Informatica Data Quality Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

AmanyEldaly

Data Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Mar 4, 2021

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Flexible user interface, good visibility of data, good support

Pros and Cons

"The user interface is flexible and the visibility of the data flow is amazing."

"The tool's performance is an area that should be given further consideration."

What is our primary use case?

I starting with the design and discovery phase to detect data issues by using the profiling service, then started to analyze the data to determine and fix issues with it.

How has it helped my organization?

This product really improves my organization and fits all of the needed requirements for working with cleansed data. This helps to prevent issues from appearing in the business layer.

What is most valuable?

The user interface is flexible and the visibility of the data flow is amazing. You can see your data throughout the flow and then you can determine where issues are before fixing them.

What needs improvement?

The tool's performance is an area that should be given further consideration.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Informatica Data Quality for more than one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support has been very helpful. Whenever we have a problem, they are able to solve it.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have experience with a similar solution by IBM.

How was the initial setup?

Informatica platform installation is straightforward. As long as the prerequisites check is done successfully, it will be very easy to do.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

IBM

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user150897

Data Analyst / Data Integration at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

Sep 8, 2014

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Solid Integration tool. GUI is poor and needs improvement.

What is most valuable?

IDQ integration with Power Centre Designer Repository. On the fly you can move your IDQ artefacts to Power Centre Designer. Later you can use them in a workflow and for scheduling etc.

How has it helped my organization?

Improved Data Quality, after we run the IDQ session which we customize for each client (Developed custom business rules in IDQ).

What needs improvement?

GUI is poor in IDQ

For how long have I used the solution?

Over a year

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No (Depends upon your design and architect)

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service: Customer service is OKTechnical Support: Technical support is OK

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Earlier we used ODI and IDPQ, but the new client wants the development in Informatica.

How was the initial setup?

It was a ittle complex, as there are post installation services you need to create in Informaitca Administrator.

What about the implementation team?

In house team (I was part of the team as an Informatica Administrator and IDQ Developer)

What was our ROI?

Better data quality

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

IBM Data Stage, IBM Information Analyzer and IBM Quality Stage (More cost Centric). Oracle ODI (Oracle Data Integrator) and ODPQ (Oracle Data Quality and Profiling).

What other advice do I have?

Informatica Data Quality is a solid Integration tool.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.