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Informatica PowerCenter vs Stitch comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
8.3
Informatica PowerCenter provides cost-effective, flexible data management, enhancing decision-making, efficiency, and return on investment for businesses.
Sentiment score
6.4
Stitch users benefit from cost savings and efficiency, reducing integration expenses and freeing resources for innovation and analysis.
It also plays a vital role in revenue calculations, net asset valuations, and other key factors that support customer data and investment data pipelines.
Associate Principal Engineer at Nagarro
The investment we have made is tremendous; it has saved a lot of time and effort, and fewer people are needed.
Operations Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
The return on investment is very good, as I previously mentioned, because the development team has been reduced to half, and it has saved us around one hour per day since we switched to Informatica PowerCenter.
Data engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
That cut down our pipeline maintenance and integration overhead by eighty to ninety percent, freeing us up to focus entirely on actual data analysis and building user-facing features.
Student at Raisoni Group
Previously it took me about a month to a month and a half to have a prototype of roughly five to ten screens. Now I can do it in about two to three days.
UX Designer at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
We've got a project at the moment that we estimated the integration was going to be around $200,000 to $300,000, and we've been able to achieve the integration for less than a tenth of that, doing it in-house using Stitch.
Enterprise Architect at Waikato Regional Council
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
Informatica PowerCenter's support is mostly well-rated, though some users report delays and desire improved complex problem understanding.
Sentiment score
4.1
Stitch customer service receives mixed reviews, with praise for responsiveness but criticism for poor experiences and some users having no interaction.
The documentation is thorough, and anyone with minimal knowledge of ETL can easily understand it and work through errors.
Data engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I like the technical support provided by Informatica.
Professor of Economics of Informatic at CMAYOR
I have occasionally needed to communicate with the technical support of Informatica PowerCenter, especially when raising cases for complex mappings and performance optimization to identify bottlenecks in transformations.
Associate Principal Engineer at Nagarro
The best skill set they've got is that they know when the issue is outside of their knowledge, and they escalate really quickly so that we get to the right people when we need them.
Enterprise Architect at Waikato Regional Council
The platform actually has a very clear interface and a very good user experience.
UX Designer at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
Informatica PowerCenter offers scalability but faces limitations and cost challenges, especially compared to cloud alternatives in real-time applications.
Sentiment score
5.2
Stitch excels in scalability and data management but faces challenges with third-party connections and highly complex projects.
In the cloud, scaling up and down becomes easy when working with cloud providers.
Associate Principal Engineer at Nagarro
The scalability of Informatica PowerCenter is tremendous because we can install it on any of our employees' systems, and it handles each and every task very swiftly.
Operations Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
We can easily scale the memory and also the workflows.
Data engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I would advise that you should not use Stitch if you are going to build a big number of screens or a heavy UI application with complex designs because it is not ready for that kind of work.
Software Engineer trainee at Lng-consultancy
We just spin up a new server and add it into a cluster, and then it pretty much manages the load balancing across all the servers in the cluster.
Enterprise Architect at Waikato Regional Council
If you are using the cloud version, then definitely it is scalable for sure.
Senior Manager at pibythree
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
Informatica PowerCenter is highly reliable with minimal issues, praised for its stability and dependable performance across industries.
Sentiment score
8.1
Stitch provides strong stability with rare issues, maintaining robust performance despite occasional external impacts like firewall changes.
We are getting 100% uptime every day.
Operations Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Informatica PowerCenter is stable and can scale well.
Professor of Economics of Informatic at CMAYOR
The product is very stable with very few issues encountered in production.
Associate Principal Engineer at Nagarro
Stitch is really stable.
Enterprise Architect at Waikato Regional Council
I have not run into any major platform downtime or critical bugs that disrupted our data flow.
Student at Raisoni Group
I didn't notice any explicit crashes or bugs with Stitch, as it is actually stable.
Software Engineer trainee at Lng-consultancy
 

Room For Improvement

Informatica PowerCenter users seek enhanced flexibility, modern interface, better integration, and improved support, with cost and scalability concerns.
Stitch users want better support, integration, design consistency, clearer communication, adaptable pricing, and simpler integrations with Talend and Qlik.
With Informatica PowerCenter, I am looking for an AI interface that looks at the underlying data model of the databases and the metadata of the tables, allowing the developer to provide instructions on what data sources to connect to and how to apply or create Transformations.
Director at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Utilizing more stored procedures from Oracle databases in an easy way would significantly boost performance.
Professor of Economics of Informatic at CMAYOR
Informatica Cloud and its support becomes quite expensive for the organization compared to peers such as SnapLogic or Netezza, which offer lower pricing.
Associate Principal Engineer at Nagarro
Stitch cannot connect to all databases or third-party apps, such as Amazon Seller.
head of data at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
I saved a lot of time getting from having no design inspiration to having full-fledged designs.
Product Designer at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
I suggest developing a featured interface that is easier to use.
software developer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
 

