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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

"We can now update data from several source files from both a database or java source."
"The transformation work called for Informatica PowerExchange. It was easy to work with this and very stable."
"I would say that this is one of the best tools for any data ingestion mechanism."
"The product’s flexibility is valuable."
"Informatica is possibly the world leader in this field and has been for the last several years."
"I rate Informatica PowerExchange a ten out of ten."
"From the product feature or product capability perspective, the aspects around integration, transformation, and standardization are valuable. It's fairly easy to use. It has a GUI-based interface."
"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 most valuable feature of SAP Process Orchestration is its flexibility in being able to build integrations with SAP systems and non-SAP systems."
"It provides essential features such as continuous monitoring of all interfaces are crucial for our needs."
"Great monitoring tools and has its own alert framework."
"Orchestration is beneficial for us."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The most valuable features of SAP Process Orchestration are its system monitoring and alerts."
"SAP is the best solution for them to integrate with many other third-party systems or other VRP systems."
"The product has good technical support but you usually will not need it because it is quite stable."
 

Cons

"I have minimal exposure to PowerExchange at this point."
"I would like to have easier integration with cloud platforms."
"Integration with the largest number of databases and other systems would be important."
"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."
"I would like to have easier integration with cloud platforms."
"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,"
"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 is not very scalable because it is at the end of its life."
"The solution could improve by making it more user-friendly by limiting the code required. We have to add some code in some cases where we need complex logic or some other functions. If this was able to be done in a more simplified manner then it would save a lot of effort and time."
"The company has come out with a new version, SAP Cloud Integrator, which is not as good as the older version."
"The solution isn't meant to scale when high-volume transactions are in play; the scalability could improve."
"SAP should improve the user interface, as it often lacks modern features and aesthetic appeal."
"In terms of technical support, it would be helpful if they handled the tickets a bit faster when queries are sent to them."
"This is an on-premise platform and one area they can improve on is having the ability to work with SaaS solutions."
"It does not have all of the industry-standard solutions available in PO and it is not plug and play, so we have to do a lot of development."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"An annual package license fee is required."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"It's not an expensive solution."
"The solution is highly-priced."
"The price of SAP Process Orchestration was reasonable."
"We subscribe to annual licenses, and the competitive license cost is reasonable."
"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."
"Looking at market conditions, vendors nowadays are giving products at very low price levels. However, SAP Process Orchestration have not yet reduced their prices. The prices could be reduced a lot to stay competitive."
"The cost of SAP products is quite high but the quality is really good."
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Top Industries

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

Overview

 

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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