BizTalk Server vs Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) comparison

BizTalk Server vs. Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)

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ROI

Sentiment score

5.8

BizTalk Server offers great ROI for large industries, but smaller businesses might prefer cloud solutions for more flexible options.

Sentiment score

7.1

Informatica's cloud platform enhances data management efficiency, cost savings, and data security, requiring effective change management for optimal results.

Now the direction is to move away from BizTalk Server to IBM WebMethods, which has more features compared to BizTalk Server.

Taqi-Hasan

Senior Application Specialist at Taqa Distribution

BizTalk Server's ROI is comparatively higher than Boomi and Workato.

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Service Owner at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees

Leadership prefers to utilize third-party tools, such as Snowflake, which has both storage and ELT features.

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Sr. Consultant cum Assistant Manager & Offshore Lead at Deloitte

The stability and performance remain issues.

reviewer946383

consultant at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Compared to Collibra Catalog, where the value is noticeable within six months.

reviewer2696502

Data and Analytics Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

Customer Service

Sentiment score

4.8

User experiences vary, with praised documentation, competent engineers, and mix of Microsoft's support and external consulting for assistance.

Sentiment score

6.9

Informatica's customer service is generally rated positively for quick, knowledgeable support, though some report occasional delays and inconsistencies.

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Due to the tool's maturity limitations, solutions are not always simple and often require workarounds.

Consulting Principal & Founder at Digital Data Consultancy

Even after going out of service support, they still reached back to me whenever I raised tickets.

IT Manager - Data Quality and Migration at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

We expect more responsive assistance because they have the expertise since Informatica is their tool, but I don't see enough expertise on the Informatica support side.

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Sr. Consultant cum Assistant Manager & Offshore Lead at Deloitte

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.0

BizTalk Server's scalability receives mixed reviews; some find it expandable, others face issues with increasing message volumes.

Sentiment score

7.3

Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud is praised for scalability and flexibility in handling large datasets, despite pricing concerns.

It is time for low-code, no-code, and a quick go-to-market should be faster.

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Service Owner at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees

I have used the product over multiple systems and was able to write reports for large data sets without any performance issues.

IT Manager - Data Quality and Migration at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

As a SaaS platform, IDMC is quite scalable and provides complete flexibility.

Consulting Principal & Founder at Digital Data Consultancy

There are many options available, and the licensing model is quite good, supporting our needs effectively.

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Data Integration Architect at Endeavour Foundation

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

6.8

BizTalk Server is stable but struggles with large data, losing relevance as users increasingly transition to cloud solutions.

Sentiment score

7.7

Users generally find IDMC stable, with occasional challenges after updates, especially in older versions or specific integrations.

BizTalk Server's stability rates about eight or nine out of ten.

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Consultant at EC live! Hans Pointner

BizTalk Server is good for small companies but not for big companies.

Taqi-Hasan

Senior Application Specialist at Taqa Distribution

Stability is crucial because IDMC holds business-critical data, and it needs to be available all the time for business users.

Consulting Principal & Founder at Digital Data Consultancy

There are substantial stability issues with Informatica Cloud Data Quality on the cloud.

reviewer946383

consultant at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I find the stability to be good, with occasional restarts required every two to three months due to glitches.

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IT Manager - Data Quality and Migration at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Room For Improvement

BizTalk Server needs better debugging, deployment, scalability, cloud integration, JSON support, API management, and task management to stay competitive.

Informatica IDMC needs UI improvements, better connectivity, streamlined configuration, cheaper pricing, and enhanced support with AI integration.

BizTalk Server needs improvements, especially because we use it for EDI messaging, and it would be very useful to have enhanced tracking capabilities for message tracking and archiving of messages.

Consultant at EC live! Hans Pointner

We initially planned to move to Azure Integration Services, but there are challenges with AIS, so now we are evaluating WebMethods IO.

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Service Owner at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees

The tool needs to mature in terms of category-specific attributes or dynamic attributes.

Consulting Principal & Founder at Digital Data Consultancy

The current solution requires code-writing and tweaking, while other solutions offer material-level matches.

IT Manager - Data Quality and Migration at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

If the development interface could be optimized to have fewer modules, it would be greatly beneficial.

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Data Integration Architect at Endeavour Foundation

Setup Cost

BizTalk Server offers flexible deployment but can be costly compared to Azure, with users favoring cloud solutions for efficiency.

Informatica IDMC provides a robust but expensive pricing model with complex licensing and potential negotiation discounts for enterprises.

The only thing I heard is that it's not inexpensive.

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Consultant at EC live! Hans Pointner

It ranges from a quarter million to a couple of million a year.

Consulting Principal & Founder at Digital Data Consultancy

Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is affordable for my specific use cases, with the pricing being rated three or four on a scale where one is very cheap.

Data Integration Architect at Endeavour Foundation

Regarding pricing, compared to other tools I have worked with, Informatica offers competitive pricing, which I find not high in terms of starting strategy.

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Sr. Consultant cum Assistant Manager & Offshore Lead at Deloitte

Valuable Features

BizTalk Server excels in seamless integrations, data processing, and reliability with its workflows, adapters, and low-code configurations.

