Easy data modelling through CDI and CAI. Also, adding prefix/suffix to field names has become more easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Nothing as such except the billing metrices for using CAI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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Easy data modelling through CDI and CAI. Also, adding prefix/suffix to field names has become more easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Nothing as such except the billing metrices for using CAI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Inbuilt functions, flexibility and scalability. A lot can be done using IICS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I don't find KB articles for everything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Very easy to connect to different sources and perform manipulation to get the desired data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Nothing as such. Its been very useful to me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Informatica is easy to implement and use upfront. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Changes and overall Maintenance/Troubleshooting could be better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Low-code, understandable approach
High connectors availability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Difficulty of usage costs estimation
Lack of clarity on ability to work with other standalone modules of Informatica (such as Data Governance ones - Axon/EDC/IDQ) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Informatica can parse any input fields and produce standard outputs. It is the best of the best for standard input file formats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
non standard formats are difficult to parse and put into desirable formats Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

easy to use
no need to write complex code for data integration
Easy To manage data pipelines
option to transform data through scripting(SQL, Python)
Connectors are available to connect with the verity of data sources.
Online material and documentation available to start a journey with Informatica Integration tool
can be easily hosted on on-premise and cloud platform like Azure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Pricing is high for the small level organization.
No GDPR and governance support feature available
implementing data lineage is tough
Take more time when it comes to the large cloud replication Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The updated interface brings the platform into the next age, with more complex access permissions and integration settings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Customer support. It feels like it is a large outsourced operation, and for the most part, you will end up resolving issues before support is able to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The best thing about Informatica is that it has a support for almost all the different kinds of Sources we have be it cloud sources like Salesforce, Snowflake or On-premise DBs like Oracle, PostgreSql, MongoDB and other jdbc connections. Also the Informatica power center allows better design and development of mappings,sessions and workflows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Downsides of Informatica Integration is that it does not sync automatically all the related sessions and workflows and requires manually refreshing the session to reflect the changes in the mappings. Also it does not have good support for real-time data extraction from APIs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of use, very dependable and feature rich. The ability to move from PowerCenter to IICS is seamless and the product and offerings are growing. One of the most innovative products on the market when it comes to data. The product team is continuously providing great feature functionality that adds true value in the data space Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The only dislike I have around the product is the licensing model which can be quite high. Connectors can become very costly if not maintained correctly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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