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Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs Palantir Foundry comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Informatica Intelligent Dat...
Ranking in Data Integration
3rd
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
3rd
Ranking in Data Management Platforms (DMP)
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
181
Ranking in other categories
Data Quality (1st), Business Process Management (BPM) (6th), Business-to-Business Middleware (3rd), API Management (7th), Data Governance (2nd), Test Data Management (3rd), Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Solutions (1st), Data Masking (2nd), Metadata Management (1st), Test Data Management Services (4th), Product Information Management (PIM) (1st), Data Observability (2nd)
Palantir Foundry
Ranking in Data Integration
12th
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
10th
Ranking in Data Management Platforms (DMP)
1st
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
IT Operations Analytics (3rd), Supply Chain Analytics (1st), Data Migration Appliances (3rd), Data and Analytics Service Providers (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

Raj Sethupathi - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers profiling and address standardization but can be complicated
Informatica Data Quality has its data warehouse, primarily using Oracle and some SQL databases. You need a database to host the data. The cleansed version of the data is stored in the data warehouse. It integrates with PowerCenter and other Informatica tools. The integration details can be complex, but a regional setup is involved in this process. Profiling smaller datasets, such as 10,000-50,000 records, worked fine. However, unexpected issues could arise with larger datasets, such as thousands of records or more, especially with tables containing many columns. Handling tables with fifty or more columns can be challenging, even in Excel. A mismatch in data types could cause the entire system to crash. Continual enhancements are being made to address these issues, which can be unique to specific industries like finance and healthcare.
Manilal Kasera - PeerSpot reviewer
Transparent with good reliability and good data visibility
The initial setup had a medium level of difficulty. If we go through the documentation, we can learn about what to do. In Palantir, they had a section called Academy, and that Academy was quite useful. If you go through that as a new user, it makes the process easier as you learn what to do. Initially, we didn't have many sources that would help us learn things, so we struggled a bit. In contrast, with Azure and Amazon Cloud, you have many sources from where you would be easily able to learn. You could just Google what you needed with them, as there's so much available documentation online. What was easy was the fact that everything was in one place. With AWS Cloud, there are many applications to support. You can use Glue or Athena, and you have all these other applications. However, with Palantir, everything is easy due to the fact that it is centralized. It's drag and drop and everything is very transparent.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We've used the solution for quite some time, so in our organization, the product is pretty mature."
"I know that there are two good features, APN and ServiceNow but we haven't explored all of its features yet."
"The staging and hierarchical features are the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to extract metadata from various sources- be it an old SaaS application or the latest cloud application."
"Informatica MDM stands out as a tool that can give you the flexibility needed for doing channel-specific data quality or business validation."
"The user interface which is very easy to use if we have any problems to solve."
"The valuable feature is metadata management. If you want to trace sensitive data, you can auto-classify them. You can search for sensitive information through EDC. Using Discovery, you can identify if there is any type of data set."
"It's a stable product without any bugs or glitches."
"The data lineage is great."
"Encapsulates all the components without the requirement to integrate or check compatibility."
"The virtualization tool is useful."
"The AI engine that comes with Palantir Foundry is quite interesting."
"Live video sessions enhance the available documentation and allow you to ask questions directly."
"The interface is really user-friendly."
"The solution provides an end-to-end integrated tech stack that takes care of all utility/infrastructure topics for you."
"I like the data onboarding to Palantir Foundry and ETL creation."
 

Cons

"Informatica MDM has a complex user interface, which could be improved."
"The integration process is not easy."
"The configuration process is pretty lengthy and challenging and could be made easier to understand."
"Currently, there are limitations in processing and the interface."
"From multiple masters that are there in Informatica MDM, we can improve the financials."
"The scalability is tough."
"The vendor should have more training resources: online classes, free tutorial videos, etc."
"The tool could be improved in terms of ease of use, particularly for those without technical expertise. Understanding and extracting data from the table-based structure requires some SQL knowledge and technical skills. Additionally, while Informatica MDM has moved towards a cloud-based MDM with a UI similar to Reltio, I haven't used it, so I can't comment on its effectiveness."
"Some error messages can be very cryptic."
"If you want to create new models on specific data sets, computing that is quite costly."
"The solution's visualization and analysis could be improved."
"The data lineage was challenging. It's hard to track data from the sources as it moves through stages. Informatica EDC can easily capture and report it because it talks to the metadata. This is generated across those various staging points."
"It would be helpful to build applications based on Azure functions or web apps in Palantir Foundry."
"Cost of this solution is quite high."
"The solution’s data security could be improved."
"Difficult to receive data from external sources."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Informatica Cloud Data Integration is famously known for its high price. The vendor targets large enterprises, and not medium or small companies. These large companies, and organizations, handle large amounts of data. If you go into any large bank, such as American or Canadian banks, these banks use this solution because it is more reliable, secure, and has more functionality."
"Pricing is determined by the number of licensed users as well as the number of Core CPUs."
"Informatica MDM recently changed its pricing model. It's usage-based but I don't have much insight into the current pricing."
"Informatica MDM's pricing is not cheap but comparable to other vendors."
"The price is high, but the competitors are even higher, like Collibra."
"Informatica Axon is a costly solution. I rate Informatica Axon a four out of ten for its pricing."
"I rate the product's pricing a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is the lowest price and ten is the highest price."
"We have licenses, and we are provided with certain particular services in the solution."
"Palantir Foundry is an expensive solution."
"The solution’s pricing is high."
"It's expensive."
"Palantir Foundry has different pricing models that can be negotiated."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
6%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Azure Data Factory compare with Informatica Cloud Data Integration?
Azure Data Factory is a solid product offering many transformation functions; It has pre-load and post-load transformations, allowing users to apply transformations either in code by using Power Q...
Which Informatica product would you choose - PowerCenter or Cloud Data Integration?
Complex transformations can easily be achieved using PowerCenter, which has all the features and tools to establish a real data governance strategy. Additionally, PowerCenter is able to manage huge...
What are the biggest benefits of using Informatica Cloud Data Integration?
When it comes to cloud data integration, this solution can provide you with multiple benefits, including: Overhead reduction by integrating data on any cloud in various ways Effective integration ...
What do you like most about Palantir Foundry?
Palantir Foundry is a robust platform that has really strong plugin connectors and provides features for real-time integration.
What needs improvement with Palantir Foundry?
The solution’s data security could be improved. We cannot use many Python packages with the solution. We were able to use only a few compatible Python packages.
What is your primary use case for Palantir Foundry?
Our use cases are mostly related to data analytics. We are building some dashboards and ETL pipelines on the Palantir side. Palantir Foundry is a low-code/no-code platform with a user-friendly UI. ...
 

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
Merck KGaA, Airbus, Ferrari,United States Intelligence Community, United States Department of Defense
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