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Broadcom Test Data Manager vs Informatica Test Data Management (TDM) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 1, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Broadcom Test Data Manager
Ranking in Test Data Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Data Masking (5th), AI Synthetic Data (4th)
Informatica Test Data Manag...
Ranking in Test Data Management
4th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Test Data Management category, the mindshare of Broadcom Test Data Manager is 17.9%, up from 17.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Informatica Test Data Management (TDM) is 16.3%, up from 15.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Data Management
 

Featured Reviews

Amit-Rastogi - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps to create synthetic data and new data sets
Broadcom Test Data Manager is for data management. I would like to see some extension with data warehousing concerning ETL. It should also integrate with Jira or other reporting tools. Currently, after creating data, we update tickets and other information in various tools. This would enable us to attach relevant files or information to specific tickets.
Raj Sethupathi - PeerSpot reviewer
Seamlessly connects with the ETL engine and has its own policy pack, reducing the need for custom coding
I've only worked with versions 9.7 and 10.5.1, and I'm not familiar with the newest features in the current version, 10.5.1. However, I'm sure they have incorporated AI capabilities, as that is the current industry trend. It is this new buzzword. Informatica itself introduced CLAIRE AI. I am four versions behind. So, it would be good if I upgraded. Plus, Informatica has rebranded this TDM. It's not even originally from Informatica. They purchased the company that makes the application around 2010. Informatica has purchased so many companies for different purposes, like business-to-business, test data management, and more. They change the trade name so frequently. It used to be ILM, Informatica Lifecycle Management, then they changed it to something else, then Test Data Management, and then Security Governance and Policy Management or something like that. It's all different names for the same product. Frequent rebranding and name changes can create confusion for customers.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Data privatization (GDPR enable), synthetic test data generation, and test data provisioning are its main interesting features."
"The data generation is one of the most valuable features because we are able to write a lot of rules. We have some specific rules here in Turkey, for example, Turkish ID IBAN codes for banks."
"I like the integration a lot. We use the test matching feature and the ability to make and find data."
"Core features that we needed were synthetic data creation, and to be able to do complex data mining and profiling across multiple databases with referential integrity intact across them. CA's product actually came through with the highest score and met the most of our needs."
"I have always gotten a call back within an hour from CA's technical support solutions and they are a wonderful team to work with."
"Data generation, data masking, and data subsetting are three key features of this tool."
"When I run my App Test, I can directly connect with TDM. I can publish all my data into one table in TDM, then run my App Test directly."
"It removes manual intervention. A lot of the time that we've spent previously was always manually, as an individual running SQL scripts against databases, or manually going through a UI to create data. These solutions allow us to incorporate automation and self-service to eliminate all of our manual efforts."
"Organizations working on different projects can benefit from this tool."
"Informatica TDM is also developer-friendly, making it easy for ETL developers to pick up and use without extensive training."
"Informatica Test Data Management is a complete solution. I'm not very deep in the technical aspect of the solution, but most of the workflows are now completely automated. There are some minor elements where we have to still add manual parts to the implementation."
"The most valuable feature of TDM is its ability to mask data while maintaining referential integrity."
"The tool enabled us to leverage Teradata Parallel Transporter to write the masked data efficiently to our Teradata warehouse."
"The customer service and support are very responsive."
"We do not need to write complex SQL statements as the solution provides a GUI to perform activities."
"The most valuable feature of TDM is its ability to mask data while maintaining referential integrity."
 

