We performed a comparison between Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) and Oracle Integration Cloud Service based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Users prefer Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) due to its intuitive, easy-to-use dashboard, and say the vast amount of available adapters make integrations very simple.
"It's completely user-friendly."
"ODI's most valuable features are it utilizes the database engine and is very lightweight."
"The product has an ELT approach."
"The most valuable feature that we use is the Knowledge Modules."
"All ETL code is stored in repositories in underlying database schemas. The number of users can access and work on the same solution using a client tool. So distributed teams can work on this tool in an efficient manner."
"ODI significantly improves data integration and management by allowing customization of data types from various sources like SQL Server databases."
"Besides loading data, we do most of our transformations in ODI."
"The most valuable feature is Data movement."
"The initial setup of Oracle Integration Cloud Service was easy."
"Oracle Integration Cloud Service is a really good product and the ROI is very good with it. It lowers development time. A development cycle that may have taken a year without Oracle Integration Cloud Service can drop down to three or four months with it."
"Technical support responds quickly."
"The initial setup is easy."
"OIC's accuracy is quite good."
"People are able to scale up, learn it quickly, and start delivering."
"The Oracle integration tool is the most comfortable tool for using those Oracle products."
"The most important part would be the use of connectors. The significant number of cloud connectors available for active integration is its value."
"The solution lacks some functions and features."
"Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is already good as a solution. Still, it needs some editing of its preview package, or if the package is upgraded, that will make Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) even better."
"Overall the product is fine, but sometimes its reports unknown errors while we compile ETL scripts."
"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 lacks a suite of tools suitable for fully processing data and moving it into decision support warehouses."
"Stability could be improved because some operators have issues."
"An area for improvement would be the lack of SQL compatibility - ODI has no ability to interact with SQL unstructured types and data types."
"At present, when multiple steps are executed in parallel in the load plan and errors occur, the error handling mechanism does not function correctly."
"We would love to have more and more ready-to-use interfaces from Oracle."
"While most of the adapters are available through Oracle Integration Cloud Services, they do not have a lot of features. I would like to see some enrichment in this area and for the solution to go deeper into the applications and upgrade the adapters."
"Our client was quite concerned about the cost, which is something that could be reduced."
"They need to make tools framework available for implementation partners"
"There are a few features that we noticed are not in the cloud. There are some improvements needed. One example is the graphical user interface that needs to improve, it could be easier to use."
"Oracle Integration Cloud Service can improve file handling. Currently, our real-time file polling limitation is 10 MB, if that size can be increased it would be helpful. For example, increasing the size from 10 MB to 1 GB."
"Configurable timeouts on each connection would be good."
"In designer mode, sometimes the browser closure or other unknown issues can cause strange behavior, which requires a restart."
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Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is ranked 4th in Data Integration with 68 reviews while Oracle Integration Cloud Service is ranked 3rd in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) with 32 reviews. Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is rated 8.2, while Oracle Integration Cloud Service 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 Oracle Integration Cloud Service writes "An integration tool that is highly compatible and easy to maintain". Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is most compared with Informatica PowerCenter, SSIS, Azure Data Factory, Oracle GoldenGate and Talend Open Studio, whereas Oracle Integration Cloud Service is most compared with AWS Glue, Mule Anypoint Platform, Oracle GoldenGate, Azure Data Factory and Microsoft Azure Logic Apps. See our Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) vs. Oracle Integration Cloud Service report.
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Integration Cloud is more focused on event-driven integration models. It is also an OCI native service.
ODI is primarily suited to bulk data activities such as data loads, data migration. Now ODI has two flavours: native OCI with a small feature set aimed at enabling cloud migration and then the traditional ODI.
The traditional version is the same product as used on-premise but packaged to run a VM. As a result, it is offered on the Oracle cloud marketplace.
Oracle Integration Cloud Service has a fairly easy initial setup, and Oracle offers initial support and guidance for those who might find the setup to be challenging. There are complications that come up, though, as far as integrating and maintaining the system. Organizations that choose this product will need to bring experts on board to oversee the security and system administration. Those aspects are so complex that to keep the system running smoothly and effectively, you need to employ people who know the proper IT procedures to manage them. Ultimately, an organization will have to make additional investments to get proper use out of Oracle Integration Cloud Service.
Oracle Data Integrator offers a comparable level of set up complexity to Oracle Integration Cloud Service. The program for the initial setup does offer step-by-step instructions which make deployment easier. However, additional software such as Agent Setup is required for ODI to function fully. Therefore, while an organization can follow a guide to set up ODI, additional steps beyond the initial deployment are necessary before one can use the product fully.
Oracle Integration Cloud Service offers different pricing models for their licenses. Among the easiest for businesses to deal with is a pay-as-you-go option. This provides organizations with great flexibility in choosing what they want to pay and the type of services that they want to receive. Organizations will be able to spend their resources more effectively when they control the prices that they are paying.
ODI has a price which is not exactly the most expensive solution on the market. However, it is not the cheapest either. There is no flexibility in ODI’s pricing like there is for Oracle Integration Cloud Service. Organizations really only have two options: they can pay the price or use another product. ODI does not allow for the kind of customization that Oracle Integration Cloud Service offers.
Conclusion
Oracle Integration Cloud Service and Oracle Data Integrator are comparable as far as the difficulty that an organization might have in setting them and deploying them. In both cases additional resources are needed after the initial setup stages in order to get them set up properly. The area in which they truly differ is in the ability of Oracle Integration Cloud Service to be customized, both in terms of price and in terms of services obtained. ODI lacks this flexibility.