We performed a comparison between Informatica PowerCenter and Oracle GoldenGate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two 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."
"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."
"Informatica PowerCenter has been implementing mapping design, data flow, and workflow execution for years."
"The performance and design of Informatica have been very valuable. I find the performance faster than, say, Oracle Data Integrator or DataStage."
"We use Informatica PowerCenter to transfer the transitional database to and from the data warehouse. This is very efficient as it enables us to quickly find our data reports and the data, so we can build AI models."
"It's very easy to use it to develop mappings and workflows."
"Deployment was simple and straightforward."
"The most valuable features are the metadata repository and the data warehouse application console."
"This is a powerful solution provided by one of the most respected companies in the computer industry."
"One feature that stands out for me is the data center capability."
"Many of the features of Oracle GoldenGate are valuable. We use Oracle databases and this tool is from Oracle, making it have superior compatibility."
"You can use Oracle GoldenGate as a DR for your system."
"With Oracle GoldenGate, you can easily sync the tables and put them into the ODS database."
"I am impressed with the tool's possibility of integrating different systems in a unified place."
"When we are replicating data between similar databases then it is straightforward."
"The product's microservice architecture is scalable."
"Compared to solutions offering similar functionalities, Informatica PowerCenter is not very flexible regarding customized integrations."
"The solution does not scale."
"There is a need to buy a separate license if one wishes to connect with some kind of SAP system, such as SalesForce."
"There can be scalability issues. Huge amounts of data ingestion will impact performance."
"Informatica PowerCenter could improve the data threshold for large sets of data. Additionally, they should add real-time integration."
"Integrated Reporting service should be more smoothly transitioned from view to function to be in sync with the main design."
"Its scalability can be improved. It is not scalable."
"The developer tool documentation can be enhanced with a more clear explanation of each utility, accompanied by relevant examples, so that developers are able to create programs with ease."
"GoldenGate is expensive. It's costly because this solution is unique in our market. The GoldenGate Cloud Service is cheaper than the on-premise solution."
"The problem with GoldenGate is it is very complex to use. You need heavyweight skills to use it."
"You cannot put everything in Golden Gate for the license and large models."
"The solution's licensing price is very expensive and could be made more competitive."
"The solution needs to improve its latency, monitoring and support."
"It would be great if Oracle added some enhanced features or more functionalities to Oracle GoldenGate."
"Regarding improvements, the focus should be on addressing data quality issues and minimizing delays, particularly in Oracle databases. The technical support should be improved as well. Additionally, in terms of features, it would be great if the solution could support APIs. The support is not friendly. They don’t respond on time."
"Troubleshooting issues is not always the easiest. It should be easier to troubleshoot. Their support can also be improved. They don't read your problem statement and waste a lot of time. GoldenGate for big data is actually a separate license. It is sort of a separate product, but it might fall underneath your GoldenGate category. If we're talking about big data, its interaction with big data sources is poorly documented."
Informatica PowerCenter is ranked 3rd in Data Integration with 30 reviews while Oracle GoldenGate is ranked 6th in Data Integration with 26 reviews. Informatica PowerCenter is rated 8.0, while Oracle GoldenGate 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 Oracle GoldenGate writes "Great for migrating data from Oracle platforms and is extremely scalable". Informatica PowerCenter is most compared with Informatica Cloud Data Integration, Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Databricks and Tableau, whereas Oracle GoldenGate is most compared with AWS Database Migration Service, Qlik Replicate, Quest SharePlex, Azure Data Factory and Fivetran. See our Informatica PowerCenter vs. Oracle GoldenGate report.
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