Informatica PowerCenter vs Palantir Foundry comparison

Informatica PowerCenter

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Informatica PowerCenter and Palantir Foundry based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Informatica PowerCenter vs. Palantir Foundry Report (Updated: June 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

Informatica PowerCenter

Ranking in Data Integration

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Visualization (7th)

Palantir Foundry

Ranking in Data Integration

11th

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Operations Analytics (5th), Supply Chain Analytics (1st), Cloud Data Integration (12th), Data Migration Appliances (3rd), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (1st), Data and Analytics Service Providers (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2024, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Informatica PowerCenter is 11.2%, up from 10.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Palantir Foundry is 1.6%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Integration

Unique Categories:

Data Visualization

1.6%

IT Operations Analytics

2.7%

Supply Chain Analytics

50.0%

Featured Reviews

reviewer2123568

Senior Oracle Database Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Mar 9, 2023

Good ETL and monitoring tools with excellent reliability

We also have a data integrator, and if we were to compare the software together, the one thing Informatica doesn't have is the ability to create the script inside the solution. We need to rely on Unix or Windows. We can't do the scripting in Informatica itself. We need better integration potential. The FTP tools that the solution has are limited. If you want to transfer a ZIP file, it is a pain. You need to use Command-Line. Sometimes we just want to transfer a file. It should be easy to move them from A to B. I want to eliminate interdependencies on the script. If Informatica could do everything, it would be a more powerful tool. We'd like to have all of the capabilities available in the cloud available also on PowerCenter. The solution is expensive.

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Marco Cheung

Certified developer on Palantir Foundry at a comms service provider with 1-10 employees

Dec 12, 2022

Provides great data integration and takes out the complexity of building your own tech stack

Palantir Foundry builds full applications for us. We can build an end-to-end application from data ingestion and data pipelining, to application building. Early on, we built an internal application that ingested data from our ERP and BI environment that is used by around 700 users. Palantir…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable features are the monitoring tools and the reporting manager."

"It provides monitoring and we can therefore be aware of what is happening when we are handling jobs."

"I like the completeness of the way I can build ETL workflows."

"The support is valuable. There are also open-source ETL products, which work very well, but there is no support. When we face a production problem, being able to get support is valuable, and it brings efficiency. With an open-source solution, we can't engage anyone to resolve the problem as quickly as possible."

"It works with any multi-databases, so it works with Sybase, SQL Server. Also, the performance is really good and it is easy to use."

"It is UI friendly and has all the advantages of an ETL tool."

"Easy, scalable, robust platform to integrate heterogeneous source platform's data into the unified data warehouse."

"In the end, you have structured, proper data for use in an integrated BI solution."

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"It is easy to map out a workflow and run trigger-based scripts without having to deploy to another server."

"The interface is really user-friendly."

"The security is also excellent. It's highly granular, so the admins have a high degree of control, and there are many levels of security. That worked well. You won't have an EDC unless you put everything onto the platform because it is its own isolated thing."

"Palantir Foundry is a robust platform that has really strong plugin connectors and provides features for real-time integration."

"The AI engine that comes with Palantir Foundry is quite interesting."

"It's scalable."

"The ease of use is my favorite feature. We're able to build different models and projects or combine different projects to build one use case."

"The solution provides an end-to-end integrated tech stack that takes care of all utility/infrastructure topics for you."

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Cons

"Lacks ability to calculate cost of the product."

"I would like to see it be able to import data from NoSQL."

"The solution could have better documentation on basic steps or blocks that specify what to do."

"Informatica are very rigid when it comes to cloud migrations which discourages customers in moving their solution to the cloud."

"Informatica PowerCenter could improve by having a single interface because half of the system is still in the legacy interface and many other elements are moved to the developer client. It would be good if there was a single interface for the end user and developers."

"Informatica PowerCenter could improve on the documentation for the implementation. The documents provided are not very good for a new user."

"The solution must improve the integration with new services."

"Integration with Artificial Intelligence would benefit this solution."

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"Difficult to receive data from external sources."

"There is not a wide user base for the solution's online documentation so it is sometimes difficult to find answers."

"Some error messages can be very cryptic."

"The data lineage was challenging. It's hard to track data from the sources as it moves through stages. Informatica EDC can easily capture and report it because it talks to the metadata. This is generated across those various staging points."

"Compared to other hyperscalers, Palantir Foundry is complex and not so user-intuitive."

"The frontend capabilities of Palantir Foundry could be improved."

"They do not have a data center in Europe, and we have lots of personally identifiable information in our dataset that needs to be hosted by a third-party data center like Amazon or Microsoft Azure."

