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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AThe Informatica® Intelligent Data Management Cloud™ (IDMC) is designed to help businesses efficiently handle the complex challenges of dispersed and fragmented data to innovate with their data on virtually any platform, any cloud, multi-cloud and multi-hybrid.N/A

    Phocas Business Intelligence

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/APhocas helps users discover data and provides results in real time.  It is designed for non-technical users and delivers a simple yet powerful analytical capability that quickly turns data into a chart, graph or map.  It brings up data on local, regional or global sales, inventory, forecasts, prices, profit margins, budgets and more. Phocas, based in the United Kingdom, is a business intelligence firm with offices in…N/A
    Pricing
    Informatica Intelligent Data Management CloudPhocas Business Intelligence
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Informatica Intelligent Data Management CloudPhocas Business Intelligence
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Phocas has built its business model on exceeding customer expectations. We’ve operated on a subscription basis from the start and in the words of Phocas Group chairman and co-founder Paul Magee: ‘That puts the onus on us to perform’. And we like that. In fact, our whole company ecosystem is built around that ‘light bulb moment’ when customers achieve a breakthrough by seeing their business through fresh eyes.
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    Community Pulse
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    Informatica
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    Phocas
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Informatica Intelligent Data Management CloudPhocas Business Intelligence
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.3
    4 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.9
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.94 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings9.93 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud and Phocas Business Intelligence
    Feature
    Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Phocas Business Intelligence
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Informatica Intelligent Data Management CloudPhocas Business Intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (13 ratings)
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Informatica Intelligent Data Management CloudPhocas Business Intelligence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Informatica
    Informatica Cloud is a great tool for use when data must be formatted consistently. Once configured, it is very robust and reliable. It is also well-suited for an organization without a robust IT staff to maintain a full server infrastructure. It offers a cost-effective approach to high-quality data integration for even the largest organizations. Organizations without staff experienced in data analytics may find it challenging to take advantage of the more complex results of this tool.
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    Phocas
    If you would like your data in one place with easy access, this is the software for you. You can have data from multiple systems and bring it into one view so that you have a quick and easily visible dashboard for the data you wish to see.
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    Pros
    Informatica
    • Once the secure connection is established it’s quite easy to operate and create new jobs. The controls are simple, and we appreciate the fact there are not a lot of complex fine-tunings required. Navigation is also easy, and we enjoy the ability to open multiple tabs in the browser to work on multiple projects.
    • The monitoring functionality works well to help track the progress of the jobs, again, without too much complication. In a fast dev environment, speed is essential and we quickly seeing the status/progress of jobs as well as any errors if the jobs fail helps us maintain speed.
    • The web interface is a lot easier to interact with than the client/on-prem version. Putting much of the heavy lifting of interacting with the tool onto the shoulders of the browser makes it easier to keep multiple sessions open and get in/out quickly without having to VPN into the office.
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    Phocas
    • Custom reports are simple to create.
    • The ability to manage users and their dashboards is solid.
    • Easy to navigate web interface makes the software accessible from anywhere.
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    Cons
    Informatica
    • The User Interface can be a bit difficult to get in initial stages.
    • Error messages are hard to understand which sometimes takes a lot of time for the resolution
    • Cannot Implement complex SQL queries which should be fixed in future release.
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    Phocas
    • Phocas needs to make it easier to connect to different types of databases.
    • The data in Phocas needs to be updated faster in some cases.
    • It needs to provide functions to create better charts and graphs.
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    Usability
    Informatica
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    Phocas
    It is a very user-friendly product and is easy to understand. You can get your data from just a quick click and the dashboard loads. You can take the data and drill down easy to find what you are looking for.
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    Support Rating
    Informatica
    I've never had trouble getting into contact with Informatica's support for technical help. I give it a nine because it does pretty well for mid to enterprise-scale workflows.
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    Phocas
    Support is responsive. You log a call and they will respond quickly and resolve your issues. We have only had great experiences with the support team.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Informatica
    First, the wizard is easy to use making the learning curve for simple ETL tasks nice. Second, since Informatica is mature there are a good variety of connectors available. Finally, we have driven some fairly complex ETL solutions using only the cloud.
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    Phocas
    Phocas is easy to use for end users and can be used on desktops, laptops, and phones.
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    Return on Investment
    Informatica
    • Cut costs on the number of staff we need for data import.
    • Cut costs for automation that can be done for data that no longer has to be manually imported.
    • We've saved countless dollars by eliminating duplicates in our system with this tool.
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    Phocas
    • It has given our business a view on data
    • We can access it from anywhere
    • You can have multiple dashboards for different information
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