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Informatica PowerExchange vs Qlik Replicate comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.7
Informatica PowerExchange offers improved decision-making, faster deployment, and up to 40% cost reduction via efficient data integration.
Sentiment score
8.0
Qlik Replicate automates reporting, saves time, reduces database usage, minimizes costs, and improves efficiency compared to AWS services.
I conducted a cost comparison with the AWS service provider, and this option is much cheaper than the Kinesis service offered by AWS.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
Informatica PowerExchange's customer service receives mixed reviews for its responsiveness and reliability, with occasional availability issues.
Sentiment score
5.7
Users find Qlik Replicate support slow and inefficient, preferring quicker resolutions and direct contact with representatives, especially for AutoML issues.
Their support aligns with what I have experienced with Informatica data quality teams, and it is quite effective.
Even priority tickets, which should be resolved in minutes, can take days.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Informatica PowerExchange is highly rated for its scalability and integration, supporting large volumes and diverse deployment options.
Sentiment score
7.1
Qlik Replicate is scalable and adaptable, especially in cloud environments, but may require memory adjustments for optimal performance.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Informatica PowerExchange is praised for stability but needs clearer notifications and log visibility; external factors affect recent versions.
Sentiment score
8.5
Qlik Replicate is highly stable and reliable, efficiently handling large volumes, with seamless recovery despite minor API concerns.
 

Room For Improvement

Informatica PowerExchange needs improved integration, user-friendliness, support, and features, with enhanced compatibility and streamlined processes for users.
Qlik Replicate needs better UI, error clarity, support, integration, pricing transparency, performance, and marketing to compete effectively.
It is a core-based licensing, which, especially in the banking industry, results in the system capacity being utilized up to a maximum of 60%.
 

Setup Cost

Informatica PowerExchange's capacity-based pricing requires licenses for additional processing power, with annual subscriptions considered valuable yet costly.
Qlik Replicate's pricing is high and less flexible than competitors, suiting larger companies with extensive replication needs.
The pricing and cost depend heavily on SAP's licensing structure, especially if using SAP integration services.
Licensing is calculated based on the machine's total capacity rather than actual usage.
 

Valuable Features

Informatica PowerExchange provides efficient data integration with real-time processing, scalability, extensive connectivity, and a user-friendly interface.
Qlik Replicate offers real-time data capture, easy replication, and seamless integration for efficient data management and real-time analytics.
PowerExchange is one of the best software solutions to build integrations with non-Oracle or standard database services, especially for SAP and Hana products.
Data retrieved from the system can be pushed to multiple places, supporting various divisions such as marketing, loans, and others.
 

Categories and Ranking

Informatica PowerExchange
Ranking in Data Integration
18th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Qlik Replicate
Ranking in Data Integration
13th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Informatica PowerExchange is 1.0%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qlik Replicate is 3.1%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Mohammad Faizan Ahmad - PeerSpot reviewer
Helpful in handling areas like complex data sources and data processing but needs improved support services
The major challenge with the tool stems from the fact that if you are implementing it in the cloud, then it has to be within the framework. Another challenge is the large volume of data. Informatica PowerExchange is a product through which we enable connectivity, so it is not an application product or a stand-alone tool, but Informatica's core systems or IICS uses it to connect to multiple systems. The major challenge associated with the tool is on the infrastructure side. The tool's features could be something faster with more connectors. A number of connectors can help connect to a wide variety of applications. The tool should focus on reducing the resilient time, like, if any network disconnectivity happens, then auto-reconnection and the retry method should be more robust so that manual intervention is not required. We communicate with the tool's support team as we need to raise our issues with them. I have already worked with Informatica and have a total experience of around eight to nine years; the one problem with the tool is its support team since they take a lot of time to address a particular issue. If one time you schedule a call and explain the situation to them about the issue, the support team will raise tickets and take notes. They will ask you to share the logs or screenshots of the errors, and you will get no resolution. The support team will randomly give you some documents and expect you to go through them, and if you get back to them with questions, a new person will be allocated, and you will have to start explaining everything again. I would not say it is a pleasant experience.
KrishnaBaddam - PeerSpot reviewer
Lightweight tool, ensures that data is replicated across different systems and simplify complex tasks such as defining relationships
Qlik Compose is something that will automate user's overall data modernization. Here data modernization includes data modeling, ETL jobs, etc. But the advantage is users can automate the overall process of data engineering and data modeling through Qlik Compose. I think that's useful when users are able to manage 60% of the workload automated. That will be very useful. That's fantastic. Replicate does not have a great AI capability. AI capabilities are present in Qlik Sense. Qlik Replicate is a very light tool. It is only meant to capture data from the log files, get the data, and transfer it, read that table structure, create the table structure, and transfer the data whenever there is a change. So, it basically integrates with the kernel of the operating system. The way it works is that these replicate tools will integrate with the kernel of the operating system, and they will access the redo log files of the database. The redo log should have access to all the files of the structure of the schema, too. So, using that technique, they redo all the data structures, create a similar structure, and replicate the structure in the target schema, table, and database. After that is done, it will start tracing the instances that are happening. For example, if data is inserted into the table, then an insert is fired on the statement on the table. So, that particular insert is captured. And based on that insert statement, it will pull the SQL query and say, "Okay, there is an insert. I need to get that data." It will get the data from the redo log itself rather than going to a database. Then, it will just pass that transaction into the target system, where it will just insert the data. And this happens instantaneously, within a microsecond. So, if there is an insert, an update, or a delete, everything is transferred immediately. It is picked from the redo log because it comes to the redo log, and then the redo log sends it to Qlik Replicate and Replicate to the target system on which Replicate is installed.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
27%
Computer Software Company
12%
Insurance Company
10%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
11%
Insurance Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Informatica PowerExchange?
The pricing and cost depend heavily on SAP's licensing structure, especially if using SAP integration services. Informatica is seen as broader in integrations.
What needs improvement with Informatica PowerExchange?
I have minimal exposure to PowerExchange at this point. I will start working with it midyear, so I do not have much experience to suggest improvements.
What do you like most about Qlik Replicate?
The main valuable feature is its real-time change data capture (CDC) capabilities, which process data with minimal latency. There is not much delay. It also performs well with batch-wise data appli...
What needs improvement with Qlik Replicate?
There is complexity involved in the licensing part of this system. It is a core-based licensing, which, especially in the banking industry, results in the system capacity being utilized up to a max...
What is your primary use case for Qlik Replicate?
An example involving the banking project I am currently working on is for a public sector bank in India. Primarily, they are using a database, and the ultra architecture is meant to take a backup o...
 

Also Known As

PowerExchange, Connectors
Replicate, Qlik Replicate
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

ACH Food, BNSF Railway Company, Illinois State University
American Cancer Society, Fanzz, SM Retail, Smart Modular, Tangerine Bank, Wellcare
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