Apache Airflow vs Informatica Cloud API and App Integration comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Apache Airflow
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Informatica Cloud API and A...
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
20th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Business-to-Business Middleware (12th), API Management (25th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of Apache Airflow is 6.9%, down from 10.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Informatica Cloud API and App Integration is 0.6%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM)
Unique Categories:
No other categories found
API Management
0.2%
 

Featured Reviews

ManojKumar43 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 22, 2024
A solution for orchestrating EMR clusters with plug-and-play UI
Apache Airflow is easy to use and can monitor task execution easily. For instance, when performing setup tasks, you can conveniently view the logs without delving into the job details. All logs are readily accessible within the interface itself. Examining the logs lets you discern which steps and processes are being executed. You don't have to configure SMTP for everything. You need to configure email settings, such as email on error, failure, or alert access. With Apache Airflow, you can send emails with just a few lines of code. You don't have to write extensive code to configure SMTP; all those configurations can be accomplished within a few lines of code. I managed a complex workflow for a finance application project. They use Apache Airflow to orchestrate processes, such as retrieving data from SFTP and landing it into S3. From S3, they trigger Glue jobs based on certain conditions. Additionally, they use the Glue catalog in Glusoft for data management, all orchestrated using Airflow. Furthermore, various logics are written in Airflow DAGs to handle scenarios like security mismatches. For instance, files are sent accordingly if there's a missing security. Apache Airflow triggers a set of tasks based on DAGs. If you have multiple tags, such as raw, transform, and ready layers, instead of manually triggering each DAGs. In that case, you can integrate them to trigger one, automatically triggering the others. Also, you can put conditions.
SUDHIR KUMAR RATHLAVATH - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 26, 2023
Provides data governance and offer good scalability, with a significant performance boost when moving from on-prem to the cloud
There are a few improvements which can be done. So those are on data governance and making an image of each object that is being created on top of Informatica, I mean, on top of applications. So those need areas to be improved. The logging methods are really traditional. So logging, in order to track any operations happening on this interface, will catch a log file. That needs to be more precise. In future releases as well, I would like to see additional features. So there is no platform where code conversion can happen easily. For example, if you want to move Informatica jobs in various areas, it's quite easy and straightforward. But still, you require some manual intervention for code changes that need to be done throughout the platform. So these things need to be improved. And other things are the compatibility of other services. For example, if you have a running Spark code and you want to run the Spark code into Informatica IICS, which is not compatible, so you need to rewrite the whole syntax to make it compatible. So those are the areas that really need improvement.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We have been quite satisfied with the stability of the solution."
"The reason we went with Airflow is its DAG presentation, that shows the relationships among everything. It's more of a configuration-driven workflow."
"I found the following features very useful: DAG - Workload management and orchestration of tasks using."
"The solution is quite configurable so it is easy to code within a configuration kind of environment."
"The best feature is the customization."
"The user interface for monitoring and managing workflows has been excellent, particularly in the latest version. c"
"Since it's widely adopted by the community, Apache Airflow is a user-friendly solution."
"One of its most valuable features is the graphical user interface, providing a visual representation of the pipeline status, successes, failures, and informative developer messages."
"The application integration will give you more flexibility when dealing with APIs."
"The interface has a great look and feel, and the functionality is so easy."
"The OAuth feature is the most valuable feature for authentication."
"The interface is really good."
 

Cons

"The platform's stability needs improvement, particularly regarding occasional interruptions due to networking issues."
"There is an area for improvement in onboarding new people. They should make it simple for newcomers. Else, we have to put a senior engineer to operate it."
"We need to develop our workflow description and notations because out of the box, Apache Airflow does not provide some features that are needed."
"For admins, there should be improved logging capabilities because Apache Airflow does have logging, but it's limited to some database data."
"UI can be improved with additional user-friendly features for non-programmers and for fewer coding practitioner requirements."
"The scalability of the solution itself is not as we expected. Being on the cloud, it should be easy to scale, however, it's not."
"The dashboard is connected into the BPM flow that could be improved."
"I want to see Apache Airflow have more integrations with more production-based databases since it is an area where the product lacks currently."
"The setup is complex."
"There's no direct way to connect to Amazon APIs from Informatica Cloud."
"There could be a lot more application integration."
"The pricing model is problematic."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Apache Airflow is a cheap solution."
"The cost is quite affordable."
"Although Airflow is open source software, there's also commercial support for it by Astronomer. We personally don't use the commercial support, but it's always an option if you don't mind the extra cost."
"Apache Airflow is a cheap solution."
"The pricing is on the higher side."
"The solution is cheap."
"We are using the open-source version of Apache Airflow."
"Apache Airflow is a free solution that can be downloaded and ready for use at any moment."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
24%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Retailer
5%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

Which would you choose - Camunda Platform or Apache Airflow?
Camunda Platform allows for visual demonstration and presentation of business process flows. The flexible Java-based option was a big win for us and allows for the integration of microservices very...
What do you like most about Apache Airflow?
Apache Airflow is easy to use and can monitor task execution easily. For instance, when performing setup tasks, you can conveniently view the logs without delving into the job details.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache Airflow?
It is an open-source tool. There are no additional fees or charges associated with the product. Expenses are associated with only the machines that our company uses on AWS.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Informatica Cloud Api and App Integration?
Comparatively, other services are providing a lower price, but since moving from Informatica on-prem to IICS, the pricing factor is much better. So when we compare two platforms of the same vendor,...
What needs improvement with Informatica Cloud Api and App Integration?
There are a few improvements which can be done. So those are on data governance and making an image of each object that is being created on top of Informatica, I mean, on top of applications. So th...
 

Also Known As

Airflow
Cloud Application Integration, Cloud Application Integration, Cloud Extend, Informatica API and Application Integration
 

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Sample Customers

Agari, WePay, Astronomer
Carbonite, Education Elements
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