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Cloud Elements (discontinued) vs. Informatica Cloud Data Integration

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cloud Elements (discontinued)

    Score5 out of 10
    N/ACloud Elements was a cloud API integration service acquired by UiPath in 2021. It used cooperative apps to connect an organization’s customers, partners and employees to the cloud services they use. The product was discontinued in 2023.N/A

    Informatica Cloud Data Integration

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AInformatica Cloud Data Integration, for Cloud ETL and ELT, enables users to ingest, integrate and cleanse data within Informatica's cloud-native ETL and ELT solution. Users can link source and target data with thousands of connectors that recognize metadata, to make it easier to run complex integrations.N/A
    Pricing
    Cloud Elements (discontinued)Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cloud Elements (discontinued)Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Cloud Elements (discontinued)Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Cloud Elements (discontinued) and Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    Feature
    Cloud Elements (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Connect to traditional data sources00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of Cloud Elements (discontinued) and Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    Feature
    Cloud Elements (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Simple transformations00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Complex transformations00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of Cloud Elements (discontinued) and Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    Feature
    Cloud Elements (discontinued)
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    Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Data model creation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Metadata management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Testing and debugging00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of Cloud Elements (discontinued) and Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    Feature
    Cloud Elements (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Integration with data quality tools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cloud Elements (discontinued)Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
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    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cloud Elements (discontinued)Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Cloud Elements shines when you want to offer multiple options to the user on a type of system, such as supporting integration to CRM and wanting to offer Dynamics, Salesforce, and HubSpot on equal footing. If you only have a single integration with a single system, using Cloud Elements adds an unnecessary layer of abstraction.
    Incentivized
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    Informatica
    We use it a lot for importing data. We transform the incoming data to match the formatting of our CRM. We also match on existing records to avoid creating duplicates. Informatica handles all of this exceptionally well. Our users are system administrators. The tool is not well-suited for users who do not have a technical background
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • The API itself is very robust and easy to use, being a standard REST interface, standard HTTP response codes, well-packaged error messages, etc.
    • Their uptime is great! I think I've seen one (short) 5-minute' blip' the entire time we've been connected for any type of primary function.
    • Their support is top notch, they respond quickly, and the team that works with you is communicative and knowledgable.
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    Informatica
    • Data synchronisation
    • Data replication
    • Data integration
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    Cons
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    • The only thing I can think of that they could improve is the quality of the assets they produce in the go-to-market process. This is a huge value add service, but the quality of what was produced was lower than what we would have produced internally. We spent more time going back and forth on the assets than it would have taken us to build them from scratch.
    Incentivized
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    Informatica
    • There is a moderately steep learning curve
    • Has some idiosyncrasies
    • Can be finicky with date formats
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
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    Informatica
    There is a learning curve with Informatica. It is not always intuitive to use. It is best suited for technical users such as system administrators
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    At the time we found Cloud Elements we found no other option that had a Unified API for cloud storage providers.
    Incentivized
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    Informatica
    It is really easy to comply and understand its features.
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    Return on Investment
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    • Not my area of expertise, but it made my job as an implementer much easier, especially after finishing the first integration.
    Incentivized
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    Informatica
    • Really greatest than any other conventional application.
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