Informatica PowerExchange vs SAS Data Integration Server comparison

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We performed a comparison between Informatica PowerExchange and SAS Data Integration Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The agentless RCDC enablement through PowerExchange is a great idea and has worked very well so far.""The product's initial setup phase was not complex. The tool is easy to install onto any of the servers, and you can integrate it.""Mainstream integration and real-time integration are the best features.""This product is easy to install and it can be done in a few hours.""The user interface and user experience are perfectly all right.""The data transformation is the solution's most valuable feature.""It is a scalable and versatile solution.""Provides a significant amount of control over the landscape and overall implementation."

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"The solution offers very good data manipulation and loading.""The most valuable feature of the solution is its amazing capabilities in regard to data handling.""The solution is very stable."

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Cons
"I would like the stability to improve.""Apache Spark has a machine learning algorithm, an area where Informatica PowerExchange lacks.""Technical support can be improved with respect to delays in ticket response time.""The major shortcoming of PowerExchange is high availability and failover. None of the versions we've used to date have had the out-of-the-box ability to enable failover and high-availability requirements. This is a significant challenge and risk.""The one place where it could be improved is definitely pricing. That's a very big problem. It depends product to product, but pricing is an issue.""The product's high costs can be an area of concern where improvements are required.""The solution needs better integration with other tools.""Pushdown optimization could be improved."

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"The initial setup of SAS Data Integration Server was complex.""So I would like to see improved integration with other software.""The transform tool has limited access. They should make it more flexible."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "An annual package license fee is required."
  • "The cost of PowerExchange is reasonable. It does not rely on complicated formulas or unrealistic equations. The pricing model is straightforward. There is one component, and real-time integration is included. Some other solutions require purchasing additional modules or third-party plugins for this capability."
  • "It's expensive. In fact, nobody would buy any product of Informatica if the price was the only consideration. It costs money, and it doesn't come cheap, but it provides value for money in many ways."
  • "There is a need to pay towards the licensing cost of the product. It is an expensive product."
  • "Many users don't prefer to use the product, considering the high costs attached to the licensing part of the solution."
  • "The product is not very expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product is not very expensive. However, the price can grow depending on the customer’s needs and the data feed they want. It depends on how many tables and ingestion pipelines the customers have… more »
    Top Answer:Informatica is now moving to the cloud. PowerExchange is not being promoted as it used to be. The product is not suitable for application integration. There are other tools in the market that are… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of the solution is its amazing capabilities in regard to data handling.
    Top Answer:I don't handle the cost and budget part. From the tool's perspective, I can say that it is an amazing product.
    Top Answer:Visualization is an area with a few shortcomings in the product. Some new and amazing visualization capabilities have been added to the product, but I haven't used them enough to be able to comment on… more »
    Ranking
    21st
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    34th
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    Also Known As
    PowerExchange, Connectors
    SAS Enterprise Data Integration Server, Enterprise Data Integration Server
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    Overview

    Informatica PowerExchange Connectors provides high performance, out-of-the-box connectivity without having to develop custom data access programs.

    SAS Data Integration Server is a powerful, configurable and comprehensive solution that can meet a wide variety of data integration requirements, from small tactical projects to strategic business initiatives. It can access virtually all data sources, support data warehousing, migration, synchronization, federation and provisioning initiatives. It can support both batch-oriented and real-time master data management solutions. It can create reusable data integration services in support of service-oriented architectures and data governance and extract, cleanse, transform, conform, aggregate, load and manage data.
    Sample Customers
    ACH Food, BNSF Railway Company, Illinois State University
    Credit Guarantee Corporation, Cr_dito y Cauci‹n, Delaware State Police, Deutsche Lufthansa, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, DSM, Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Los Angeles County, Miami Herald Media Company, Netherlands Enterprise Agency, New Zealand Ministry of Health, Nippon Paper, West Midlands Police, XS Inc., Zenith Insurance
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Insurance Company25%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm27%
    Insurance Company12%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm25%
    Government12%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Insurance Company7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise53%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise80%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    Informatica PowerExchange is ranked 21st in Data Integration with 19 reviews while SAS Data Integration Server is ranked 34th in Data Integration with 3 reviews. Informatica PowerExchange is rated 7.8, while SAS Data Integration Server is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Informatica PowerExchange writes "Handles big data better than competitors". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAS Data Integration Server writes "A stable and scalable tool with data handling capabilities and an amazing technical support". Informatica PowerExchange is most compared with Informatica PowerCenter, Oracle GoldenGate, Azure Data Factory, SSIS and Qlik Replicate, whereas SAS Data Integration Server is most compared with Palantir Foundry, SSIS, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Azure Data Factory and AWS Glue.

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