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Abhisha
Verified reviewer
Higher Education, 1 employee
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2018
Good ETL tool
I was using Informatica PowerCenter as an ETL to to feed data into Teradata datawarehouse that houses customer information for an insurance company.
PROSInformatica PowerCenter is a good ETL tool for users who wish to develop a datawarehouse but do not have much programming experience. It has a nice interface where the user can simply drag and drop to create a data flow. It is very intuitive and user friendly.
CONSPowerCenter is a heavy software and installation is not a trivial task. It uses a lot of memory and it could crash the system if it does not have enough resources.
Manali
Information Technology and Services, 10,000+ employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2019
Good but require to inbuilt multiple function
It's good but yeah not too good
PROS1. Drag and drop services 2. Easily maintain 3. Run multiple batch jobs 4. Define methods with logistics
CONS1. Can't schedule in workflow 2. Job running status logs are too long 3. Doesn't have parallel off functionality 4. Can't be sync with repository automatically
Reasons for switching to PowerCenter
Integration in cloud becomes easy Schedule the process with in the tool Define the process modules working Param file in itself Real time alerts and granular level of logs
Joan
Verified reviewer
Financial Services, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed April 2023
POWERCENTER: The old legacy to be avoided
If you are a PowerCenter expert you can do almost any data transformation.
CONSIt is very complex and difficult to use. Super expensive and with minimal suport.
Sri Ramani
Information Technology and Services, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2018
Ease to use
Ease to work
PROSIt Works vwell with large structured data files PowerCenter processes input files, performs specified transformations, and maps the input data format to the output data format very quickly. The PowerCenter backend implementation seems to be optimized to process and map structured input records to structured output records and load the records into a database. One of the strengths of PowerCenter is performance of processing petabytes of structured input data files. PowerCenter does not require a software development experience or education. After providing initial hands-on training, the data consultants (who are statisticians, subject matter experts) in our organization were able to implement data ingest and data transformation tasks fairly easily. PowerCenter supports multiple DBMS technologies (for example, Oracle, Netezza). This flexibility allows it to be used by multiple departments within AT&T organization.
CONSPowerCenter processes input files, performs specified transformations, and maps the input data format to the output data format very quickly. The PowerCenter backend implementation seems to be optimized to process and map structured input records to structured output records and load the records into a database. One of the strengths of PowerCenter is performance of processing petabytes of structured input data files. PowerCenter does not require a software development experience or education. After providing initial hands-on training, the data consultants (who are statisticians, subject matter experts) in our organization were able to implement data ingest and data transformation tasks fairly easily. PowerCenter supports multiple DBMS technologies (for example, Oracle, Netezza). This flexibility allows it to be used by multiple departments within our organization.
Sriram
Information Technology and Services, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2017
Awesome Tool
When joining Informatica I have to say, the whole process was a very nice and comforting transition. I was very impressed by level of care, focus and how they approached the recruitment process. The Human resources and Management team are a really great bunch of people and I believe we made the right choice together. They gave me confidence in how the company is run, they were clear and concise on how the company structure works and what the expectations are. The company progression is great, already I'm gaining more responsibility and growing and learning more about the industry, so on this I would certainly recommend Informatica as a prospect to anyone looking for an Innovative, Positive, growing and fun company to work for
CONSScheduler tools can manage dependencies accross many systems and environments. For instance you can configure it so that your informatica job only runs after the successful completion of some other system's windows job and/or another system's batch job.
Anonymous
1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2018
Informatica - Performance with ease
I have been working on the tool since last 8+ years and the tool has never failed me. I could design almost everything i could think of in terms of data flow and transformations.
PROSThe ease of development, debugging, migrating and maintaining the code. Heavy duty performer and can scale to perform multi-threading.
CONSIt does not have strong ELT features or market - so cannot leverage the high computing capability. Still based out of legacy ETL process which needs to be migrated.
Nikki
Government Administration, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2023
PowerCenter in Data Integration & BI
I like it. we use it for daily batch load monitoring, issue debug and etc. However, it's super hard to upgrade from Informatica PowerCenter to IICS.
