Informatica Cloud Data Quality vs Microsoft Data Quality Services comparison

Informatica and Microsoft are both solutions in the Data Quality category. Informatica is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.9, while Microsoft is ranked #13 with an average rating of 7.5. Informatica holds a 6.6% mindshare in DQ, compared to Microsoft’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 75% of Informatica users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Microsoft users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Informatica Cloud Data Quality and Microsoft Data Quality Services based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Data Quality solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Informatica Cloud Data Quality

Ranking in Data Quality

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft Data Quality Serv...

Ranking in Data Quality

13th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

4.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Data Quality category, the mindshare of Informatica Cloud Data Quality is 6.6%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Data Quality Services is 1.1%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Quality

Featured Reviews

Mehmet SukruKaya

Senior Data Analytics Manager at Esan

Improved data quality significantly enhances project efficiency and effectiveness

I am not utilizing the data quality rules management part yet. We had a bad experience before Informatica Cloud Data Quality. We started a data analytics project that took more than three months of wasted time because we couldn't use the data to create the optimization model. If we have an application like Informatica Cloud Data Quality or a data quality platform, we can finish the project in less than three months. This is the on-prem data that we ingested. We don't use any cloud data that we have. For now, we are just using the on-prem data, and we don't have any integration from the data outside of the on-prem. I would recommend it to other users. On a scale of 1-10, I rate this solution a 9.

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Satyam Saxena

Technical Lead at KPIT

Automation in data management improves with built-in error rejection but technical support needs enhancement

Multiple areas in Microsoft Data Quality Services could be improved, such as its ability to perform changes automatically, as it currently identifies but does not correct data issues. Regular expression processing is complicated and slow. Technical support from Microsoft is poor, as they do not provide adequate assistance with issues encountered in integration or forming automation. Sometimes solutions to problems take several weeks due to a lack of support, relying instead on personal networks and experience.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Informatica Cloud Data Quality was most valuable for our real-time data quality monitoring needs."

"Server maintenance, server hosting, backup, restoration, and DB capabilities are not needed in the cloud."

"The user-friendliness and performance of Informatica is quite impressive."

"The most beneficial feature of Informatica Cloud Data Quality is it's cloud-based."

"An advantage is its seamless integration with other Informatica capabilities, making data quality a deeply embedded part of the solution."

"The most valuable feature is the rule specification."

"The profiling features are much better than the on-premise version."

"Initial setup was fairly easy."

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"This solution is particularly useful for data enrichment."

"The primary advantage of Microsoft Data Quality Services is its capability to automate certain tasks, which are otherwise achieved through SQL queries."

Cons

"Improving the UI to be more business user-friendly would also be beneficial."

"If a new solution has the same features and less investment, it would be worth considering."

"Logical views are a little bit behind in comparison to the on-premise version."

"In certain domains, I am looking for material-level match features that are not customizable. The current solution requires code-writing and tweaking, while other solutions offer material-level matches."

"The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"The integration with older technology and cloud quality needs improvement."

"The downside of Informatica Cloud Data Quality is that it requires a developer to write rules and maintain the systems. This creates a significant cost and time burden."

"I definitely will not recommend Informatica Cloud Data Quality because it's very hard to manage the licensing model and the price is very high."

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"I would rate my experience with the initial setup a six out of ten, with one being very easy and ten being extremely challenging. So, there is room for improvement in the setup process."

"Technical support from Microsoft is poor, as they do not provide adequate assistance with issues encountered in integration or forming automation."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing costs attached to the solution are pretty high, but then, with the cloud model, the prices depend on what it provides for the value of money, which I feel was very high."

"We pay for a yearly subscription."

"Informatica Cloud Data Quality is a costly solution."

"The pricing is in the midrange. It's not cheap, but it depends on the licenses you require."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Healthcare Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Informatica Cloud Data Quality?

The profiling features are much better than the on-premise version.

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What needs improvement with Informatica Cloud Data Quality?

I think it would be very useful to have the same features on the data center version available on the cloud version. I remember when I used it, there was some limitation in one of the data quality ...

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What is your primary use case for Informatica Cloud Data Quality?

I worked on a project where we had to use these tools to execute the data quality requirements from assessment perspectives to scorecards and similar tasks. I haven't used any other tools, so I can...

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What do you like most about Microsoft Data Quality Services?

This solution is particularly useful for data enrichment.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Data Quality Services?

Microsoft Data Quality Services comes as part of SQL Server without additional costs, making it a competitive solution.

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What needs improvement with Microsoft Data Quality Services?

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Also Known As

Cloud Data Quality Radar

MS Data Quality Services

Overview

Informatica Cloud Data Quality Radar is a cloud application that quickly identifies, fixes, and monitors data quality problems in your business applications—wherever they are, in the cloud or on-premise.

This easy-to-use, browser-based tool empowers line-of-business managers to take ownership of the data quality process so business can maximize the return on trusted data. Informatica Cloud Data Quality Radar enables you to quickly assess the strengths and weaknesses in your data, to track improvements in the data over time, and to calculate data quality scores for objects and field entities with the flexibility to filter and drill down on specific records for better detection of problems.

Informatica

SQL Server Data Quality Services (DQS) is a knowledge-driven data quality product. DQS enables you to build a knowledge base and use it to perform a variety of critical data quality tasks, including correction, enrichment, standardization, and de-duplication of your data.

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