Compare Informatica PowerCenter vs. webMethods Integration Server
Informatica PowerCenter is ranked 2nd in Data Integration Tools with 12 reviews while webMethods Integration Server is ranked 6th in Business Process Management with 13 reviews. Informatica PowerCenter is rated 7.8, while webMethods Integration Server is rated 8.0. 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 webMethods Integration Server writes "Integration Server and Universal messaging create an efficient development phase, enhance agility". Informatica PowerCenter is most compared with SSIS, Informatica Cloud Data Integration and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), whereas webMethods Integration Server is most compared with Mule ESB, IBM Integration Bus and Oracle Service Bus.
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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. | A product with good API and EDI components. We can arrange data caching and look at the solid state. Also, the API gateway is a very good component that can handle relevant cachings and integrations, as well as and also load permitting. It's obvious that the heart of the product lies here. It's comprised of all aspects of ESB (Enterprise Gateway, Adapter, TN, Java) and BPM (task, rules engine). We have a reusable code that we can replicate for any new interfaces. The main assets are its flow language, debugging, and Broker. Flow language is far better and more flexible for debugging. The MFT component of webMethods, for example, is easy to set up and convenient to use. It handles files very efficiently and it is easy to automate tasks with complex schedules. Monitoring is centralized to MWS which can be used to monitor other products as well (Trading Networks, BPM, MFT, etc.) Application integration, business process integration, and B2B partner integration are valuable. But among these, I feel B2B partner integration is the most valuable. This module integrates two business partners and exchanges data through electronic data interchange messages in the form of specific standards, without any manual process needed. I feel comfortable using this product with its ease of building interfaces for developers. This is a better integration tool for integrating with various applications like Oracle, Salesforce, mainframes, etc. It works fine in the integration of legacy software as well. |
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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. | The interface needs some work. It is not very user-friendly. We need more dashboards and reporting engines that can provide detailed information for management. In short, we need better analytics. t doesn't represent OOP very well, just a method and proprietary interface called IData. We got the product via a reseller, and the support from the reseller has been less than desirable. Documentation needs tuning. There is a lot of dependency with SoftwareAG. Even with the documentation at hand, you can struggle to implement scenarios without SAG’s help. By contrast, IBM’s documentation is self-explanatory, in my opinion. When migration happens from the one release to an upgraded release from Software AG, many of the existing services are deprecated and developers have to put in effort testing and redeveloping some of the services. It would be better that upgrade releases took care to support the lower-level versions of webMethods. The stability of the various modules of the product suite have been a bit of a concern lately. Though their support team is always easy to reach out to, I would prefer it not come to that. The product needs to be improved in a few ways. First, they need to stabilize the components of the whole platform across versions. Also, they should stop replacing old components with brand new ones and, rather, improve by evolution. |
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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. | It is expensive, but we reached a good agreement with the company. It is still a little bit expensive, but we got a better deal than the previous one. Some of the licensing is "component-ized," which is confusing to new users/customers. Pricing has to be negotiated with the local Software AG representative. SAG can always prepare an appropriate pricing model for every client. |
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Views 39,267 Comparisons 31,376 Reviews 9 Average Words per Review 384 Avg. Rating 7.8 | Views 15,685 Comparisons 10,833 Reviews 13 Average Words per Review 310 Avg. Rating 8.0 |
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| PowerCenter | |
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| Informatica | Software AG |
Overview | |
Enterprise data integration platform to help organizations access, transform, and integrate data from a variety of systems. | The award-winning webMethods Integration Server, our Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), is a complete enterprise application integration solution. It's standards-based so it "speaks" any technology. You can integrate any technology from any vendor: ERP systems, databases, mainframes and legacy apps. SaaS platforms, Web services, JMS messaging systems and packaged apps. |
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Sample Customers | |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, LexisNexis, Rabobank | Fujitsu, Coca Cola, ING, Credit Suisse, Electrolux, GTA, CosmosDirekt |
Top Industries | |
Energy/Utilities Company13% Comms Service Provider13% Healthcare Company13% Financial Services Firm13% Software R&D Company39% Comms Service Provider13% Financial Services Firm7% Insurance Company7% | Energy/Utilities Company20% Software R&D Company20% Financial Services Firm10% Comms Service Provider10% Software R&D Company36% Comms Service Provider10% Energy/Utilities Company7% Manufacturing Company6% |
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