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Informatica PowerExchange [EOL] vs Python Connectors comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 11, 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 PowerExchange [...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Python Connectors
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (31st)
 

Featured Reviews

HA
Sr. IT & Data Governance and Management Consultant & Technical Lead at a government with 51-200 employees
Facilitates seamless data exchange for Middle Eastern government entities while reducing costs and simplifying integration processes
Informatica PowerExchange is important for services and common services implementations. This allows workflow communication between different entities, providing proper services. The tool's governance features include HA rules, responsibilities, and policies which are highly valued. It also reduces the number of APIs needed for new integrations by offering a unified exchange platform that facilitates easy-to-use services without the need for coding.
reviewer2761659 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Has improved data integration speeds and strengthened security through secure authentication
In my experience, the best features Python Connectors offers are easy database connectivity, support for secure authentication, and encryption options. We have used encrypted connections and secure authentication methods, so no plain text credentials have helped us, and we found it effective. We found that Python Connectors is compliance-friendly, very secure, and has no plain text passwords or anything.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution can connect to different systems i.e. mainframe, IMS or AS/400 Legacy Systems."
"The scalability is excellent."
"Mainstream integration and real-time integration are the best features."
"The product's initial setup phase was not complex. The tool is easy to install onto any of the servers, and you can integrate it."
"It is a scalable and versatile solution."
"This product is easy to install and it can be done in a few hours."
"In terms of the return on investment, the tool is very helpful in the digital transformation process since multiple systems are available."
"The most valuable feature is connectivity to data sources."
"Since we started to use Python Connectors, we found it very reliable, and there are many measurable benefits of this."
 

Cons

"Technical support can be improved with respect to delays in ticket response time."
"The major challenge associated with the tool is on the infrastructure side."
"The one place where it could be improved is definitely pricing. That's a very big problem. It depends product to product, but pricing is an issue."
"V10.2 is very stable, but we are still struggling to make V10.5 stable. We found services that were down, and PowerExchange stopped working."
"The connectivity with T24 core banking could be improved."
"Pushdown optimization could be improved."
"I would like to have easier integration with cloud platforms."
"The solution needs better integration with other tools."
"Python Connectors might get a little less costly, making it a common tool rather than being an expensive or fancy tool."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is not very expensive."
"It's expensive. In fact, nobody would buy any product of Informatica if the price was the only consideration. It costs money, and it doesn't come cheap, but it provides value for money in many ways."
"An annual package license fee is required."
"Many users don't prefer to use the product, considering the high costs attached to the licensing part of the solution."
"There are licensing and connector costs. Basically, Informatica is pay-as-you-use."
"The cost of PowerExchange is reasonable. It does not rely on complicated formulas or unrealistic equations. The pricing model is straightforward. There is one component, and real-time integration is included. Some other solutions require purchasing additional modules or third-party plugins for this capability."
"There is a need to pay towards the licensing cost of the product. It is an expensive product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
24%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
5%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise12
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Informatica PowerExchange?
Informatica PowerExchange is considered cost-efficient due to reduced number of APIs needed, enabling re-utilization of existing channels, cutting down on development and training costs.
What needs improvement with Informatica PowerExchange?
It would be helpful to have more metadata provided, which is useful for engaging more users in data exchange. The addition of data quality dashboards or measures would also help in profiling data t...
What needs improvement with Python Connectors?
Python Connectors might get a little less costly, making it a common tool rather than being an expensive or fancy tool. It is much costlier than other products, but considering Python language bein...
What is your primary use case for Python Connectors?
Python Connectors are mainly used to connect between the front-end and back-end of a project. It may seem like an API or a framework. We have used Python Connectors to create an employee dashboard....
What advice do you have for others considering Python Connectors?
Python Connectors is actually very easy and user-friendly and accessible, and the most reliable feature is that it is user-friendly. The person who knows Python from top to end feels a master in it...
 

Also Known As

PowerExchange, Connectors
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Sample Customers

ACH Food, BNSF Railway Company, Illinois State University
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