Cons

"Needs a better fit and finish."
"There were some issues with initial setup. It wasn't as smooth as we had thought. We ran into a network issue, a firewall issue, things like that. It wasn't something we could not fix. We worked with CA support and with the client's team to fix it. But there were issues, it took a lot of time to install and configure."
"There are different modules for masking. There is a portal and there is a standalone application as well. The standalone application is more old-fashioned. When you write rules on this old-fashioned interface, because it has more complex functions available for use, you can't migrate them to the portal."
"They should make the Portal a little more user-friendly, make it even easier to configure things directly from the Portal."
"Broadcom TDM takes a long time to import documents, which wastes time that could be spent on other things."
"The additional feature probably would be a data reservation that is more robust, where you can actually use it consecutively."
"A lot of research, data analysis, and work needs to be done on the source system in the tool which requires a data expert. This tool definitely requires a senior person to work on this issue, as it might be a challenge for a tester."
"When we publish a lot data into the target, sometimes it is not able to handle it."
"Probably the ideal time testing site, utilizing self-service for real-time testing, could be an area for improvement."
"The UI experience is a little bit old. When applying more than 80 columns, it means doing it in phases, as it won't allow it in one go."
"Informatica has a data governance suite, and at the moment, there is no connection between the data governance elements, such as the data catalog, and the Informatica Test Data Management software. For example, the data discovery which is part of both solutions is two separate things. If you have a data discovery in the data catalog, then we cannot use it for Informatica Test Data Management purposes and vice versa. The same software vendor, has two different products, with the same functionality. There's was no need to separate things. This is something which was a problem in a use case of the customer where this was the reason why they didn't choose the Informatica solution."
"When it came time to upgrade from 9.7 to 10.1, we could upgrade all the other products, but there was an issue with TDM. It seemed like they weren't ready for the upgrade."
"There is a lag while opening the console, which is a concern from my end."
"Frequent rebranding and name changes can create confusion for customers."
"A lot of improvement is needed, mainly due to the fact that the tool is very slow."
"There are numerous issues, and we have reported these to the Informatica vendor."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Know all the data requirements before buying this product. There are a lot of features for this tool, which may or may not be useful to a particular company. Make sure of what your requirements for your data are."
"I would rate Broadcom TDM's pricing as four out of five."
"The cost of this tool is pretty high... CA provides licenses for different utilities like masking but even if you break it up, the pricing is still high."
"Part of the licensing is dependent on whether you want to use the portal. It's based on floating users. The other part is dependent on what type of system you are using. We are using mainframe, so we paid good money for a mainframe license."
"My company makes yearly payments toward the licensing costs. So, I consider the licensing costs to be expensive, especially considering what I have heard from my colleagues."
"It can be scaled for as many licenses as the customer is willing to pay. It's kind of expensive."
"The tool's pricing is high."
"Mainly, we compete with the IBM team and Informatica, and if you compare the license cost, Broadcom is too flexible. Depending on the customer's budget, we suggest they buy only respective SKUs, and it's much cheaper compared to others because we have gone over multiple deals where pricing was never a factor in differentiating products."
"The cost is not an issue for enterprises, but for smaller businesses, it could be."
"It's expensive because the license needs to be bought for some time period. It's not pay as you go."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
16%
Insurance Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Broadcom Test Data Manager?
The solution has a portal where we can create data. We can also create synthetic data with the help of the product. We can use it to create a new data set in the database, eliminating many issues. ...
What needs improvement with Broadcom Test Data Manager?
Broadcom Test Data Manager is for data management. I would like to see some extension with data warehousing concerning ETL. It should also integrate with Jira or other reporting tools. Currently, a...
What do you like most about Informatica Test Data Management (TDM)?
The tool enabled us to leverage Teradata Parallel Transporter to write the masked data efficiently to our Teradata warehouse.
What needs improvement with Informatica Test Data Management (TDM)?
A lot of improvement is needed, mainly due to the fact that the tool is very slow. There are numerous issues, and we have reported these to the Informatica vendor. They don't seem to be focusing mu...
What is your primary use case for Informatica Test Data Management (TDM)?
We cannot provide production data to our testing teams, so we use TDM to encrypt or mask the data and create a copy for them. Many teams rely on our data, and TDM helps maintain data security by ma...
 

Also Known As

CA Test Data Manager, DataMaker, DataFinder, Fast Data Masker, CA TDM
Informatica TDM
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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