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Pros
"The process of using the tool's scalability option is well documented."

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"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""It's easy to understand, makes flows and is efficient.""It is easier to use than other technical open-source technologies.""The most valuable features are easy integration, quick tab to develop, quick tab to market, and interactive integration platform.""Workato is low code, intuitive, and easy to use.""It is very easy to use. It takes complex workloads away, and it provides very smooth integration. It has got a lot of out-of-the-box connectors. It has got a lot of out-of-the-box APIs, which makes it really easy to integrate with applications for different use cases, whether it is in finance, HR, or customer operations. It is by far our favorite integration product.""Their automation and workflows are very strong, and you can build the workflows very easily and quickly."

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Cons
"Informatica Enterprise Data Lake's setup process was complex since it doesn't support a lot of real-time systems."

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"It is tedious to make a tailor-fit function.""The only minor drawback would be if there was a UI at the front of it, for apps and for a portal as well, it would make it really easy. It would be really useful if there were more apps capabilities.""I would like to see the dashboarding and reporting processes improved.""The management dashboard in the solution is an area with shortcomings that needs improvement.""A limitation is that their cloud presence is only in North America and Europe.""Workato's Extract, transform, and load (ETL) and extract, load, and transform (ELT) are not very strong and could be improved for very complex transformations.""From the deployment point of view, our customers encounter platform downtime where it does not serve the actual request on the systems."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The licenses attached to the solution are highly priced."
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  • "On a scale of one to ten, the pricing is around a six. We have a consumption model and the pricing is higher. If you are using any kind of ML-based approach, machine learning, or some advanced analytics, you may have to pay more."
  • "Speaking about price, I would say that it's market-related. Also, there are costs in addition to the standard license fees since different add-ons depend on what you require."
  • "Workato is an expensive solution."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The process of using the tool's scalability option is well documented.
    Top Answer:The licenses attached to the solution are highly priced. Informatica has licensing models for every product and for every feature, like the web service feature, which is something my company doesn't… more »
    Top Answer:Governance, data dictionary, and data cataloging are not available in Informatica Enterprise Data Lake. A lot of businesses are facing issues related to understanding the area revolving around… more »
    Top Answer:Workato is low code, intuitive, and easy to use.
    Top Answer:Workato's Extract, transform, and load (ETL) and extract, load, and transform (ELT) are not very strong and could be improved for very complex transformations. Workato's licensing model is a bit… more »
    Top Answer:We use Workato for iPaaS, which is like a middleware enterprise service bus. We use it for transformation, quick data migrations from one platform to another, and building connectivity. It's got over… more »
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    Also Known As
    Informatica Intelligent Data Lake, Intelligent Data Lake
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    Overview

    The Intelligent Data Lake enables raw big data to be systematically transformed into fit-for-purpose data sets for a variety of data consumers. Data scientists and analysts can quickly find the data they’re looking for using semantic and faceted search. They can see data profiles, lineage, and other relationships to know whether they can trust the data and whether it’s fit-for-use in their analytic projects. 

    Named a Leader in iPaaS for Dynamic Integrations by Forrester, Workato is a modern automation and integration platform. With its enterprise-grade capabilities, you can seamlessly integrate and orchestrate workflow automation across cloud and on-premise applications, files and databases without coding.

    The Workato team comes from a deep background in building integration products and will continue to expand and change the automation and integration space.

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    Panera Bread, Berkshire Hathaway, Salesforce, Box, Splunk, ComScore, IBM, Complex Media, Microsoft, Home Depot, Cisco, News Corp, Braille Institute
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Healthcare Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization37%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise77%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business56%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise33%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise46%
    Large Enterprise41%
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    Informatica Enterprise Data Lake is ranked 41st in Data Integration with 1 review while Workato is ranked 8th in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) with 9 reviews. Informatica Enterprise Data Lake is rated 7.0, while Workato is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Informatica Enterprise Data Lake writes "A scalable tool that needs a lot of maintenance due to its unstable nature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Workato writes " Great automation and strong workflows useful for integration". Informatica Enterprise Data Lake is most compared with Palantir Foundry, whereas Workato is most compared with Microsoft Azure Logic Apps, MuleSoft Composer, Azure Data Factory, Oracle Integration Cloud Service and Alteryx Designer.

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