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Ataccama Reference Data Manager [EOL] vs Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Ataccama Reference Data Man...
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Informatica Intelligent Dat...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
215
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 (2nd), Data Governance (3rd), Test Data Management (2nd), 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 (2nd), AI Data Analysis (1st)
 

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it_user69087 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Data Analytics at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
We evaluated Microsoft master data services – it's nice but far from Ataccama RDM especially in workflow features
We use this system for managing reference data. It’s the most useful system for data warehouse because all data sources have to come from relational database. Unfortunately before Ataccama RDM was installed, some reference code books came from EXCEL, which is definitely an error-prone data source that does not have proper dataflow and quality checks when inputting data. We are using this system also for managing hard-coded logic in ETLs by creating special reference tables and creating workflows to update it in a manageable way. We will use it for managing code book which is currently booked in some systems but doesn’t have sexy features as in Ataccama RDM. This system can simplify data transfer between systems, eliminate extra copies and is different from a time perspective.
RC
Contractor at Sanlam
Cloud data catalog has streamlined lineage and quality while leaving more automation to improve
I have not explored IDMC's automation capabilities driven by AI and metadata too much at the moment, but it is on the cards. We are basically creating the foundation, as the whole migration has taken place recently and it is still early days. I think Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) is evolving, and as the vendors move forward, they pick up new concepts from each other. I have seen that products leapfrog each other, and from my experience over the years, the big players tend to copy features or add enhancements based on industry trends. I feel whatever the tool does not have now, there is a feedback loop allowing us to request new features, and we continually ask for different ways to do things as we have a pipeline into the product management team. It is difficult to say what additional features I would prefer to see in the next release of IDMC. I would appreciate more automation on the lineage front, with more AI to seamlessly join independent sources and create seamless lineage between different technologies, such as from file into database A into a different database and landing up in a reporting system such as Cognos, Qlik, Qlik Sense, QlikView, or Power BI.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Really best product for this certain task area – to make reference data is manageable."
"Mapping designer seems to be easier to use even when compared with PowerCenter which is a great improvement."
"The most valuable features of Informatica MDM are its reliability, match functions, and integration capabilities. The out-of-box functionality of deduplication and built-in data models ensure faster implementation."
"The tool's most valuable feature is bulk upload. We upload files in CSV or Excel format."
"We've used the solution for quite some time, so in our organization, the product is pretty mature."
"From my standpoint, Informatica offers a pretty robust set of scanning tools that can scan a variety of sources of information."
"Informatica MDM has a defined data model we can customize with user and developer options."
"I am a fan of Informatica and it is definitely a product that I recommend because of its inbuilt capabilities."
"I think the integration feature is probably one of the key features in Informatica MDM...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
 

Cons

"Creation process of services for on-line validation data (special services which are able to be used by another system) is too complicated."
"It could be a bit more intuitive, rather than technically complex."
"Cost-wise, it could be better."
"The user interface of the product needs to be improved"
"For products Master Data Management or related to MDM or Data Governance, there is no way by which we can directly practice, and my team struggles at that point."
"We experienced several basic issues with the product that required daily meetings with Informatica product specialists."
"I would rate it a seven out of ten due to lack of inbuilt BAM and BRE features."
"Performance issues can be looked at Improved release documentation is expected because I feel that the current release document doesn't give you the clear picture of what has been fixed and what has not been fixed from previous versions."
"The product could be improved in the area of architecture and technology. All the parts are old."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Informatica MDM's price could be lower."
"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."
"It is cost effective and an easily accessible tool."
"We switched to Informatica PIM because it was cheaper than the Oracle solution. It is cheaper initially, but they will bundle it later. This is what happens in the industry."
"You can purchase licenses for this solution at different intervals. For example, annually or every three years. They recently changed their terms for licensing and now it is more flexible."
"We pay for a yearly subscription."
"I rate the product's pricing a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."
"It is an expensive solution. I would say it is the most expensive solution in the market."
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Financial Services Firm
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Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

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Also Known As

Reference Data Manager
ActiveVOS, Active Endpoints, Address Verification, Persistent Data Masking
 

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