We performed a comparison between IBM InfoSphere Optim and Informatica Persistent Data Masking based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Oracle, Quest Software, SolarWinds and others in Database Development and Management."We like that we can easily restore the database with just a few clicks. The database is linked as well."
"I feel the solution to be a bit faster than the traditional methods, which makes it easy to customize."
"Informatica provides a comprehensive solution for on-the-fly or real-time data masking."
"Informatica is user-friendly, stable, and scalable. These three aspects are the most valuable for us. If we can make it work well with the CRM, we can continue or try again this year to complete that part of the project. I am confident that this kind of solution is what we need because we have a third-party resource that works in the development."
"The most valuable feature is data discovery. This is the most exciting feature for all of the banks."
"The most valuable features are the structure masking and platform masking."
"Informatica Persistent Data Masking can mask production data for different users, ensuring that only authorized individuals can access sensitive information."
"While the solution is very supportive of Db2, it is not so friendly when it comes to IMS databases."
"We're looking for a solution that can be implemented on AWS. IBM InfoSphere Optim can be implemented on AWS, but it costs more than double what we're currently paying. So, it's not really of good value for us."
"The data discovery isn't that good yet for Salesforce. We have another tool that we use for this. It may be a problem because Salesforce on the cloud."
"Informatica's support understands the solution, but they lack the experience we need for our use case. That was one thing that we prioritized when we started searching for this kind of solution."
"Once the data is masked, we won't be able to reverse it back to its original value."
"Informatica should simplify the rules for setting classifications and user access management permissions. It's too complex to define, configure, and make work."
"I have encountered some issues using the substitution, which is one of the techniques of data masking."
IBM InfoSphere Optim is ranked 17th in Database Development and Management with 3 reviews while Informatica Persistent Data Masking is ranked 6th in Data Masking with 5 reviews. IBM InfoSphere Optim is rated 6.6, while Informatica Persistent Data Masking is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM InfoSphere Optim writes "Can easily restore the database, but the cost needs to be reduced". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Informatica Persistent Data Masking writes "Enables secure data protection during testing and controlled access to sensitive information". IBM InfoSphere Optim is most compared with Solix Enterprise Data Management, Informatica Data Archive and Oracle Enterprise Manager, whereas Informatica Persistent Data Masking is most compared with Delphix, Protegrity Data Security, IBM Security Guardium Data Protection, Imperva SecureSphere Database Security and Oracle GoldenGate.
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