We performed a comparison between Informatica PowerCenter and Splunk Enterprise Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Visualization solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It works with any multi-databases, so it works with Sybase, SQL Server. Also, the performance is really good and it is easy to use."
"The greatest feature is that it is very easy to have someone come in and jump right in. It is one of the nicest tools in terms of getting a person acquainted quickly."
"It is UI friendly and has all the advantages of an ETL tool."
"The performance and design of Informatica have been very valuable. I find the performance faster than, say, Oracle Data Integrator or DataStage."
"We have found the PowerCenter and B2B data transformation most valuable."
"The technical support for Informatica PowerCenter is good."
"The most valuable feature of Informatica PowerCenter is the flow designer functionally. It is the best out of any ETL tool. Additionally, the solution is reliable and trustable in dealing with large data sources anytime. When we're using billions of data transactions, it's smooth."
"It provides everything I need. Nothing is missing. PowerCenter is a good tool for on-premise databases."
"The most valuable feature of Splunk for data analysis is its ability to search using SPL and SQL."
"It's not just one feature I like the most. Every person wants to collect and rate logs, and I value how the Splunk Enterprise Platform handles this.The most valuable part for us is setting up the alerts and reports to manage the logs and log metrics. We use it to support every tool across the entire bank.We are the ones who manage all the data, and if there's any issue, everything depends on the Splunk Enterprise Platform."
"The product is very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Splunk Enterprise Platform is that it's a customizable solution."
"The solution is very good for monitoring compared to other tools."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Easy setup and maintenance"
"Splunk Enterprise is a wireless enterprise application that can be customized based on training."
"We had to take on a large volume of data from the legacy Sybase system. This was taking a very long time, i.e., more than a day. We were trying to improve it with partitions to gpload, but we were told that we can't go more than four partitions."
"What I didn't like about it is that the platform itself is not great at distributed processing. When you need high parallel processing, it has some inherent issues. We had to use Java transformation, and it did not go very well. I have heard that it is going to the cloud, but we haven't tried that."
"The pricing could be improved."
"Integrated Reporting service should be more smoothly transitioned from view to function to be in sync with the main design."
"Integrating new tools can be tricky and challenging."
"If we could have the option of performance improvement within Informatica, and if it could have more features, that would be ideal."
"PowerCenter has three clients. I wish they would consolidate everything into one GUI, not three. Also, we had a persistent issue with the Informatica Developer tool but it was solved when we migrated to the newest one."
"It would be better if I could do all the work within a single window. If I'm working on any mapping and if I have to switch to sessions, I have to open a new window altogether. If I have to get into workflows, I have to open a new window. It was also very expensive. In the next release, I would like it to be more user-friendly."
"It's not easy or feasible to reach out to Splunk directly."
"Splunk Enterprise Platform should include more integrations with other security tools."
"The Splunk Enterprise Platform has room for improvement, particularly in automating the permissions process during app promotions. Currently, permissions are manually set when different teams request an application move to production, which is time-consuming. Automating this process would streamline operations by automatically assigning the appropriate permissions and roles to specific services or teams, reducing the need to review each request ticket manually."
"Based on my experience, I've noticed areas for improvement, particularly in support. Developers typically interact with support personnel who may lack technical expertise when raising support tickets. This can result in delays as initial interactions involve sharing documents before escalation to higher support levels."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"Areas for improvement include enhancing dashboards, reports, alerts, and the monitoring console."
"The tool lacked in providing a shareable format. I had to use pivot tables and manually parse and edit the data to create a visualization-friendly format. It was helpful when we had an issue. What would make it stronger is if it were more proactive. For example, if it highlighted major incidents and their impact on users without digging through notifications, that would be better. Typically, the first question we get is, "Oh, we had an incident. How bad was it? How many customers were impacted?" So having that information pop up from the notification would be helpful."
"Splunk is not an out-of-the-box solution like Micro Focus or Zabbix. You have to create your request to collect the data and add crucial components to the software."
Informatica PowerCenter is ranked 5th in Data Visualization with 78 reviews while Splunk Enterprise Platform is ranked 7th in Data Visualization with 24 reviews. Informatica PowerCenter is rated 8.0, while Splunk Enterprise Platform is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Informatica PowerCenter writes "Stable, provides good support, and integrating it with other systems is very fast, but its pricing is expensive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Splunk Enterprise Platform writes "A platform for monitoring storage, CPU, RAM, Windows logs, and Cisco network logs on large machines". Informatica PowerCenter is most compared with Informatica Cloud Data Integration, Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Databricks and AWS Glue, whereas Splunk Enterprise Platform is most compared with Apache Superset. See our Informatica PowerCenter vs. Splunk Enterprise Platform report.
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