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Based on 86 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Datameer ranks higher in 4 feature sets: Data Source Connection, Data Transformations, Data Modeling, Data Governance
Data Source Connection

10.0
Datameer
100%

7.5
Informatica PowerCenter
75%
Datameer ranks higher in 2/2 features
Datameer ranks higher in 2/2 features
Connect to traditional data sources

10.0
100%
1 Rating

9.0
90%
18 Ratings
Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL

10.0
100%
1 Rating

6.0
60%
14 Ratings
Data Transformations

10.0
Datameer
100%

8.5
Informatica PowerCenter
85%
Datameer ranks higher in 2/2 features
Datameer ranks higher in 2/2 features
Simple transformations

10.0
100%
1 Rating

9.2
92%
18 Ratings
Complex transformations

10.0
100%
1 Rating

7.8
78%
18 Ratings
Data Modeling

8.8
Datameer
88%

8.4
Informatica PowerCenter
84%
Informatica PowerCenter ranks higher in 5/6 features
Informatica PowerCenter ranks higher in 5/6 features
Data model creation

8.0
80%
1 Rating

8.8
88%
15 Ratings
Metadata management

10.0
100%
1 Rating

7.2
72%
16 Ratings
Business rules and workflow

9.0
90%
1 Rating

9.0
90%
18 Ratings
Collaboration

8.0
80%
1 Rating

8.8
88%
16 Ratings
Testing and debugging

N/A
0 Ratings

8.8
88%
17 Ratings
feature 1

N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
80%
2 Ratings
Data Governance

10.0
Datameer
100%

9.0
Informatica PowerCenter
90%
Datameer ranks higher in 2/2 features
Datameer ranks higher in 2/2 features
Integration with data quality tools

10.0
100%
1 Rating

9.0
90%
15 Ratings
Integration with MDM tools

10.0
100%
1 Rating

9.0
90%
13 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Informatica PowerCenter is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Support Rating
- Datameer and Informatica PowerCenter are tied in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability
Likelihood to Recommend

