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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM InfoSphere Information Server

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AIBM InfoSphere Information Server is a data integration platform used to understand, cleanse, monitor and transform data. The offerings provide massively parallel processing (MPP) capabilities.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
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerInformatica Cloud Data Integration
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerInformatica Cloud Data Integration
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerInformatica Cloud Data Integration
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Connect to traditional data sources9.94 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL7.54 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Simple transformations10.04 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Complex transformations9.24 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Data model creation8.72 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Metadata management7.74 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow8.44 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Collaboration8.04 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Testing and debugging7.14 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of IBM InfoSphere Information Server and Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    Feature
    IBM InfoSphere Information Server
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Informatica Cloud Data Integration
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Integration with data quality tools10.04 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.53 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerInformatica Cloud Data Integration
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM InfoSphere Information ServerInformatica Cloud Data Integration
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Information Server is extremely useful to replace manual developments that require a lot of coding effort. It significantly increases the productivity of the initial development and the future maintenance of the processes since it has a visual development environment with self-documentation.
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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
    IBM
    • IIS best for ETL ,not ELT , and many and diffrent source systems.
    • It also can process big data , unstuctured data
    • It is not only DWH , you can use infosphere for analys and see the bigger architecture of your OLTP systems
    Incentivized
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    Informatica
    • Data synchronisation
    • Data replication
    • Data integration
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    Cons
    IBM
    • I would be nice to have a new web development environment for DataStage.
    • Connectivity Packs such as Pack for SAP Application are a little pricey.
    • It is confusing for new developers the possibility of developing jobs using different execution engines such as Parallel or Server.
    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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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    • Scale of implementation
    • IBM techsupport
    Incentivized
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    Informatica
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    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
    IBM
    DataStage is more robust and stable than ODI The ability to perform complex transformations or implement business rules is much more developed in DS
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    Informatica
    It is really easy to comply and understand its features.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Productivity of the development of integration processes.
    • Better documentation and governance.
    • Reduce training costs of various technologies.
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    Informatica
    • Really greatest than any other conventional application.
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