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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AInformatica PowerCenter was data integration technology designed to form the foundation for data integration initiatives, application migration, or analytics. It is a legacy product.N/A

    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ASAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) is a modular, cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that brings embedded AI into core business processes to help organizations improve productivity, efficiency, and scalability. It supports critical business functions including finance, supply chain, human resources, and sales, while providing industry best-practice processes, predictable subscription-based costs, and the ability to add capabilities, users, and functionality as…

    $295

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    SAP Supply Chain Base
    $295
    per month per user
    SAP Finance Base
    $295
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Community Pulse
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Would buy again
    783 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    601 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    779 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    433 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    565 Answers
    Features
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    8.5
    18 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    -
    Ratings
    Connect to traditional data sources9.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    7.5
    18 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations7.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    8.2
    18 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    -
    Ratings
    Data model creation9.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Metadata management8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow9.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration6.116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Testing and debugging9.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    9.0
    15 Ratings
    11% above category average
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools9.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools9.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.2
    444 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings8.0392 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.0378 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.8377 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.7
    676 Ratings
    2% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.7649 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings7.6595 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.4
    772 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.5728 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.2760 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.7
    781 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.7720 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.8768 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.6708 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.3
    816 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings8.3792 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.2752 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.8294 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.9314 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.0336 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.0310 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.3347 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.3
    678 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.3664 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.9570 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.0548 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.4
    688 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings8.0656 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.1667 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings9.529 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.4630 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.0251 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.4
    329 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings9.58 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.0299 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.96 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.5257 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings8.0323 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.4
    5 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.1
    139 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings8.1139 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.9
    269 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings7.7190 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.9190 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings7.7184 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.1243 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings8.0238 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.7
    3 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings9.23 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.0
    219 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.1193 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings8.0186 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.6168 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.2177 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings8.1174 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.1
    207 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings8.1185 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings8.1190 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings8.1179 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings8.1185 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.1182 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    7.8
    254 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.5228 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.9245 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.8233 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Informatica PowerCenter (legacy) and SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Feature
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    8.4
    221 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings7.9221 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    8.5
    (885 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.1
    (773 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    6.7
    (80 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (10 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.7
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (3 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Informatica PowerCenter (legacy)SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    1.- Scenaries with poor sources of data is not recomended (Very bad ROI). The solution is for medium-big enterprises with a lot of sources of data and users. 2.- Bank and finance enviroment to integrate differente data form trading, Regulatory reports, decisions makers, fraud and financial crimes because in this kind of scenary the quality of data is the base of the business. 3.- Departments of development and test of applications in enterprises because you can design enviroments, out of the production systems, to development and test the new API's or updateds made.
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    SAP Cloud ERP is best suited for medium- to large-sized organizations seeking scalability, real-time insights, and standardized processes. It will help them streamline financial operations & core HR functions, optimize inventory management & procurement process. Its intelligent automation will help them automate repetitive, routine tasks and use machine learning for predictive analysis.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Informatica Powercenter is an innovative software that works with ETL-type data integration. Connectivity to almost all the database systems.
    • Great documentation and customer support.
    • It has a various solution to address data quality issues. data masking, data virtualization. It has various supporting tools or MDM, IDQ, Analyst, BigData which can be used to analyze data and correct it.
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    SAP
    • The software helps in forecasting and identifying potential challenges that would affect our organisation in the near future. This enables us to prepare in advance and also adopt practical and viable measures.
    • It enables faster and accurate data processing, which enhances decision-making.
    • It's easily customizable according to specific organizational needs. This promotes overall efficiency and productivity of the organization.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • 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.
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    SAP
    • The beginner's user-friendly UI can help learners learn easily, and it feels a bit complex.
    • Implementation of AI bot on common tasks.
    • There are no offline functionality that users can use remotely.
    • As the scalability of the products grows, they become more expensive.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    Our team enjoys using Informatica and feels that it is one of the best ETL tools on the market.
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    SAP
    The cost of SAP as an ERP is quite high and the switching costs associated with ERP systems are even higher. That being said moving from one ERP to another only happens once in a great while for large organizations. Those switching costs include retraining, IT hardware requirements, outside consultants and more
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    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.
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    SAP
    SAP Cloud ERP is a useful solution for automating and streamlining business processes. It offers modern technologies such as built-in AI, machine learning, and real-time data analytics. It offers multi-currency, multi-language support to manage international operations smoothly. It comes with a modern, role-based user interface that enhances your user experience and lets you perform tasks smoothly.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Discontinued Products
    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
    Incentivized
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    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.
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    SAP
    The support system I find great as whenever I run into problems they rectify them quickly as possible they never reacted late the support is just up to the mark for me. They provide many solutions to the problems I faced the [technical] team support is always amazing they [listen] to mean work accordingly.
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    In-Person Training
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    More effective
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    SAP requires
    a lot of internal and external resources to complete its successful
    implementation. The cloud version requires a deeper understanding of the
    different capabilities of the local systems (hardware) and the connection
    towards your local IT team. We found several problems on our systems that we
    couldn't foresee before the implementation and roll out.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    While Talend offers a much more comfortable interface to work with, Informatica's forte is performance. And on that front, Informatica Enterprise Data Integration certainly leaves Talend in the dust. For a more back-end-centric use case, Informatica is certainly the ETL tool of choice. On the other hand, if business users would be using the tool, then Talend would be the preferred tool.
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    SAP
    The platform utilizes advanced predictive analytics to anticipate operational bottlenecks and put them out of commission before the problems become larger. We can proactively develop effective strategies that help keep service quality in the face of unexpected changes in the market, or external disruptions, by continuously analyzing historical performance data as well as elements of the current market
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • 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.
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    SAP
    • The financial management part ensures every process is well planned and allocated resources are used efficiently.
    • The development of payroll management ensures that all employees are happily remunerated and, hence, very productive.
    • The creation of solid financial reporting acts as the primary driver in decision-making, which brings more insights into development.
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    ScreenShots

    SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Order to Cash Dashboard - For the management of the order-to-cash process more efficiently across revenue streams and business models - including sales of physical and digital goods, services, subscriptions, projects, and bundles.Screenshot of a Sales Management Overview - Helps ensure sales reps meet their goals with an overview of orders and key sales performance metrics, with status tracking for each order in real time for the early detection of potential issues.Screenshot of the Purchasing Spend Dashboard - For weighing various aspects of purchasing spend through quick access to clear, complete, and real-time data, with less risk, and without opening different reports and transactions.Screenshot of Operational Supplier Evaluation - Provides a transparent overview of suppliers. Users can approve the most reliable vendors and get the right mix to serve business needs while reducing risk.Screenshot of Inventory Management - Provides visibility to manage supply chains, to mitigate risk, avoid unnecessary costs, maximize efficiency, and fulfill customer orders on time.Screenshot of Inventory Processing - Enables real-time supply chain visibility and provides meaningful metrics, with customizable dashboards and reports that display real-time inventory that track the status of inbound and outbound deliveries.