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We performed a comparison between Delphix and Informatica PowerCenter based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Test Data Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Delphix vs. Informatica PowerCenter Report (Updated: January 2020).
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"Delphix's data distribution is powerful. It's easy to distribute data with this solution. The main advantage of Delphix is that it generates copies of data.""The most valuable aspect is the product is easy to manage, with a good dashboard. We can easily configure it on the front end and back end.""It provides the ability to roll back to a point in time or roll forward without the assistance of a DBA.""The product is efficient in handling large volumes of data.""Data being available anytime is a life changer.""Delphix interfaces are simple to use and very user friendly.""It's really easy to install.""The most valuable feature is VDB provisioning."

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"The features I find most valuable is that the solution is very user-friendly and the graphical design is very easy to understand.""Among all the solutions I have used, I found Informatica PowerCenter to be much more stable in terms of application.""Ease and speed of building integrations, especially integrations between different applications, such as our Hospital Information System.""Enterprise-scale ETL solution that's very stable and is easy to scale. It integrates and connects with multiple new systems, both structured and semi-structured.""In the end, you have structured, proper data for use in an integrated BI solution.""Deployment was simple and straightforward.""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.""The technical support is excellent."

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Cons
"Delphix is a strong solution for virtualization, but it's not strong enough for creating data, so we have to use another solution for creating new data.""GUI could be improved.""My only complaint about this solution is the price.""This product should be extended and made to be a more comprehensive storage solution.""When it comes to unstructured and structured data, if Delphix can comply with the requirements for most of the structured data, it would be good, especially if it can include the data scanning part.""As a commercial model, it's very good. However, maybe it would be nice for Delphix to integrate with some other platforms.""Delphix is quite expensive.""Delphix could be improved with better usability and an agentless option."

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"It should be more cloud-centric than on-prem-centric.""It would be better if I could do all the work within a single window. If I'm working on any mapping and if I have to switch to sessions, I have to open a new window altogether. If I have to get into workflows, I have to open a new window. It was also very expensive. In the next release, I would like it to be more user-friendly.""I would like to see it be able to import data from NoSQL.""The licensing is difficult.""This product is going to decommission in the next couple of years.""We had to take on a large volume of data from the legacy Sybase system. This was taking a very long time, i.e., more than a day. We were trying to improve it with partitions to gpload, but we were told that we can't go more than four partitions.""There can be scalability issues. Huge amounts of data ingestion will impact performance.""We had stability issues, mostly with JVM size."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The cost is $370K annually for the Delphix Masking Engine and Delphix Virtualization Engine."
  • "Delphix's pricing is affordable."
  • "I would say the price is a little high but affordable for our needs."
  • "It is an expensive solution."
  • "The product is a little bit expensive."
  • "I rate the product price seven to eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is the low price, and ten is the high price."
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  • "We have found the pricing very cost-effective. The licensing is CPU and data source-based."
  • "Cost could be improved."
  • "Licensing is a one time cost. But maintenance costs depend on what you want, how long you need it. Maintenance is a kind of insurance. With health insurance, you don't know whether you will get sick or need to go to hospital or not but you have to have insurance. It's the same thing with support. If you have that expertise in resolving issues, if you have enough experience in your IT department, I would say you don't need the support. But in practice, they recommend you go with the support. If you want support you have to pay for it."
  • "Price-wise, it's more expensive than SSIS, but it's a better tool, so it has more features. Licensing is on a yearly basis."
  • "Its maintenance is expensive."
  • "It's much more expensive, almost three times more expensive than most other solutions."
  • "We are satisfied with the pricing."
  • "I consider this to be an expensive product."
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    Comparison Review
    Anonymous User
    Technology has made it easier for businesses to organize and manipulate data to get a clearer picture of what’s going on with their business. Notably, ETL tools have made managing huge amounts of data significantly easier and faster, boosting many organizations’ business intelligence operations There are many third-party vendors offering ETL solutions, but two of the most popular are PowerCenter Informatica and Microsoft SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services). Each technology has its advantages but there are also similarities on how they carry out the extract-transform-load processes and only differ in terminologies. If you’re in the process of choosing ETL tools and PowerCenter Informatica and Microsoft SSIS made it to your shortlist, here is a short comparative discussion detailing the differences between the two, as well as their benefits. Package Configuration Most enterprise data integration projects would require the capacity to develop a solution in one platform and test and deploy it in a separate environment without having to manually change the established workflow. In order to achieve this seamless movement between two environments, your ETL technology should allow the dynamic update of the project’s properties using the content or a parameter file or configuration. Both Informatica and SSIS support this functionality using different methodologies. In Informatica, every session can have more than one source and one or more destination connections. There are… Read more →
    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product is efficient in handling large volumes of data.
    Top Answer:The product is a little bit expensive. It is almost similar to Broadcom Test Data Manager.
    Top Answer:The solution’s self-service portal must be more interactive and user-friendly. It must give more capabilities to the user. Virtual database capabilities should be added to future releases.
    Top Answer:Azure Data Factory is flexible, modular, and works well. In terms of cost, it is not too pricey. It offers the stability and reliability I am looking for, good scalability, and is easy to set up and… more »
    Top Answer:SSIS PowerPack is a group of drag and drop connectors for Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, commonly called SSIS. The collection helps organizations boost productivity with code-free… more »
    Top Answer:Complex transformations can easily be achieved using PowerCenter, which has all the features and tools to establish a real data governance strategy. Additionally, PowerCenter is able to manage huge… more »
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    Overview

