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Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs Talend Open Studio for MDM comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Informatica Intelligent Dat...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
185
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (3rd), Data Quality (1st), Business Process Management (BPM) (10th), 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)
Talend Open Studio for MDM
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Master Data Management (MDM) Software (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Data Integration and Access solutions, they serve different purposes. Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) is designed for Data Management Platforms (DMP) and holds a mindshare of 15.0%, up 14.0% compared to last year.
Talend Open Studio for MDM, on the other hand, focuses on Master Data Management (MDM) Software, holds 6.1% mindshare, down 8.7% since last year.
Data Management Platforms (DMP)
Master Data Management (MDM) Software
 

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.
RR
Good stewardship and data prep capabilities with responsive technical support, but the deployment can be tricky
The most valuable features are the stewardship and the data prep. These two are very good on the Talend platform. The Talend data catalog is one of the great features that they implemented recently. It's more about data lineage and it may assist with the data governance program. It is a feature that is emerging in the market now.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is quite easy to use and flexible."
"It is a highly scalable solution."
"A great product enrichment tool."
"The Provisioning tool is something that is really handy for everyone. It is my pick as the best feature."
"It allows the creation of identical tasks that can be applied across multiple tables, ranging from 100 to even 1,000 tables."
"The solution has multiple valuable features for metadata collection"
"I know that there are two good features, APN and ServiceNow but we haven't explored all of its features yet."
"Multifeatured and easily scalable data catalog, with good data domain discovery and data profiling features."
"The biggest advantage of Talend is that they have an active community. If we face any issue, we can get input in a short duration of time."
"I really like the data fabric."
"The most valuable features are the stewardship and the data prep."
 

Cons

"It is more complicated to extract data using the product compared to Visio. The system could display the details on the screen."
"In terms of what could be improved, they need to create a rules repository. Business rules for the attributes that you have, keeping them in that central repository, and governance of them is something which Axon is lacking a bit. The Informatica Data Quality tool actually caters to that, so that's probably why they have not built that up in the Axon, but it is definitely something that can be built in to this product, as well."
"There are a small number of UI bugs that occur on occasion."
"Permissions, scalability, and connection with other informatic tools are the main areas that need development. Integration with other tools, such as IDQ, is challenging. The management of data discovery is highly challenging because many data points have identical definitions."
"When it comes to UI look and feel and user experience, Informatica is not as good as other solutions."
"It needs to be a little more intuitive but it’s really not bad."
"It would be helpful if there was a GenAI feature integrated into the system, especially regarding the data quality."
"Informatica Axon needs more integration connectors so that it can connect to systems and different kinds of datasets."
"It can definitely be improved on the UI side. They can provide a better UI as compared to what is currently available. I'm trying to set up the UI to capture some information, and when I try to use the native feature of Talend, I'm finding it difficult. It could be improved a bit. Only when it comes to MDM, it is not user-friendly, but when it comes to data integration of Big Data, it's extremely user-friendly."
"Creating a model and deploying it is a little bit tricky in Talend, compared to other tools."
"I do not have notes for improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's an expensive solution."
"So, there are plans for licensing. There are subscription-based and usage-based licenses. Also, there are licenses for exceptional analytics, etc. In short, there are different models of licensing for every enterprise."
"Informatica MDM's price could be lower."
"The pricing is high compared to other tools on the market."
"We got a 50% discount."
"The platform has a premium cost. I rate the pricing as seven out of ten."
"The price of Informatica Cloud Data Integration could be reduced."
"The product has a high price point."
"The licensing fees vary depending on the products that you purchase."
"It has one single license, and everything is included in it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
11%
Retailer
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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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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