PROSmultiple tools available for development, support and troubleshoot - workflow monitor, workflow manager, workflow designer, repository manager, etc.
CONSit's not an easy job to track back from target to source
Aniket
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2018
Informatica PowerCenter ETL Tool
I have used Informatica PowerCenter data masking module for masking Production data in the TEST and DEVELOPMENT environments. It has worked out pretty well.
PROSInformatica PowerCenter is a user friendly tool.
CONSThe price of Informatica PowerCenter tool is a bit high
Anonymous
10,000+ employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2018
Informatica Power center
Overall as a data analyst. Informatica is the one of the best etl tool to be used nowadays.
PROSThe best thing about informatica power center is that we can use it with multiple source types.
CONSI guess the GUI can be improved as it is less user friendly or you can say boring.
Anonymous
10,000+ employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2018
Market leader in ETL
Drag and drop function is easy for the developers and users to complete development faster. Powerful out of box functions are added advantage.
CONSInitially the licensing was a bit expensive however with competition from market helped make competitively priced.
natasha
Information Technology and Services, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2019
Informatica for every ETL demand
Informatica has simplified PowerCenter integration with power exchange, data quality, metadata management and data discovery tools. I highly recommend this tool for all your ETL processes.
PROSPowerCenter is being used across the organization for all our ETL needs weather to load data from different sources, collect data from different flat file or integrate multiple systems for reporting requirement. This is the best and easiest tool for pulling data from source systems, modifying it and load to target system. It also provide the best performance when processing huge data in batch PowerCenter supports various DBMS technologies for e.g: Oracle, Netezza. This flexible nature of it allows it to be used by multiple departments. And last but not ;least it is very easy to learn and use
CONSThere is no or less password encapsulation in this software rest everything is great.
Anonymous
10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2019
One of the best ETL ( Extract, Transform, Load) Tools
1. Able to process a huge record size. In the latest project, we used Informatica to load approx 5 Million records daily. There were no performance issues due to the data size. 2. . PowerCenter has very easy to use drag and drop interface which can be used in integration with other applications. 3. Good tool to manage legacy data and to make compatible with modern applications. 4. PowerCenter also has other additional features like the ability to profile data, visualize graphical data flow etc. Data validation can also be done very easily using the validation feature.
CONSThere is a huge licensing fee which is worth it as the product is one of the best ETL tools, but projects which smaller budget find it challenging to justify the cost.
Jean
Marketing and Advertising, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2021
bon outil complet
J'utilise Informatica PowerCenter comme ETL pour fournir des données à l'entrepôt de données Teradata qui héberge les informations client de la compagnie d'assurance.
PROSPour les utilisateurs qui souhaitent développer un entrepôt de données mais qui n'ont pas beaucoup d'expérience en programmation, Informatica PowerCenter est un bon outil ETL. Il a une belle interface où les utilisateurs peuvent glisser-déposer pour créer des flux de données. C'est très intuitif et convivial.
CONSPowerCenter est un logiciel lourd et l'installation n'est pas facile. Il utilise beaucoup de mémoire, et s'il n'y a pas assez de ressources, il peut planter le système.
krystal
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2019
Great Product for All Medium to Large Companies
I have been using it 15 plus years to development, installation administration - all aspects
PROSIt allows you to integrate multiple datasets from different sources.
CONSWhat I like the least about this software is the costs of the licensing.
Reason for choosing PowerCenter
Ability to integrate data from multiple data sources easy, gui based transformations makes coding easy, has been a stable product on the market for years
Sagar
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2018
Strong ETL Tool for your data warehousing need
Powercenter by Informatica is a strong ETL tool which has all the features and functionality making it the best choice for your data warehouse needs. The GUI interface makes designing a mapping super-easy. The tool contains various transformation that can be used to translate your business needs
CONSThere is no actual CONS that I have seen with tool. Have been using it for so many years and I am completely happy with it.