    Delphix is a software company that specializes in data virtualization and data management solutions. The company's primary product is the Delphix Dynamic Data Platform, which enables organizations to streamline data operations and accelerate application development.

    Delphix focuses on solving data challenges faced by enterprises, such as data provisioning, data masking, data integration, and data versioning. The platform works by creating virtual copies of data, known as "data pods," which are lightweight and can be easily accessed and shared across various environments, such as development, testing, and analytics.

    Delphix Features:

    • Data Virtualization: Create virtual data copies without physical copies, reducing storage needs.
    • Data Masking: Secure sensitive data with realistic yet fictional information for privacy and compliance.
    • Data Integration: Streamline data integration and provisioning across various sources and platforms.
    • Data Versioning: Manage multiple data versions for rollbacks, comparisons, and compliance.
    • Self-Service Data Management: Empower users to access and refresh data copies independently, boosting productivity.
    • DataOps Automation: Automate data operations for faster application development and streamlined workflows.

    Delphix is used by organizations across various industries, including financial services, healthcare, retail, and technology, to accelerate software development, improve data security, and enhance data management practices.

    Delphix Benefits:

    • Data agility: Rapid provisioning of virtual data copies speeds up application development.
    • Storage efficiency: Lightweight virtual copies reduce storage needs and infrastructure costs.
    • Data security and compliance: Robust data masking ensures privacy and regulatory compliance.
    • Enhanced collaboration: Simultaneous access to data promotes teamwork and knowledge sharing.
    • Faster data integration: Seamless integration with various sources improves accessibility and insights.
    • Improved data governance: Centralized control enforces consistency and supports compliance.
    • Reduced risk and resilience: Data versioning allows easy rollbacks and recovery.
    • Operational efficiency: Automation streamlines processes and improves resource allocation.
    • Cost savings: Optimized storage and streamlined workflows lead to reduced expenses.

    Reviews from Real Users

    PeerSpot user, Product Owner & Scrum master at a financial services firm, says that "Delphix's data distribution is powerful. It's easy to distribute data with this solution. The main advantage of Delphix is that it generates copies of data."

    Niaz Aziz, Projects Team Lead at Azeemi Technologies, states that Delphix “Has good scalability and works efficiently for data visualization”

    Another PeerSpot user, DevOps ERP Engineer at a tech services company, writes that Delphix has “Excellent working environment, with continuous updates and affordable pricing”

    Informatica PowerCenter is a data integration and data visualization tool. The solution works as an enterprise data integration platform that helps organizations access, transform, and integrate data from various systems. The product is designed to support companies in the full cycle of a project, from its initial rollout to critical deployments. Informatica PowerCenter allows developers and analysts to collaborate while accelerating the work process to deploy projects within days instead of months.

    The Advanced edition of the product provides an additional real-time engine which allows companies to have always-on enterprise data integration. This ensures seamless collaboration and increment of data lineage visibility and impacts analysis.

