We performed a comparison between AWS Database Migration Service and Informatica PowerCenter based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Scalable and stable solution for migrating databases to AWS, with valuable features such as parallel full load and continuous data replication."
"The most valuable features of the AWS Database Migration Service are the ease of migration, beneficial storage system, security, and simple instance creation. Additionally, the cloud that is provided is more complete than other solutions."
"The solution is instantaneous. We can launch the service and reduce the end number of manpower."
"The process is now simplified because there won't be maintenance. Usually we can take a snapshot of the number I need. We can automate the backup snapshots and we can restore it very quickly. We get many benefits from the application."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the one I use for report generation. The security risk is very low."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"It's scalable."
"Even if it does break down, it will automatically recover itself and resumes from where it stopped."
"The support is valuable. There are also open-source ETL products, which work very well, but there is no support. When we face a production problem, being able to get support is valuable, and it brings efficiency. With an open-source solution, we can't engage anyone to resolve the problem as quickly as possible."
"The most valuable features are the monitoring tools and the reporting manager."
"The most valuable aspects of Informatica PowerCenter are the many features, ease of use, and user-friendliness."
"It's a complete package, which is why we use this solution."
"The number of docs has been reduced drastically, which is very good."
"The most valuable features are the metadata repository and the data warehouse application console."
"The most valuable features of Informatica PowerCenter are the ease of use, and development, and is simple to find resources."
"It provides monitoring and we can therefore be aware of what is happening when we are handling jobs."
"This solution is compatible with only AWS."
"The names of the services need improvement since AWS doesn't indicate what the function of the product is presently. You need to read a lot to find the service that you want in the product."
"Whatever solution worked today can not be reused in the next migration."
"The initial setup can be difficult for beginners in AWS Database Migration Service. You will need the training to complete it."
"There is no connectivity to the source database or the target database."
"More endpoints need to be supported by AWS Database Migration Service. There's also a need for more control and transparency on the product, including better technical support."
"There are a set of complexities and challenges when a user wants to integrate AWS products with Microsoft products."
"The solution’s scalability and performance could be improved."
"The price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required, considering the fact that the present licensing charges of the tool are expensive."
"Informatica are very rigid when it comes to cloud migrations which discourages customers in moving their solution to the cloud."
"If we could have the option of performance improvement within Informatica, and if it could have more features, that would be ideal."
"Informatica PowerCenter could improve by having a single interface because half of the system is still in the legacy interface and many other elements are moved to the developer client. It would be good if there was a single interface for the end user and developers."
"The licensing cost for Informatica is very high. Other all-in-one solutions have much lower prices than Informatica."
"The real-time database connectivity when getting the real-time data using the VPN is an area that needs improvement."
"We had stability issues, mostly with JVM size."
"The documentation could be improved."
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AWS Database Migration Service is ranked 2nd in Cloud Data Integration with 26 reviews while Informatica PowerCenter is ranked 3rd in Data Integration with 78 reviews. AWS Database Migration Service is rated 7.8, while Informatica PowerCenter is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of AWS Database Migration Service writes "A cloud solution for live replication but has stability issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Informatica PowerCenter writes "Stable, provides good support, and integrating it with other systems is very fast, but its pricing is expensive". AWS Database Migration Service is most compared with AWS Glue, Oracle GoldenGate, Qlik Replicate, Fivetran and Confluent, whereas Informatica PowerCenter is most compared with Informatica Cloud Data Integration, Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Databricks and AWS Glue. See our AWS Database Migration Service vs. Informatica PowerCenter report.
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