Compare Informatica PowerCenter vs. Oracle GoldenGate
Informatica PowerCenter is ranked 2nd in Data Integration Tools with 12 reviews while Oracle GoldenGate is ranked 5th in Data Integration Tools with 7 reviews. Informatica PowerCenter is rated 7.8, while Oracle GoldenGate is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Informatica PowerCenter writes "Assists us with integration as we migrate from on-premise to cloud, but it needs a performance analyzer". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle GoldenGate writes "Powerful solution that centralizes our data and has a user-friendly interface ". Informatica PowerCenter is most compared with SSIS, Informatica Cloud Data Integration and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), whereas Oracle GoldenGate is most compared with Quest SharePlex, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) and Qlik Replicate. See our Informatica PowerCenter vs. Oracle GoldenGate report.
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The partitioning and optimization to help enhance our development is a very valuable aspect of Informatica PowerCenter. The most valuable feature is the new Data Lake feature, which provides the basic capabilities needed. The most complex task, in this case, was to read and transform BLOB data, and Java transformation in Informatica Power Center was a great solution. 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 features I find most valuable is that the solution is very user-friendly and the graphical design is very easy to understand. In the end, you have structured, proper data for use in an integrated BI solution. The performance and design of Informatica have been very valuable. I find the performance faster than, say, Oracle Data Integrator or DataStage. Technical support is great. It's one of the reasons we really like them. When you compare support from IBM and support from Informatica, Informatica is much better. | This is a powerful solution provided by one of the most respected companies in the computer industry. The initial setup is straightforward. It doesn't take too much time or effort to implement the solution. When we are replicating data between similar databases then it is straightforward. This solution provides us with real-time replication and it does not affect the performance of other operations, which is very important to us. This solution has a well-known procedure for troubleshooting and tuning the performance, providing for smooth operation. You can put data together from a few databases into one database or the other way, from one database into several. It transforms data in real-time. It allows us to migrate from one system to another, from one server to another, with no downtime, no outage. We can get the data synchronized with multiple databases and then switch the connectivity across to the new servers. It's very simple to configure, it's very simple to implement. In addition, the ability it has to capture data and transmit it with incredible speed is better than any of the product out there. It's extremely powerful. |
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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. I found it is kind of weird that not all of the mapping changes are treated as true changes. Include more instruments for LOGs analysis, interpretation, and job corrections. The licensing cost for Informatica is very high. Other all-in-one solutions have much lower prices than Informatica. I would like to see an improvement in the digital adoption. Integration with Artificial Intelligence would benefit this solution. As a connector to big data, it is not well developed. We've had problems connecting Informatica with Hadoop. The functionality to connect Informatica with Hadoop, for me it's not good. Now they are migrating to a new version, and they have something that is called Informatica Developer. Previously, they just had PowerCenter. Now, when they move everything to Informatica Developer it's not as good or stable like it was when it was PowerCenter, though it has some nice features. This Developer tool could be better. | Technical support for Oracle products needs to be more efficient (at least locally in Egypt). The solution, in general, should be easier to use, with less need to perform workarounds within the system. The process of transforming the data between two different databases is inefficient and needs to be improved. I find the user interface to be difficult for non-technical people. Additional performance metrics should be added and visible in a dashboard, displayed in a detailed manner. It's stable but you have to know how to maintain it. That's why it's not 10 out of 10 for me. There are some bugs, there are some issues here and there. All of a sudden your process is not working and you have to figure out why, and sometimes it's not so clear. |
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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. 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. | Pricing is based on anual licensing with additional costs for support packages. We do like the price of this solution. The licensing model should be improved to be more cost-effective for the end users. The one feature that I think Oracle could perhaps consider is, at the moment, the Veridata option is an extra cost. Golden Gate is an expensive product. You pay a lot for the best. But not including the Veridata license to prove that everything is working correctly... The big improvement for me would be to have that license built in. That would take it to the next level. That would make it a much better product. You may want to look at buying term licenses if you've just got a single migration to do. In that situation, you might want a term license for perhaps a year to save a lot of money, rather than buying a perpetual license. |
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| PowerCenter | GoldenGate |
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Enterprise data integration platform to help organizations access, transform, and integrate data from a variety of systems. | Oracle GoldenGate is a comprehensive software package for real-time data integration and replication in heterogeneous IT environments. The product set enables high availability solutions, real-time data integration, transactional change data capture, data replication, transformations, and verification between operational and analytical enterprise systems. |
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| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, LexisNexis, Rabobank | Japan Exchange Group, Daewoo E&C, Herbalife, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Canon, Turk Telekom |
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Comms Service Provider13% Healthcare Company13% Financial Services Firm13% Energy/Utilities Company13% Software R&D Company39% Comms Service Provider13% Financial Services Firm7% Insurance Company7% | Healthcare Company25% Comms Service Provider13% Software R&D Company13% Retailer13% Software R&D Company43% Comms Service Provider12% Media Company12% Insurance Company5% |
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