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Actian Pervasive Data Integrator [EOL] vs Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) comparison

 

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Actian Pervasive Data Integ...
Average Rating
5.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (9th)
 

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BB
Associate Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
It is stable and we did not have any issues with initial setup. I am not sure if there are various connectors available in the recent version to support the wide range of sources available.
I am not sure if there are various connectors available in the recent version of Pervasive DI to support the wide range of sources available (e.g., big data, cloud, EME) I have been using it for 6-7 months. There were no concerns with the stability. This product is very good from a stability…
Hafiz Mannan - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Data Services – Services Partner at 3 As Technologies
Facilitates complex data integration with ease and flexibility
It would be great if ODI could link the designer, mapping, and workflows in a more simplified manner, maybe in one combined interface. It would be excellent not to have to go into different areas to perform different activities but rather have a user-defined interface where we can configure a job, run it, monitor it, link packages, and link subprocesses all in one frame instead of having the designer separately, mapping separately, and monitoring and session management separately. With respect to data quality challenges, it would be great to give an option to fix data quality issues based on AI. Integrating AI with ODI that provides recommendations on how to fix those data quality issues after analyzing and profiling business data would be excellent. One of the main disadvantages of the Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is that it sometimes takes a lot of resources when handling multiple jobs. The scalability and the ability to handle multiple workloads of several parallel ETL jobs could use improvement, and certain parallel threads should be added along with the ability to configure multiple jobs from the same data directory structure.

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

Pros

"For data transfers and ETLs on Windows, this is a great product."
"This product is extremely useful and better than building an in-house solution."
"There were no concerns with the stability. This product is very good from a stability perspective."
"Web based interface."
"We have been using it for ETL, it is very robust and easy to use."
"For the EPM environment, the ODI is the key to transforming a good project into a great project."
"I like that Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) has a straightforward setup and offers good technical support."
"Customer service is good, and technical support is good."
"It's completely user-friendly."
"If you want a robust, flexible solution with no extra hardware that is easy to learn, then ODI is the right product for you."
"The ODI client can be configured so that Excel data can automatically be pumped into Oracle Forms directly."
"The most valuable feature is Data movement."
"The product has an ELT approach."
 

Cons

"At the moment, we can't even use it for 1, since it keeps failing in our QA testing."
"I am not sure if there are various connectors available in the recent version of Pervasive DI to support the wide range of sources available (e.g., big data, cloud, EME)."
"The areas which I think need to be improved are the transform and load steps."
"Technical support is an area which can definitely improve."
"As with any big tool, truly mastering ODI may take months."
"It needs easier security."
"Stability could be improved because some operators have issues."
"Export/import isn't stable and they don't have a clear behavior."
"I rate it a seven out of 10 because there is room for growth because ODI is still new, in comparison to Informatica, which is a mature product."
"The initial setup is rather complex, and needs an experienced architect to make the correct decisions."
"It is still not as stable as the old BI Apps and ELT tools were, but it's getting there."
"It used to crash with large datasets."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We found that the cost compared to other integration tools is a little high, but the solution works great."
"I have yet to determine the exact figure for Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) pricing, but it has lower pricing than Informatica."
"ODI comes included when buying the cloud version of the Oracle database license."
"The license can be costly, but in certain complex cases, ODI proves to be the optimal solution."
"The solution is expensive because of the model they use. The cost is for the license and for support."
"The solution is very expensive."
"Being an ODI developer, I never had to pay for this product. I know that the pricing/licensing is not really low, but the product is really good."
"Per user, it is $900 USD per year, though they will give some discount. However, even a 60% to 70% of discount for each won't help us much. On top of that, there is the perpetual license you must pay at the outset."
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Financial Services Firm
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Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

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Small Business3
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise44
 

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Oracle Integration Cloud Service has a fairly easy initial setup, and Oracle offers initial support and guidance for those who might find the setup to be challenging. There are complications that c...
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Also Known As

Pervasive Data Integrator, PDI
ODI
 

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