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Immuta vs Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 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

Immuta
Ranking in Data Governance
24th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) (14th)
Informatica Intelligent Dat...
Ranking in Data Governance
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
185
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (3rd), Data Quality (1st), Business Process Management (BPM) (10th), Business-to-Business Middleware (5th), API Management (7th), Cloud Data Integration (3rd), Test Data Management (3rd), Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Solutions (1st), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (2nd), Data Masking (2nd), Metadata Management (1st), Test Data Management Services (3rd), Product Information Management (PIM) (1st), Data Observability (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Data Governance category, the mindshare of Immuta is 1.5%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) is 5.7%, down from 8.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Governance
 

Featured Reviews

Saurav P - PeerSpot reviewer
A data governance management solution that helps to restrict sensitive information
We use the product for data governance management. It helps us to create policies and restrict sensitive data.  The tool's most valuable feature is restriction.  Immuta is behind in updating upgrades and software releases.  I have been using the product for the last three years.  Immuta is…
Saikat Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
Match and merge functionality is still the best but cloud version needs more functionality
There are various areas for improvement in IDMC. Enhancements on basic data management functionality and the UI front, such as multiple templates and improved grid views, would be beneficial. Bulk data management features could be improved from the UI perspective to get to the level of the on prem versions of Informatica MDM. The tool needs to mature but missing small but important features, like restricted dynamic attributes functionality, data inheritance rules in master hierachies, identifiers not being passed in jobs is a drawback.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What I appreciate the most is its user-friendliness."
"Instead of manually tagging data, Immuta’s auto-discovery capability identifies sensitive information, such as country labels, gender information, and other personal data."
"The tool's most valuable feature is restriction."
"All features available are good."
"It has all the advantages of the Cloud in that you can use it without worrying about infrastructure, upkeep, or upgrades."
"Data synchronization tasks."
"The Provisioning tool is something that is really handy for everyone. It is my pick as the best feature."
"The user interface is flexible and the visibility of the data flow is amazing."
"It has a more UI-based tool, and the scripting is good."
"Performance and flexibility-wise, they're very user-friendly."
"The feature of auto-onboarding of the assets, enterprise assets via EDC is good."
"The solution provides increased efficiency while still being user-friendly and easy to operate."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in enhancing the monitoring capabilities."
"Immuta is behind in updating upgrades and software releases."
"We have had some challenges with their support when we were migrating to the cloud version. We we had some issues, and it took us several attempts to get a proper responses as part of that migration."
"The implementation process with Immuta was quite challenging, primarily due to issues related to database handling and the syncing of user groups."
"The price modeling could be more flexible."
"Informatica MDM could be improved by adding drag and drop options, business data insights, and visualization reporting."
"I would like to have the solution in one product and technical support needs to be better."
"We haven't had many technical issues. We don't use all of the components of the tool that are more complex and error-prone."
"We currently have issues with real-time integration."
"There are also some technical issues sometimes with integrations because clients have a lot of different types of data sources."
"Enhancements on the UI front, such as multiple templates and improved grid views, would be beneficial."
"Data integration should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Immuta's pricing is expensive."
"The platform has a premium cost. I rate the pricing as seven out of ten."
"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."
"Informatica MDM's price could be lower."
"Cost-wise, I think it is on the higher side, and that is why we are looking for some better options. Licensing costs are huge compared to other players in the market and for my company."
"The price is high, but the competitors are even higher, like Collibra."
"Informatica MDM recently changed its pricing model. It's usage-based but I don't have much insight into the current pricing."
"I rate the product's pricing a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price."
"The product is highly-priced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Immuta?
We have had some challenges with their support when we were migrating to the cloud version. We we had some issues, and it took us several attempts to get a proper responses as part of that migration.
What is your primary use case for Immuta?
Our use cases are for data access control and data access control provisioning. We also use it for roles and policies.
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Also Known As

No data available
ActiveVOS, Active Endpoints, BPM, Address Verification, Persistent Data Masking, Cloud Test Data Management, PIM, , Enterprise Data Catalog, Data Integration Hub, Cloud Data Integration, Data Quality, Cloud API and App Integration
 

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Sample Customers

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The Travel Company, Carbonite
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