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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Data Factory

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft's Azure Data Factory is a service built for all data integration needs and skill levels. It is designed to allow the user to easily construct ETL and ELT processes code-free within the intuitive visual environment, or write one's own code. Visually integrate data sources using more than 80 natively built and maintenance-free connectors at no added cost. Focus on data—the serverless integration service does the rest.N/A

    Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AOracle Data Integrator is an ELT data integrator designed with interoperability other Oracle programs. The program focuses on a high-performance capacity to support Big Data use within Oracle.N/A
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    Azure Data FactoryOracle Data Integrator (ODI)
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Azure Data FactoryOracle Data Integrator (ODI)
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Azure Data Factory
    Informatica is a great product. However, given the Azure ecosystem and the pay-as-you-go model's optimal cost, Azure Data Factory was our choice. Also, it is better on the data ingestion and orchestration side. For complex data transformation, we can consider technologies like …
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    Chose Azure Data Factory
    Easier UI, Pipelines & Dataflows with various different sources.
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    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    Azure Data FactoryOracle Data Integrator (ODI)
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Azure Data Factory and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
    Feature
    Azure Data Factory
    8.5
    10 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
    9.6
    11 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Connect to traditional data sources9.010 Ratings9.911 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL8.110 Ratings9.39 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of Azure Data Factory and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
    Feature
    Azure Data Factory
    7.8
    10 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
    9.9
    11 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Simple transformations8.710 Ratings9.911 Ratings
    Complex transformations7.010 Ratings9.911 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of Azure Data Factory and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
    Feature
    Azure Data Factory
    6.2
    10 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
    9.2
    11 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Data model creation4.37 Ratings9.310 Ratings
    Metadata management5.48 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow5.910 Ratings9.111 Ratings
    Collaboration6.99 Ratings8.510 Ratings
    Testing and debugging6.410 Ratings9.311 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of Azure Data Factory and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
    Feature
    Azure Data Factory
    5.6
    10 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
    9.1
    9 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Integration with data quality tools4.210 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools7.09 Ratings8.77 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Skyvia
    Score10 out of 10
    Skyvia
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Score10 out of 10
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Score8.3 out of 10
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure Data FactoryOracle Data Integrator (ODI)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (29 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
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    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    Azure Data FactoryOracle Data Integrator (ODI)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Best scenario is for ETL process. The flexibility and connectivity is outstanding. For our environment, SAP data connectivity with Azure Data Factory offers very limited features compared to SAP Data Sphere. Due to the limited modelling capacity of the tool, we use Databricks for data modelling and cleaning. Usage of multiple tools could have been avoided if adf has modelling capabilities.
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    Oracle
    Oracle Data Integrator is well suited in all the situations where you need to integrate data from and to different systems/technologies/environments or to schedule some tasks. I've used it on Oracle Database (Data Warehouses or Data Marts), with great loading and transforming performances to accomplish any kind of relational task. This is true for all Oracle applications (like Hyperion Planning, Hyperion Essbase, Hyperion Financial Management, and so on). I've also used it to manage files on different operating systems, to execute procedures in various languages and to read and write data from and to non-Oracle technologies, and I can confirm that its performances have always been very good. It can become less appropriate depending on the expenses that can be afforded by the customer since its license costs are quite high.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Data Ingestion - it works very well with numerous data sources.
    • Data pipeline orchestration: It is a generic, popular tool for orchestrating data pipelines.
    • Works well in Azure ecosystem, Azure services and data platforms like Databricks.
    • It is a serverless and scalable solution for cloud data integration.
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    Oracle
    • Oracle Data Integrator nearly addresses every data issue that one can expect. Oracle Data Integrator is tightly integrated to the Oracle Suite of products. This is one of the major strengths of Oracle Data Integrator. Oracle Data Integrator is part of the Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Suite - which is highly used by various industries. This tool replaced Informatica ETL in Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Suite.
    • Oracle Data Integrator comes with many pre-written data packages. If one has to load data from Excel to Oracle Database, there is a package that is ready available for them - cutting down lot of effort on writing the code. Similarly, there are packages for Oracle to SQL, SQL to Oracle and all other possible combinations. Developers love this feature.
    • Oracle Data Integrator relies highly on the database for processing. This is actually an ELT tool rather than an ETL tool. It first loads all the data into target instance and then transforms it at the expense of database resources. This light footprint makes this tool very special.
    • The other major advantage of Oracle Data Integrator, like any other Oracle products, is a readily available developer pool. As all Oracle products are free to download for demo environments, many organizations prefer to play around with a product before purchasing it. Also, Oracle support and community is a big advantage compared to other vendors.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Granularity of Errors: Sometimes, Azure Data Factory provides error messages that are too generic or vague for us, making it challenging to pinpoint the exact cause of a pipeline failure. Enhanced error messages with more actionable details would greatly assist us as users in debugging their pipelines.
    • Pipeline Design UI: In my experience, the visual interface for designing pipelines, especially when dealing with complex workflows or numerous activities, can become cluttered. I think a more intuitive and scalable design interface would improve usability. In my opinion, features like zoom, better alignment tools, or grouping capabilities could make managing intricate designs more manageable.
    • Native Support: While Azure Data Factory does support incremental data loads, in my experience, the setup can be somewhat manual and complex. I think native and more straightforward support for Change Data Capture, especially from popular databases, would simplify the process of capturing and processing only the changed data, making regular data updates more efficient
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    Oracle
    • ODI does not have an intuitive user interface. It is powerful, but difficult to figure out at first. There is a significant learning curve between usability, proficiency, and mastery of the tool.
    • ODI contains some frustrating bugs. It is Java based and has some caching issues, often requiring you to restart the program before you see your code changes stick.
    • ODI does not have a strong versioning process. It is not intuitive to keep an up to date repository of versioned code packages. This can create versioning issues between environments if you do not have a strong external code versioning process.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    It is maturing and over time will have a good pool of resources. Each new version has addressed the issues of the previous ones. Its getting better and bigger.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    So far product has performed as expected. We were noticing some performance issues, but they were largely Synapse related. This has led to a shift from Synapse to Databricks. Overall this has delayed our analytic platform. Once databricks becomes fully operational, Azure Data Factory will be critical to our environment and future success.
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    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    We have not had need to engage with Microsoft much on Azure Data Factory, but they have been responsive and helpful when needed. This being said, we have not had a major emergency or outage requiring their intervention. The score of seven is a representation that they have done well for now, but have not proved out their support for a significant issue
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    Oracle
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Azure Data Factory helps us automate to schedule jobs as per customer demands to make ETL triggers when the need arises. Anyone can define the workflow with the Azure Data Factory UI designer tool and easily test the systems. It helped us automate the same workflow with programming languages like Python or automation tools like ansible. Numerous options for connectivity be it a database or storage account helps us move data transfer to the cloud or on-premise systems.
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    Oracle
    I have used Trifacta Google Data Prep quite a bit. We use Google Cloud Platform across our organization. The tools are very comparable in what they offer. I would say Data Prep has a slight edge in usability and a cleaner UI, but both of the tools have comparable toolsets.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Facilitate better decision-making and improve business processes.
    • Optimize business process outcomes by increasing internal efficiency and operational effectiveness.
    • Boosts revenue growth while improving business process agility.
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    Oracle
    • From a business intelligence perspective, it allows us to provide users with the necessary data and information to make informed decisions.
    • Compared with other Oracle products and licensing, I do not think the pricing was unreasonable.
    • It is part of a larger install, so for ease of use, we purchased it with other Oracle products.
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