We performed a comparison between Azure Data Factory and Zapier 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 solution is okay."
"The most valuable aspect is the copy capability."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and the readily available adapters for connecting with various sources."
"For me, it was that there are dedicated connectors for different targets or sources, different data sources. For example, there is direct connector to Salesforce, Oracle Service Cloud, etcetera, and that was really helpful."
"Data Factory itself is great. It's pretty straightforward. You can easily add sources, join and lookup information, etc. The ease of use is pretty good."
"It's extremely consistent."
"Most of our customers are Microsoft shops and prefer Azure Data Factory because they have good licensing options and a trust factor with Microsoft."
"The function of the solution is great."
"The connection between Facebook lead forms and MailChimp integrations is the most valuable feature."
"The solution is a SaaS and does not require a complex setup."
"Zapier's interface, for me, is the solution's greatest value proposition. It is designed and developed for people who don't have a clue about what they're trying to do. It has a very user-friendly interface."
"With the previous CRM we were using – the Google Ads landing pages we had – we were collecting leads manually. That process was not efficient and took a sales team a lot of time to insert these leads manually. Currently, the process is smooth and we use Zapier to collect the leads for us."
"We find it effortless to set up. We really don't have to do anything other than finding the application in the Zapier catalog. And as long as the application has been re-integrated into Zapier, they're able to then just provide the connection details and hook it up."
"Webhooks are the most valuable feature of Zapier."
"Zapier luckily has a wide range of integrations, I would say."
"There are a few valuable features, like the stability that it comes with and also the number of features that it offers. I've used other services like Pabbly, but they don't offer similar numbers of applications that Zapier has or allows to integrate with – it's maximum."
"There is no built-in pipeline exit activity when encountering an error."
"When working with AWS, we have noticed that the difference between ADF and AWS is that AWS is more customer-focused. They're more responsive compared to any other company. ADF is not as good as AWS, but it should be. If AWS is ten out of ten, ADF is around eight out of ten. I think AWS is easier to understand from the GUI perspective compared to ADF."
"The solution needs to integrate more with other providers and should have a closer integration with Oracle BI."
"It would be better if it had machine learning capabilities."
"The solution should offer better integration with Azure machine learning. We should be able to embed the cognitive services from Microsoft, for example as a web API. It should allow us to embed Azure machine learning in a more user-friendly way."
"The need to work more on developing out-of-the-box connectors for other products like Oracle, AWS, and others."
"Data Factory's cost is too high."
"They require more detailed error reporting, data normalization tools, easier connectivity to other services, more data services, and greater compatibility with other commonly used schemas."
"Zapier needs more YouTube or video tutorials or more training for people. That would help a lot. In particular, Zapier should have documentation for every connector. Its documentation needs to be more detailed and visual."
"It is not worth the money if you have a little bit of a technical mind...Zapier is not able to set up different modules. When automation doesn't work, it's not that easy to find why it didn't work."
"At the moment, they allow a limited number of apps. I look forward to getting more apps for each package."
"My biggest concern with Zapier would be their pricing strategy."
"With Zapier, improvements are required in the areas of concerns like bugs, ease of use, and documentation."
"I think that this solution should have more apps connected to it."
"The pricing of the solution is quite expensive."
"Some recent changes to the solution have made it bulky and not as intuitive to use as it previously was."
Azure Data Factory is ranked 1st in Data Integration with 81 reviews while Zapier is ranked 10th in Cloud Data Integration with 40 reviews. Azure Data Factory is rated 8.0, while Zapier is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Azure Data Factory writes "The data factory agent is quite good but pricing needs to be more transparent". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zapier writes "A tool for automation purposes requiring an easy initial setup while offering a very helpful technical support team ". Azure Data Factory is most compared with Informatica PowerCenter, Informatica Cloud Data Integration, Alteryx Designer, Snowflake and Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, whereas Zapier is most compared with AWS Glue, Alteryx Designer, Tray.io, MuleSoft Composer and SnapLogic. See our Azure Data Factory vs. Zapier report.
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