We performed a comparison between AWS Database Migration Service and Informatica PowerCenter based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is stable and reliable."
"The process is now simplified because there won't be maintenance. Usually we can take a snapshot of the number I need. We can automate the backup snapshots and we can restore it very quickly. We get many benefits from the application."
"For our simple requirement of migration, DMS is just a typical AWS RDS with an IPSec tunnel to Oracle. The most valuable features for us are the networking capabilities like VPCs and VPNs."
"The product is cheaper than all platforms"
"The initial setup is simple. Not that much complex."
"Scalable and stable solution for migrating databases to AWS, with valuable features such as parallel full load and continuous data replication."
"What I like about AWS Database Migration Service is that it's a good product that allows you to migrate terabytes of data. My team was able to migrate almost 16TB of data using AWS Database Migration Service. The solution works fine for my use case."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the one I use for report generation. The security risk is very low."
"Enterprise-scale ETL solution that's very stable and is easy to scale. It integrates and connects with multiple new systems, both structured and semi-structured."
"It is very comprehensive in terms of connector and transformation capabilities from both a source and target perspective."
"UI-based ability to create data mapping."
"The partitioning and optimization to help enhance our development is a very valuable aspect of Informatica PowerCenter."
"Good product if you are trying implement data quality, data integration, and data management projects."
"The most valuable aspects of Informatica PowerCenter are the many features, ease of use, and user-friendliness."
"Deployment was simple and straightforward."
"I found the map links, work links, and workflows valuable. They are important features."
"There are a set of complexities and challenges when a user wants to integrate AWS products with Microsoft products."
"Support could be more expedient. Right now I am waiting on support for an extension."
"Database Migration Service could be more integrated. I think that it makes sense to add integration to these functions. For example, AWS Glue has a feature called Orchestrator to create data flows, and that's more straightforward."
"The names of the services need improvement since AWS doesn't indicate what the function of the product is presently. You need to read a lot to find the service that you want in the product."
"The performance of data migration could be smoother."
"This solution is compatible with only AWS."
"I think that Amazon needs to improve the migration scenarios after analytics"
"AWS Database Migration Service can become complex when testing. Other solutions, such as Microsoft Azure makes it easy to do. There are more steps to complete tasks in AWS Database Migration Service than in Microsoft Azure."
"Informatica PowerCenter could improve on the documentation for the implementation. The documents provided are not very good for a new user."
"Unstructured data handling is an important area with a shortcoming that needs improvement in the solution."
"The initial setup is not straightforward. You need expertise to do it."
"It would be good to recreate the entire interface to make it easier for users to build workflows."
"Informatica, in my opinion, is very rigid and not very flexible, whereas platforms like Alteryx or Matillion are very flexible and agile."
"Its licensing can be improved. It should be features-wise and not bundle-wise. A bundle will definitely be costly. In addition, we might use one or two features. That's why the pricing model should be based on the features. The model should be flexible enough based on the features. Their support should also be more responsive to premium customers."
"The solution does not scale."
"The UI is outdated and old-fashioned, at least in our current version. Also, we have experienced some stability issues with the Workflow Monitor application."
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AWS Database Migration Service is ranked 2nd in Cloud Data Integration with 27 reviews while Informatica PowerCenter is ranked 3rd in Data Integration with 78 reviews. AWS Database Migration Service is rated 7.8, while Informatica PowerCenter is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of AWS Database Migration Service writes "A cloud solution for live replication but has stability issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Informatica PowerCenter writes "Stable, provides good support, and integrating it with other systems is very fast, but its pricing is expensive". AWS Database Migration Service is most compared with AWS Glue, Oracle GoldenGate, Qlik Replicate, Fivetran and Confluent, whereas Informatica PowerCenter is most compared with Informatica Cloud Data Integration, Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Databricks and AWS Glue. See our AWS Database Migration Service vs. Informatica PowerCenter report.
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