HCL DataConnect vs. SAP Data Intelligence

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HCL DataConnect
Score 6.8 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
HCL DataConnect (formerly Actian DataConnect) is a hybrid integration solution that enables users to integrate anything, anywhere, anytime. It can be deployed in on-premise, cloud, and/or hybrid environments and offers quick onboarding. With its emphasis data quality, data reuse, adaptability and self-service integration, DataConnect is designed to support rapid onboarding and deliver the fast time to value.N/A
SAP Data Intelligence
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
SAP Data Intelligence is presented by the vendor as a single solution to innovate with data. It provides data-driven innovation in the cloud, on premise, and through BYOL deployments. It is described by the vendor as the new evolution of the company's data orchestration and management solution running on Kubernetes, released by SAP in 2017 to deal with big data and complex data orchestration working across distributed landscapes and processing engine.N/A
Pricing
HCL DataConnectSAP Data Intelligence
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HCL DataConnectSAP Data Intelligence
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
HCL DataConnectSAP Data Intelligence
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
HCL DataConnectSAP Data Intelligence
Data Source Connection
Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Product A and Product B
HCL DataConnect
9.5
2 Ratings
15% above category average
SAP Data Intelligence
-
Ratings
Connect to traditional data sources9.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Transformations
Comparison of Data Transformations features of Product A and Product B
HCL DataConnect
9.9
2 Ratings
17% above category average
SAP Data Intelligence
-
Ratings
Simple transformations10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Complex transformations9.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Modeling
Comparison of Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
HCL DataConnect
9.9
2 Ratings
20% above category average
SAP Data Intelligence
-
Ratings
Data model creation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Metadata management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Business rules and workflow9.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration9.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Testing and debugging9.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Governance
Comparison of Data Governance features of Product A and Product B
HCL DataConnect
9.5
1 Ratings
15% above category average
SAP Data Intelligence
-
Ratings
Integration with data quality tools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with MDM tools10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.6 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Score 8.2 out of 10

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Enterprises
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
IBM InfoSphere Information Server
Score 8.2 out of 10
Talend Data Fabric
Talend Data Fabric
Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
HCL DataConnectSAP Data Intelligence
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(2 ratings)
8.1
(54 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(49 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(46 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
HCL DataConnectSAP Data Intelligence
Likelihood to Recommend
HCL Technologies
The choice to use Actian DataConnect really comes down to pricing and the type of integration project you are performing, specifically with the requirements, whether you want the integration to be on-premise or in the cloud, can you install agents on your servers etc. For integration tools it runs head to head with its competitors.
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SAP
It helps our BUs analyze data and create dashboards they can understand. While slowing down with a large database, it becomes less helpful. In my experience, it is excellent in consolidating information from several sources for analysis, decision-making, and knowledge gaps. Excellent at managing information access.
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Pros
HCL Technologies
  • Map multiple source and destination tables - what would be done in many steps in SSIS can be done in one or two "maps" in Data Integrator.
  • Platform independent, cloud based, no client software.
  • Conversion of data types, write flat files - this helps us with integrating systems.
  • Fairly straightforward to use if the user has ETL experience.
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SAP
  • It integrates well with our current ecosystem of SAP products, like HANA.
  • It provides end-to-end machine learning operations, with tools for the complete model life cycle.
  • It has a simple user interface for novice users, with complex tools also available for power users.
  • It builds on SAP Data Hub, providing all the ETL functions of that tool with additional machine learning functionality.
  • It can run in the cloud, no on-premise software management needed.
  • Many programming languages are supported, it provides a sandbox environment for the user to develop in whichever style they prefer.
  • SAP is very actively developing and improving it.
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Cons
HCL Technologies
  • Integration Manager needs better scheduling improvements. Like dependencies, and not running a process again if the prior run is still running.
  • New connector development does not seem a priority.
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SAP
  • Data transfer speed tends to be slow when there is poor internet connection since SAP Data Intelligence don’t synchronize data while offline. However, this is not vendor fault, that’s why we have implemented robust wireless technology internet connection in our organization.
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Likelihood to Renew
HCL Technologies
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SAP
Allow collaborations among various personas
with insights as ratings and comments on the
datasets Reuse knowledges on the datasets for new users Next-Gen Data Management and Artificial Intelligence
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Usability
HCL Technologies
No answers on this topic
SAP
Good tool with lots of potential, but I still see a lot of room for improvement, e.g. when it comes to debugging functionality to understand exactly where pipelines fail and what the data at that point looks like (similar to BW debugging). Also, I am missing SAPs standard machine learning libraries (Python) to be pre-installed, among some other general usability improvements.
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Support Rating
HCL Technologies
No answers on this topic
SAP
Initially we struggle to get help from SAP but then dedicated Dev angel was assigned to us and that simplify the overall support scenario. There is still room of improvement in documentation around SAP Data intelligence. We struggle a lot to initially understand the feature and required help around performance improvement area,
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Alternatives Considered
HCL Technologies
Data Integrator was initially a part of a package deal for us with our new Student Information System. It was chosen prior to my arrival at the institution. Since I discovered we have SQL Server licenses, we have decided to use SSIS instead since I have a background in the MSBI stack and SSIS appears to be more straightforward (process flow philosophy vs "map" philosophy.)
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SAP
One of the reasons to pick SAP Data Intelligence is the speed and security it provides, in addition to the excellent support it provides. It is also compatible with all popular databases, which is another reason to choose it.
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Return on Investment
HCL Technologies
  • Our customer likes the consistent reliable integrations we have built so we [got] a definite return on investment.
  • Problems are fairly easy to handle and rework.
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SAP
  • Automation of data management slashed tasks by over 60% in most departments for the first 8 months.
  • Metadata catalogs have enabled us to categorize data from disjointed sources in one place.
  • It runs multiple ML models which enhances flexibility when managing data.
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ScreenShots

HCL DataConnect Screenshots

Screenshot of DataConnect is a hybrid integration solution used to design, deploy, and manage integrations on premise, in the cloud or in hybrid environments with no limits on data types or volumes.Screenshot of Actian DataConnect is a versatile hybrid integration platform that supports a wide range of use cases in every industry.Screenshot of DataConnect helps service delivery teams (e.g. SaaS ProServ team, Systems Integrator) rapidly  onboard and maintain application integrations across their customer base.Screenshot of DataConnect helps organizations onboard master data from their customers as part of the customer onboarding and maintenance process.Screenshot of DataConnect helps an enterprise or service provider exchange EDI data with their supply chain, customer network, or partner network.Screenshot of Actian DataConnect

SAP Data Intelligence Screenshots

Screenshot of Business GlossaryScreenshot of Example of data quality operatorsScreenshot of Data profiling fact sheetScreenshot of SAP Data Intelligence Jupyter lab notebook for machine learningScreenshot of SAP Data Intelligence data pipeline using PythonScreenshot of SAP Data Intelligence example ata quality dashboard