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DATPROF vs IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

DATPROF
Ranking in Test Data Management
7th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Data Masking (9th), AI Synthetic Data (4th)
IBM InfoSphere Optim Test D...
Ranking in Test Data Management
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Test Data Management category, the mindshare of DATPROF is 6.7%, up from 6.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM) is 6.4%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Data Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM)6.4%
DATPROF6.7%
Other86.9%
Test Data Management
 

Featured Reviews

MM
Product Owner at Heineken
Eliminated compliance issues for non-SAP applications, and gives us real, comprehensive data masking
The data scrambling, the masking, is the most valuable feature. That is how we protect our personal and sensitive information. That is very important for Heineken, given that we work in global scenarios with a lot of personal information and business-sensitive information. This feature is particularly helpful. It is a very intelligent solution when it comes to identifying the dependencies and connections and it is easily scalable. It allows a type of self-service where we are not dependent on the supplier to do the work. Our team members can do things themselves. It is also extremely important that DATPROF's masking for non-SAP databases also integrates with SAP TDM, out-of-the-box. We have operations in more than 100 countries and a majority of those operations use SAP applications. But some of our very important regions, such as the Americas and Asia-Pacific, are using Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Oracle as their core ERPs. That means we have some customers who are in both SAP and non-SAP. When we do scrambling for different applications, it is extremely important that DATPROF and the SAP applications talk to each other and synchronize. Otherwise, for example, if the name Mano is changed to Frank in an SAP system, but the same Mano is changed to Albert in a non-SAP system, that means Mano has two names in two different systems. That means that identity is lost, from a name perspective. It is also quite efficient, as we are doing data refreshes regularly.
Ajai Lal - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Mphasis
Supports both legacy and non-legacy systems
The solution's initial setup is neither complex nor too easy. Around six or seven people, including database administrators, were involved in the solution's deployment. On a scale from one to ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy, I rate the solution's initial setup a four to five out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Today we are confident that our customers' sensitive data is not in anybody else's hands."
"We can create synthetic test data for our different development teams without needing production data, which is an excellent capability."
"The data modeling software gave additional insights for debugging in the case of circular foreign keys."
"Technical support is good. They are friendly and fast."
"I am very impressed with the capabilities of the software."
"DATPROF helped improve our organization because as more of our development teams adopt the tool, we become faster at creating test data, the test data quality is also improving, resulting in us creating better products, and overall, we gain time by speeding up the creation of test data and increasing the quality of our products."
"Its ease of use is valuable. It's pretty straightforward. With minimal training or with minimal guidance, it can be used."
"The most valuable feature of DATPROF Privacy for us is the possibility to mask sensitive test and development data on different kinds of databases."
"Customer service is good."
"IBM Optim solutions are highly scalable."
"Reduces the need to keep expanding data storage Faster query performance with shorter batch execution times Consistent data masking and data integrity in non-production environments Efficient test data management"
"Data masking features are the most valuable, as non-production environments are used by diverse parties and data privacy has to be guaranteed."
"The solution can be used on both legacy and non-legacy systems."
"I like the features compared to other tools, as this tool is more flexible to use than other tools like an Oracle product or SAP product, and I think IBM tools are more flexible, and this tool is also a good product."
"I like the features compared to other tools. This tool is more flexible to use than other tools like an Oracle product or SAP product. I think IBM tools are more flexible, and this tool is also a good product."
"Optim is a great tool for enterprise data movement, data masking, data sub-setting, data comparison, and data aging."
 

Cons

"I feel that we have to do a lot of reworking of the template implementations... Maybe it is a limitation, but as a customer, it feels like we need to start from scratch every time. It would help if we could reuse at least some of what we have already done."
"From what I know, there are some challenges with respect to the number of data formats that can be made available. This is something that can be improved."
"They could improve the solution by expanding the APIs. If there were options to integrate it with other solutions, that would help."
"We organized the orchestration via ServiceNow/Runbook. It would be nice if DatProf software had this functionality as well."
"The product could be improved by adding functions to mask flat files and XML data."
"Right now, we need to make process agreements with our supplier to keep our source and target database in line with the current production version."
"I feel that we have to do a lot of reworking of the template implementations. Maybe it is a limitation, but as a customer, it feels like we need to start from scratch every time."
"The solution is very stable in data masking but not yet entirely stable in data synthesis."
"TDM's efficiency in terms of generating reports needs improvement. It could work faster."
"The tool does not support new test data generation."
"I think it could be more secure. It could also have some more features, and the initial setup could be more straightforward."
"Improvisation in the area of the self-service user interface for test data management is required to cater to test data needs."
"Licensing could be improved. The PVU licensing mechanism is a limiting factor to expanding the use of the tool."
"Pricing and licensing is higher compared to other products."
"In the IBM Optim tool, the Synthetic Test Data Generation feature is lagging behind."
"The tool needs to have more test data management features like synthetic data generation and data reservation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I'm not part of the financial team, but as far as I understand, the price is very reasonable compared to the competitors."
"It's very competitive. There is a good price-to-feature relation. It doesn't give us the feeling that we are overspending on something. It provides the right value at the right price. It's worth it."
"We purchase TDM's yearly license."
"You have to pay yearly for the license, which comes at a reduced cost. The monthly payment option for a shorter project duration is also good."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise14
 

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The solution does not need much maintenance. The solution is maintained by the infrastructure team. There is a separate team for the software installation. I would recommend the solution to other u...
 

Also Known As

DATPROF Privacy, DATPROF Test Data Management
IBM Optim Test Data Management, Optim Test Data Management, IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management
 

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Sample Customers

APG, UWV, VGZ, DUO, Admiral Group, Heineken, Region Stockholm, Green Shield Canada, BestPass, CalPERS, Birmingham City Council, Nest Pensions
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