Saurabh
Information Technology and Services, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed October 2019
Informatica
I like ease of working with this software but would prefer Informatica to focus more on Data Science
PROSEasy to Learn Multiple connectors for data transfer Handles multiple data sources IDQ and Informatica MDM were real game changer compared to other ETL tools
CONSNot so compatible with upcoming technologies for Big Data and Data Science. Informatica cloud needs to be marketed more and made compatible like Powecenter
Sarathy
Information Technology and Services, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2016
Informatica Powercenter
I have using Informatics Powercenter for ETL and data integration needs for the past 12 years and its one of the best tool available in the market.
PROSIt can connect to almost all types for sources and targets, it has so many built in transformations which can be readily used to meet the business needs.
CONSIts performance when dealing with huge volume of data is not that great when compared to Ab-initio. Also, its very expensive.
Siddharth
Financial Services, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2022
Best ETL tool
Easy to integrate with any DB, flat file. Core concepts are very similar to sql. Very easy to understand the flow of data from source to target.
CONSNo auto refresh functionality. Lack of a Script to automatically generate the parameter file.
Daniel
Information Technology and Services, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2016
A complete integration platform with a high focus on ETL/ELT processes
If you need to do a fast ETL/ELT process and you do not want complications, this is your application. Informatics (on-premises) is quick to deploy and you can start to develop your process really quickly. The Informatica Knowled Base is very complete and you can find in it some templates to use. In all the development process, you can see and following the data per each transformation. You can launch a part of the process, simulating the data output. The quality of the solution is fantastic and his support is great, they usually respond to a problem in hours.
PROSGreat support and knowledge base. Easy to learn
CONSCurrently the managing of EII processes (like Restful or SOAP) are not well supported by the on-premise solution.
Raviteja
Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2019
Used to be the best ETL tool, has to catchup alot with new Cloud services
So far the best ETL tool I have used.
PROSThis tool has so many functionalities and options to use for data flow and transformations
CONSDidn't meet my expectations when tried to use it along with other Cloud AWS services
Lakshmi
Computer Software, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2016
Informatica Powercenter Experience
I am working on Informatica Power Center since 2000 as I have a good amount of expertise with this tool.
PROSEase of Use
CONSToo many tools
Darpan
Information Technology and Services, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2018
User friendly tool for ETL developer
PowerCenter is an great tool for ETL if it involves multiple kind of data sources / targets.
PROSOne of the Important pro is that GUI interface is very easy to use and understand. I have used other ETL tool like SSIS but Informatica PowerCenter helps developing ETL is easiest way. Transformation works great and efficiently.
CONSWhen compared with SSIS, informatica PowerCenter doesn't perform well when source and/or target database is SQL Server. However that is understood because SSIS and SQL Server both are native to Microsoft. Sometimes the buffer space gets filled quickly even if lookup query doesn't seem to be heavy. Just as a suggestion - It would have been great if there was a inbuilt performance tuning tool that could suggest way to improve mapping performance.
Scott
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2016
Powerful ETL Tool with Steep Learning Curve
Informatica is known to have a love/hate relationship with the majority of its users. The main reason for this is the steep learning curve of its vast amount of features. A lot of the features are very "hidden" without a knowledge both deep and wide of the software. Other than with lengthy experience, it is very hard to understand how to tackle a lot of specific problems. However, the majority of the solutions it can provide are very straight forward and can be created very quickly. There is very good customer support provided with the product but the code Informatica is built on is old and a lot of features that the community desires cannot be added. This does not necessarily take away from the functionality but more the overall quality since the product will someday be too out of date. In conclusion, it is one of the best ETL tools and is great value but its main issue is the steep learning curve that will still hit you every couple months.
Anonymous
10,000+ employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2019
Best tool in Market
It's level details about the issue and various tool for each activities
CONSWe require a better system configuration to support the software there is no lighter version of it
Srinivas
Information Technology and Services, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2019
PowerCenter
Excellent for ETL (extract, transform, load) use cases.
CONSUser Interface tool is a large process. There are atleast few tools which have to opened to finish an ETL job