Informatica PowerCenter vs SAP Data Hub [EOL] comparison

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The compared Informatica and SAP solutions aren't in the same category. Informatica is ranked #4 in DI , with an average rating of 8.4, and holds a 3.3% mindshare in the category. Additionally, 91% of Informatica users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of SAP users who would recommend it.

Informatica PowerCenter

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66% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Informatica PowerCenter

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (4th), Data Visualization (13th)

SAP Data Hub [EOL]

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

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Featured Reviews

Garima Goel

Associate Principal Engineer at Nagarro

Has supported complex data pipeline creation but performance tuning and monitoring responsiveness need improvement

Sometimes, I see various performance issues with Informatica PowerCenter, including caching concerns, whether it's a joiner transformation or other transformations, so I believe the team can enhance the performance perspectives of these transformations. Additionally, sometimes the Informatica Monitor hangs or takes time to open the current run or logs, which the team can also look into. Informatica is transitioning to cloud solutions and discontinuing on-premise support after 2026, so when we discuss Informatica Cloud and its support, it becomes quite expensive for the organization compared to peers such as SnapLogic or Netezza, which offer lower pricing. Informatica Cloud Intelligence's pricing is notably high.

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Vijaya Macherla

GTM Lead at Capgemini

The solution is seamless, but the database sometimes leads to confusion

We used to have multiple different kinds of databases, which internally, had different compliance levels. Retention management is very different now. If the policy is live and the claim has been completed, I couldn't archive the claim. I needed to keep a reference integrity of that claim and understand which policy paid out the claim. With this solution, the policy came in six months ago and qualified for archiving. The claim had been paid and in every environment, the claim had been closed, including the reporting system, the claims system, etc. With the payment set gateway, I can just go and archive. But, we had a hard time during this process. I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten.

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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

"In the end, you have structured, proper data for use in an integrated BI solution."

"The solution is stable."

"The technical support is excellent."

"It has a Data Catalog that uses the Model repository."

"It is very easy to use it to develop mappings and workflows."

"It is easy to use, and it is quick for developing things. It is fairly powerful, and it can integrate with a lot of different platforms without much hassle."

"The functions in Informatica PowerCenter that I have found most valuable are the way it manages the volume of data, the push down optimization, and the performance aspects of it, mostly related to parallelism techniques."

"The ability to scale through partitions helped us to improve the performance."

More Informatica PowerCenter pros

"The most valuable feature is the S/4HANA 1909 On-Premise"

"Its connection to on-premise products is the most valuable. We mostly use the on-premise connection, which is seamless. This is what we prefer in this solution over other solutions. We are using it the most for the orchestration where the data is coming from different categories. Its other features are very much similar to what they are giving us in open source. Their push-down approach is the most advantageous, where they push most of the processing on to the same data source. This means that they have a serverless kind of thing, and they don't process the data inside a product such as Data Hub. They process the data from where the data is coming out. If it is coming from HANA, to capture the data or process it for analytics, orchestration, or management, they go to the HANA database and give it out. They don't process it on Data Hub. This push-down approach increases the processing speed a little bit because the data is processed where it is sitting. That's the best part and an advantage. I have used another product where they used to capture the data first and then they used to process it and give it. In Data Hub, it is in reverse. They process it first and give it, and then they put their own manipulations. They lead in terms of business functions. No other solution has business functions already implemented to perform business analysis. They have a lot of prebuilt business functions for machine learning and orchestration, which we can use directly to get an analysis out from the existing data. Most of the data is sitting as enterprise data there. That's a major advantage that they have."

"They lead in terms of business functions, and no other solution has business functions already implemented to perform business analysis, with a lot of prebuilt business functions for machine learning and orchestration that we can use directly to get an analysis out from the existing enterprise data."

"Having this solution enables us to approach our clients to upgrade their databases, and we upgrade them according to their business requirements."

"SAP is one of the most seamless ERPs that have integrated SAP archiving within Excel. I have not seen this with any other database."

Cons

"Informatica is transitioning to cloud solutions and discontinuing on-premise support after 2026, so when we discuss Informatica Cloud and its support, it becomes quite expensive for the organization compared to peers such as SnapLogic or Netezza, which offer lower pricing."

"Informatica PowerCenter could improve the data threshold for large sets of data. Additionally, they should add real-time integration."

"Informatica are very rigid when it comes to cloud migrations which discourages customers in moving their solution to the cloud."

"When I deal with very large amounts of data, there have been performance issues."

"Unstructured data handling is an important area with a shortcoming that needs improvement in the solution."

"In terms of performance improvement and tuning, there should be a bit more guidance and documentation."

"What needs improvement in Informatica PowerCenter is the cloud experience because, nowadays, other companies, such as AWS, Azure, and Google, have more experience in the cloud. The pricing for Informatica PowerCenter on the cloud is also very expensive for customers, so some customers prefer open-source tools or lower-priced tools, such as Azure. From my point of view, Informatica must work on the pricing policy and review the policy on the cloud for Informatica PowerCenter or propose more tools with lower pricing. Clients want the automatic integration of Informatica PowerCenter with other tools. Currently, the integration process is manual, and you have to add other tools to facilitate the integration, especially with the DevOps methodology. You need scripts and tools for the integration, and you'll need to use other integration tools if you want automatic deployment for Informatica PowerCenter, so this is another area for improvement in the solution. What I'd like to see in the next release of the solution is for the integration with APIs to be simpler, because currently, the API integration feature of Informatica PowerCenter is very difficult. It's not intuitive. You have to facilitate API integration and the real-time streaming of messages in Kafka, for example, so that should be improved."

