We performed a comparison between Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), Oracle GoldenGate, and Quest SharePlex based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"It can integrate with more recent databases like Cassandra, Hadoop, and other more recent Big Data databases."
"Integration with all systems is easy with Oracle Data Integrator, and it is easy to use. I have not used any other product, but with Oracle Data Integrator, we can easily connect to an ERP system, an SAP system, or a cloud application."
"Most of the functions are very straightforward, like the data model, mapping, package, and load plan. Thus, a new user could get started very fast."
"I like that Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) has a straightforward setup and offers good technical support."
"ODI is a very accessible tool, especially since the mapping functionality has been added."
"All our systems can be widely integrated by ODI, such as transactional systems, our data warehouses, and B2B integration."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward, especially compared to Mule, which our team has worked with before and found to be a bit more complex in terms of setup."
"One feature that stands out for me is the data center capability."
"You can put data together from a few databases into one database or the other way, from one database into several. It transforms data in real-time."
"The replication of the data table is one of the best features."
"With Oracle GoldenGate, you can easily sync the tables and put them into the ODS database."
"They've recently improved the ease of implementation."
"The live application feature is most valuable. The solution is stable. I rate it a seven out of ten."
"This solution has a well-known procedure for troubleshooting and tuning the performance, providing for smooth operation."
"Data migration is the most valuable feature of Oracle GoldenGate."
"The core replication and its performance. Performance is crucial, and SharePlex is by far the fastest. The way it handles replication to multiple targets along with basic filtering, as well as from multiple sources to a single target, is very efficient."
"I like SharePlex's Compare and Repair tool."
"There are some capabilities within SharePlex where you can see how the data is migrating and if it still maintains good data integrity. For example, if there are some tables that get out of sync, there are ways to find them and fix the problem on the spot. Since these are very common issues, we can easily fix these types of problems using utilities, like compare and repair. So, if you find something is out of sync, then you can just repair that table. It basically syncs that table from source to target to see if there are any differences. It will then replicate those differences to the target."
"The core features of the solution we like are the reliability of the data transfer and the accuracy of data read and write. The stability of the solution is also excellent."
"Because of the volume of the transactions, we heavily use a feature that allows SharePlex to replicate thousands of transactions. It's called PEP, Post Enhancement Performance, and that has helped us scale tremendously."
"Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is already good as a solution. Still, it needs some editing of its preview package, or if the package is upgraded, that will make Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) even better."
"If there was an add-on tool to hide the performance issues and solve them for me, then I might be interested in that as it would provide me value."
"Oracle support services are not up to the mark."
"It lacks a suite of tools suitable for fully processing data and moving it into decision support warehouses."
"The stability of the software could be improved. Sometimes, the software just crashes. "
"ODI could improve by being more user-friendly. Informatica, which is also an ETL tool, similar to ODI, but Informatica is very user-friendly, easy to use, and simple to integrate, compared to ODI. ODI has many features, put them all together, and sometimes we get confused about which ones to use, which ones not to use."
"Technical Support could be better."
"It would be really good if Oracle considered enabling the tool to integrate with some other platforms that are deprecated simply for commercial reasons"
"Additional performance metrics should be added and visible in a dashboard, displayed in a detailed manner."
"I would like to see the interface more graphical and easier to use."
"There are a lot of bugs in the solution."
"GoldenGate is expensive. It's costly because this solution is unique in our market. The GoldenGate Cloud Service is cheaper than the on-premise solution."
"The problem with GoldenGate is it is very complex to use. You need heavyweight skills to use it."
"Lacks the ability to become a full-scale ETL tool."
"It should be easier to integrate this solution with non-Oracle databases, including cloud-based solutions hosted on Azure."
"In the future, I would appreciate a more user-friendly monitoring interface for easier management and troubleshooting."
"For its function in relation to replication (i.e. filtering), I'd give it a six or seven out of 10. GoldenGate has much more functionality by comparison."
"The reporting features need improvement. It would be very good for users to have a clear understanding of the status of replication."
"I don't know how easy it would be to change the architecture in an already implemented replication. For example, if we have a certain way of architecting for a particular database migration and want to change that during a period of time, is that an easy or difficult change? There was a need for us to change the architecture in-between the migration, but we didn't do it. We thought, "This is possibly complicated. Let's not change it in the middle because we were approaching our cutover date." That was one thing that we should have checked with support about for training."
"I would like more ability to automate installation and configuration in line with some of the DevOps processes that are more mature in the market. That would be a considerable improvement."
"I would like the solution to have some kind of machine learning and AI capabilities. Often, if we want to improve the performance of posting, we have to bump up a parameter. That means we need to stop the process, come up with a figure that we want to bump the parameter up to, and then start SharePlex. Machine learning and AI capabilities for these kinds of improvement would tremendously help boost productivity for us."