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Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs Oracle Integration Cloud Service comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.1
Informatica IDMC enhances data quality, efficiency, and analytics, offering secure integration and reduced cloud migration costs for businesses.
Sentiment score
4.7
Oracle Integration Cloud Service boosts ROI by reducing admin needs, development cycles, and labor costs, enhancing operational efficiency.
We see return on investment from this solution in terms of time; time reduction or cost benefits is what we are getting very good results from.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.9
Informatica's customer service is praised for quick, knowledgeable support, though response times can vary with customization and membership levels.
Sentiment score
4.8
Oracle Integration Cloud Service support is knowledgeable and responsive, but response times and SR processes need improvement and consistency.
Due to the tool's maturity limitations, solutions are not always simple and often require workarounds.
The response time is pretty good because we have someone in-house, who is an expert from Informatica, in our team who can help us with any sort of queries usually.
If they are unsure how to resolve an issue, they keep customers informed, providing updates about progress and ensuring communication with the product team to deliver accurate responses.
The customer support for Oracle Integration Cloud Service is accessible through Service Requests (SR) for unknown problems, with a response expected within 24 hours.
I find the technical support from Oracle to be good.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Informatica IDMC delivers scalable, flexible data management across cloud and on-premise environments, accommodating diverse enterprise needs efficiently.
Sentiment score
6.3
Oracle Integration Cloud Service is scalable but limited by data size, requiring strategic planning and infrastructure evaluation for performance.
As a SaaS platform, IDMC is quite scalable and provides complete flexibility.
I find Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) to be a sustainable and scalable solution.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Informatica Cloud is highly rated for stability, despite occasional issues; support effectively resolves any reported bugs.
Sentiment score
7.5
Oracle Integration Cloud Service is praised for stability, with minimal issues, rare downtimes, and continuous improvements enhancing reliability.
Stability is crucial because IDMC holds business-critical data, and it needs to be available all the time for business users.
Oracle has provided some fixes, and in my last two to three large engagements, we haven't faced any major challenges with the product.
The reliability of Oracle Integration Cloud Service is strong.
The solution is stable.
 

Room For Improvement

Informatica IDMC requires improvements in integration, user interface, performance, support consistency, connectivity, automation, data tagging, and pricing.
Clients seek enhanced error analysis, integration, and user experience in Oracle Integration Cloud Service, addressing cost and functionality issues.
The tool needs to mature in terms of category-specific attributes or dynamic attributes.
I also want to see integration with other Informatica products, such as IICS, to leverage the metadata from EDC.
The licenses are too expensive compared to before, which is why customers are now preferring other data metadata management tools like OneTrust, Collibra, and Azure Purview.
Setup and deployment can be done in OCI, the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, allowing for role-based access and configuration, managing access levels for Oracle Integration Cloud Service environments such as Dev, Test, and Production.
The mapping is a bit complex, so configuration is not very easy for a new user.
Most large customers use multiple clouds, and Oracle's partnership with Azure and other hyperscalers needs additional development on the Integration Cloud Service side.
 

Setup Cost

Informatica IDMC, a costly solution for large enterprises, offers extensive features and flexibility, justifying its premium pricing.
Oracle Integration Cloud Service offers flexible, competitive pricing models with predictable costs, discounts for partners, and robust integration options.
It ranges from a quarter million to a couple of million a year.
The licenses are too expensive compared to before, which is why customers are now preferring other data metadata management tools like OneTrust, Collibra, and Azure Purview.
I think the costs are reasonable for the kinds of features that Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) has.
If integration points exceed 30, I recommend that customers use Oracle Integration Cloud Service as it becomes cost-effective with its pay-as-you-use model and multiple available packages.
Oracle Integration Cloud Service's pricing is affordable and reasonable considering its facilities.
 

Valuable Features

Informatica IDMC excels in data management with strong integration, AI-driven analytics, and a flexible user interface.
Oracle Integration Cloud offers ease of integration with scalable, secure, low-code solutions, supporting APIs and seamless connectivity across applications.
The platform's ability to pull in data from other platforms without the need for an additional integration tool enhances its appeal.
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) can connect to pretty much any application, including Oracle Analytics and Power BI, and it works quite seamlessly.
In on-premise, we call it EDC for metadata management, while in cloud-based technologies, it is known as the Metadata Command Center, which serves the same purpose as EDC concerning CDGC.
Additionally, it provides a wide variety of built-in adapters for many cloud providers, such as Azure Blob and AWS S3.
Oracle Integration Cloud Service offers capabilities for data customization and validation, handling different date formats, and API calls using REST and SOAP.
It is very easy to integrate, and the pre-built APIs available to connect multiple systems help establish connections faster and more accurately.
 

Categories and Ranking

Informatica Intelligent Dat...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
186
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (4th), Data Quality (1st), Business Process Management (BPM) (11th), Business-to-Business Middleware (6th), API Management (7th), Cloud Data Integration (3rd), Data Governance (2nd), Test Data Management (3rd), Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Solutions (1st), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (2nd), Data Masking (1st), Metadata Management (1st), Test Data Management Services (3rd), Product Information Management (PIM) (1st), Data Observability (2nd)
Oracle Integration Cloud Se...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Application Integration solutions, they serve different purposes. Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) is designed for Data Management Platforms (DMP) and holds a mindshare of 14.1%, up 13.3% compared to last year.
Oracle Integration Cloud Service, on the other hand, focuses on Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), holds 7.0% mindshare, down 9.5% since last year.
Data Management Platforms (DMP) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)14.1%
Palantir Foundry25.9%
Adobe Audience Manager6.2%
Other53.8%
Data Management Platforms (DMP)
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Oracle Integration Cloud Service7.0%
Microsoft Azure Logic Apps13.1%
Boomi iPaaS12.4%
Other67.5%
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

SaurabhGaonshindhe - PeerSpot reviewer
Modular structure and AI features stream new reporting processes
One of my clients has a requirement; they want to integrate metadata into the process, which means, for example, if I just want to implement a new field into my database, that field needs to be reflected throughout, let's say, 200 mappings. This highlights the need for a data-driven approach. My experience with technical support from Informatica is quite interesting; I would rate it as nine out of ten for Informatica PowerCenter kind of products or the Informatica integration products, because my team can do some hands-on using their free licenses or one-month kind of products. However, 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.
Sathish Pamisetty - PeerSpot reviewer
Security and integration features are appreciated but some bugs need addressing
The main feature of Oracle Integration Cloud Service is its budget-friendly pricing compared to other middleware tools such as MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, or Workato. Additionally, Oracle Integration Cloud Service provides tools such as PCS and Apex for building user interfaces, allowing users to create UIs with drag-and-drop features. Oracle Integration Cloud Service offers capabilities for data customization and validation, handling different date formats, and API calls using REST and SOAP. With approximately 60 to 70 adapters, it allows integration with systems such as SAP, Salesforce, and ERP. Oracle Integration Cloud Service also comes with pre-built adapters, offering easy setup and security features such as OAuth for connecting with systems such as Salesforce.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise134
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise27
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Oracle Integration Cloud Service?
Oracle Integration Cloud Service offers a lot of adaptors.
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Also Known As

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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