Informatica Data Quality Reviews

What is most valuable?

The features I find most valuable are the mappings and rules. I am also impressed by the solution's interface. I really like this solution, as it works very well.

How has it helped my organization?

It took us a while to teach our users how Informatica works and to help them understand. We are still learning together with them because it also took us a while to master… more»

What needs improvement?

The visualization is very limited. It's not modern age, it's not self-service BI. It only has three levels of granularity on which you can present data and that's not… more»

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Informatica is very expensive. But luckily we got enough free licenses, so we are still within limit.

If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?

I used IBM InfoSphere before but Informatica is much, much better; gold standard. There is no comparison. The interface and everything else is better.

What other advice do I have?

I would advise others to go for it because I love it. Maybe there are better tools, but I don't know about them. I would use it in conjunction with Tableau and Google… more»

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Informatica has been the best solution for the past 10 years, but now there are new tools emerging. So maybe we will switch in the future.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of this solution is data profiling. We are able to set rules, establish a data quality management platform, and monitor the quality. These features are excellent.

How has it helped my organization?

We have matured as an organization with regards to better quality management, and we have evolved over time. This solution has had a positive impact on our efficiency, especially with regard to finance officers. They rely on the quality of… more»

What needs improvement?

I would like to see better visuals for business users, such as a dashboard where they can precisely track where problems are. You should be able to better visualize data quality.

If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?

Prior to using this solution, we did not use a dedicated product for data quality. Rather, we used a combination of other products. One of these was CranSoft, by BackOffice Associates. We switched because this product was quite immature… more»

What other advice do I have?

The suitability of this solution depends on your environment. If you need large scale data quality and rely heavily on different connections to ge the data, then you really need a good powerhouse and this is the best. But, for example, if… more»