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Actian Pervasive Data Integrator [EOL] vs Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Actian Pervasive Data Integ...
Average Rating
5.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Informatica Intelligent Dat...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
214
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (2nd), Data Quality (1st), Business Process Management (BPM) (5th), Business-to-Business Middleware (2nd), API Management (6th), Cloud Data Integration (3rd), Data Governance (3rd), Test Data Management (3rd), Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) (1st), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (2nd), Data Masking (2nd), Metadata Management (2nd), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (4th), Test Data Management Services (3rd), Product Information Management (PIM) (1st), Data Observability (2nd), AI Data Analysis (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

BB
Associate Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
It is stable and we did not have any issues with initial setup. I am not sure if there are various connectors available in the recent version to support the wide range of sources available.
I am not sure if there are various connectors available in the recent version of Pervasive DI to support the wide range of sources available (e.g., big data, cloud, EME) I have been using it for 6-7 months. There were no concerns with the stability. This product is very good from a stability…
Divya-Raj - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Consultant cum Assistant Manager & Offshore Lead at Deloitte
Handles large data volumes effectively and offers competitive pricing
There is a lot of improvement required, as we still face some cache issues most of the time, which is a challenge that we expect to see resolved in the future. Additionally, there is some limitation when we are working with a tool, especially regarding In and Out parameters, and I feel that this aspect should be improved going ahead. We face issues with the API side, as Cloud Application Integration cannot handle large volumes; according to the API page, there is a limitation of 500 records or 500 MB. The AI integrated into the Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services solution is called Application Integration, where we still face challenges when dealing with huge volumes, as previously explained.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Web based interface."
"There were no concerns with the stability; this product is very good from a stability perspective."
"There were no concerns with the stability. This product is very good from a stability perspective."
"We have been using it for ETL, it is very robust and easy to use."
"This product is extremely useful and better than building an in-house solution."
"For data transfers and ETLs on Windows, this is a great product."
"The most valuable feature of Informatica MDM is hierarchy management. It's not something that's typically available and effective within ERPs."
"The features that I have found most valuable are, first of all, that it comes as part of this whole bundle of Informatica tools. So if you've been implementing Informatica MDM across a business, you'd often find it comes with it. It's been thrown in as a sweetener. The adoption of it is often the challenge because as part of your MDM project, governance is seen as something beyond the MDM and is often restrictive. So this tool actually, for the first time, when you talk to data governance teams, gives a holistic view of what a data governance team can do with this tool."
"The Mapping Designer allows for declarative ETL development (visual scripting) that leverages a wide array of different transformations."
"The user interface is flexible and the visibility of the data flow is amazing."
"I recommend Informatica because anyone with a bit of knowledge, even a beginner or intern, can explore, learn, and accomplish development tasks without much difficulty."
"The fuzzy matching capability is a great feature."
"It has improved our organization because it has made our data more reliable. Data is the most important asset these days, and in order to trust your data, you need these tools to make sure that your data is clean and reliable."
"It gives you accountability to centralize your data and have it available to different applications."
 

Cons

"The areas which I think need to be improved are the transform and load steps."
"Technical support is an area which can definitely improve."
"I am not sure if there are various connectors available in the recent version of Pervasive DI to support the wide range of sources available (e.g., big data, cloud, EME)."
"I am not sure if there are various connectors available in the recent version of Pervasive DI to support the wide range of sources available (e.g., big data, cloud, EME)."
"At the moment, we can't even use it for 1, since it keeps failing in our QA testing."
"The GUI needs to be a little more user-friendly and appealing."
"The job scheduler needs improvement."
"There are a small number of UI bugs that occur on occasion."
"When we compared Informatica to SAP, we realized that we lose the ability to integrate easily with our SAP business applications"
"There were a few stability issues, but overall it is a stable product."
"They could improve technical support because it is not good enough at the moment."
"I would like to see more functionality added so that it is a bit closer to how much you can do with Informatica PowerCenter."
"The biggest challenge I see is the IDE's for the cloud and automization are different."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Informatica Axon is a costly solution. I rate Informatica Axon a four out of ten for its pricing."
"Informatica MDM recently changed its pricing model. It's usage-based but I don't have much insight into the current pricing."
"Informatica Cloud Data Quality is a costly solution."
"The price is neither too high nor too low."
"The pricing is quite flexible."
"The pricing is high compared to other tools on the market."
"The solution is expensive."
"It is an expensive solution. I would say it is the most expensive solution in the market."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
7%
Retailer
7%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business51
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise153
 

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Also Known As

Pervasive Data Integrator, PDI
ActiveVOS, Active Endpoints, Address Verification, Persistent Data Masking
 

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The Travel Company, Carbonite
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