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Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs QualiWare X comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

Informatica Intelligent Dat...
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
185
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (4th), Data Quality (1st), Business-to-Business Middleware (5th), 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 (2nd), Metadata Management (1st), Test Data Management Services (3rd), Product Information Management (PIM) (1st), Data Observability (2nd)
QualiWare X
Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)
63rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Architecture Management (21st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) is 1.3%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of QualiWare X is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Business Process Management (BPM)
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Gavin Bérubé - PeerSpot reviewer
Works as a reference for architecture but not very intuitive
We use the solution as a reference for architecture so that we can connect business data applications. The tool helps us to know how these applications should be built. We use it mainly as reference material.  I like the solution's traceability.  The solution is not easy and intuitive to use. I…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Performance and flexibility-wise, they're very user-friendly."
"I know that there are two good features, APN and ServiceNow but we haven't explored all of its features yet."
"Whether we need data cleansing or data mastering, we get it all in one platform."
"The most valuable feature of Informatica Axon is features, interfaces, and data mapping. It represents clusters nicely."
"I like the number of options that are presented with Informatica, fuzzy matching, and your screen."
"The product's most valuable feature is the ability to select the data flow and lineage."
"The product improves data quality."
"The solution has multiple valuable features for metadata collection"
"I like the solution's traceability."
 

Cons

"Informatica's issue is the licensing. Right now, there are a lot of new gen MDMs that are offering a lot in a single licensing model."
"They need more feature flexibility, as it is not fully developed."
"The GUI needs to be a little more user-friendly and appealing."
"They could provide more robust performance for data integration processes. It would help in improving the data quality more efficiently."
"The configuration process is pretty lengthy and challenging and could be made easier to understand."
"Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog could improve by having a much better user interface. It is not user-friendly."
"The pricing model is problematic."
"I need to have some insight into the tool's cloud capabilities."
"The solution is not easy and intuitive to use. I would also like the software to have a reference metamodel that can guide the modeling."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is quite flexible."
"You pay for this solution based on IPUs, Informatica Processing Units. This depends on how much data you process and how much memory you consume from the cloud provider, and you pay as you go."
"We are quite happy with the licensing model."
"We saw an ROI. We have been able to get data from various sources and consolidate it into a data lake, which is helping us in data analytics."
"It's offers value for money. They're more competitive with respect to pricing and offerings."
"The price of Informatica Cloud Data Integration could be reduced."
"Our customers sometimes are able to negotiate a much better price for Informatica Cloud Data Integration based on their relationship with the vendor."
"it's expensive, but if you're looking for a stable solution, Informatica MDM is a good one to choose."
"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten since it's pretty expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
7%
Government
37%
Computer Software Company
11%
Media Company
6%
Retailer
5%
 

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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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