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Informatica PowerExchange [EOL] vs SAP Process Orchestration comparison

 

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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
SAP Process Orchestration
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Business-to-Business Middleware (7th)
 

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.
Vasanth Kumar Sabaapathi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Lead Architect at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Simplified integrations bring flexibility and efficiency to diverse industries through comprehensive features and robust support
SAP is already trying to make improvements for SAP Process Orchestration by releasing updates every quarter, including patches and modules, and from a security standpoint, while it's a tightly coupled tool, they are introducing a lot of enhancements aligned with current market trends. There are standard contents readily available for starting integrations, which suit around 90% of every industry across verticals including pharma, manufacturing, and employee data central with SuccessFactors integration. Regarding functionality-wise improvements in SAP Process Orchestration, they are now incorporating the Salesforce system. Previously, we needed to rely on a third-party adapter for integration within SAP, but now they are building their own adapters to connect with Salesforce. Additionally, there are options like data connectors using Ariba coming up with SAP Process Orchestration. There's much more to explore, especially as they release new patches, enhancements, and adapters each quarter.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The transformation work called for Informatica PowerExchange; it was easy to work with and very stable."
"For example, if their teams are really diversified and they need a quick solution in terms of integration then this is the right product for them."
"The main benefit of PowerExchange is its native real-time capabilities."
"We can now update data from several source files from both a database or java source."
"The data transformation is the solution's most valuable feature."
"It is easy to integrate the solution with other tools."
"The user interface and user experience are perfectly all right."
"PowerExchange is one of the best software solutions to build integrations with non-Oracle or standard database services, especially for SAP and Hana products."
"With the migration into the new version, the performance has improved and our customers are pleased with this improvement."
"The most valuable feature of SAP Process Orchestration is its flexibility in being able to build integrations with SAP systems and non-SAP systems."
"The solution makes it easy to solve integration problems."
"I think it is a very stable tool. My company did not have any problem with the tool."
"The stability of the product is very good; there are no bugs or glitches, it doesn't crash or freeze, and it's reliable."
"The performance of data processing has increased."
"Great monitoring tools and has its own alert framework."
"With the latest version what I find to be the most valuable are the REST, SuccessFactors, and Ariba Network adapters."
 

Cons

"The major challenge associated with the tool is on the infrastructure side."
"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."
"Integration with the largest number of databases and other systems would be important."
"Should diversify more, maybe with a reporting and visualization utility,"
"I have minimal exposure to PowerExchange at this point."
"Informatica is very expensive in all aspects, so the pricing is something that could be improved."
"Integration with the largest number of databases and other systems would be important."
"The solution needs better integration with other tools."
"In terms of technical support, it would be helpful if they handled the tickets a bit faster when queries are sent to them."
"It would be beneficial to enhance the ease of implementing new projects and improve overall stability in our implementations."
"Data modeling is an area of concern in the product where improvements are required."
"It's very difficult to find errors in a simple way."
"I think the main area that SAP PO should improve on is offering pre-delivered content like they do when you use SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI)."
"It requires some maintenance."
"The cloud capability features need improvement."
"Process Orchestration needs to provide secure connectivity as no one has any data information."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"There are licensing and connector costs. Basically, Informatica is pay-as-you-use."
"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."
"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."
"An annual package license fee is required."
"The fee for maintenance is costly."
"The pricing depends on what type of client you are with SAP and the contract you have. There is a licensing cost that needs to be paid."
"The pricing for this solution is fine."
"It's not an expensive solution."
"The product is not a low-priced solution, but I can say that it is competitively priced in the market."
"The price of SAP Process Orchestration was reasonable."
"There are fees in addition to the licensing."
"My company deals with different pricing models of the product, according to which we don't pay for the solution directly, but we do pay for the maintenance part."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Government
6%
Marketing Services Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise12
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise26
 

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 is your primary use case for Informatica PowerExchange?
We utilize Informatica PowerExchange ( /products/informatica-powerexchange-reviews ) for data sharing and data monitoring across government entities in the Middle East. The tool facilitates data ex...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Process Orchestration?
The price for SAP Process Orchestration is a little high when compared to market trends, which is just how the business is. I would rate it an eight.
What needs improvement with SAP Process Orchestration?
SAP is already trying to make improvements for SAP Process Orchestration by releasing updates every quarter, including patches and modules, and from a security standpoint, while it's a tightly coup...
What is your primary use case for SAP Process Orchestration?
The main use case for SAP Process Orchestration is that it's an SAP proprietary tool which integrates within SAP and outside SAP. It's the most familiar middleware tool which is used for integrations.
 

Also Known As

PowerExchange, Connectors
SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, NetWeaver Process Integration
 

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Sample Customers

ACH Food, BNSF Railway Company, Illinois State University
Lenovo, Dansk Supermarked A/S, Ego Pharmaceuticals Pty. Ltd, Kaeser Kompressoren
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