We performed a comparison between Informatica Data Archive and Oracle Essbase based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Database Development and Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."One of the most valuable features of Informatica Data Archive is its performance."
"The most valuable features of Informatica Data Archive are ease of use, and the flows from one layer to the next are simple to understand."
"The solution can handle a large volume of data."
"It is highly efficient and easily scalable, particularly for handling large databases."
"I have found the most valuable aspect is the user-friendly environment and current features."
"It helps us fetch specific data sets per users' requirements."
"Essbase is extremely stable and low-maintenance."
"The solution is scalable."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"Unlike relational, where you're linking together multiple tables, with Essbase, you basically define what the dimensions are beforehand, and you define the hierarchy, and then load the data. This allows you to do a pretty sophisticated analysis so that you can drill into it and slice and dice the data."
"Informatica Data Archive could improve by providing training. Training is one area where we lack, there are not very many trained resources in the market for sales, GPM, proposals, new offerings, or new features that are being added to this solution. It would be really helpful for consultants, like me, to understand the new, cool features these solutions are constantly adding. Training is something, that should be in place."
"The recovery features could improve in Informatica Data Archive."
"I would like to see an integration with application performance management and a version control management tool."
"There is room for improvement in terms of cost-effectiveness."
"The initial setup is pretty complex."
"The ability to drive external reporting out for development could be improved."
"They should improve the solution's performance."
"Essbase has a programming language, and it has a couple of functions to do forecasting, however, their feature set for that is not that good."
"It's an expensive product to use."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
Informatica Data Archive is ranked 18th in Database Development and Management with 2 reviews while Oracle Essbase is ranked 10th in Database Development and Management with 10 reviews. Informatica Data Archive is rated 8.6, while Oracle Essbase is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Informatica Data Archive writes "Easy to understand layer flows, reliable, and excellent support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Essbase writes "It is easy to use and receives patch updates on regular intervals ". Informatica Data Archive is most compared with IBM InfoSphere Optim, whereas Oracle Essbase is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud, Oracle Analytics Cloud and Tableau. See our Informatica Data Archive vs. Oracle Essbase report.
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