We performed a comparison between Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) and SAP Data Services based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features of ODI are the knowledge modules, such as the Loading Knowledge module and the Check Knowledge module, they are helpful. We can check for the constraints in ODI. That helps in figuring out what are the constraints that are the primary keys created in the tables. We can check them with the Check Knowledge module."
"The initial setup is easy."
"What I found most valuable in Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is that it integrates well with almost all technologies currently being used in my company."
"Most of the functions are very straightforward, like the data model, mapping, package, and load plan. Thus, a new user could get started very fast."
"The most valuable feature of ODI is the to use of the whole ETL to create a data lake."
"One of the standout features of ODI is its ability to prepare everything on a vertical level and create reusable components, which adds to its value."
"ODI is a very accessible tool, especially since the mapping functionality has been added."
"It is an ETL tool, which does the extract, transform, and load."
"The basic functionality is quite good as is the basic logic and data information."
"Technical support from SAP is awesome. If we have an issue, they give a good solution."
"The initial setup is not complex."
"The product's most valuable features are data validation and rules."
"The most valuable feature is the logging capability."
"I appreciate having access to the SAP data."
"The solution is easy to use since it's a graphical tool. It also requires only low-level coding."
"The maintenance of data services is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The stability of the software could be improved. Sometimes, the software just crashes. "
"An area for improvement would be the lack of SQL compatibility - ODI has no ability to interact with SQL unstructured types and data types."
"I rate it a seven out of 10 because there is room for growth because ODI is still new, in comparison to Informatica, which is a mature product."
"It needs easier security."
"It would be really good if Oracle considered enabling the tool to integrate with some other platforms that are deprecated simply for commercial reasons"
"The tool should improve its pricing. It prevents the application of Oracle ODI on small and medium projects in countries like Croatia, Germany, or the US. While there are no technological obstacles to using it, the high price makes it unfeasible for projects with smaller budgets."
"If you have something like Cisco on top of it, you will have endless problems."
"The initial setup is a bit complex compared to other tools."
"An area for improvement in SAP Data Services could involve making the product more accessible to non-technical end-users."
"The pricing of the solution should be improved."
"It will work fine only in an SAP environment. It could be said that the integration with other vendors could be better."
"The solution shows a lack of cloud support data services."
"Source code control is another headache. When your source code base gets too large, managing the source code becomes cumbersome."
"Integration with other products could be improved."
"It would be nice if this solution was a bit easier to move from development to production."
"The description of error messages isn't extensive, although they point to the problem. With other solutions, like Talend, I was able to use the debugger to get directly to the problem, but with SAP Data Services the debugger is not working. I'm not sure if it's a problem with the version specifically, but I'm using it in an enterprise environment and I can't do an upgrade."
Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is ranked 4th in Data Integration with 67 reviews while SAP Data Services is ranked 10th in Data Integration with 45 reviews. Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is rated 8.2, while SAP Data Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) writes "Straightforward to implement, scalable, and has good stability and documentation, but technical support could still be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Data Services writes "Responsive support, scalable, and beneficial integration". Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is most compared with Oracle Integration Cloud Service, Informatica PowerCenter, SSIS, Azure Data Factory and Apache Kafka, whereas SAP Data Services is most compared with Azure Data Factory, Syniti Data Quality, Informatica PowerCenter, SAP Process Orchestration and AWS Glue. See our Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) vs. SAP Data Services report.
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