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Informatica Test Data Management (TDM) vs Tricentis Tosca 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 Test Data Manag...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Test Data Management (4th)
Tricentis Tosca
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
113
Ranking in other categories
Service Virtualization (2nd), Functional Testing Tools (1st), Mobile App Testing Tools (1st), Regression Testing Tools (1st), API Testing Tools (2nd), Test Automation Tools (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

Raj Sethupathi - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Integration Consultant GCP/AWS at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Seamlessly connects with the ETL engine and has its own policy pack, reducing the need for custom coding
I've only worked with versions 9.7 and 10.5.1, and I'm not familiar with the newest features in the current version, 10.5.1. However, I'm sure they have incorporated AI capabilities, as that is the current industry trend. It is this new buzzword. Informatica itself introduced CLAIRE AI. I am four versions behind. So, it would be good if I upgraded. Plus, Informatica has rebranded this TDM. It's not even originally from Informatica. They purchased the company that makes the application around 2010. Informatica has purchased so many companies for different purposes, like business-to-business, test data management, and more. They change the trade name so frequently. It used to be ILM, Informatica Lifecycle Management, then they changed it to something else, then Test Data Management, and then Security Governance and Policy Management or something like that. It's all different names for the same product. Frequent rebranding and name changes can create confusion for customers.
reviewer2740515 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Software Engineer 2 at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Automation test development becomes accessible and effective for functional testers
Tricentis Tosca is a codeless tool, making it easy for everyone to understand the transition of how to develop scenarios or test cases. In Tricentis Tosca, analyzing failures is straightforward because every time it fails somewhere, I get the screenshot, which helps me analyze how and why it failed. It has all the modules, including some pre-built ones that can be reused efficiently. Compared to other code tools such as Selenium, where I used to develop one script in one day, with Tricentis Tosca I can easily develop one script in four hours or three hours, saving four to five hours in a day.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Informatica’s support for the entire platform is very good and this product is no exception."
"Informatica is highly scalable."
"Informatica TDM is also developer-friendly, making it easy for ETL developers to pick up and use without extensive training."
"Informatica Test Data Management is a complete solution; I'm not very deep in the technical aspect of the solution, but most of the workflows are now completely automated."
"The most valuable feature of TDM is its ability to mask data while maintaining referential integrity."
"This product saves time by enabling pretty quick development of data masking/sub-setting the Informatica code."
"It is an excellent product."
"The tool enabled us to leverage Teradata Parallel Transporter to write the masked data efficiently to our Teradata warehouse."
"It's stable and reliable."
"The most valuable features of Tricentis Tosca are all the test automation functionality. It is a full-scale automation tool."
"For beginners, the product is good, especially for those who are interested in the quality side of software testing."
"I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten as I am satisfied with it."
"Tosca lets you jot down your requirements, design test cases, automate and analyse your test results within one GUI."
"I would recommend this solution to others."
"From our clients perspective (e.g. large banks, government organisations etc.), it has allowed them to decrease their total execution effort, improve their time to market, and increase their total risk coverage."
"It's been very helpful to have connectivity with mobile, and the tool also identifies some of the actual changes from the recordings on the actual testing suite."
 

Cons

"Probably the ideal time testing site, utilizing self-service for real-time testing, could be an area for improvement."
"There is a lag while opening the console, which is a concern from my end."
"A lot of improvement is needed, mainly due to the fact that the tool is very slow."
"The response from Informatica support was nil."
"There are numerous issues, and we have reported these to the Informatica vendor."
"Informatica has a data governance suite, and at the moment, there is no connection between the data governance elements, such as the data catalog, and the Informatica Test Data Management software."
"Frequent rebranding and name changes can create confusion for customers."
"When it came time to upgrade from 9.7 to 10.1, we could upgrade all the other products, but there was an issue with TDM. It seemed like they weren't ready for the upgrade."
"Their license management should be improved. One of our customers is a global customer. They want to use one licensed server and then split the licenses based on the different users of the different business units, but currently, there is only one license server that everybody can access. There is no control, and that's why sometimes congestion can happen."
"I personally feel like the pricing is a little bit on the high end."
"Sometimes new features do not work as shown on slides, in the first release."
"You need to spend much more time learning the tool and how to use it, compared to others."
"I have found that some of the functions could be missed in the solution for new users. They are not obviously present."
"With regard to areas of improvement, report customization should be easier. It would be good if Tosca could provide standard reports for at least 20 variants. At present, there are only three to four variants. The mobile engine needs to be faster and easier to use; it is a bit cumbersome. Also, the object identification in the mobile engine needs improvement. I would like to see easy-to-use customizations for reports in the next release."
"Technical support used to be better. It is now a bit difficult to reach out compared to previous experiences."
"One thing to improve in Tricentis Tosca is that it's not compatible with Excel based forms. Another area for improvement is that the tool is not compatible with OpenText applications. The support and licensing cost for it also need improvement. The tool also needs cloud support, as it's currently on-premises only."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is not an issue for enterprises, but for smaller businesses, it could be."
"It's expensive because the license needs to be bought for some time period. It's not pay as you go."
"There is an annual cost for Tricentis."
"I give the cost of Tricentis Tosca a six out of seven."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"I am satisfied with the cost."
"The pricing is high, but altogether it offers you the ability to automate all sorts of applications: desktop, web, mobile, etc."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I rate the pricing a ten. The licensing model is based on a yearly basis."
"The price of the tool is a problem for a lot of Brazilian clients or Latino clients, as it is expensive. Where I work, if one is low price and ten is high price, I rate the tool's price as a ten out of ten."
"The price of Tricentis Tosca is approximately Є10,000 for one license. However, it used to be much cheaper, but they changed their license structure. It used to be a structure where if you bought a license you would receive one year of free support and maintenance. Now they only have a yearly license, and that is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Insurance Company
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise72
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Informatica Test Data Management (TDM)?
A lot of improvement is needed, mainly due to the fact that the tool is very slow. There are numerous issues, and we have reported these to the Informatica vendor. They don't seem to be focusing mu...
What is your primary use case for Informatica Test Data Management (TDM)?
We cannot provide production data to our testing teams, so we use TDM to encrypt or mask the data and create a copy for them. Many teams rely on our data, and TDM helps maintain data security by ma...
What advice do you have for others considering Informatica Test Data Management (TDM)?
TDM is a worthwhile recommendation if the customer is interested, but for small-scale companies that do not want to spend a lot, it might be too costly. I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
How does Micro Focus UFT One compare to Tricentis Tosca?
We reviewed MicroFocus UFT One but ultimately chose to use Tricentis Tosca because we needed API testing. MicroFocus UFT is a performance and functional testing tool. We tested it, and it was well...
How does Tricentis Tosca compare with Worksoft Certify?
Tosca fulfills our business needs better because it is an end-to-end solution across technologies. We like that it is scriptless, so even non-experienced staff can use it. To put it simply, with To...
What do you like most about Tricentis Tosca?
For beginners, the product is good, especially for those who are interested in the quality side of software testing.
 

Also Known As

Informatica TDM
Orchestrated Service Virtualization
 

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