes to have a proper understanding of it."
"I consider this to be an expensive product."
"A basic setup can be from $100,000 and up annually."
"Its maintenance is expensive."
"According to what I've heard and read on various blogs, it's quite expensive when compared to similar competitive products."
"Price-wise, it's more expensive than SSIS, but it's a better tool, so it has more features. Licensing is on a yearly basis."
"Our customers pay a licensing fee yearly."
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Comparison Review

it_user90069 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 20, 2014
Informatica PowerCenter vs. Microsoft SSIS - each technology has its advantages but also have similarities
Technology has made it easier for businesses to organize and manipulate data to get a clearer picture of what’s going on with their business. Notably, ETL tools have made managing huge amounts of data significantly easier and faster, boosting many organizations’ business intelligence operations…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
32%
Healthcare Company
16%
Insurance Company
9%
Retailer
5%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
7%
 

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