Informatica PowerExchange [EOL] vs SAP Data Hub [EOL] comparison

The compared Informatica and SAP solutions aren't in the same category. Additionally, 90% of Informatica users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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66% willing to recommend

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Informatica PowerExchange [...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

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SAP Data Hub [EOL]

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

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Featured Reviews

Haider-AlAmeed

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.

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Vijaya Macherla

GTM Lead at Capgemini

The solution is seamless, but the database sometimes leads to confusion

We used to have multiple different kinds of databases, which internally, had different compliance levels. Retention management is very different now. If the policy is live and the claim has been completed, I couldn't archive the claim. I needed to keep a reference integrity of that claim and understand which policy paid out the claim. With this solution, the policy came in six months ago and qualified for archiving. The claim had been paid and in every environment, the claim had been closed, including the reporting system, the claims system, etc. With the payment set gateway, I can just go and archive. But, we had a hard time during this process. I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten.

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Pros

"I would rate Informatica PowerExchange nine out of ten due to its robust functionality within the Informatica ecosystem and its seamless integration with other Informatica products."

"The scalability is excellent."

"It is easy to integrate the solution with other tools."

"Mainstream integration and real-time integration are the best features."

"It is a stable solution."

"The agentless RCDC enablement through PowerExchange is a great idea and has worked very well so far."

"PowerExchange is one of the best software solutions to build integrations with non-Oracle or standard database services, especially for SAP and Hana products."

"We can now update data from several source files from both a database or java source."

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"They lead in terms of business functions, and no other solution has business functions already implemented to perform business analysis, with a lot of prebuilt business functions for machine learning and orchestration that we can use directly to get an analysis out from the existing enterprise data."

"Having this solution enables us to approach our clients to upgrade their databases, and we upgrade them according to their business requirements."

"The most valuable feature is the S/4HANA 1909 On-Premise"

"Its connection to on-premise products is the most valuable. We mostly use the on-premise connection, which is seamless. This is what we prefer in this solution over other solutions. We are using it the most for the orchestration where the data is coming from different categories. Its other features are very much similar to what they are giving us in open source. Their push-down approach is the most advantageous, where they push most of the processing on to the same data source. This means that they have a serverless kind of thing, and they don't process the data inside a product such as Data Hub. They process the data from where the data is coming out. If it is coming from HANA, to capture the data or process it for analytics, orchestration, or management, they go to the HANA database and give it out. They don't process it on Data Hub. This push-down approach increases the processing speed a little bit because the data is processed where it is sitting. That's the best part and an advantage. I have used another product where they used to capture the data first and then they used to process it and give it. In Data Hub, it is in reverse. They process it first and give it, and then they put their own manipulations. They lead in terms of business functions. No other solution has business functions already implemented to perform business analysis. They have a lot of prebuilt business functions for machine learning and orchestration, which we can use directly to get an analysis out from the existing data. Most of the data is sitting as enterprise data there. That's a major advantage that they have."

"SAP is one of the most seamless ERPs that have integrated SAP archiving within Excel. I have not seen this with any other database."

Cons

"One area that could be improved is performance, as PowerExchange sometimes has less performance compared to native connectors when dealing with a huge volume of data."

"The solution needs to be more user-friendly."

"Apache Spark has a machine learning algorithm, an area where Informatica PowerExchange lacks."

"It would be helpful to have more metadata provided, which is useful for engaging more users in data exchange."

"The major shortcoming of PowerExchange is high availability and failover. None of the versions we've used to date have had the out-of-the-box ability to enable failover and high-availability requirements. This is a significant challenge and risk."

"I have minimal exposure to PowerExchange at this point."

"Technical support can be improved with respect to delays in ticket response time."

"The product's high costs can be an area of concern where improvements are required."

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"Its performance needs improvement. It is a little slow. It is not the best in the market, and there are other products that are much better than this."

"Nowadays there are some inconsistencies in data bases, however, they upgrade and release the versions to market."

"The company has everything offshore."

