# Informatica Cloud Data Quality vs Smarty Comparison

| | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 20 | 316 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (83.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (51.3% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Free Trial Per Month | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Informatica Cloud Data Quality

**Not enough data**

### Smarty

Pros:
- Ease of Use (50 reviews)
- Address Validation (43 reviews)

Cons:
- Address Issues (13 reviews)
- API Issues (7 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (14 reviews) | 9.2 (234 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.6 (14 reviews) | 9.3 (238 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 9.1 (189 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 9.1 (154 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.2 (12 reviews) | 9.1 (194 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 9.3 (155 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.2 (13 reviews) | 8.5 (221 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Informatica Cloud Data Quality

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Smarty

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: US Autocomplete Pro

Price: Free Trial Per Month

Description: Lighting fast US autocomplete API that suggests real, standardized and validated addresses.

Key Features:
- Predicts PO Boxes, APOs, FPOs
- Predicts apartment numbers, suites, unit numbers
- Immediately provides address suggestions beginning with first keystroke

[Browse all 5 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/smarty-smarty/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### GIS

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Informatica Cloud Data Quality** | N/A | N/A |
| **Smarty** | 9.3/10 | 15 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Capture** | Not enough data | 9.5 (14 reviews) | 
| **Data Storage** | Not enough data | 9.2 (13 reviews) | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | 9.1 (13 reviews) | 
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | 9.0 (13 reviews) | 

#### Map Creation

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Geocoding** | Not enough data | 9.7 (15 reviews) | 
| **Buffer Zone Query** | Not enough data | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 
| **Overlaying** | Not enough data | 9.4 (12 reviews) | 
| **Publishing** | Not enough data | 9.4 (12 reviews) | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Spatial Analysis** | Not enough data | 9.2 (12 reviews) | 
| **Reporting ** | Not enough data | 9.7 (12 reviews) | 
| **Real-Time Streaming ** | Not enough data | 9.6 (12 reviews) | 

### Data Governance

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Informatica Cloud Data Quality** | N/A | N/A |
| **Smarty** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Modelling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Recommendations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards and Visualizations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Management

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Business Glossary** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Profililng** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting and Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Lineage** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Compliance

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Sensitive Data Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Training and Guidelines** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Policy Enforcement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Roles Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data Quality

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Preparation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Distribution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Unification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Maintainence

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Quality Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Policy Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Data Governance

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Address Verification

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Informatica Cloud Data Quality** | N/A | N/A |
| **Smarty** | 8.3/10 | 184 |

#### Management

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scheduled Data Checks** | Not enough data | 8.0 (98 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | 7.9 (100 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Address Verification** | Not enough data | 9.2 (177 reviews) | 
| **Automation** | Not enough data | 8.9 (140 reviews) | 
| **Cleansing** | Not enough data | 8.5 (133 reviews) | 
| **International Verification** | Not enough data | 7.5 (101 reviews) | 

### iPaaS

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Informatica Cloud Data Quality** | N/A | N/A |
| **Smarty** | N/A | N/A |

#### Development 

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API Designer** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Flow Designer** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Pre-Built Connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Custom Connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reusable connectors** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi - tenant architecture** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Management 

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Monitoring & Notification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Routing And Orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Mapping** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Transformation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **API Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security Standards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Communication Protocol** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integration Options

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Virtualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Managed File Transfers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Big Data Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **EDI** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Deployment 

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Hybrid** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud to Cloud** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Data Quality

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Informatica Cloud Data Quality** | N/A | N/A |
| **Smarty** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Identification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Correction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Normalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Preventative Cleaning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Matching** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Management

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Quality Audits** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboard** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Address Verification Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/address-verification)

**Unique to Informatica Cloud Data Quality (3):** [Data Quality Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-quality), [Data Governance Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-governance-tools), [iPaaS Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ipaas)

**Unique to Smarty (1):** [GIS Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/gis)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Informatica Cloud Data Quality | Smarty | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 0% | 51.3% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 16.7% | 37.8% | 
| **Enterprise** | 83.3% | 10.9% | 

### By Industry

#### Informatica Cloud Data Quality

- **Information Technology and Services:** 31.6%
- **Insurance:** 15.8%
- **Financial Services:** 10.5%
- **Computer Software:** 10.5%
- **Internet:** 5.3%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.3%
- **Higher Education:** 5.3%
- **Consumer Goods:** 5.3%
- **Biotechnology:** 5.3%
- **Banking:** 5.3%

#### Smarty

- **Computer Software:** 10.3%
- **Financial Services:** 8.3%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 6.4%
- **Retail:** 5.8%
- **Telecommunications:** 5.1%
- **Insurance:** 4.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.5%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 3.5%
- **Real Estate:** 3.5%
- **Consumer Services:** 2.6%
- **Other:** 45.2%

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## Top Discussions

### Informatica Cloud Data Quality

No discussions available for this product.

### Smarty

- Title: [How do we set up Smarty Street with our tool so we can validate addresses automatically](https://www.g2.com/discussions/12100-how-do-we-set-up-smarty-street-with-our-tool-so-we-can-validate-addresses-automatically) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Hey Xander, I work for SmartyStreets, and we can help you to get this incorporated into your dashboard. 

We can help you over the phone, via chat or email..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/informatica-cloud-data-quality-vs-smarty-smarty)