"We use Informatica PowerCenter to transfer the transitional database to and from the data warehouse. This is very efficient as it enables us to quickly find our data reports and the data, so we can build AI models."
"It provides everything I need. Nothing is missing. PowerCenter is a good tool for on-premise databases."
"It has helped us monetize."
"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 has a Data Catalog that uses the Model repository."
"The interface is very clean and clear."
"It is very comprehensive in terms of connector and transformation capabilities from both a source and target perspective."
"The support is valuable. There are also open-source ETL products, which work very well, but there is no support. When we face a production problem, being able to get support is valuable, and it brings efficiency. With an open-source solution, we can't engage anyone to resolve the problem as quickly as possible."
"The data integration aspect of the solution is excellent."
"A very user friendly solution."
"The most interesting aspect of the solution for us is that Talend Open Studio has a good balance between the features and the cost of the data management platform."
"The most valuable features of Talend Open Studio are customization and integration."
"Talend lets you do everything — mapping, workflow, and orchestration — in a single place."
"The most valuable features are the ETL tools."
"This product is very easy to use."
"It has got so many connectors. It is intuitive and easy to use."
"The solution can improve by providing more connectivity by having native ODBC or JDBC connections available. It will be easier and more people could start using it."
"Its licensing can be improved. It should be features-wise and not bundle-wise. A bundle will definitely be costly. In addition, we might use one or two features. That's why the pricing model should be based on the features. The model should be flexible enough based on the features. Their support should also be more responsive to premium customers."
"There is a need to buy a separate license if one wishes to connect with some kind of SAP system, such as SalesForce."
"In the future, I would like to see Informatica PowerCenter integrate a more powerful dashboard."
"The only problem with this product is the level of complexity with the number of levels of transformation that you have to go through."
"Its scalability can be improved. It is not scalable."
"We need another tool for monitoring. It would be easier if all the features were consolidated into one tool."
"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."
"It is not as visually appealing as some of the other tools."
"The documentation is lacking within the product. They need to get better at all aspects of describing how it works and how to use it."
"The user interface could be made simpler."
"We need more components to be more efficient. We use a lot of components, such as Salesforce, and it's not easy to use. There's are minor bugs and it's not easy to use some of the features."
"In terms of what can be improved, the scheduling is not there in the sister version, while it is there in the cloud one, which is a paid version. If all kinds of scheduling could be available on the Open Studio that we generally use and practice on, that would be great. The scheduling of the data migration is currently not available in the sister version of Talend Open Studio that we are working on. It is available in the advanced version of the Talend. This is the one thing that can be improvised."
"The pricing could be lower. They should work to make it more affordable."
"Talend Open Studio has a lot of capabilities, but there is some restriction. For example, if we want to connect to an SAP system, Open Studio cannot do it. We need to go with an enterprise version. Additionally, the monitoring features could improve."
"In terms of features, it has all the features that I need. However, it consumes a lot of resources. It is using a lot of RAM, and they need to fix the issue related to resource consumption. It currently requires more than 24 gigabytes of RAM, which is a big amount of RAM."
Informatica PowerCenter is ranked 1st in Data Integration Tools with 31 reviews while Talend Open Studio is ranked 5th in Data Integration Tools with 18 reviews. Informatica PowerCenter is rated 8.0, while Talend Open Studio is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Informatica PowerCenter writes "A stable, scalable, and mature solution for complex transformations and data integration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Talend Open Studio writes "Popular open-source ETL tool in Singapore/ South East Asia; Connects to Big Data; Easy to spot errors with generated Java code". Informatica PowerCenter is most compared with Informatica Cloud Data Integration, SSIS, Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue and Matillion ETL, whereas Talend Open Studio is most compared with SSIS, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, Talend Data Fabric and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI). See our Informatica PowerCenter vs. Talend Open Studio report.
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