We performed a comparison between Informatica PowerCenter and Mule Anypoint Platform 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."One of the most valuable features for us is the metadata repository because it can easily understand the lineage of first target mapping. My company and I also find Informatica really easy to use—when a consultant joins our company, in just a few days to a few weeks, they can understand how to use it—so we prefer to use this ETL tool."
"Has a good visual tool for data mapping."
"The support is valuable. There are also open-source ETL products, which work very well, but there is no support. When we face a production problem, being able to get support is valuable, and it brings efficiency. With an open-source solution, we can't engage anyone to resolve the problem as quickly as possible."
"The most valuable features of Informatica PowerCenter are the ease of use, and development, and is simple to find resources."
"It works with any multi-databases, so it works with Sybase, SQL Server. Also, the performance is really good and it is easy to use."
"The most valuable features are the dynamic reading of the file metadata profile, and the ability to define business rules that are used to verify and validate the uploaded files."
"It is UI friendly and has all the advantages of an ETL tool."
"Informatica PowerCenter is very good for integrating a huge amount of data in a very short duration, such as a minute. It is also very easy to use. After you provide the source and the target, mappings are automatically done, which makes it easy to use for the development team."
"The initial setup is quite easy because the solution has a good interface through which the configuration, mapping, and so on can be done."
"It is very easy to use for building connectors. It comes with a lot of connectors. For example, it has different adapters for NetSuite, which are very easy to use. It also has Salesforce connectors. The object store feature is also really easy to use. Mule Anypoint Platform is also good in terms of performance and how it is managed behind the scenes."
"It's easy to develop APIs."
"The most valuable feature is the variety of characters Anypoint Platform has. It is very scalable and customizable."
"MuleSoft offers with the Anypoint Platform a unified platform for API management and an integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) as well as an on-premise Enterprise Service Bus pattern."
"Customers can make use of Runtime Fabric, an RTF environment."
"The most valuable features for us are flexibility, all the features related to connectivity with multiple connectors to the business, and the flexibility of on-premises and cloud deployments."
"MuleSoft Anypoint Platform's most valuable features are its observability and stability."
"While Informatica is great for data-integration, it does not have any analytics features. Thus, organizations have to always look for another product for their BI needs."
"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."
"Its scalability can be improved. It is not scalable."
"Some of the conversions are done inside the product. We use work tables that are created by the engine itself, but the names of the work tables are very long, and they don't have any meaning, which makes it a bit difficult to understand and follow exactly what is happening inside."
"The multiple interfaces in Informatica PowerCenter are not great for the user experience. Because of this, I think it can cause confusion for any beginner developer."
"An issue which should be addressed is that the solution only allows us to do structured, as opposed to unstructured, data processing."
"The licensing is difficult."
"Informatica PowerCenter could improve the data threshold for large sets of data. Additionally, they should add real-time integration."
"An on-premise setup requires special skills and you need a lot of professional services."
"This becomes an expensive solution over time."
"Better documentation, in particular with respect to the initial setup, would be helpful."
"The compatibility with vendors can be improved. Microsoft Azure heavily uses single software."
"In order to set up a storefront, we currently rely on a third-party solution. It would greatly enhance our operations if this feature was integrated into their existing solution."
"One area we'd like to see improvement in is the error logging and troubleshooting process."
"The runtime management and connectors could use some work and are vulnerable to breakage after upgrades."
"It doesn't work well when you try using it for the processing layer."
Informatica PowerCenter is ranked 3rd in Data Integration with 30 reviews while Mule Anypoint Platform is ranked 3rd in Cloud Data Integration with 22 reviews. Informatica PowerCenter is rated 8.0, while Mule Anypoint Platform is rated 8.2. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Mule Anypoint Platform writes "Robust, reliable, and stable, ensuring high availability for critical integrations". Informatica PowerCenter is most compared with Informatica Cloud Data Integration, Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Databricks and AWS Glue, whereas Mule Anypoint Platform is most compared with MuleSoft Composer, Oracle Integration Cloud Service, Microsoft Azure Logic Apps, Azure Data Factory and SAP Process Orchestration. See our Informatica PowerCenter vs. Mule Anypoint Platform report.
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