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Informatica PowerExchange vs Oracle GoldenGate comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.7
Informatica PowerExchange offers improved decision-making, faster deployment, and up to 40% cost reduction via efficient data integration.
Sentiment score
7.9
Oracle GoldenGate enhances ROI by reducing development time, minimizing downtime, supporting disaster recovery, and saving costs for budget-conscious entities.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
Informatica PowerExchange's customer service receives mixed reviews for its responsiveness and reliability, with occasional availability issues.
Sentiment score
5.5
Oracle GoldenGate's customer service varies, with swift P1 issue handling but inconsistent communication and responsiveness across different regions.
Their support aligns with what I have experienced with Informatica data quality teams, and it is quite effective.
The support was good enough, and they were able to resolve all the issues I raised in the past.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Informatica PowerExchange is highly rated for its scalability and integration, supporting large volumes and diverse deployment options.
Sentiment score
7.6
Oracle GoldenGate is highly scalable but faces challenges with monitoring, configuration, and high-availability deployment complexity in large enterprises.
It effectively manages larger databases, such as those of 15 terabytes and above.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Informatica PowerExchange is praised for stability but needs clearer notifications and log visibility; external factors affect recent versions.
Sentiment score
7.7
Oracle GoldenGate is stable and reliable, with setup challenges, occasional bugs, and valued real-time replication capabilities.
Technical errors sometimes occur, such as network breakages at the source level, which breaks connectivity.
Oracle GoldenGate is quite stable.
 

Room For Improvement

Informatica PowerExchange needs improved integration, user-friendliness, support, and features, with enhanced compatibility and streamlined processes for users.
Oracle GoldenGate needs enhancements in DDL replication, usability, non-Oracle integration, pricing, support, intuitive GUI, and data transformation.
One area that could be improved is performance, as PowerExchange sometimes has less performance compared to native connectors when dealing with a huge volume of data.
The configuration process could be made simpler.
 

Setup Cost

Informatica PowerExchange's capacity-based pricing requires licenses for additional processing power, with annual subscriptions considered valuable yet costly.
Oracle GoldenGate pricing is high due to core-based model, but term licenses and negotiations may reduce costs.
The pricing and cost depend heavily on SAP's licensing structure, especially if using SAP integration services.
The pricing of Oracle GoldenGate is quite high.
 

Valuable Features

Informatica PowerExchange provides efficient data integration with real-time processing, scalability, extensive connectivity, and a user-friendly interface.
Oracle GoldenGate excels in data replication, real-time transformation, cross-platform support, scalability, and seamless integration with Oracle products.
The primary advantage of Informatica PowerExchange is being able to extract data from source systems that Informatica does not natively support.
PowerExchange is one of the best software solutions to build integrations with non-Oracle or standard database services, especially for SAP and Hana products.
The ability to sync data in real time is a key feature I rely on.
 

Categories and Ranking

Informatica PowerExchange
Ranking in Data Integration
18th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle GoldenGate
Ranking in Data Integration
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Informatica PowerExchange is 1.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle GoldenGate is 3.6%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Mohammad Faizan Ahmad - PeerSpot reviewer
Helpful in handling areas like complex data sources and data processing but needs improved support services
The major challenge with the tool stems from the fact that if you are implementing it in the cloud, then it has to be within the framework. Another challenge is the large volume of data. Informatica PowerExchange is a product through which we enable connectivity, so it is not an application product or a stand-alone tool, but Informatica's core systems or IICS uses it to connect to multiple systems. The major challenge associated with the tool is on the infrastructure side. The tool's features could be something faster with more connectors. A number of connectors can help connect to a wide variety of applications. The tool should focus on reducing the resilient time, like, if any network disconnectivity happens, then auto-reconnection and the retry method should be more robust so that manual intervention is not required. We communicate with the tool's support team as we need to raise our issues with them. I have already worked with Informatica and have a total experience of around eight to nine years; the one problem with the tool is its support team since they take a lot of time to address a particular issue. If one time you schedule a call and explain the situation to them about the issue, the support team will raise tickets and take notes. They will ask you to share the logs or screenshots of the errors, and you will get no resolution. The support team will randomly give you some documents and expect you to go through them, and if you get back to them with questions, a new person will be allocated, and you will have to start explaining everything again. I would not say it is a pleasant experience.
ShahidNadeem - PeerSpot reviewer
Handles migrations well and has reduced our downtime
For small databases that are less than a terabyte, GoldenGate handles the migration well. You don't need much input so long as the processes don't upend. As soon as there's a problem, then, obviously, you need to diagnose it. It all depends on the scenario, on the size of the databases, whether you're doing schema replication, or table replication. We normally do the whole database, taking everything across. Finally, because this is an Oracle product, there is support available 24/7.
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Comparison Review

it_user99375 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 31, 2014
Oracle GoldenGate vs. Oracle Active Dataguard
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
12%
Insurance Company
10%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Informatica PowerExchange?
The pricing and cost depend heavily on SAP's licensing structure, especially if using SAP integration services. Informatica is seen as broader in integrations.
What needs improvement with Informatica PowerExchange?
I have minimal exposure to PowerExchange at this point. I will start working with it midyear, so I do not have much experience to suggest improvements.
What do you like most about Oracle GoldenGate?
The product is reliable for data integrity.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle GoldenGate?
The pricing of Oracle GoldenGate is quite high. However, its cost-effectiveness stems from its unique features that are not commonly available in other products. Still, it is not cheap, and I would...
What needs improvement with Oracle GoldenGate?
There is room for improvement in Oracle GoldenGate's pricing, which is a bit high. Additionally, the configuration process could be made simpler. Although it serves well, these aspects could be imp...
 

Also Known As

PowerExchange, Connectors
GoldenGate
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

ACH Food, BNSF Railway Company, Illinois State University
Japan Exchange Group, Daewoo E&C, Herbalife, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Canon, Turk Telekom
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