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Google Cloud Dataflow vs Informatica Data Engineering Streaming [EOL] comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 11, 2025

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

Google Cloud Dataflow
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
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Informatica Data Engineerin...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

PR
Senior Data Engineer at Accruent
Enables real-time insights and efficient data preparation for machine learning
Google Cloud Dataflow's features for event stream processing allow us to gain various insights like detecting real-time alerts. For integration, we use Dataflow to extract data from different sources like APIs and flat files. We then perform data cleansing, including deduplications, schema standardizations, and filtering of invalid records. We also use it for preparing data for machine learning models, transforming data, and accelerating models.
DK
BI Practice Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Helps with real-time data processing and improves decision-making overall
It improves decision-making overall for the company. Informatica is usually the tool for setting up the data, streaming the data into your data warehouse from your source, transforming the data, and preparing and modeling it into some desired format. It improves the performance. You need to know how to use it and how to implement it, but it improves performance.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a scalable solution."
"I would rate the overall solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable features of Google Cloud Dataflow are the integration, it's very simple if you have the complete stack, which we are using. It is overall very easy to use, user-friendly friendly, and cost-effective if you know how to use it. The solution is very flexible for programmers, if you know how to do scripts or program in Python or any other language, it's extremely easy to use."
"I don't need a server running all the time while using the tool. It is also easy to setup. The product offers a pay-as-you-go service."
"The product's installation process is easy...The tool's maintenance part is somewhat easy."
"The service is relatively cheap compared to other batch-processing engines."
"The solution allows us to program in any language we desire."
"The best feature of Google Cloud Dataflow is its practical connectedness."
"It improves the performance."
 

Cons

"They should do a market survey and then make improvements."
"I would like to see improvements in consistency and flexibility for schema design for NoSQL data stored in wide columns."
"There are certain challenges regarding the Google Cloud Composer which can be improved."
"Google Cloud Dataflow should include a little cost optimization."
"The deployment time could also be reduced."
"The solution's setup process could be more accessible."
"The system could function in an automated fashion and provide suggestions based on past transactions to achieve better scalability."
"Promoting the technology more broadly would help increase its adoption."
"Skill requirement is required. There is a learning curve."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is cheap."
"Google Cloud Dataflow is a cheap solution."
"Google Cloud is slightly cheaper than AWS."
"The solution is not very expensive."
"The solution is cost-effective."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate Google Cloud Dataflow's pricing a four out of ten."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a seven to eight out of ten."
"The price of the solution depends on many factors, such as how they pay for tools in the company and its size."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Retailer
11%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
27%
Computer Software Company
8%
Retailer
7%
Construction Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise10
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud Dataflow?
Pricing is normal. It is part of a package received from Google, and they are not charging us too high.
What needs improvement with Google Cloud Dataflow?
It can be improved in several ways. The system could function in an automated fashion and provide suggestions based on past transactions to achieve better scalability. Implementing AI-based suggest...
What is your primary use case for Google Cloud Dataflow?
It is used for exporting data, such as customer clicks, customer interactions with emails, and link tracking. The Google Analytics streaming data is used to establish customer behavioral patterns.
What needs improvement with Informatica Data Engineering Streaming?
Skill requirement is required. There is a learning curve.
What is your primary use case for Informatica Data Engineering Streaming?
We implement business intelligence solutions, including data warehousing tools, data integration to load data into warehouses, and then creating reports.
What advice do you have for others considering Informatica Data Engineering Streaming?
Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. Usually, Informatica is for big clients because of its pricing, and it also requires some skill sets. It requires investment into a proper da...
 

Also Known As

Google Dataflow
Big Data Streaming, Informatica Intelligent Streaming, Intelligent Streaming
 

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