    The Premium edition of the solution offers an early warning system that detects unexpected behaviors or incorrect utilization of resources in the workflows and alerts companies in the case that these occur. This version of the product also offers automatic data validation, which ensures data accuracy and reduces testing time and expenditure of resources for by up to 90%.

    Informatica PowerCenter Features

    The product provides users with various features which allow them to execute data integration initiatives such as analytics, data warehousing, data governance, consolidation, and application migration. The features of the solution include:

    • Collaboration: Informatica PowerCenter offers role-based tools and processes which enable business self-service while benefiting from high-quality IT resources.

    • Automation: Through various automations and easy-to-use software, users can utilize graphical and codeless tools and initiate effective data integration without additional knowledge.

    • Scalability: The tool provides high scalability to users, which ensures seamless performance and minimum downtime. PowerCenter also has adaptive load balancing, pushdown optimization, and dynamic partitioning.

    • Monitoring: Through the extensive monitoring feature, the operations and governance of the solution are easily overseen by users. The tool also provides alerts that can prevent damage to the system.

    • Real-time data: Through real-time data, users can monitor applications and analytics, ensuring their efficient operation.

    • Prototyping: Informatica lets its users collaborate with information technology to prototype, profile, and validate results in a timely manner.

    • Connectivity: Users can access and integrate data from different types of sources through high-performance connectors.

    • Automated data validation testing: The product offers script-free automated and repeatable audit and validation of data.

    • Data transformation: This feature allows users to use comprehensive parsing of JSON, PDF, XML, Microsoft Office, and the Internet of Things (IoT) for non-relation data.

    • Cloud applications connectivity: The product allows for seamless connection to cloud application sources and targets.

    Informatica PowerCenter Benefits

    The benefits of using Informatica PowerCenter include:

    • The tool can work over a wide range of systems and platforms and also allows for lean integration.

    • It enhances the quality and speed of performance and optimizes the cost of the process for your organization.

    • PowerCenter supports multiple databases, including TPump, Parallel Transporter Fastload, and Teradata MLoad.

    • The tool is very easy to monitor and maintain, which simplifies the data integration process for companies.

    • The centralized error logging system allows users to locate errors in a timely manner and correct them.

    • The tool can convert data from an application to another format, as it serves as one of the most powerful data transformation solutions.

    • PowerCenter can also serve as middleware between two applications.

    • The solution offers both parallel processing and load balancing.

    • PowerCenter is a tool with a high level of security, which also minimizes essential administration activities.

    • The solution ensures the quality of information, as it does not allow invalid or unwanted data to be uploaded to the source.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Yahya T., a developer and architect at L'Oreal, says the product is stable, provides good support, and integrating it with other systems is very fast.

    Mohamed E., a senior manager for Data management and data governance at a tech company, says PowerCenter is stable, mature, and offers flexibility in building the pipeline and has a drag-and-drop mode because it's GUI-based; technical support is brilliant.

    Sample Customers
    Alberta Blue Cross, Fastweb, SABMiller, California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA), Molina Healthcare, AT&T, Nike, Facebook, eBay, Comcast, IBM, HP, Intel, Avaya, BNP Paribas, P&B, Toyota, Walmart, Best Western, Directv, JPMorganChase, Verizon, Bank of the West, Fannie Mae
    University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, LexisNexis, Rabobank
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Healthcare Company33%
    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company22%
    University11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm23%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Insurance Company8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Computer Software Company22%
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Insurance Company7%
    Retailer7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Insurance Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise48%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise74%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise74%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise74%
    Buyer's Guide
    Delphix vs. Informatica PowerCenter
    January 2020
    Find out what your peers are saying about Delphix vs. Informatica PowerCenter and other solutions. Updated: January 2020.
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    Delphix is ranked 1st in Test Data Management with 15 reviews while Informatica PowerCenter is ranked 3rd in Data Integration with 78 reviews. Delphix is rated 8.0, while Informatica PowerCenter is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Delphix writes "Handles large volumes of data with ease, but the self-service portal must be more user-friendly". 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". Delphix is most compared with Informatica Test Data Management (TDM), Denodo, Broadcom Test Data Manager, IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM) and Actifio, whereas Informatica PowerCenter is most compared with Informatica Cloud Data Integration, Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Databricks and AWS Glue. See our Delphix vs. Informatica PowerCenter report.

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