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Alteryx Designer Cloud vs Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Alteryx Designer Cloud
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Data Preparation Tools (6th)
Informatica Intelligent Dat...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
214
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (1st), Data Quality (1st), Business Process Management (BPM) (7th), Business-to-Business Middleware (2nd), API Management (5th), Cloud Data Integration (3rd), Data Governance (3rd), Test Data Management (3rd), Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) (1st), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (2nd), Data Masking (2nd), Metadata Management (2nd), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (4th), Test Data Management Services (3rd), Product Information Management (PIM) (1st), Data Observability (1st), AI Data Analysis (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1464411 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Automation Officer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Robust, great for financial decision making, and very scalable
This product really needs to improve its ease of use. The solution needs to do a better job of promoting and marketing itself. Alteryx is much better at this and as a consequence is more recognizable. Trifacta needs to showcase its technology better. It truly should encompass the A to Z execution of how you execute business process modeling in an intelligent automation form. A future release needs to be something that's easier to handle. I wouldn't say a layman should be able to use the solution as data wrangling is something that somebody has got to really be certified in. I have a friend who's worked at IBM for 30 years, and now he's just getting certified as a data scientist. However, if the solution was designed as something that really could assist a new data scientist or kids coming out of college, something that's easier for them to wrap their heads around, that would be helpful. The interface on Trifacta is way too busy. I used to do UX and it's just awful. It looks a little bit like Excel. I can't stand it. The UI of Alteryx is much, much better.
Divya-Raj - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Consultant cum Assistant Manager & Offshore Lead at Deloitte
Handles large data volumes effectively and offers competitive pricing
There is a lot of improvement required, as we still face some cache issues most of the time, which is a challenge that we expect to see resolved in the future. Additionally, there is some limitation when we are working with a tool, especially regarding In and Out parameters, and I feel that this aspect should be improved going ahead. We face issues with the API side, as Cloud Application Integration cannot handle large volumes; according to the API page, there is a limitation of 500 records or 500 MB. The AI integrated into the Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services solution is called Application Integration, where we still face challenges when dealing with huge volumes, as previously explained.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It works well for data scientists and can really help them drill down on the information in order to give management tangible data points for larger business decisions."
"The solution is extremely robust, works well for data scientists, and can really help them drill down on the information in order to give management tangible data points for larger business decisions."
"I like the fact that you can find almost any product connection that you need and the list is always expanding."
"The MDM solution is capable of integrating multiple systems, so it helped us to solve the purpose of centralizing the depository as well as the standardization of mass data."
"When I compare with other vendors, Informatica support is better, feedback-wise."
"The interface is really good."
"Replication allows us to fully replicate all objects from Shop Floor Data Collection (SFDC) to in-house/on-premises database in one job."
"Informatica Cloud Data Quality was most valuable for our real-time data quality monitoring needs."
"The serverless capability and the packaging application of the solution are valuable."
"The overall quality of the addresses associated with other master data entities (Customer, Supplier, physical locations, etc.) has improved significantly."
 

Cons

"This product really needs to improve its ease of use."
"This product really needs to improve its ease of use."
"Currently, there are limitations in processing and the interface."
"With the solution, we had some issues, and we have every day, and we used to open a ticket. Sometimes, there are data issues and transformation issues."
"The biggest challenge I see is the IDE's for the cloud and automization are different."
"We haven't had many technical issues. We don't use all of the components of the tool that are more complex and error-prone."
"It can be improved in terms of performance and execution. I'm expecting better performance."
"The licenses are too expensive compared to before, which is why customers are now preferring other data metadata management tools like OneTrust, Collibra, and Azure Purview."
"They need more feature flexibility, as it is not fully developed."
"Informatica MDM could be improved by adding drag and drop options, business data insights, and visualization reporting."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution's pricing model is easy, but it is very expensive."
"I have no idea what the price actually is. It is probably not going to be the cheapest, but it is a pretty stable and robust platform from the backend standpoint."
"The price is neither too high nor too low."
"Licensing is difficult to understand, but the team is always available to explain anything. They are very helpful."
"Comparatively, their prices are a little bit too high."
"It's an expensive solution."
"The price is very high and has become a big concern for our customers who require the solution in order for their business to function smoothly."
"it's expensive, but if you're looking for a stable solution, Informatica MDM is a good one to choose."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Retailer
6%
 

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Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise153
 

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ActiveVOS, Active Endpoints, Address Verification, Persistent Data Masking
 

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