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Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs SAP Hybris PCM [EOL] comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Informatica Intelligent Dat...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
215
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (1st), Data Quality (1st), Business Process Management (BPM) (7th), Business-to-Business Middleware (2nd), API Management (5th), Cloud Data Integration (2nd), Data Governance (3rd), Test Data Management (2nd), 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)
SAP Hybris PCM [EOL]
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Q&A Highlights

Dec 28, 2015
 

Featured Reviews

RC
Contractor at Sanlam
Cloud data catalog has streamlined lineage and quality while leaving more automation to improve
I have not explored IDMC's automation capabilities driven by AI and metadata too much at the moment, but it is on the cards. We are basically creating the foundation, as the whole migration has taken place recently and it is still early days. I think Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) is evolving, and as the vendors move forward, they pick up new concepts from each other. I have seen that products leapfrog each other, and from my experience over the years, the big players tend to copy features or add enhancements based on industry trends. I feel whatever the tool does not have now, there is a feedback loop allowing us to request new features, and we continually ask for different ways to do things as we have a pipeline into the product management team. It is difficult to say what additional features I would prefer to see in the next release of IDMC. I would appreciate more automation on the lineage front, with more AI to seamlessly join independent sources and create seamless lineage between different technologies, such as from file into database A into a different database and landing up in a reporting system such as Cognos, Qlik, Qlik Sense, QlikView, or Power BI.
Mohamed Messaoud - PeerSpot reviewer
JAVA/Java EE & SAP Hybris/CX Developer at SOFTParadigm
It has a good architecture and it's easy to maintain
We work with various clients and use Hybris for selling different kinds of products, including merchandise, electronics, ticket reservations, electronics, and food Hybris is stable and has good architecture. It's easy to maintain.  They can change their backend because it's a little hard to work…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution's most valuable features are its data quality, match-merge engine, and CLAIRE AI engine, which helps with AI automation."
"Informatica MDM has a defined data model we can customize with user and developer options."
"The data quality component is very good."
"We use parts and standardization for most of our testing. We purchase the US Postal Service address database, which is updated periodically. Many useful tools, such as Google Maps, can detect and mark new businesses or changes in business locations. Informatica captures and updates this information. Some periodic maintenance is involved, but setting it up is not overly complicated."
"For the kind of application we have built and run on this tool, it has been very stable and has given consistent performance."
"The ability to aggregate and put together data from around fifty sources into one environment allows us to have a preview of everything in a single place, which is something we did not have previously in our company."
"I like that Informatica MDM has robust matching technology. Informatica MDM is also porting the external Java applications for validations. I can consider that a must-have. It is also exposed to Rest API calls, and we can engage in real-time integrations with any third-party systems."
"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."
"Our implementation provides the business with the ability to cope with a high volume of orders per day, quickly and successfully in a diversified configurable environment."
"Hybris is stable and has good architecture. It's easy to maintain."
"PCM updates businesses on compliance regulations and has the capability of saving businesses a lot of money, and therefore, data integration costs are greatly reduced."
 

Cons

"GUI is poor in IDQ"
"Its pricing model can be improved. The response time from technical support can also be improved."
"The one thing that I think could be improved is connectivity with the Salesforce because if you're loading a huge amount of data, whatever optimization is carried out, takes some time and it could be a little faster."
"Database access is highly restricted particularly if you're using the cloud version."
"In terms of what could be improved, they need to create a rules repository. Business rules for the attributes that you have, keeping them in that central repository, and governance of them is something which Axon is lacking a bit. The Informatica Data Quality tool actually caters to that, so that's probably why they have not built that up in the Axon, but it is definitely something that can be built in to this product, as well."
"One area that needs to improve is the user experience because it is very complex. The trial version is very complex so it's not easy to start using the program immediately. You must study the rules first."
"Their support should be improved. We have had some trouble with their support from time to time."
"Its pricing model can be improved."
"They can change their backend because it's a little hard to work with. They could streamline it with new technology."
"The solution needs flexibility to integrate into discount, vouchers, and orders."
"Purchasing this tool was quite expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We switched to Informatica PIM because it was cheaper than the Oracle solution. It is cheaper initially, but they will bundle it later. This is what happens in the industry."
"Informatica Axon is a costly solution. I rate Informatica Axon a four out of ten for its pricing."
"Pricing is determined by the number of licensed users as well as the number of Core CPUs."
"it's expensive, but if you're looking for a stable solution, Informatica MDM is a good one to choose."
"I rate Informatica MDM's price a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."
"It is expensive. That's probably the biggest drawback. The business has heartache paying the license, but that's mainly because they don't realize what value it brings. The key thing about the MDM solution is that it is in the backend, and no one sees what it is actually doing. You don't know it is a problem until it is not there."
"The pricing model is something that can be improved."
"The price of Informatica Cloud Data Integration could be reduced."
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Answers from the Community

Dec 28, 2015
Dec 28, 2015
I have participate in two customer integration projects for financial sector. First was connected with custom MDM, second was Informatica MDM implementation. If you plan build own MDM solution you have consider: - integration with current architecture (bulk loading via MDM, real-time integration via ESB) - use data quality tool for information matching (ex QualityStage or IDQ) - data steward in...
2 out of 4 answers
it_user150675 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager - Enterprise Data Management & Analytics at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 8, 2015
I was part of evaluating several vendors for MDM program at my company and after technically evaluating each of them, Informatica was the choice. It doesn't make sense to build one as the tools available in the market are sufficient to satisfy the needs of MDM program. please let me know if you need help with vendor evaluation, RFP, implementation strategy etc..
Ariel Lindenfeld - PeerSpot reviewer
VP Product at PeerSpot
Jan 8, 2015
@nitesh- Do you have a vendor evaluation matrix you can share with the community?
 

Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
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Small Business51
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise155
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ActiveVOS, Active Endpoints, Address Verification, Persistent Data Masking
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