9.0
Datameer
90%
8 Ratings

9.0
Informatica PowerCenter
90%
21 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

6.4
Datameer
64%
7 Ratings

10.0
Informatica PowerCenter
100%
4 Ratings
Usability

9.0
Datameer
90%
1 Rating

9.0
Informatica PowerCenter
90%
3 Ratings
Performance

Datameer
N/A
0 Ratings

9.4
Informatica PowerCenter
94%
4 Ratings
Support Rating

8.0
Datameer
80%
2 Ratings

8.9
Informatica PowerCenter
89%
3 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Datameer
Datameer is a great tool if someone is capable of keeping the most recent version of the tool up to date along with the most recent version of the distribution of Hadoop. The tool is easy to support but it must have someone who can run the back end processes
Application Developer
EquifaxFinancial Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Informatica PowerCenter
Informatica Powercenter is the centerpiece of our overall enterprise data warehouse strategy. It's a critical enablement to ensure we can feed in multiple data stream and transform them into digestible data within our data warehouse. With its flexible capabilities and API availability, we were able to feed in industry standard data format as well as home grown data structure. Overall, we are very pleased with their capability and contribution to our data warehouse strategy.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Internet Company, 5001-10,000 employeesPros
Datameer
- It leverages scalability, flexibility and cost-effectiveness of hadoop to deliver an end-user focused analytic platform for big data without involvement of IT.
- It overcomes Hadoop`s complexity by providing GUI interface with pre-built functions across integration, analytics and data visualization .
- Excel feature is awesome for business users which is already provided by Datameer.
- Using datameer now user can do smart analytic using Decision Trees, Column dependency and recommendation.
- Recently HTML5 inclusion is making application to available on a wider range of devices, including the iPad and other mobile devices which does not support Flash.
- It can be used in premise or in a cloud computing environment.
- Wizard-based data integration designed for IT and business users to schedule and do transformation of large sets of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data without any knowledge of Hadoop ecosystem.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Internet Company, 10,001+ employeesInformatica PowerCenter
- Informatica has a wide range of support for databases. Pretty much every mainstream DBMS is compatible here.
- Designing ETL mappings and workflows is a very intuitive process, and takes minimal learning time and effort even for a beginner.
- Informatica's biggest strength is its sheer performance. It is unmatched in terms of handling large volumes of data.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesCons
Datameer
- Many tabs sometimes reduce your focus
- Might be better to have a more compact design
- Video tutorials are a little long
ETL Developer
Zeus Industrial Products, Inc.Business Supplies & Equipment, 501-1000 employees
Informatica PowerCenter
- There are too many ways to perform the same or similar functions which in turn makes it challenging to trace what a workflow is doing and at which point (ex. sessions can be designed as static or re-usable and the override can occur at the session or workflow, or both which can be counter productive and confusing when troubleshooting).
- The power in structured design is a double edged sword. Simple tasks for a POC can become cumbersome. Ex. if you want to move some data to test a process, you first have to create your sources by importing them which means an ODBC connection or similar will need to be configured, you in turn have to develop your targets and all of the essential building blocks before being able to begin actual development. While I am on sources and targets, I think of a table definition as just that and find it counter intuitive to have to design a table as both a source and target and manage them as different objects. It would be more intuitive to have a table definition and its source/target properties defined by where you drag and drop it in the mapping.
- There are no checkpoints or data viewer type functions without designing an entire mapping and workflow. If you would like to simply run a job up to a point and check the throughput, an entire mapping needs to be completed and you would workaround this by creating a flat file target.
Senior Data Solutions Architect
Laser Spine InstituteHospital & Health Care, 501-1000 employees
Pricing Details
Datameer
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Informatica PowerCenter
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Datameer
Datameer 6.4
Based on 7 answers
Employees with intermediate SQL and Hive knowledge can generate reports faster than using Datameer . It does have visualization tool but I don't think it is anything that cannot be accomplished by importing the data in Excel
Programmer Analyst
JPMorgan ChaseFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Informatica PowerCenter
Informatica PowerCenter 10.0
Based on 4 answers
Our team enjoys using Informatica and feels that it is one of the best ETL tools on the market.
Director, Business Intelligence & Analytics
Georgetown UniversityHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees
Usability
Datameer
Datameer 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Easy to use for most things, starts to require some planning as your projects get more complex.
Administration of Hadoop cluster - Cloudera, Datameer
EquifaxFinancial Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Informatica PowerCenter
Informatica PowerCenter 9.0
Based on 3 answers
Positives;- Multi User Development Environment- Speed of transformation- Seamless integration between other Informatica products.Negatives;- There should be less windows to maintain developers' focus while using. You probably need 2 big monitors when you start development with Informatica Power Center.- Oracle Analytical functions should be natively used.- E-LT support as well as ETL support.
Data Quality Management Software Development Manager
Yapı KrediInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Performance
Datameer
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Informatica PowerCenter
Informatica PowerCenter 9.4
Based on 4 answers
PowerCenter is robust and fast, and it does a great job meeting all the needs, not just the most commercially vocal needs. In the hands of an expert power user, you can accomplish almost anything with your data. It is not for new users or intermittent users-- for that the Cloud version is a better fit. Be prepared for costly connectors (priced differently for each source or destination you are working with), and just be planful of your projects so you are not paying for connectors you no longer need or want

Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting
Consumer Goods Company, 10,001+ employeesSupport Rating
Datameer
Datameer 8.0
Based on 2 answers
No answer on this topic is available.
Informatica PowerCenter
Informatica PowerCenter 8.9
Based on 3 answers
Informatica power center is a leader of the pack of ETL tools and has some great abilities that make it stand out from other ETL tools. It has been a great partner to its clients over a long time so it's definitely dependable. With all the great things about Informatica, it has a bit of tech burden that should be addressed to make it more nimble, reduce the learning curve for new developers, provide better connectivity with visualization tools.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employeesAlternatives Considered
Datameer
Not sure how to compare Datameer with other products, it has a flavor of Excel and PowerPivot, it leverages D3.js and HTML5 for visualizations. The modeling capabilities are one of its strongest aspects. We've been looking at Tableau, Qlikview, Microstrategy, Cognos Insight, and SAP Lumira.
Product Owner (Scrum/Agile)
TradeStation SecuritiesFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees
Informatica PowerCenter
PowerCenter is the industry leader when it comes to interfacing with multiple source and target systems. The graphical interface increases employee productivity while reducing human resource expenditures and training requirements. These other tools offer some similar capabilities, but lack the range and depth when compared with the PowerCenter platform.
Data Integration Data Quality Specialist
CARFAXInformation Services, 501-1000 employees
Return on Investment
Datameer
- Datameer definitely helped to increase employee efficiency, provide quick results for our data analytic teams.
- Quick data injection and data partitions allowed quick data scans.
- Integration with the Java sdk allowed us to reuse existing Java code.
Big Data Architect
NICE Systems1001-5000 employees
Informatica PowerCenter
- The data pipeline automation capability of Informatica means that few resources are needed to pre-process the data that ultimately resides in a Data Warehouse. Once a workflow is implemented, manual intervention is not needed.
- PowerCenter did require more resources and time for installation and configuration than was expected/planned for.
- The lack of or minimal support of unstructured data means that newer sources of dynamic/changing data cannot be easily processed/transformed through PowerCenter workflows.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Insurance Company, 51-200 employees