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We performed a comparison between Informatica PowerExchange and JumpMind SymmetricDS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The product’s flexibility is valuable.""The agentless RCDC enablement through PowerExchange is a great idea and has worked very well so far.""It is easy to integrate the solution with other tools.""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.""The data transformation is the solution's most valuable feature.""It is a scalable and versatile solution.""Mainstream integration and real-time integration are the best features.""The most valuable feature is connectivity to data sources."

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"It is fully featured. It has allowed me to do everything I wanted to do."

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Cons
"I would like to have easier integration with cloud platforms.""Apache Spark has a machine learning algorithm, an area where Informatica PowerExchange lacks.""Real-time has not been enhanced that much over the past few years. There has not been as many features added like they did before.""Should diversify more, maybe with a reporting and visualization utility,""The connectivity with T24 core banking could be improved.""The solution could be made more user-friendly. The configurations are also quite difficult.""They should make it quick and easy for use of citizen data integration or for people or integrators developing at the customer side. They could be development teams within the business team. For them, the product owners can consider making it a little bit more seamless and a little bit more democratized.""Technical support can be improved with respect to delays in ticket response time."

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"The user interface could improve. We are looking at some cloud-based databases, and I don't think they support that."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "An annual package license fee is required."
  • "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."
  • "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."
  • "There is a need to pay towards the licensing cost of the product. It is an expensive product."
  • "Many users don't prefer to use the product, considering the high costs attached to the licensing part of the solution."
  • "The product is not very expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:Many users don't prefer to use the product, considering the high costs attached to the licensing part of the solution.
    Top Answer:The product's functionality attached to the logs is an area of concern where improvements are required. Sometimes, the product takes time to identify certain gaps in scenarios where pipelines are… more »
    Top Answer:Yes, it does. This data replication software works with many popular databases, allowing users to benefit from its services. What's more, it also works with many data warehouses, as well as streaming… more »
    Top Answer:I didn't start with JumpMind SymmetricDS, I actually started using it at a job when I was a little more introduced to data replication. That made me able to see the good features this software has… more »
    Top Answer:How often do you need for your data to be synchronized? I'm asking this because different companies use data replication for different purposes. Some use it as simply updating backup, others to give… more »
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    Also Known As
    PowerExchange, Connectors
    SymmetricDS
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    Overview

    Informatica PowerExchange Connectors provides high performance, out-of-the-box connectivity without having to develop custom data access programs.

    JumpMind SymmetricDS is a powerful data replication software that provides synchronization software solutions for both databases and filesystems. This software is platform-independent and web-enabled as well as database agnostic. JumpMind SymmetricDS creates prompt bi-directional data replication while scaling to a large amount of nodes and working in close to real time across both WAN and LAN networks. This allows companies to integrate data using the feature for continuous change data capture.

    This data replication software allows companies with limited network bandwidth or bad connectivity to benefit from excellent cloud conditions. The greatest benefit of JumpMind SymmetricDS is its vast integration across databases, streaming platforms, and data warehouses. Some of the relational databases where this data replication software can be used include Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Sybase, Informix, Ingres, Tiber, and VoltDB. NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Apache Cassandra, and Azure Cosmos are also compatible with the JumpMind SymmetricDS data replication software. The data warehouses that are compatible with this software include Teradata, SAP HANA, Azure-SQL server by Microsoft, BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Pivotal Greenplum, and Snowflake data warehouse. Providing coverage of so many databases and warehouses allows broad outreach of the JumpMind SymmetricDS across many different companies and users.

    JumpMind SymmetricDS Features

    JumpMind SymmetricDS offers many valuable features, including:

    • Easy setup and configuration processes: JumpMind SymmetricDS’s web interface allows even beginners to grasp its basic functions. There is an option for a configuration tour, which provides an explanation of how changes can be applied. This feature helps experienced specialists to operate faster while also providing guidance on usage for complete beginners.

    • Flexible data replication: Users can synchronize data across remote networks' nodes with low bandwidth usage, allowing their configuration as well as that of groups.

    • Monitoring and troubleshooting: JumpMind SymmetricDS users can access graphically visualized data replication through the main dashboard, allowing them to identify any errors and resolve them in a timely manner.

    • File synchronization: Users can run continuous or periodic synchronization of the copying their files between multiple nodes. The synchronization can wait during periods of downtime and resume once the network is available.

    • Performance and scaling: JumpMind SymmetricDS quickly synchronizes data with a large number of databases.

    Other features include tools for conflict detection and resolution, embedding and extending, filtering, subsetting, and transforming.

    JumpMind SymmetricDS Benefits

    The benefits of using JumpMind SymmetricDS include:

    • Ability to replicate thousands of databases and file systems in near real time
    • Support of a wide range of database platforms, data warehouses, and operating systems
    • Many value-added features

    Reviews from Real Users

    According to the CEO at a non-profit, JumpMind SymmetricsDS is fully featured and is also very easy to use and install. He finds it to be self-explanatory to use and says that their support is very good.

    Sample Customers
    ACH Food, BNSF Railway Company, Illinois State University
    SmartMD, Cancer Research UK
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Insurance Company25%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm27%
    Insurance Company12%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government7%
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    Computer Software Company20%
    Retailer11%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise53%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business12%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise80%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Informatica PowerExchange is ranked 21st in Data Integration with 19 reviews while JumpMind SymmetricDS is ranked 12th in Data Replication. Informatica PowerExchange is rated 7.8, while JumpMind SymmetricDS is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Informatica PowerExchange writes "Handles big data better than competitors". On the other hand, the top reviewer of JumpMind SymmetricDS writes "Excellent change data capture utility for distributed multi site environment". Informatica PowerExchange is most compared with Informatica PowerCenter, Oracle GoldenGate, Qlik Replicate, Azure Data Factory and Informatica Cloud Data Integration, whereas JumpMind SymmetricDS is most compared with Oracle GoldenGate, AWS Database Migration Service, SSIS, Confluent and Spring Cloud Data Flow.

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