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 most valuable features of the AWS Database Migration Service are the ease of migration, beneficial storage system, security, and simple instance creation. Additionally, the cloud that is provided is more complete than other solutions."
"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."
"We particularly like that this solution has the facility to integrate with all ETL tools."
"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."
"As the solution is on the cloud, we don't have to worry about the maintenance of software."
"It's scalable."
"Support is helpful."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"The most complex task, in this case, was to read and transform BLOB data, and Java transformation in Informatica Power Center was a great solution."
"The greatest feature is that it is very easy to have someone come in and jump right in. It is one of the nicest tools in terms of getting a person acquainted quickly."
"It has a Data Catalog that uses the Model repository."
"Informatica PowerCenter has good user feedback. The developers can easily make mappings in the solution."
"UI-based ability to create data mapping."
"We have found the PowerCenter and B2B data transformation most valuable."
"Technical support, and their approach is good. They have a support portal and support tickets. If you open a ticket it has multiple levels of severity from level one to very high or critical."
"As a solution, the better thing is if more platforms come with direct compatibility, like connecting to different data sources. The basic problem I faced the most was while transferring and reading data from Excel. So, one time, I found that all the components I had declared in my scripts were able to take it. And after some patching happens, it is not able to support that. Again, we need to update the version of Excel. So, it's not like a plug-in type place where you have done the solution and are confident that it will work. So, this is an area of improvement."
"The initial setup can be difficult for beginners in AWS Database Migration Service. You will need the training to complete it."
"The server has limits on how many can connect to the database."
"The live duplication has a delay of two minutes, which can be an issue."
"Support could be more expedient. Right now I am waiting on support for an extension."
"The cost is a concern. We use DMS because of its simplicity, but the price could definitely be more competitive."
"More endpoints need to be supported by AWS Database Migration Service. There's also a need for more control and transparency on the product, including better technical support."
"It would be helpful if the bandwidth could be independent of the network or if we could have a dedicated bandwidth for this product."
"Compared to solutions offering similar functionalities, Informatica PowerCenter is not very flexible regarding customized integrations."
"The pricing could be improved."
"In the future, I would like to see Informatica PowerCenter integrate a more powerful dashboard."
"An issue which should be addressed is that the solution only allows us to do structured, as opposed to unstructured, data processing."
"PowerCenter has three clients. I wish they would consolidate everything into one GUI, not three. Also, we had a persistent issue with the Informatica Developer tool but it was solved when we migrated to the newest one."
"The performance of Informatica PowerCenter could improve."
"If we could have the option of performance improvement within Informatica, and if it could have more features, that would be ideal."
"The real-time database connectivity when getting the real-time data using the VPN is an area that needs improvement."
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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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