We performed a comparison between Informatica Cloud Data Integration and SAP Data Services 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."I do a quite a lot of data transformations, and the fact that I can do them without changing any of my SQL queries from the code, using the inbuilt tools, is very helpful."
"It has become an easy way to exchange information through any cloud application."
"The solution's initial setup is quite straightforward."
"The features I find most valuable is the synchronization, verification, functionalities and all the data integration features."
"The product is scalable and excellent for enterprise-level organizations."
"It has a more UI-based tool, and the scripting is good."
"The solution has the best feature for parameterization."
"We have a lot of integrations, and it's very easy to create integrations. They have a lot of connectors."
"The reporting on the data, even from third-party software, is very good."
"The basic functionality is quite good as is the basic logic and data information."
"The solution offers very good integration capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is the logging capability."
"The fact that it's built on SQL, it makes it easy to write code. The database and the connection are quite smooth."
"The most valuable features of SAP Data Services lie in its ability to effectively observe and interpret the information within data related to people or facts, stands out."
"The most valuable feature of SAP Data Services is the integration with data sources."
"I like how SAP Data Services links reporting and data integration. That's what's most interesting. You also have the opportunity to leverage the power of the Data Services server."
"I would also like to have profiling functionalities and quality transformations in the cloud."
"There is room for improvement at the highest level in terms of useability and connectors for various types of new applications. The row processing performance could be better because you experience some latency dealing with high volumes of data. Most organizations will be dealing with multiple cloud applications, so you could see performance issues moving from one system to another."
"The error information provided is not informative, as compared to Power Center."
"Certain applications are not being synced with the ION."
"Its pricing model can be improved. The response time from technical support can also be improved."
"With the solution, we had some issues, and we have every day, and we used to open a ticket. Sometimes, there are data issues and transformation issues."
"Cost-wise, it could be better."
"It could be improved by including a buffer that saves data when there is a connectivity issue."
"With SAP Data Services, the problem arises when I try to connect to Azure Databricks."
"We would like the different tools offered within this solution to be available as standalone entities, rather than having to purchase the entire package when we only require a few features."
"The solution shows a lack of cloud support data services."
"Newer feature integration is lagging behind the company acquisitions and the product could do more to service a broader range of devices."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The pricing of the solution should be improved."
"I want some more business intelligence applications. People need to know more and more about data, including the transformation rules, etc. Informatica is a better product for data cataloging. SAP should update the data catalog."
"In the future, Data Services should offer a cloud version."
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Informatica Cloud Data Integration is ranked 5th in Cloud Data Integration with 40 reviews while SAP Data Services is ranked 10th in Data Integration with 45 reviews. Informatica Cloud Data Integration is rated 7.8, while SAP Data Services is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Informatica Cloud Data Integration writes "A stable, scalable, and user-friendly solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAP Data Services writes "Responsive support, scalable, and beneficial integration". Informatica Cloud Data Integration is most compared with Informatica PowerCenter, Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, Fivetran and Oracle Integration Cloud Service, whereas SAP Data Services is most compared with Azure Data Factory, Syniti Data Quality, Informatica PowerCenter, SAP Process Orchestration and IBM InfoSphere DataStage. See our Informatica Cloud Data Integration vs. SAP Data Services report.
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