"While on-premises is a better product, we really need to move to the cloud and need the cloud to be as robust as this product."

More Informatica PowerCenter cons

"In 2018, connecting it to outside sources, such as IoT products or IoT-enabled big data Hadoop, was a little complex. It was not smooth at the beginning. It was unstable. It took a lot of time for the initial data load. Sometimes, the connection broke, and we had to restart the process, which was a major issue, but they might have improved it now. It is very smooth with SAP HANA on-premise system, SAP Cloud Platform, and SAP Analytics Cloud. It could be because these are their own products, and they know how to integrate them. With Hadoop, they might have used open-source technologies, and that's why it was breaking at that time. They are providing less embedded integration because they want us to use their other products. For example, they don't want to go and remove SAP Analytics Cloud and put everything in Data Hub. They want us to use SAP Analytics Cloud somewhere else and not inside the Data Hub. On the integration part, it lacks real-time analytics, and it is slow. They should embed the SAP Analytics Cloud inside Data Hub or support some kind of analysis. They do provide some analysis, but it is not extensive. They are moreover open source. So, we need a lot of developers or data scientists to go in and implement Python algorithms. It would be better if they can provide their own existing algorithms and give some connections and drop-down menus to go and just configure those. It will make things really quick by increasing the embedded integrations. It will also improve the process efficiency and processing power. Its performance needs improvement. It is a little slow. It is not the best in the market, and there are other products that are much better than this. In terms of technology and performance, it is a little slow as compared to Microsoft and other data orchestration products. I haven't used other products, but I have read about those products, their settings, and the milliseconds that they do. In Azure Purview, they say that they can copy, manage, or transform the data within milliseconds. They say that they can transform 100 gigabytes of data within three to five seconds, which is something SAP cannot do. It generally takes a lot of time to process that much amount of data. However, I have never tested out Azure."

"The company has everything offshore."

"Its performance needs improvement. It is a little slow. It is not the best in the market, and there are other products that are much better than this."

"Nowadays there are some inconsistencies in data bases, however, they upgrade and release the versions to market."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our client has purchased the license, and we are using it."

"A basic setup can be from $100,000 and up annually."

"I rate the product's price a ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."

"The price of Informatica PowerCenter is expensive, but it does give value."

"It is for big enterprises. We have leveraged Informatica for big enterprises but not for small and medium enterprises because it is a very costly product as compared to other products. We propose this solution only for enterprise customers. For small to medium enterprises, we would propose the Microsoft solution. Its licensing is currently bundle-wise. It should be features-wise and not bundle-wise."

"Licensing costs are excessive and pose an obstacle to someone who lacks familiarity with the solution and wishes to have a proper understanding of it."

"Our customers pay a licensing fee yearly."

"It's much more expensive, almost three times more expensive than most other solutions."

More Informatica PowerCenter pricing and cost advice

"The Cloud is very expensive, but SAP HANA previous service is okay."

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BI Expert at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Feb 20, 2014

Informatica PowerCenter vs. Microsoft SSIS - each technology has its advantages but also have similarities

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

Outsourcing Company

Government

Outsourcing Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Construction Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

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Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	76

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Overview

Informatica PowerCenter is known for its robust data integration, scalability, and user-friendly interfaces. It simplifies data processing with real-time capabilities, handling large datasets efficiently. Its adaptability with diverse sources makes it suitable for complex data environments.

Informatica PowerCenter offers extensive transformation options with features like flow designer, mapping, and error handling, enhancing development efficiency. Its GUI interface allows seamless integration across different platforms, making it suitable for managing extensive datasets. Traceability and support cater to evolving data requirements, while adaptability with multiple sources aids in driving strategic data outputs. Some areas for improvement include a more robust cloud strategy, better documentation, and improved API integrations. Enhanced automation and setup processes could further refine the experience.

What are the key features of Informatica PowerCenter?

Data Integration: Facilitates robust data handling across numerous platforms.
Real-Time Processing: Manages data workflows efficiently in real-time.
Transformation Options: Provides extensive options for data mapping and manipulation.
Error Handling: Enhances development through efficient error management.
Scalability: Supports growing data needs with adaptability across diverse systems.

What benefits should users look for?

Scalability: Supports growth with efficient data management and integration.
Efficiency: Offers user-friendly interfaces for streamlined workflows.
Support: Provides traceability and comprehensive support for large data handling.
Adaptability: Integrates seamlessly with various data platforms, enhancing flexibility.
Future-Preparedness: Ready for transition to cloud environments for better scalability.

Informatica PowerCenter plays a vital role in data integration and ETL processes for building data warehouses. Industries like banking, insurance, and healthcare utilize it for extracting, transforming, and loading data into target systems, supporting analytics, reporting, and compliance. Companies often transition to cloud environments for enhanced scalability and efficiency.

Informatica

The SAP® Data Hub solution enables sophisticated data operations management. It gives you the capability and flexibility to connect enterprise data and Big Data and gain a deep understanding of data and information processes across sources and systems throughout the distributed landscape. The unified solution provides visibility and control into data opportunities, integrating cloud and on-premise information and driving data agility and business value. Distributed processing power enables greater speed and efficiency.

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