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We performed a comparison between Alex Solutions and Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "I have no idea what the price actually is. It is probably not going to be the cheapest, but it is a pretty stable and robust platform from the backend standpoint."
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    Top Answer:It is more complicated to extract data using the product compared to Visio. The system could display the details on the screen. Additionally, they should add AI features and the capability to provide… more »
    Top Answer:We use the product for building static and automatic data lineages.
    Ranking
    14th
    out of 27 in Metadata Management
    Views
    288
    Comparisons
    196
    Reviews
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    Average Words per Review
    0
    Rating
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    1st
    out of 27 in Metadata Management
    Views
    2,191
    Comparisons
    1,562
    Reviews
    8
    Average Words per Review
    552
    Rating
    7.8
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    Also Known As
    Informatica EDC, Informatica Enterprise Information Catalog, Enterprise Information Catalog
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    Overview

    Alex Solutions™ brings the world’s largest variety of out-of-the-box metadata scanners, that can be configured to collect a wide variety of metadata including Usage information, Sensitive data detection, end-to-end lineage, and data profiling information.

    Informatica Enterprise Information Catalog provides a machine-learning-based discovery engine to collect data assets across the enterprise while increasing the understanding of those data assets through a graph-based enterprise information catalog. Powered by Informatica’s unique metadata services engine, Enterprise Information Catalog enables business analysts and data stewards to find all types of data across the enterprise; discover relationships among them; enrich data with business glossary terms and crowdsourced annotations; and understand the provenance, quality, and usage of their data.

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    AIA Singapore, Mattel
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Energy/Utilities Company18%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company29%
    Construction Company14%
    Insurance Company14%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise68%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise64%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    March 2024
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    Alex Solutions is ranked 14th in Metadata Management while Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog is ranked 1st in Metadata Management with 12 reviews. Alex Solutions is rated 0.0, while Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog is rated 7.4. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog writes "Great metadata management with more visibility and great technical support". Alex Solutions is most compared with Alation Data Catalog, whereas Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog is most compared with Alation Data Catalog, Collibra Catalog, AWS Glue, Informatica PowerCenter and Denodo.

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