We performed a comparison between Informatica Cloud Data Integration and SAS Data Management 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."It is quite easy to use and flexible."
"The data mapping capability is a valuable feature."
"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."
"Data synchronization tasks."
"It has a more UI-based tool, and the scripting is good."
"The mass ingestion functionality and the elasticity of the solution are great."
"The solution has the best feature for parameterization."
"The solution provides increased efficiency while still being user-friendly and easy to operate."
"Its robustness is valuable. It is a full-fledged suite. We have a data warehouse model, and there are also a lot of data quality management tools. The repository and all other tools are there. So, it is a full package in terms of reporting tools."
"This is an established product with powerful data analysis and varied options for user entry points."
"In terms of which features I have found most valuable, I would say the importing and exporting features. Additionally, the data sorting, categorizing and summarizing features, especially how it can summarize based on categories. These are the key features."
"The solution is very stable. We haven't faced any issues with glitches or bugs. We haven't had any crashes."
"The tool is reliable, quick, and powerful."
"If you compare it to SQL, the memory and development times are very quick."
"The product offers very good flexibility."
"I am impressed with the tool's ability to customize."
"The integration process is not easy."
"The vendor should have more training resources: online classes, free tutorial videos, etc."
"Error reporting and debugging need improvement."
"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."
"Its pricing model can be improved. The response time from technical support can also be improved."
"Informatica Cloud Data Integration can improve by being more user-friendly. When you're working with the solution a lot of technical knowledge is required. It's not a solution that anyone can use properly, you need knowledge of what's happening at the back end, such as SQL. When you get stuck, you need to look into your logic. For other tools, such as Dell Boomi, anyone can use them."
"Certain applications are not being synced with the ION."
"A general improvement in icons and the virtual interface would be good."
"We implemented it a while ago, and we are trying to improve the data delivery performance. We are looking into how to get faster and automated reporting. We would need better designs and workflows."
"The pricing of the solution needs to be improved. They need to work to make it more affordable."
"Very little needs to improve but perhaps a nicer graphic interface and remaining competetive in the growing field of data analytics."
"We find we often have to go back and re-train users when there are changes made to the solution because the changes are not intuitive."
"The solution could use better documentation."
"I would like the tool to include the ability to automate the modifications of the integrations."
"The solution is quite expensive and hard to install/configure."
"With SAS Data Management, you have to purchase an external driver, configure all of the tables for all of the data that you will extract from Salesforce. It's not a straightforward process."
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Informatica Cloud Data Integration is ranked 5th in Cloud Data Integration with 40 reviews while SAS Data Management is ranked 43rd in Data Integration with 15 reviews. Informatica Cloud Data Integration is rated 7.8, while SAS Data Management is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Informatica Cloud Data Integration writes "A stable, scalable, and user-friendly solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAS Data Management writes "A scalable solution with customer support that is responsive and diligent". Informatica Cloud Data Integration is most compared with Informatica PowerCenter, Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, Fivetran and Mule Anypoint Platform, whereas SAS Data Management is most compared with Informatica PowerCenter, Tungsten RPA, Microsoft Purview, IBM InfoSphere DataStage and Palantir Foundry. See our Informatica Cloud Data Integration vs. SAS Data Management report.
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