Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) vs SnapLogic comparison

Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Oracle Data Integrator and SnapLogic compete in the data integration tools category. SnapLogic has the upper hand for features and cost-effectiveness, while ODI is appreciated for pricing and support within certain contexts.

Features: Oracle Data Integrator offers advanced data integration logic, reusable mappings, and real-time integration without additional hardware. Its EL-T architecture leverages existing system power. SnapLogic is valued for its low-code environment, extensive connectivity, and rapid deployment, especially in AI and seamless integration scenarios.

Room for Improvement: ODI requires significant expertise and improvements in its interface and real-time integration. Version control enhancements and a streamlined user experience are needed. SnapLogic could improve in API management, error message clarity, and processing large datasets. Users desire broader integration and better customer support.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ODI, typically on-premises, has mixed reviews for customer support, especially with Oracle products' integration. SnapLogic's flexibility in hybrid and public cloud deployment earns approval, though connectivity behind firewalls poses challenges. Feedback on customer service is mixed, but it is noted for ease of use and integration.

Pricing and ROI: ODI is seen as expensive, offering good ROI for complex needs in large enterprises with multiple licensing options. SnapLogic provides competitive pricing with flexible tiers, delivering notable ROI through efficient development and integration if deployed effectively.

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Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) vs. SnapLogic

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

Ranking in Data Integration

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SnapLogic

Ranking in Data Integration

25th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Process Automation (16th), Cloud Data Integration (13th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (10th)

Featured Reviews

Jagadish Sau

Technical lead at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

Straightforward to implement, scalable, and has good stability and documentation, but technical support could still be improved

My company has around ten users of Oracle Data Integrator (ODI). A team of two to five people handles the deployment and maintenance of the solution. The current client of my company has this plan of moving to the cloud, with the possibility of replacing the ETL tool altogether, which could mean that more data is coming up, so there may be a plan to increase the usage of Oracle Data Integrator (ODI). My advice to others looking into implementing Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is that if your database is on Oracle or SQL server, then Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is a good tool to use. My rating for Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is seven out of ten.

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VinethSuresh

Senior Data Analyst at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees

Achieves rapid results in data migration and has an intuitive user interface

I find SnapLogic to be user-friendly, especially for beginners with limited experience in data engineering or ETL. The interface is interactive, allowing me to quickly learn how to run pipelines and achieve production-ready results swiftly. This agility translates to cost savings, especially for smaller projects and proofs of concept, as less time and effort are needed to deliver results.

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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

"ODI's best features are customization, integration with other versioning tools, and the ability to define new knowledge modules."

"The scalability is great. It's one of the reasons we chose the solution."

"It uses the power of the database system efficiently."

"The installation of the client ODI Studio is easy."

"The most valuable feature is Data movement."

"The most valuable feature of ODI is the to use of the whole ETL to create a data lake."

"It's completely user-friendly."

"It can integrate with more recent databases like Cassandra, Hadoop, and other more recent Big Data databases."

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"SnapLogice is a low-code development tool."

"SnapLogic is a great platform for establishing integrations among various systems or patterns by using any kind of interface. If something is not supported by predefined snaps – snaps are connectors in SnapLogic – you can create them (custom snaps) or write a script."

"You can use other languages, such as Python, and easily connect to other systems."

"SnapLogic is an IPA tool that leverages a low code environment to connect to multiple sources, extract data, and store it in Azure data lake."

"By using snaps instead of functions in code, you can see the building blocks of the integration visually. This helps a lot."

"It is a scalable solution."

"The feature I found most valuable in SnapLogic is low-code development. Low-code development has been very useful for simple processes, which is required for business users such as extracting details from a file or getting things reported by calling your web service. Calling your web service also becomes easier with SnapLogic because of the snaps available, so if you have the documentation, you can call an API. You don't have to write all those clients to call an API, so that is another feature I found very easy in SnapLogic. Configuring and managing all the file systems also become very handy with the solution."

"The technical support from SnapLogic is excellent, and I would give it a complete ten."

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Cons

"We used a third party to do the implementation of ODI."

"If you have something like Cisco on top of it, you will have endless problems."

"I would only point out some minor bugs or glitches in the development interface (ODI studio)."

"The resource management aspect of the solution could be improved."

"There are certain things where it can be improved. Initial solution setup seems a bit complex at the start, it should be improved because it becomes bit tough for a novice to get started on this. Sometimes error description is not helpful to understand the problem it gives some generic type of errors which are at times not that helpful to understand the underlying root cause of the issue."

"The initial setup is a bit complex compared to other tools."

"At present, when multiple steps are executed in parallel in the load plan and errors occur, the error handling mechanism does not function correctly."

"Technical Support could be better."

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"The problem is that SnapLogic doesn't offer a wide variety of connectors. For example, integrating with Salesforce is not that easy."

"Connecting to data behind enterprise firewalls has been tricky."

"The biggest issue we have faced in our company with SnapLogic is regarding the EDI format"

"One of the areas for improvement in SnapLogic is that the connectors for some of the applications should be more available in terms of testing in the dev environment. Another area for improvement is that the logging should be standardized, for example, the integration with an ELK stack should be required out-of-the-box, so you can ship the log and have it in the ELK stack. There should be integration with ELK stack for the log shipping."

"There is room for improvement with APM management and how task execution looks."

"SnapLogic sits somewhere in the middle. It doesn’t offer enough easy canned integrations for its users like some of the easier to use integration apps."