"The solution could use more online documentation for new users."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"I would rate the pricing for this solution a six out of ten. The exact pricing depends on various products that you have."

"We are using an annual license for Informatica PowerCenter."

"We have found the pricing very cost-effective. The licensing is CPU and data source-based."

"It is for big enterprises. We have leveraged Informatica for big enterprises but not for small and medium enterprises because it is a very costly product as compared to other products. We propose this solution only for enterprise customers. For small to medium enterprises, we would propose the Microsoft solution. Its licensing is currently bundle-wise. It should be features-wise and not bundle-wise."

"The price of this solution is high."

"The pricing for Informatica PowerCenter is expensive. Some clients have simple needs and only want to integrate and store data. Some clients have small needs, while some clients have bigger needs and focus more on performance and time. The licensing cost for Informatica PowerCenter isn't good. In my project, if I remember correctly, the company pays €20,000 per year for the Informatica PowerCenter license. I'm not aware of additional costs that you need to pay for some features of the solution. On a scale of one to five, I'm rating its price a three."

"The price of Informatica PowerCenter is expensive, but it does give value."

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"Palantir Foundry has different pricing models that can be negotiated."

"It's expensive."

"The solution’s pricing is high."

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Comparison Review

it_user90069

BI Expert at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Feb 20, 2014

Informatica PowerCenter vs. Microsoft SSIS - each technology has its advantages but also have similarities

Technology has made it easier for businesses to organize and manipulate data to get a clearer picture of what’s going on with their business. Notably, ETL tools have made managing huge amounts of data significantly easier and faster, boosting many organizations’ business intelligence operations…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

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By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

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Azure Data Factory is flexible, modular, and works well. In terms of cost, it is not too pricey. It offers the stability and reliability I am looking for, good scalability, and is easy to set up an...

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Which is better - SSIS or Informatica PowerCenter?

SSIS PowerPack is a group of drag and drop connectors for Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services, commonly called SSIS. The collection helps organizations boost productivity with code-free compo...

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Which Informatica product would you choose - PowerCenter or Cloud Data Integration?

Complex transformations can easily be achieved using PowerCenter, which has all the features and tools to establish a real data governance strategy. Additionally, PowerCenter is able to manage huge...

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What do you like most about Palantir Foundry?

Palantir Foundry is a robust platform that has really strong plugin connectors and provides features for real-time integration.

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What needs improvement with Palantir Foundry?

Palantir Foundry is very good for someone technical. The tool still needs to work on the non-technical part, where people can use its flexibility. The business user should not end up writing huge q...

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What is your primary use case for Palantir Foundry?

The AI engine that comes with Palantir Foundry is quite interesting. We have a lot of data from various trials and analyses. We need a machine learning and analytical feature that can push huge amo...

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Overview

Informatica PowerCenter is a data integration and data visualization tool. The solution works as an enterprise data integration platform that helps organizations access, transform, and integrate data from various systems. The product is designed to support companies in the full cycle of a project, from its initial rollout to critical deployments. Informatica PowerCenter allows developers and analysts to collaborate while accelerating the work process to deploy projects within days instead of months.

The Advanced edition of the product provides an additional real-time engine which allows companies to have always-on enterprise data integration. This ensures seamless collaboration and increment of data lineage visibility and impacts analysis.

The Premium edition of the solution offers an early warning system that detects unexpected behaviors or incorrect utilization of resources in the workflows and alerts companies in the case that these occur. This version of the product also offers automatic data validation, which ensures data accuracy and reduces testing time and expenditure of resources for by up to 90%.

Informatica PowerCenter Features

The product provides users with various features which allow them to execute data integration initiatives such as analytics, data warehousing, data governance, consolidation, and application migration. The features of the solution include:

Collaboration: Informatica PowerCenter offers role-based tools and processes which enable business self-service while benefiting from high-quality IT resources.
Automation: Through various automations and easy-to-use software, users can utilize graphical and codeless tools and initiate effective data integration without additional knowledge.
Scalability: The tool provides high scalability to users, which ensures seamless performance and minimum downtime. PowerCenter also has adaptive load balancing, pushdown optimization, and dynamic partitioning.
Monitoring: Through the extensive monitoring feature, the operations and governance of the solution are easily overseen by users. The tool also provides alerts that can prevent damage to the system.
Real-time data: Through real-time data, users can monitor applications and analytics, ensuring their efficient operation.
Prototyping: Informatica lets its users collaborate with information technology to prototype, profile, and validate results in a timely manner.
Connectivity: Users can access and integrate data from different types of sources through high-performance connectors.
Automated data validation testing: The product offers script-free automated and repeatable audit and validation of data.
Data transformation: This feature allows users to use comprehensive parsing of JSON, PDF, XML, Microsoft Office, and the Internet of Things (IoT) for non-relation data.
Cloud applications connectivity: The product allows for seamless connection to cloud application sources and targets.

