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Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs TIBCO EBX comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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 Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Solutions
1st
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), Data Management Platforms (DMP) (2nd), Data Masking (2nd), Metadata Management (1st), Test Data Management Services (3rd), Product Information Management (PIM) (1st), Data Observability (2nd)
TIBCO EBX
Ranking in Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Solutions
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Master Data Management (MDM) Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Solutions category, the mindshare of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) is 26.1%, down from 35.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO EBX is 13.2%, up from 10.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Solutions
 

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.
Chetan Thote - PeerSpot reviewer
A good master data management solution that gives complete functionality control to the user, but lacks in community support resources
We would like to see the community an documentation for this solution be developed. At present there is very little tutorial documentation available, and limited community support for issues with the product. We would also like to see support added for the mobile MDM, so that the solution can be integrated with handheld and IOS devices.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Data integration is the most valuable feature. The ability to connect to any of the sources and enterprise applications makes our lives easier."
"We can scan anything."
"Address Doctor gives an accurate combination of information provided with a level of returned threshold value."
"Informatica Business Process Manager is easy to use and learn."
"The interface has a great look and feel, and the functionality is so easy."
"Informatica MDM has data quality, mastering the data's capability."
"The data mapping capability is a valuable feature."
"There are a couple of valuable features. One is that it is very quick on the profiling. So, you get a very fast snapshot of the type of data that you're looking at from the profiling perspective. It can highlight anomalies in the data."
"We decided to switch to TIBCO EBX because we can organize the data, and it helps manage this data for an accurate and consistent view of the physical business data."
"TIBCO EBX saves a lot of time and gives considerable flexibility to business users who might not be completely technical but can work on it in specific areas."
"The initial setup is easy and straightforward."
"The benefits I have seen from using TIBCO EBX are quite significant."
"What I find best about TIBCO EBX is its workflow modeling capabilities, which are very good for a master data management tool."
"The API and the data model are very valuable features."
"We decided to switch to TIBCO EBX because we can organize the data, and it helps manage this data for an accurate and consistent view of the physical business data."
"The data modeling is very good."
 

Cons

"Informatica MDM could improve the interdependency with integration. The solution sometimes becomes a bit difficult to change considering a lot of interdependency with the integration. There can be some improvement in the workflows and they can introduce more artificial intelligence."
"I need to have some insight into the tool's cloud capabilities."
"The model is somewhat flexible. There are certain aspects of the model that are not as flexible as we would like. It doesn't do certain things to a great level of depth. So, in situations where we want to drill in to do something specific, we have to essentially copy that data into our own structures in order to add that additional layer of flexibility."
"The on-prem solution is harder to learn than the cloud-based versions."
"We cannot sell the product directly with an additional layer."
"The cloud version of the Informatica, it's a very substandard product. They might say it's enterprise-ready but it's not at all ready. They need to add more features, such as improved data replication features. If you look at other tools, such as Matillion they are now cloud-native and flexible. Additionally, Informatica Cloud Data Integration should have a good migration strategy from Informatica PowerCenter to Informatica Cloud Data Integration."
"The ability of the product to leverage the power of big data could be improved."
"In terms of cost effectiveness, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) is more than 20% costly compared to the industry."
"One aspect that could be improved in TIBCO EBX is the latency when compared with other tools. This drawback is dependent on the data volume that you have."
"Marketing could be improved, as EBX wasn't well-presented in Turkey."
"We would like to see the community an documentation for this solution be developed. At present there is very little tutorial documentation available, and limited community support for issues with the product."
"TIBCO EBX could improve by making the building of rules less complex and the repository is not robust."
"We observe performance issues lately. If we perform any bulk update or use the bulk functionality to update the data, during that time, the index rebuild happens in the back end. The operations team faces issues, including downtime or slowness, and we monitor it, performing any required actions such as restarting applications."
"TIBCO EBX has performance issues, particularly with speed. Replicating data can take several hours even with normal median data."
"Everything is updated through forms, and working with UI web forms. It's more record-based processing. It is not mass-based processing. This is one of the things that are not good for TIBCO EBX. Another problem is we cannot join tables and prepare a view where the tables are joined. Someone can code it but it is not a feature of the solution without code. You have to take data from a table, combine it with data from another table and then present it. This could be done better."
"The initial setup can be a bit complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is expensive. That's probably the biggest drawback. The business has heartache paying the license, but that's mainly because they don't realize what value it brings. The key thing about the MDM solution is that it is in the backend, and no one sees what it is actually doing. You don't know it is a problem until it is not there."
"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."
"Informatica MDM recently changed its pricing model. It's usage-based but I don't have much insight into the current pricing."
"it's expensive, but if you're looking for a stable solution, Informatica MDM is a good one to choose."
"My understanding is that Informatica is quite expensive compare to other tools that are available in the market."
"Informatica MDM's pricetag should come down. They have to cut some costs."
"Our customers sometimes are able to negotiate a much better price for Informatica Cloud Data Integration based on their relationship with the vendor."
"The price of TIBCO EBX is too high. The solution can only be used in a project that has good sponsorship that can afford it."
"This solution is costly compared to other products on the market, but this is due to the complete functionality that is provided. The pricing model is very straightforward, and is worked out on a pay-per- instance basis, and only applies to active instances."
"I'm just involved in technical, but I understand that its pricing is similar to HP so it is quite expensive."
"TIBCO EBX is cheaper than Informatica."
"TIBCO EBX is a very expensive solution. There is an annual fee to use the solution."
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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
15%
Computer Software Company
15%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Orchestra Networks EBX?
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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
TIBCO MDM, Orchestra Networks EBX
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

The Travel Company, Carbonite
BNL, SunGard, TUI Group, Uti Worldwide, Yellow Pages Group
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