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Informatica PowerCenter vs TIBCO Scribe vs Workato comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Informatica PowerCenter3.5%
SSIS3.7%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)3.6%
Other89.2%
Data Integration
Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TIBCO Scribe0.6%
SSIS3.7%
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)3.6%
Other92.1%
Data Integration
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Workato4.7%
Boomi iPaaS7.2%
MuleSoft Anypoint Platform7.0%
Other81.1%
Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)
 

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.
GouravSuri - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer (L4) at Uber
A cloud solution that has a lot of connectors, but it should provide better documentation and scenario-based samples
Smaller customers who want to integrate with other systems don't need too much in-house expertise in terms of technology. They can hire consultants who can implement this solution for them, and they don't have to maintain any infrastructure. For a smaller setup, it is a go-to integration system wherein they don't need a lot of expertise or infrastructure. The solution's UI is pretty intuitive and easy. It is good for smaller integration use cases. I think it would be a problem for bigger use cases. Overall, I rate TIBCO Scribe a six out of ten.
AP
Technical Consultant at IST Technology
Data processing efficiency increases with workflow automation but could improve on handling high volume data
The most valuable feature of Workato is that billing is based on task actions; whatever actions we take on the Workato platform will determine the task consumption and billing for each workflow. More optimized workflows lead to less billing for clients. Furthermore, they have introduced a Copilot feature for automation, helping build recipes and code with simple prompts. Additionally, they are developing AI solutions for clients. These are some top features, along with various others implemented per client specifications, such as CICD implementation and runtime connection changes. The benefits of using Workato for our customers include automating business workflows and data integration. By addressing their manual efforts, which are time-consuming and prone to errors, Workato helps clients reduce costs while increasing productivity. We implement solutions that enable seamless data integration between different systems, minimizing time-consuming manual processes. A positive impact we see is cost reduction, as manual efforts are significantly lowered. For example, in production support teams, manual processes are streamlined through CICD implementation, allowing for a seamless integration of different environments with minimal errors and faster deployment.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has very good monitoring and process monitoring."
"It's a very powerful tool you can use to load data, get data, do the drawing between the tables, and put it into the packet in a very fast way."
"The solution has the best user interface and it's the most user-friendly of all data integration tools."
"It is easy to use, and it is quick for developing things. It is fairly powerful, and it can integrate with a lot of different platforms without much hassle."
"The most valuable features are the dynamic reading of the file metadata profile, and the ability to define business rules that are used to verify and validate the uploaded files."
"UI-based ability to create data mapping."
"The most valuable features are the monitoring tools and the reporting manager."
"The most valuable features are the metadata repository and the data warehouse application console."
"The most valuable feature of TIBCO Scribe is the connectors available to various products."
"It is easier to use than other technical open-source technologies."
"Allowed us to work around a product limitation in our CRM to send emails from our Marketing Automation platform."
"It serves as a one-stop shop where you can maximize coverage on both the automation and AI side."
"Their UI interface is very strong compared to other tools, allowing even non-coders to perform basic data transfers between systems effectively."
"Workato has positively impacted my organization by improving processes overall, as it has saved time because it was easy to connect through the UI without needing technical, detailed coding experience."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"I definitely recommend Workato to others; it is the best product in our technology stack, allowing us to integrate legacy systems and address diverse requirements."
"The recipe-driven automation in Workato is very impressive; for the same client project, we extracted purchase orders from emails and pushed them into the file system, and the automation worked as expected without any issues with the Workato email connector."
 

Cons

"Include more instruments for LOGs analysis, interpretation, and job corrections."
"As all ETL tools in general, it does not include a good data reporting feature."
"An issue which should be addressed is that the solution only allows us to do structured, as opposed to unstructured, data processing."
"What needs improvement in Informatica PowerCenter is the cloud experience because, nowadays, other companies, such as AWS, Azure, and Google, have more experience in the cloud. The pricing for Informatica PowerCenter on the cloud is also very expensive for customers, so some customers prefer open-source tools or lower-priced tools, such as Azure."
"Requires an established data center because there is no option for software as a service."
"I would like to see the inclusion of a tool that allows you to report performance metrics."
"I would like to see improvements made to the custom transformations. It should be more open for users that want to write their own code and use cases."
"In terms of performance improvement and tuning, there should be a bit more guidance and documentation."
"The solution should provide better documentation and scenario-based samples."
"Currently, Workato is a low-code platform without native programming capabilities. I would appreciate having a dedicated programming language for tasks like transformations and functional programming."
"The only minor drawback would be if there was a UI at the front of it, for apps and for a portal as well, it would make it really easy."
"I have observed some minor stability issues with Workato, particularly related to connectors failing occasionally and delays in report sending."
"The data flow and debugging processes need improvement, especially for tracing issues."
"The Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) capabilities could be improved."
"From the deployment point of view, our customers encounter platform downtime where it does not serve the actual request on the systems."
"One area for improvement is the CI/CD pipeline, which lacks a version control system similar to GitHub for easier deployment."
"Workato's Extract, transform, and load (ETL) and extract, load, and transform (ELT) are not very strong and could be improved for very complex transformations."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Informatica PowerCenter is reasonably priced. It is less expensive than Pentaho. There is a standard version fee in Taiwan. It is a one-time yearly subscription price that is approximately $3,010 US dollars for three users."
"Its maintenance is expensive."
"The pricing for Informatica PowerCenter is expensive. Some clients have simple needs and only want to integrate and store data. Some clients have small needs, while some clients have bigger needs and focus more on performance and time. The licensing cost for Informatica PowerCenter isn't good. In my project, if I remember correctly, the company pays €20,000 per year for the Informatica PowerCenter license. I'm not aware of additional costs that you need to pay for some features of the solution. On a scale of one to five, I'm rating its price a three."
"We have a site license, but we do pay by the division."
"It's much more expensive, almost three times more expensive than most other solutions."
"The price of this solution is high."
"The licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"Price-wise, it's more expensive than SSIS, but it's a better tool, so it has more features. Licensing is on a yearly basis."
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"Speaking about price, I would say that it's market-related. Also, there are costs in addition to the standard license fees since different add-ons depend on what you require."
"On a scale of one to ten, the pricing is around a six. We have a consumption model and the pricing is higher. If you are using any kind of ML-based approach, machine learning, or some advanced analytics, you may have to pay more."
"Workato is an expensive solution."
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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%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
11%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise75
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Workato?
In Workato, there are some limitations regarding very high transactional data in file formats. For instance, we have ...
What is your primary use case for Workato?
The usual use cases for Workato include real-time data processing from either SFTP or SAS, and we have implemented mu...
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