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Denodo pros and cons

Vendor: Denodo
4.0 out of 5
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PROS

Denodo is highly valued for data virtualization and helping connect data sources seamlessly.
Its performance is praised, especially its ability to quickly deliver and integrate data efficiently.
The data catalog and data abstraction features are frequently mentioned for adding value.
Denodo provides excellent traceability and allows for easy export and data service links.
It supports numerous data sources and technologies, offering wide integration options for different environments.

CONS

Documentation and training materials need improvement, with a lack of available resources outside Denodo's domain, making it challenging for new users to learn effectively.
Denodo faces integration challenges, especially with non-speed line processes and connectors for third-party apps like JDBC and ODBC needing separate installation.
User-specific security requires enhancements, as applying security at individual levels is time-consuming compared to group or tier level approaches.
Performance management, especially related to large volumes and high numbers of views, needs optimization, and multiple virtualizations without caching slow down operations.
Data transformation and configuration complexities, such as cache configuration, conversion of data formats, and the management of virtualization layers, require substantial improvement for enhanced usability.
 

Denodo Pros review quotes

Dash Bibhuprasad - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 7, 2022
While we may not be using all the features of Denodo at this time, we have found the data virtualization features to be very useful in helping us connect our data sources together, bringing all our data into one platform.
Naresh Maddineni - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 20, 2022
The best thing about Denodo is that creating and deploying a web service can be done in about 10 minutes, compared to a whole day when it comes to other solutions (such as when deploying with Java and AWS).
KB
Sep 23, 2022
One thing that we have noticed is that when you have a BI tool, you end up building a lot of the logic in the BI tool, but as a company, every company wants to be tool agnostic because today, you could be in the Qlik Sense, and tomorrow, you may decide to go with Tableau or something else that is there. If you have put a lot of logic within the tool, transitioning or moving away from one BI tool to another tool becomes a very intensive process. By keeping the logic in Denodo, you can move to any tool.
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Alisson Machado De Menezes - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 16, 2022
In general, it's good for us to make tests so we can scout the data.
Mohamed-Saied - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 7, 2024
Denodo provides several server connectivity options with other tools such as ODPC and UDPC. It supports API integrations, allowing integration with a wide range of databases using different technologies, including NoSQL and relational databases.
Atanu Chatterjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 27, 2025
Denodo is the backbone for the BU I'm working for.
MV
Aug 25, 2019
It is a go-to tool for data virtualization. The virtualization and data catalog are the features of why we chose Denodo.
LeandroSodré - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 16, 2022
The most valuable aspects of this solution are the short time frame in which you can deliver and connect.
AS
Sep 20, 2022
In PL/SQL, first you need to gather all the data and then start writing the file, but in Denodo you fetch the data and write the data simultaneously. So, for example, if you have 1 million or 2 million records, you don't have to wait to fetch all of the 2 million; you can keep on fetching and writing in the file simultaneously.
reviewer1179582 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 11, 2022
Denodo is lightweight in terms of how it leads you to combine your discrete data systems at one spot.
 

Denodo Cons review quotes

Dash Bibhuprasad - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 7, 2022
It would be beneficial to make sure that the team that will be using Denodo has some kind of training on how to use the product at least a month beforehand, and there could even be some kind of feedback or Q&A sessions to go along with the training. If Denodo were able to provide this kind of training, it would be very helpful to users in insurance and banking companies because the staff are typically older and not always technically-minded.
Naresh Maddineni - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 20, 2022
There are a couple of areas that can be improved in Denodo. From a stability point of view, sometimes we see issues in the data management functionality. This only happens now and then, however, and usually takes place when we add in our own customization.
KB
Sep 23, 2022
I would like it if we could pull the data model or export the data model because Denodo has, based on how you build, something called associations. The data model gets very confusing when you go look at it. It depends on how you define it, but it's really huge. I wish there was a way to export it into Visio. It could be that they already have a way to do it, and I don't know, but it would be much easier for the architects and even for the developers to look at it than scrunching it into the screen and expanding every small portion of it. If there was an easy way to export the Denodo model into another modeling tool and view it, it would be great.
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Alisson Machado De Menezes - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 16, 2022
The git configuration really should be improved.
Mohamed-Saied - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 7, 2024
They need to invest more in the optimization engine. It will be a fantastic tool for them to enhance automation and improve the GUI interface, especially for Integration, as some tools are still not fully integrated, such as Iceberg.
Atanu Chatterjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 27, 2025
In cases where there are multiple virtualizations—such as reading from one Denodo view that is virtualized, and from that view there's also virtualization, and another team is reading from that view—if multiple virtualizations happen with no caching in between, it becomes slow.
MV
Aug 25, 2019
The data catalog certainly has room for improvement. It is functional but we look forward to development. We are in constant contact with Denodo and they are fully aware of our needs.
LeandroSodré - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 16, 2022
The feature that you have to connect on LDAP needs improvement.
AS
Sep 20, 2022
Tasks such as conversion of a date format or conversion of a number format that can be done in a very easy way in different languages, like SQL or Oracle, are not so easy to do in Denodo. For example, if you want to convert a date from one format to another, in Oracle it's pretty easy; in Denodo, however, it requires so many lines of code. Simple things that can be done very quickly in other database languages require more lines of code in Denodo.
reviewer1179582 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 11, 2022
It would be good if the solution provided a much-needed cellular platform.