Informatica Cloud Data Integration vs. TimeXtender vs. Toad Data Point

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Informatica Cloud Data Integration
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Informatica 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
TimeXtender
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
TimeXtender was designed to be a holistic solution for data integration that empowers organizations to build data solutions 10x faster using metadata and low-code automation.
$1,600
per month
Toad Data Point
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Toad Data Point is a cross-platform, self-service, data-integration tool that simplifies data access, preparation and provisioning. It provides data connectivity and desktop data integration, and with the Workbook interface for business users, it provides simple-to-use visual query building and workflow automation.
$365
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Base Edition
$365
Pro Edition
$528
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesNoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsOn-Demand pricing is pay as you go, month-to-month, with no commitment, at the "on-demand" price of $3.33/credit.
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Features
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Data Source Connection
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Informatica Cloud Data Integration
10.0
2 Ratings
19% above category average
TimeXtender
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Toad Data Point
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Connect to traditional data sources10.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL10.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Transformations
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Informatica Cloud Data Integration
8.5
2 Ratings
5% above category average
TimeXtender
-
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Toad Data Point
-
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Simple transformations10.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Complex transformations7.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Modeling
Comparison of Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Informatica Cloud Data Integration
8.3
2 Ratings
6% above category average
TimeXtender
-
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Toad Data Point
-
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Data model creation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Metadata management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Business rules and workflow9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration7.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Testing and debugging7.02 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Governance
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Informatica Cloud Data Integration
9.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
TimeXtender
-
Ratings
Toad Data Point
-
Ratings
Integration with data quality tools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with MDM tools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(10 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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
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TimeXtender
TimeXtender has worked really well with our customers who have different data sources using complex data types in large quantities requiring a DW-like solution that can consolidate all data sources at one-HUB. TimeXtender does this well, and provides automation capabilities, the ability to easily handle slowly changing dimensions, handing data lineage and data security very well. TimeXtender has the ability to be very customizable, allowing the HUB to grow as your business does. TimeXtender's customer support team is super helpful and will work with you throughout your implementation to make sure you reach success with the product. The ROI for timeXtender versus competing products (there aren't many that do what timeXtender does) shows the investment to be worthwhile for the majority of organizations in today's data-rich corporate world.
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Quest Software
Appropriate for general querying and some DBA work. It's the universal least-offensive solution for most environments - not best of breed, but not subject to unusual/extensive requirements. It just works. On the other hand, some functionality (e.g. data import/export, snippets) are perfunctory and minimal and seem to be either difficult or impossible to automate. If you need to streamline those operations, you'll be forced to rely on third-party solutions that mostly work on top of (instead of with) TOAD.
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Pros
Informatica
  • Data synchronisation
  • Data replication
  • Data integration
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TimeXtender
  • It has the ability to create one dynamic 'DW' or source of truth, consolidating all data sources in one HUB.
  • Ease of use, with a great UI that is easy to learn and adapt to.
  • Ease/speed of complex implementation.
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Quest Software
  • Export data into excel.
  • Export data into excel using a pivot table functionality.
  • Navigation between windows is intuitive and easy to understand.
  • Good for SQL novices and experts alike.
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Cons
Informatica
  • There is a moderately steep learning curve
  • Has some idiosyncrasies
  • Can be finicky with date formats
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TimeXtender
  • Product Marketing: As implementers and resellers of this technology, we loved it. But, convincing clients who had not previously heard of TX/Discovery Hub was more difficult than it could have been if the company had a larger marketing force behind it.
  • Relatively New to Market: it creates a learning curve for early implementers.
  • More information should be published on timeXtender's website about product lines, including testimonials.
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Quest Software
  • The workflow is a relatively new feature. Quest is adding additional functionality and the workflows are useful now.
  • Would be nice if the 'Automate' feature was a bit easier to use.
  • Would be nice if some of the SQL Editor features in the traditional interface worked better in the new workflow interface (although, these are being fixed with each release).
  • Would be nice if there were fewer releases.
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Usability
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
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TimeXtender
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Quest Software
I find Toad Data Point easy to use for both the novice and the experienced business analyst. If all you desire is to access data and create spreadsheets...this is a snap. Toad Data Point actually has cool data analysis features built into it. The newer workflow interface makes automating steps a snap
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Alternatives Considered
Informatica
It is really easy to comply and understand its features.
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TimeXtender
For our clients, timeXtender was a much better solution. It offered a more cost-effective solution, easier integration, and better customer support for our complex client needs. The timeXtender team worked with us throughout the process to make sure we could create a success story that was repeatable for our clients, and they proved great partners.
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Quest Software
Although Toad and UltraEdit are both great products, from an SQL standpoint Toad is a much better editor and troubleshooter.
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Return on Investment
Informatica
  • Really greatest than any other conventional application.
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TimeXtender
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Quest Software
  • It is the least common denominator - not particularly optimized for our environment or workflows.
  • Hangs or slowdowns add anywhere from 5% - 7% for projects utilizing large/complicated data setts. (This could be due to other IT-imposed constraints and not entirely due to TOAD.)
  • Trying to perform some operations requires reading documentation and experimenting in order to figure out the TOAD-specific approaches and commands.
  • It just works (when we understand it). Updates don't break things and things don't suddenly start behaving differently. Best of all, we don't mysteriously lose functionality.
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