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Informatica PowerCenter vs WSO2 Enterprise Integrator comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Informatica PowerCenter
Ranking in Data Integration
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
Data Visualization (8th)
WSO2 Enterprise Integrator
Ranking in Data Integration
25th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Informatica PowerCenter is 10.9%, up from 10.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WSO2 Enterprise Integrator is 0.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Lars Borchers - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 4, 2023
A stable and reliable product that provides a variety of features for data integration
We use the product for everything that's possible in data integration. We have a data warehouse, and we load each stage. We use the product for data exchange and API services. We also use it to load data into cloud platforms and generate Customer Letters The reliability of the product and the way…
Ilir Lazaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 24, 2022
Consolidated, reliable, and has responsive technical support
There is a minor need to improve the ease of configuration. The configuration of the product is not an easy task for everyone. I agree that it has to be that way, as it's a good technology, however, maybe for people with low experience it can be hard. There can be a higher learning curve. The setup can be difficult for those not familiar with the solution. I'd like to see the possibility of configuring the product via consoles with more elasticity without having the need to go to the single files in the file system, add the files manually, and then restarting. We'd like to make some changes, some tuning of the product, using the administration console. If this is extended to the console, it would be great. We need more operations done by the console. It simplifies the life of the worker.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features are the monitoring tools and the reporting manager."
"The most valuable feature is the new Data Lake feature, which provides the basic capabilities needed."
"Has a good visual tool for data mapping."
"Informatica PowerCenter provides multiple transformations in one particular toolset. You don't need to apply any coding."
"I like the automated scheduling feature."
"Deployment was simple and straightforward."
"Good interface, reasonable documentation."
"Ease and speed of building integrations, especially integrations between different applications, such as our Hospital Information System."
"WSO2's analytics capability is good, considering the ELC support they provide."
"The solution basically conforms to our standards."
"The customer service executives are very responsive."
"It was mostly easy to set up the product."
"The installation process is easy."
"It's a consolidated product. It works and it does its job pretty well."
"The solution's customer service is good."
"The productivity is the most valuable feature. It is very easy to write remediations."
 

Cons

"It would be better if I could do all the work within a single window. If I'm working on any mapping and if I have to switch to sessions, I have to open a new window altogether. If I have to get into workflows, I have to open a new window. It was also very expensive. In the next release, I would like it to be more user-friendly."
"This product is going to decommission in the next couple of years."
"Informatica PowerCenter is outdated and would benefit from modernization. They should have a very good migration strategy from Informatica PowerCenter to AACF. Informatica PowerCenter there is no point in using it, you have to use a cloud version."
"I would like to see an improvement in the digital adoption."
"The initial setup is not straightforward. You need expertise to do it."
"Its scalability can be improved. It is not scalable."
"This solution needs the functionality to do batch processing of data. It also lacks connectivity to NoSQL, unstructured data sources."
"The performance of Informatica PowerCenter could improve."
"The main issue with the product is pricing. It uses core-based pricing for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator and API Manager. It would be best if you had APIM by default. It provides many connectors for easy integration with third-party systems."
"The micro integrator should be improved. There is room for enhancement considering alternative integration components."
"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"WSO2 libraries are not mature enough. For example, if you want to integrate with Kafka using its Kafka library, it often has many bugs."
"The server is very specific and it is very difficult to get experience with it."
"I would like to see better documentation for the open-source version."
"If I have to buy software, then it becomes expensive for me."
"The customization can be a bit difficult."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"I would rate the pricing for this solution a six out of ten. The exact pricing depends on various products that you have."
"The pricing is a little expensive, but in the same range as IBM and other competitors."
"The price could be better. It's very expensive. On a scale from one to five, I would give Informatica PowerCenter's price a one."
"It's much more expensive, almost three times more expensive than most other solutions."
"We are satisfied with the pricing."
"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."
"Compared to other tools, I think PowerCenter is a bit expensive. When I compare it to Oracle, if you want to use Oracle databases, you can easily get an ODI tool, so it's easier to handle. Informatica is a standalone tool—it's an independent company—and there are no databases around them, so it's quite expensive to use. Generally, large companies use PowerCenter because of the price. If companies want to expand their usage areas, they try to consider if it's easy to implement and easy to understand the pricing. I think the pricing is a barrier for Informatica."
"The cost is better than IBM Cloud Pak."
"The solution costs about 20,000 or 30,000 euros per year, per instance."
"I rate the product price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"The open-source, unsupported version is available free of charge."
"The pricing of WSO2 Enterprise Integrator for enterprise subscriptions can be considered expensive, especially from the perspective of someone who prefers open-source software."
"It is a low-cost solution."
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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
18%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
28%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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Which Informatica product would you choose - PowerCenter or Cloud Data Integration?
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What do you like most about WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?
WSO2's analytics capability is good, considering the ELC support they provide.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?
The product has reasonable and competitive pricing for enterprise customers. It is expensive for small businesses especially. They are using the open-source solution, and they find it expensive sin...
What needs improvement with WSO2 Enterprise Integrator?
The main issue with the product is pricing. It uses core-based pricing for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator and API Manager. It would be best if you had APIM by default. It provides many connectors for e...
 

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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, LexisNexis, Rabobank
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