"The dashboards regarding scheduled tasks need further improvement."

"It needs some more snaps. I would like to see some of the features be changed in some of the snaps."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I have yet to determine the exact figure for Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) pricing, but it has lower pricing than Informatica."

"The solution is very expensive."

"The license can be costly, but in certain complex cases, ODI proves to be the optimal solution."

"The Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) pricing isn't expensive, but it's not cheap, so it's in the middle. I'd rate the pricing as three out of five."

"Being an ODI developer, I never had to pay for this product. I know that the pricing/licensing is not really low, but the product is really good."

"We found that the cost compared to other integration tools is a little high, but the solution works great."

"Per user, it is $900 USD per year, though they will give some discount. However, even a 60% to 70% of discount for each won't help us much. On top of that, there is the perpetual license you must pay at the outset."

"I rate the platform pricing as five out of ten."

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"The license model is based on consumption."

"When comparing it with solutions like Apigee or MuleSoft, it still offers better value."

"They have pricing/usage tiers that are easy to move up or down."

"By scaling the solution incrementally the cost is controlled and more beneficial to the client."

"The pricing is okay."

"From the ROI perspective, the price is extremely high"

"I used the free trial."

"It is a higher initial cost than other easy-to-use integration apps."

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Questions from the Community

What's the difference between Oracle Integration Cloud Service and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)?

Oracle Integration Cloud Service has a fairly easy initial setup, and Oracle offers initial support and guidance for those who might find the setup to be challenging. There are complications that c...

What do you like most about Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)?

In comparison with other products of the same range, licensing mode is really attractive, no need to license according technology/topology to be used and an incredible Versatility to build any Data...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)?

The pricing of Oracle Cloud Services is not favorable as it charges daily regardless of usage, unlike competitors who charge only for days used.

What do you like most about SnapLogic?

Despite having no prior experience in SnapLogic, we managed to build, test, and prepare it for release in just three hours, handling heavy data efficiently.

What needs improvement with SnapLogic?

SnapLogic is doing well in evolving with the AI landscape. However, if the AI capabilities and integrations were more intuitive and easy to learn for new users, it would be greatly beneficial. Addi...

What is your primary use case for SnapLogic?

I utilize SnapLogic for data migration and data integration projects. I use it mainly as a middleware tool, working with a lot of SAP data. By transferring SAP data into more cost-effective databas...

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Overview

Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is a data integration software solution that provides a unified infrastructure to streamline data and application integration projects. It uses a powerful design approach to data integration, which separates the declarative rules from the implementation details. The solution is based on a unique ELT (Extract Load Transform) architecture, eliminating the need for a standalone ETL server and proprietary engine.

Oracle Data Integrator Features

ODI has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

Automatic documentation generation
Visualization of data flows in the interfaces
Customization of generated code
Automatic reverse-engineering of existing applications or databases
Graphical development and maintenance of transformation and integration interfaces
Robust data integrity control features, assuring the consistency and correctness of data
Powerful core differentiators
Heterogeneous ELT, declarative design and knowledge modules
Flexibility and modularity
Oracle Data Integrator repository
Topology navigator
Operator Navigator
Security Navigator
Integrator Console
ODI domains

Oracle Data Integrator Benefits

There are many benefits to implementing ODI. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

Efficient architecture: Oracle Data Integrator has a simple architecture that utilizes the source and target servers to perform complex transformations, making it an efficient solution.

Supports all platforms: ODI gives you platform independence by supporting all platforms, hardware, and OSes with the same software.

Cost-effective: Oracle Data Integrator reduces costs associated with initial hardware and software acquisition, and also decreases maintenance costs because it eliminates the need for an ETL Server and an ETL engine.

Automatic detection of faulty data: By using ODI, faulty data is recycled before insertion in the target application, providing you with a data quality firewall.

Easy development and maintenance: With a low learning curve, Oracle Data Integrator increases developer productivity while facilitating ongoing maintenance.

Active integration: ODI includes all styles of data integration: data-based, event-based and service-based.

Reviews from Real Users

Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by PeerSpot users currently using the Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) solution.

Brian D., Business Process and Strategy Specialist Advisor at NTTData, says, “The Knowledge Module (KM) is my favorite feature of ODI. This is where I learned how to use variables to make jobs dynamic. I took that knowledge and created a KM that would go into iTunes and pull the sales of eBooks. Making something that is reusable, like a KM, is important to not only reduce build time but also maintenance in the future.”

Ashok S., Applications Support Manager at a marketing services firm, mentions, "The most valuable features of ODI are the ease of development, you can have a template, and you can onboard transfer very quickly. There's a lot of knowledge modules available that we can use. If you want to connect, for example, a Sibyl, SQL, Oracle, or different products, we don't have to develop them from scratch. They are available, but if it's not, we can go into the marketplace and see if there's a connector there. Having the connector available reduces the amount of hard work needed. We only have to put the inputs and outputs. In some of the products, we use there is already integration available for ODI, which is helpful."

The SnapLogic Intelligent Integration Platform uses AI-powered workflows to automate all stages of IT integration projects – design, development, deployment, and maintenance – whether on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid environments. The platform’s easy-to-use, self-service interface enables both expert and citizen integrators to manage all application integration, data integration, API management, B2B integration, and data engineering projects on a single, scalable platform. With SnapLogic, organizations can connect all of their enterprise systems quickly and easily to automate business processes, accelerate analytics, and drive transformation.

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