Informatica PowerCenter Benefits

The benefits of using Informatica PowerCenter include:

The tool can work over a wide range of systems and platforms and also allows for lean integration.
It enhances the quality and speed of performance and optimizes the cost of the process for your organization.
PowerCenter supports multiple databases, including TPump, Parallel Transporter Fastload, and Teradata MLoad.
The tool is very easy to monitor and maintain, which simplifies the data integration process for companies.
The centralized error logging system allows users to locate errors in a timely manner and correct them.
The tool can convert data from an application to another format, as it serves as one of the most powerful data transformation solutions.
PowerCenter can also serve as middleware between two applications.
The solution offers both parallel processing and load balancing.
PowerCenter is a tool with a high level of security, which also minimizes essential administration activities.
The solution ensures the quality of information, as it does not allow invalid or unwanted data to be uploaded to the source.

Reviews from Real Users

Yahya T., a developer and architect at L'Oreal, says the product is stable, provides good support, and integrating it with other systems is very fast.

Mohamed E., a senior manager for Data management and data governance at a tech company, says PowerCenter is stable, mature, and offers flexibility in building the pipeline and has a drag-and-drop mode because it's GUI-based; technical support is brilliant.

Palantir Foundry is an enterprise data management platform offering comprehensive tooling for working with big data. Because it is an operating system made for modern enterprises, it is highly available and a continuously updated platform.

Palantir Foundry is a fully managed SaaS platform that spans from cloud hosting and data integration to flexible analytics, visualization, model-building, operational decision-making, and decision capture. It equips technical and non-technical users to make data-driven operational decisions.

Palantir Foundry includes tools to integrate data of any scale, format, or structure, and also has granular, flexible access controls for individual datasets. In addition, it has an open, modular architecture with multiple RESTful APIs, it has native applications for developing machine learning and artificial intelligence, it provides sophisticated data science applications for users of all technical abilities, and much more.

Palantir Foundry Features

The most valuable Palantir Foundry features include:

Security, flexibility, interoperability, easy deployment, built-in role classification, purpose-based access controls, interoperable architecture, model integration, AI modeling tools, ontology, custom workflows, team-specific applications, self-serve analytics, lineage system, operational application building, 200+ data connectors, data versioning, change management framework, sand decision orchestration, and custom dashboard and report building tools.

With Palantir Foundry You Can:

Accelerate development & operations
Collaborate globally
Save time on security
Reduce costs

Palantir Foundry Benefits

Some of the many Palantir Foundry benefits include:

Modular: Because Palantir Foundry is modular, it can integrate with existing infrastructure.
Granular governance: Robust data governance controls help ensure seamless compliance, auditability, and security.
Secure data sharing: The security infrastructure allows you to share data securely, within organizations and with chosen partners.
Rapid integration: Palantir Foundry can rapidly integrate models and data from data platforms into an operational ontology, and can also fuel existing data platforms.
Stand-alone deployment: Palantir Foundry can be deployed standalone and can provide all necessary capabilities for data connection, data integration, and model building.
Prevent lock-in: The data and model integration suites are designed to prevent lock-in, and assume that tools will be interoperating with Palantir Foundry as an organization grows.
No SQL necessary: Users do not have to use SQL queries or employ engineers to write strings in order to search petabytes of data. With Palantir Foundry, natural language is used to query data and results are returned in real-time.
Excellent data integration: Palantir Foundry provides secure, scalable, and resilient integration of all data sources.
Availability: The Palantir platform uses DNS routing, gateways and elastic load balancing to ensure availability. Dedicated accounts and virtual resources are used on a per customer basis.
Multiple metrics types: The Palantir platform provides hundreds of metrics. Some include average session length, drop-off rate, number of logins per user, number of accounts, and search speed.

Reviews from Real Users

PeerSpot users like Palantir Foundry because it has many advantages:

“It is user-friendly, good automation, and allows you to do a better job of data governance.” - Associate, Inhouse Consulting at a pharma/biotech company

“Works seamlessly with good end-to-end capabilities and the capability to scale.” - Wallace H., Sr. Director at a tech services company

Sample Customers

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, LexisNexis, Rabobank

Merck KGaA, Airbus, Ferrari,United States Intelligence Community, United States Department of Defense

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