--- description: Review of PowerCenter Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: PowerCenter | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Data Integration Tools](/directory/3304/data-integration-tools/software) > [PowerCenter](/software/76545/powercenter) # PowerCenter Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/76545/powercenter Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/76545/powercenter?page=2) > PowerCenter is a cloud-based enterprise data integration platform that helps businesses with data integration life cycle. The platform enables users to manage data integration agility, enterprise scalability, operational confidence and data integration projects. PowerCenter’s key features include business collaboration, IT collaboration, re-usability, automation, operations, governance oversight, real-time data, prototype, profiling, validation, automated data validation testing, data transformation and connectivity to cloud applications. Additionally, the platform allows users to monitor reinforce coding and production providing support for adaptive load balancing, grid computing, pushdown optimization, partitioning and more. PowerCenter add-on packages include data integration hub, B2B data exchange, PowerExchange for cloud applications and PowerCenter productivity. Pricing of the product is available on request and support is extended via phone, online help desk and documentation. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 42 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 42 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Informatica - **Founded**: 1993 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Contact Informatica for pricing details. A 30-day free trial is available. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - API - Alerts/Escalation - Collaboration Tools - Dashboard - Data Management - Data Transformation - Data Visualisation - ETL Tools - Metadata Management - Multiple Data Sources - Real-Time Data - Real-Time Monitoring - Reporting/Analytics - Web Services ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Data Integration Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/3304/data-integration-tools/software) ## Related Categories - [Data Integration Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/3304/data-integration-tools/software) - [Manufacturing BI Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/3828/manufacturing/software) - [Business Intelligence Platform](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4336/bi/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Microsoft Power BI](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/23530/microsoft-power-bi) — 4.6/5 (1870 reviews) 2. [ImportYeti](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/397435/importyeti) — 4.9/5 (199 reviews) 3. [Tableau](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/1940/tableau) — 4.6/5 (2348 reviews) 4. [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/399511/microsoft-sql-server) — 4.6/5 (1974 reviews) 5. [Google Data Studio](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/145102/google-data-studio) — 4.5/5 (335 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Power Center Brazilian. Experience" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *29 November 2018* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Transformation of data by Any kind of e trance (from csv filés, txt, from bank tables). > > **Cons**: The Source Qualifier filters and debugger Mode. > > At my company we work with maps for each transformation Mode, maps for extraction, transformation and load. It's good to learn well each one. From The ETL softwares I've worked with, Power Center is The easier tô learn. ----- ### "Ease to use" — 5.0/5 > **Sri Ramani** | *5 March 2018* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It Works vwell with large structured data files PowerCenter processes input files, performs specified transformations, and maps the input data format to the output data format very quickly. The PowerCenter backend implementation seems to be optimized to process and map structured input records to structured output records and load the records into a database. One of the strengths of PowerCenter is performance of processing petabytes of structured input data files. PowerCenter does not require a software development experience or education. After providing initial hands-on training, the data consultants (who are statisticians, subject matter experts) in our organization were able to implement data ingest and data transformation tasks fairly easily. PowerCenter supports multiple DBMS technologies (for example, Oracle, Netezza). This flexibility allows it to be used by multiple departments within AT\&T organization. > > **Cons**: PowerCenter processes input files, performs specified transformations, and maps the input data format to the output data format very quickly. The PowerCenter backend implementation seems to be optimized to process and map structured input records to structured output records and load the records into a database. One of the strengths of PowerCenter is performance of processing petabytes of structured input data files. PowerCenter does not require a software development experience or education. After providing initial hands-on training, the data consultants (who are statisticians, subject matter experts) in our organization were able to implement data ingest and data transformation tasks fairly easily. PowerCenter supports multiple DBMS technologies (for example, Oracle, Netezza). This flexibility allows it to be used by multiple departments within our organization. > > Ease to work ----- ### "Informatica Power Center" — 3.0/5 > **Anandh** | *6 October 2016* > > Product Met expectations. Could have better customer support and timely resolution of user queries. ----- ### "PowerCenter in Data Integration & BI" — 4.0/5 > **Nikki** | *21 December 2023* | Government Administration | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: multiple tools available for development, support and troubleshoot - workflow monitor, workflow manager, workflow designer, repository manager, etc. > > **Cons**: it's not an easy job to track back from target to source > > I like it. we use it for daily batch load monitoring, issue debug and etc. However, it's super hard to upgrade from Informatica PowerCenter to IICS. ----- ### "Informatica for every ETL demand" — 5.0/5 > **natasha** | *13 June 2019* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: PowerCenter is being used across the organization for all our ETL needs weather to load data from different sources, collect data from different flat file or integrate multiple systems for reporting requirement. This is the best and easiest tool for pulling data from source systems, modifying it and load to target system. It also provide the best performance when processing huge data in batch PowerCenter supports various DBMS technologies for e.g: Oracle, Netezza. This flexible nature of it allows it to be used by multiple departments. And last but not ;least it is very easy to learn and use > > **Cons**: There is no or less password encapsulation in this software rest everything is great. > > Informatica has simplified PowerCenter integration with power exchange, data quality, metadata management and data discovery tools. I highly recommend this tool for all your ETL processes. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/76545/powercenter?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/76545/powercenter) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data