Informatica IDMC offers seamless data integration, AI-enhanced features, and efficient governance, enhancing user experience and operational efficiency.

Boomi has advantages over BizTalk Server because it is more flexible, low-code, no-code, easy to implement, and has a fast go-to-market.

Service Owner at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees

BizTalk Server offers workflow functionality that I find very effective for process automation.

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Consultant at EC live! Hans Pointner

The platform's ability to pull in data from other platforms without the need for an additional integration tool enhances its appeal.

Consulting Principal & Founder at Digital Data Consultancy

The connectors serve as the main functionality, making data integration processes more efficient by saving time and effort.

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Data Integration Architect at Endeavour Foundation

We could run data quality rules as part of Service Bus, which ensured the integrity of customer information before it was entered into our database.

reviewer2696502

Data and Analytics Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

Categories and Ranking

BizTalk Server

Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware

8th

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Process Automation (13th)

Informatica Intelligent Dat...

Ranking in Business-to-Business Middleware

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

214

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (2nd), Data Quality (1st), Business Process Management (BPM) (6th), API Management (7th), Cloud Data Integration (3rd), Data Governance (3rd), Test Data Management (3rd), Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) (1st), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (2nd), Data Masking (1st), Metadata Management (1st), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (3rd), Test Data Management Services (3rd), Product Information Management (PIM) (1st), Data Observability (1st), AI Data Analysis (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Business-to-Business Middleware category, the mindshare of BizTalk Server is 4.7%, up from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) is 5.5%, up from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business-to-Business Middleware Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)	5.5%
BizTalk Server	4.7%
Other	89.8%

Business-to-Business Middleware

Featured Reviews

Taqi-Hasan

Senior Application Specialist at Taqa Distribution

Offers valuable integration services but requires better cloud adaptation

Biztalk server doesn't have API management so that our exposed can be protected against the SQL injection, DOS attacks. However, this is available in IBM WebMethods. The positive impact of BizTalk Server was initially limited because of scalability issues. That is the reason why management has decided to implement IBM WebMethods. We are going to decommission BizTalk Server next year. I believe the API response could be improved in BizTalk Server. We need to increase the number of servers in BizTalk Server. We used to have two servers; later on, we increased to a third server, which has improved performance. We can make it more highly available and scale out to improve BizTalk Server. Scale out means we can increase the number of servers horizontally.

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Handles large data volumes effectively and offers competitive pricing

Sr. Consultant cum Assistant Manager & Offshore Lead at Deloitte

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.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Large Enterprise	9

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	51
Midsize Enterprise	27
Large Enterprise	153

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about BizTalk Server?

The tool's most valuable feature is its integration with the banks. Its messaging and routing capabilities are good.

What needs improvement with BizTalk Server?

I am generally satisfied with BizTalk Server, but there are some gaps, as we have multiple integration tools. Thus, there is associated cost, operation cost, license cost, and CapEx, so we are tryi...

What advice do you have for others considering BizTalk Server?

I have not worked with Amazon API Gateway or Mule ESB; I am just testing them. I am using Boomi iPaaS and WebMethods. I did not purchase it on AWS Marketplace; those are product API systems, and in...

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

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Also Known As

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ActiveVOS, Active Endpoints, Address Verification, Persistent Data Masking

Overview

Connects systems both inside and across organizations, exchange data and orchestrate business processes across multiple systems.

Microsoft

Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) offers seamless integration of master data management, data quality, and data integration with a cloud-native architecture supporting multiple data management styles, optimizing data governance through metadata management.

IDMC enhances data synchronization and mapping tasks, utilizing a broad range of connectors to interact efficiently with data sources. Its precise address validation via AddressDoctor and intuitive navigation bolster user empowerment, delivering agility, scalability, and security in data governance. Despite its strengths, areas like ease of use, SAP integration, and reporting could benefit from enhancements. Connectivity issues and workflow complexities are noted, needing improvements in performance, support, and licensing cost. Users demand expanded ETL capabilities, real-time processing, and broader data source support to address growing data needs.

What are the key features of IDMC?

Integration Capabilities: Ensures seamless connectivity between on-premise and cloud environments.
Master Data Management: Centralizes and streamlines data processes for enhanced quality.
Data Quality: Employs tools for cleansing and standardizing data accuracy.
Address Validation: Features AddressDoctor for precise address verification.
Real-Time Processing: Supports real-time data handling for critical operations.
Connectivity Options: Offers a wide array of connectors for easy data source interaction.

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Scalability: Cloud-native design boosts system agility, adapting to data volume changes.
Security: Enhances data protection with robust encryption and compliance measures.
Efficiency: Automates processes to reduce manual effort and errors.
Flexibility: Supports diverse data management styles, offering adaptability to business changes.
Governance: Empowers effective data governance through comprehensive metadata management.

In industries such as banking, healthcare, and telecom, IDMC is implemented for data integration, cloud migration, and enhancing data quality. Its capabilities are crucial for metadata management, lineage tracking, and real-time processing, ensuring high data quality and streamlined operations.

Informatica

Sample Customers

Centrebet, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, QualCare, Wªrth Handelsges.m.b.H, DTEK, Allscripts, United BioSource, Hogg Robinson

The Travel Company, Carbonite

BizTalk Server vs. Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)