Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services vs Microsoft Azure Logic Apps comparison

Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services vs. Microsoft Azure Logic Apps

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Categories and Ranking

Informatica Intelligent Clo...

Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

12th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft Azure Logic Apps

Ranking in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

8.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) category, the mindshare of Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure Logic Apps is 15.7%, up from 13.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Argha Das

Senior Associate at Cognizant

Good tool, especially if you're using cloud services and an S3 bucket

There's definitely room for improvement in terms of user-friendliness. One example is that you can't search for jobs directly by file name. You can only search by job name. So, if you want to find a job that works with a specific file, you have to go through each job individually to find the right one. So, I'd like to see a faster search, one where I can search directly by file name. Moreover, the support team could improve by adding things like file transfer status updates. Also, if someone modifies a job and then leaves the company, that shouldn't disrupt the job for active users. It would be better if the job continued to run smoothly regardless of who modified it.

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Ritu-Raj

Chief Engineer - Cloud | Azure | Integration at Numerics Cloud

Influenced cost savings by approximately seventy to eighty percent

I have worked on multiple platforms in this space, like MuleSoft, Oracle, Intel, Microsoft, and Dell Boomi. However, Azure Logic Apps is the easiest and most transparent in terms of its operations, licensing cost, and scaling. Being in Azure, the use of the Azure ecosystem becomes quite native with Logic Apps.

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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

"The feature I found most valuable in Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is the mapping. You just drag, and it maps the data. Mapping is very easy, and it's no code. When you migrate data or when the data interaction happens at the source and destination, the challenge is that you'll get different formats. The validation has to be done in the middleware, and the transformation should happen. In Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services, it's very easy to do data validation and transformation compared to any other tool."

"Customer service and technical support are excellent."

"Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services offers a wide variety of services, including Cloud Data Integration, which is akin to a replica of PowerCenter on the cloud. I particularly like the mass ingestion service."

"The data integration and synchronization features in IICS improve the data handling processes."

"I rate the solution's scalability a ten out of ten."

"This solution allows you to easily access and make use of information that you have in your on-premises environment."

"The most valuable feature of Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services for me is the availability of connectors."

"The product is very good, as I have seen no downtime in the two years of use."

"The Logic App's designer is one of the vital features"

"Logic Apps is valuable because my team uses it for integrating SaaS tool sets."

"Its notable advantage is its user-friendly UI, which allows easy testing."

"We mainly used it to integrate SAP, ServiceNow, and different third-party APIs with the front end."

"If we are working with a service-oriented architecture, as an architect as a baseline, it supports us very well in terms of expandability, and the kind of robustness it brings, especially with its serverless nature is fabulous."

"Its integration capabilities are great, allowing connectivity with various applications and services."

"The product's most valuable feature is scalability."

More Microsoft Azure Logic Apps pros

Cons

"In terms of data volume processing, Intelligent Cloud Services does not match the efficiency of Power Center."

"There's definitely room for improvement in terms of user-friendliness. One example is that you can't search for jobs directly by file name. You can only search by job name. So, if you want to find a job that works with a specific file, you have to go through each job individually to find the right one. So, I'd like to see a faster search, one where I can search directly by file name."

"The cloud version of Informatica, although easier and more advanced than PowerCenter, still requires a deep dive to fix bugs."

"This service could be more cost-effective."

"The product's pricing is definitely an area where a bit of improvement is needed."

"Synchronicity is an area for improvement in Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services. For example, when you want real-time or immediate response from the solution when multiple technologies are involved, the integration with Informatica Intelligent Cloud isn't seamless, whether it's the MQ, JMS, or BES service, so the connectivity should be improved a bit. The data governance is good, but what's lacking is a demo. For example, if there's a new feature in Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services, the documentation for that new feature is limited, so if Informatica could give a more complete documentation and more demos, that would be better for the users. Right now, there isn't any issue with any of the features of the solution. It's the new feature awareness or user training, and improved connectivity that I'd like to see in the next version of Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services."

"The tool is quite good overall, but sometimes the number of modules can be overwhelming. If the development interface could be optimized to have fewer modules, it would be greatly beneficial."

"The product should integrate more APIs"

"An area of improvement I've encountered is related to the number of connectors available in Logic Apps. While there are many connectors, I found that the "send email" connector may not work as expected, and one has to rely on Office 365 plugins or other alternatives. This could enhance user experience, especially when considering the additional overhead and licensing requirements associated with Office 365. It also needs to improve security features."

"Standard documents are fine, but in certain situations, when facing specific errors or issues, partners or consumers expect customized solutions rather than just links to existing documents."

"The standard logic app could be simplified. Thats what we would like to see in the next release."

"The pricing could be improved."

"The only thing is, sometimes, when we need a specific connector, it requires an enterprise or paid version. If it were possible to provide the most commonly used connectors for pulling data from different sources free of cost, that would be really nice."

"The product needs improvement in getting direct access to the code and versioning."

"It would be beneficial to have less code and tighter integration between different cloud services."

More Microsoft Azure Logic Apps cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing model is something that can be improved."

"In terms of the licensing for Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services, we had the option of paying based on the number of users and paying based on the volume of data, and we went with the data volume licensing option. Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services isn't as expensive as CIG. The pricing for it is okay, so I'm rating it a four out of five in terms of pricing. We did use the email verification and address validation services which weren't part of the contract, so we had to pay additional fees for those services."

"The solution is expensive."

"I rate Microsoft Azure Logic Apps's pricing a seven out of ten."

"If we are comparing to other public cloud vendors, such as Amazon or Google Cloud platform, I wouldn't say that it's expensive. However, when we're comparing between a host such as GoDaddy or Digital Ocean, then it's a bit on the expensive side."

"Microsoft Azure Logic Apps is a little bit expensive, and that is why you use it only for certain types of scenarios."

"It is a cost-efficient platform."

"It's very cheap, but it comes with pluses and minuses. The positive thing is that it's very cheap, but on the other hand, it's extremely hard to tell how much it will cost. At the start of the project, it's almost impossible to tell how many times you will be calling some kind of Logic App function. You cannot state how much of the internet transfer you will use or how much data your will use."

"The pricing is not expensive."

"The product is quite cheap."

"I would rate the pricing a six out of ten"

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services?

The data integration and synchronization features in IICS improve the data handling processes.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services?

Pricing is a bit high, similar to a premium version or a high-end product, and requires a budget ready to manage it.

What needs improvement with Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services?

The cloud version of Informatica, although easier and more advanced than PowerCenter, still requires a deep dive to fix bugs. It could be improved by making the process as intuitive and easy to fol...

What do you like most about Microsoft Azure Logic Apps?

The solution's most valuable feature is the no-code/low-code feature.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Logic Apps?

Microsoft provides a reliable solution, but it is considered expensive compared to others. Pricing is dynamic, based on scalability and usage. It is comparable to IBM MQ in cost.

What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Logic Apps?

Microsoft Azure Logic Apps needs further development in consistency and durability, particularly for handling larger data volumes beyond 1 MB. Additionally, I have concerns about disaster recovery ...

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Also Known As

Informatica IICS, IICS

Azure Logic Apps, MS Azure Logic Apps

Overview

Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is a next generation iPaaS, which is made up of a growing number of data management products. The productivity of the environment is accelerated by a common user experience across all products, the AI/ML-driven intelligence of the CLAIRE™ engine, and a microservices architecture.

Informatica

Connect your business-critical apps and services with Azure Logic Apps, automating your workflows without writing a single line of code.

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Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services vs. Microsoft Azure Logic Apps