Setup Cost

Informatica PowerCenter's high pricing suits large enterprises, with costs beginning at $100,000 annually, limiting smaller businesses.
Stitch has competitive pricing, though costs may rise with high data volumes and complicated licensing after merging with Talend.
I find that the pricing and licensing for Informatica PowerCenter align with its quality.
Professor of Economics of Informatic at CMAYOR
The price of Informatica PowerCenter is high, especially for small and medium-sized businesses.
Director at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We haven't paid for it; our client had paid for this tool.
Operations Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is pretty easy, pretty straightforward, and the cheapest of them all.
head of data at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees
The cost of the seats is actually cheaper by the amount of value that you're adding to the business.
Enterprise Architect at Waikato Regional Council
If you are using any ETL tool, they are too expensive.
Senior Manager at pibythree
 

Valuable Features

Informatica PowerCenter offers a user-friendly interface, robust transformations, seamless integration, scalability, and automation for efficient data management.
Stitch provides ease of use, automation, and real-time insights, simplifying data management with pre-built connectors and schema handling.
The system supports real-time integration, which is essential for many of my tasks.
Professor of Economics of Informatic at CMAYOR
Informatica monitors can be used to monitor the jobs that we run, and if there is any kind of failure, we can diagnose it right away.
Operations Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Another valuable feature is the use of Mapplets; if we have one mapping created that we want to use again and again for other workflows, we can create a Mapplet and save it so that we can reuse the mapping, reducing our workload.
Data engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
The image to HTML conversion helps me in my projects because it allows you to acquire professional designs without starting from scratch.
software developer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
We take one week of time to design an application, but now we can design that application within two days, which is 16 hours.
UX lead at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
We can easily move and do time-to-market for a new pipeline and new integration, positively impacting our organization.
Staff Data Engineer at GitLab
 

Categories and Ranking

Informatica PowerCenter
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
85
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (4th), Data Visualization (13th)
Stitch
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Integration (11th)
 

Featured Reviews

Garima Goel - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Principal Engineer at Nagarro
Has supported complex data pipeline creation but performance tuning and monitoring responsiveness need improvement
Sometimes, I see various performance issues with Informatica PowerCenter, including caching concerns, whether it's a joiner transformation or other transformations, so I believe the team can enhance the performance perspectives of these transformations. Additionally, sometimes the Informatica Monitor hangs or takes time to open the current run or logs, which the team can also look into. Informatica is transitioning to cloud solutions and discontinuing on-premise support after 2026, so when we discuss Informatica Cloud and its support, it becomes quite expensive for the organization compared to peers such as SnapLogic or Netezza, which offer lower pricing. Informatica Cloud Intelligence's pricing is notably high.
Jason Hale - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Architect at Waikato Regional Council
Data team has transformed diverse environmental streams and now delivers real-time insights
The best thing that we've seen coming out of Stitch is the Talend and Qlik relationship becoming more of a single entity rather than two entities. A couple of years ago there was a distinction between Stitch and Qlik. The biggest challenge when we were dealing with both was that we felt like we were dealing with two different companies. They are quickly merging the two different entities into a single one, and by around the end of this year, they're planning to basically consolidate everything. Until then, it does get a little bit complicated when we have Qlik and Stitch components together. It's not quite exactly one solution. That's probably the biggest negative at the moment. Each month we're seeing improvements in the cloud platform, and they're coming out with capabilities that we haven't even thought about that are going to make our lives easier. Probably the biggest negative they have is they're doing so much good stuff, but we don't know about it. It just appears and then we figure it out ourselves, but the communication of changes could be improved. However, the positives are that they're changing so much at the moment.
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Comparison Review

it_user90069 - PeerSpot reviewer
BI Expert at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 20, 2014
Informatica PowerCenter vs. Microsoft SSIS - each technology has its advantages but also have similarities
Technology has made it easier for businesses to organize and manipulate data to get a clearer picture of what’s going on with their business. Notably, ETL tools have made managing huge amounts of data significantly easier and faster, boosting many organizations’ business intelligence operations…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
7%
Construction Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise75
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

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Which is better - SSIS or Informatica PowerCenter?
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Which Informatica product would you choose - PowerCenter or Cloud Data Integration?
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What needs improvement with Talend Stitch?
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What is your primary use case for Talend Stitch?
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What advice do you have for others considering Talend Stitch?
I have moved my role, actually. So basically right now I am into management mostly. But my projects which I am handling right now do have those things that have been handled. Greenplum I have used ...
 

Also Known As

PowerCenter
Talend Stitch ETL
 

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Sample Customers

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, LexisNexis, Rabobank
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