As of April 2019, Informatica PowerCenter is ranked 2nd in Data Integration Tools with 6 reviews vs Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) which is ranked 1st in Data Integration Tools with 15 reviews. The top reviewer of Informatica PowerCenter writes "Works with any multi-database, reduces legacy coding, and is easy to use". The top reviewer of Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) writes "It allows us to use many languages to develop and to integrate practically all the technologies of the Oracle suite as well as those from non-Oracle vendors". Informatica PowerCenter is most compared with SSIS, Informatica Cloud Data Integration and Oracle Data Integrator (ODI). Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) is most compared with Informatica PowerCenter, SSIS and Oracle GoldenGate. See our Informatica PowerCenter vs. Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) report.
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Besides loading data, we do most of our transformations in it. However, the stability of the software could be improved.
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​All our systems can be widely integrated by ODI, such as transactional systems, our data warehouses, and B2B integration. It has the ability to easily load slowly changing dimensions. ​The installation of the client ODI Studio is easy.​ Besides loading data, we do most of our transformations in ODI. In our DW/BI solution, ODI is the main tool to integrate the data in a daily batch way. 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 do not have to maintain a separate ETL instance. I can change the SQL when something is not performing correctly. It can integrate with more recent databases like Cassandra, Hadoop, and other more recent Big Data databases.
It would be really good if Oracle considered enabling the tool to integrate with some other platforms that are deprecated simply for commercial reasons 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. ​ 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. I rate it a seven out of 10 because there is room for growth because ODI is still new, in comparison to Informatica, which is a mature product. Technical Support could be better. It needs easier security. I would only point out some minor bugs or glitches in the development interface (ODI studio).
Being an ODI developer, I never had to pay for this product. I know that the pricing/licensing is not really low, but the product is really good.
Oracle Data Integrator is a comprehensive data integration platform that covers all data integration requirements: from high-volume, high-performance batch loads, to event-driven, trickle-feed integration processes, to SOA-enabled data services. Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) 12c, the latest version of Oracle’s strategic Data Integration offering, provides superior developer productivity and improved user experience with a redesigned flow-based declarative user interface and deeper integration with Oracle GoldenGate.
ODI12c further builds on its flexible and high-performance architecture with comprehensive big data support and added parallelism when executing data integration processes. It includes interoperability with Oracle Warehouse Builder (OWB) for a quick and simple migration for OWB customers to ODI12c. Additionally, ODI can be monitored from a single solution along with other Oracle technologies and applications through the integration with Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c.
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