"In 2018, connecting it to outside sources, such as IoT products or IoT-enabled big data Hadoop, was a little complex. It was not smooth at the beginning. It was unstable. It took a lot of time for the initial data load. Sometimes, the connection broke, and we had to restart the process, which was a major issue, but they might have improved it now. It is very smooth with SAP HANA on-premise system, SAP Cloud Platform, and SAP Analytics Cloud. It could be because these are their own products, and they know how to integrate them. With Hadoop, they might have used open-source technologies, and that's why it was breaking at that time. They are providing less embedded integration because they want us to use their other products. For example, they don't want to go and remove SAP Analytics Cloud and put everything in Data Hub. They want us to use SAP Analytics Cloud somewhere else and not inside the Data Hub. On the integration part, it lacks real-time analytics, and it is slow. They should embed the SAP Analytics Cloud inside Data Hub or support some kind of analysis. They do provide some analysis, but it is not extensive. They are moreover open source. So, we need a lot of developers or data scientists to go in and implement Python algorithms. It would be better if they can provide their own existing algorithms and give some connections and drop-down menus to go and just configure those. It will make things really quick by increasing the embedded integrations. It will also improve the process efficiency and processing power. Its performance needs improvement. It is a little slow. It is not the best in the market, and there are other products that are much better than this. In terms of technology and performance, it is a little slow as compared to Microsoft and other data orchestration products. I haven't used other products, but I have read about those products, their settings, and the milliseconds that they do. In Azure Purview, they say that they can copy, manage, or transform the data within milliseconds. They say that they can transform 100 gigabytes of data within three to five seconds, which is something SAP cannot do. It generally takes a lot of time to process that much amount of data. However, I have never tested out Azure."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"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."

"The product is not very expensive."

"Many users don't prefer to use the product, considering the high costs attached to the licensing part of the solution."

"An annual package license fee is required."

"There is a need to pay towards the licensing cost of the product. It is an expensive product."

"The Cloud is very expensive, but SAP HANA previous service is okay."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

18%

Government

Marketing Services Firm

Educational Organization

Manufacturing Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Construction Company

Government

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	12

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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.

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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...

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What is your primary use case for Informatica PowerExchange?

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Overview

Informatica PowerExchange [EOL] offers advanced data integration capabilities, emphasizing data transformation, real-time integration, and connectivity to diverse data sources, ensuring seamless access and management of big data in complex environments.

Informatica PowerExchange [EOL] is a robust tool for managing data integration and transformation processes. It supports connectivity to numerous sources, enabling real-time data capture and transformation. With native connectors and APIs, it allows seamless integration, ensuring data mapping across data formats. While strong at data handling and integration, improvements in pricing, real-time processing, and enhanced technical support are necessary. Expanded cloud integration and improved high availability will further bolster its efficiency in managing extensive datasets, supporting ETL, and integrating systems like SAP.

What are the most important features of Informatica PowerExchange?

Data Transformation: Facilitates complex data mappings across formats.
Diverse Connectivity: Connects to multiple data sources, including non-native systems.
Real-Time Integration: Offers real-time data capture and processing capabilities.
Pushdown Optimization: Enhances performance by leveraging native database capabilities.
Change Data Capture: Supports incremental data updates, improving data freshness.

What benefits should be considered?

Scalability: Handles big data volumes efficiently, allowing for future growth.
Workflow Communication: Governance features streamline workflows and reduce API dependence.
Integration Flexibility: Supports integration with SAP and Hana, improving data management.
Fast Updates: Provides timely updates to integrated systems, enhancing decision-making.

Informatica PowerExchange [EOL] is implemented widely in sectors requiring robust data integration solutions. It serves industries such as finance, healthcare, and retail, facilitating the creation of data warehouses and lakes. Used for ETL processes and operational analytics, it integrates systems like Hadoop, Oracle, and legacy environments, driving efficient communication and information sharing.

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The SAP® Data Hub solution enables sophisticated data operations management. It gives you the capability and flexibility to connect enterprise data and Big Data and gain a deep understanding of data and information processes across sources and systems throughout the distributed landscape. The unified solution provides visibility and control into data opportunities, integrating cloud and on-premise information and driving data agility and business value. Distributed processing power enables greater speed and efficiency.

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