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Informatica PowerCenter

byInformatica
in Data Integration Tools
4.2

Overview

Product Information on Informatica PowerCenter

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Informatica PowerCenter?

Informatica PowerCenter is an enterprise data integration software that enables organizations to efficiently extract, transform, and load data from a wide variety of sources into data warehouses or other storage systems. The software supports batch and real-time data integration, offering capabilities such as data cleansing, data profiling, and metadata management. PowerCenter provides a graphical interface for designing workflows and managing data pipelines, and facilitates connectivity to on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. By automating and managing the data integration process, the software aims to address challenges related to data consolidation, data quality, and regulatory compliance in complex IT landscapes.

Informatica PowerCenter Pricing

Informatica PowerCenter software uses a subscription and licensing-based pricing model structured according to feature sets, deployment options, and data volume requirements. Pricing may vary based on edition and level of support selected, with options for annual or multi-year terms. Specific costs are typically available upon request or through consultation with the provider.

Overall experience with Informatica PowerCenter

DIRECTOR OF IT
3B - 10B USD, Healthcare and Biotech
FAVORABLE

“PowerCenter Noted for Data Movement Leadership Amid Usability Concerns With IICS”

5.0
Aug 1, 2025
Informatica has always been a solid and responsive partner throughout our engagement. Our sales engineer has always been responsive and helpful in addressing our needs.
DATA ENGINEER
50M - 250M USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“Learning Curve Present but Provides Effective Data Pipeline Visualization for Engineers”

3.0
Nov 25, 2025
It has a bit of a learning curve but once that is passed the tool becomes easy to use. As a data engineer, it is very useful in mapping out the pipeline and flow of data and visualizing it with the appropriate objects associated with it.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 6th December 2023

Informatica is a firm specializing in Enterprise Cloud Data Management which aims to allow businesses to fully utilize their most significant assets. Inventing a fresh category of software, the Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC), the firm utilizes AI to manage data across multi-cloud, hybrid systems. This innovation offers modern, advanced business strategies by democratizing data. With a global reach, the company is focused on driving digital transformation powered by data. The firm's tagline is, 'Where data comes to life'.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1993
Head office location
Redwood City, United States
Number of employees
5001 - 10000
Annual Revenue
1B-3B USD
Website
https://www.informatica.com

Key Insights

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Reviewer Insights for: Informatica PowerCenter
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Performance of Informatica PowerCenter Across Market Features

Informatica PowerCenter Likes & Dislikes

Like

Informatica PowerCenter is a leader in the data movement (ETL, ELT) space. Informatica support is very responsive. Utilizing Informatica provides a large pool of available and capable developers.

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Like

I like how all the details of the pipeline work flow can be found in one place and how compartmentalized the objects are. Specifically, I enjoy the feature of having to trace back each column to its origin be checking the backward lineage.

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Like

The end to end ETL ecosystem

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Dislike

The cost structure can be very confusing. Like every other vendor, there is a push to move to the cloud. This affects our ability to capitalize the investment. IICS is a large shift in interface and requires additional training. IICS does not allow for the automation we created for Informatica PowerCenter.

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Dislike

It is not intuitive at all. It takes a lot of trial and error to figure out what each item means.

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Dislike

Its user interface can be made simple and more intutive

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Informatica PowerCenter Reviews and Ratings

4.2

(397 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
44%
4 Star
47%
3 Star
8%
2 Star
1%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.2

Integration & Deployment

4.4

Service & Support

4.2

Product Capabilities

4.4

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  • DIRECTOR OF IT
    1B-10B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    PowerCenter Noted for Data Movement Leadership Amid Usability Concerns With IICS

    5.0
    Aug 1, 2025
    Informatica has always been a solid and responsive partner throughout our engagement. Our sales engineer has always been responsive and helpful in addressing our needs.
  • DATA ENGINEER
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Learning Curve Present but Provides Effective Data Pipeline Visualization for Engineers

    3.0
    Nov 24, 2025
    It has a bit of a learning curve but once that is passed the tool becomes easy to use. As a data engineer, it is very useful in mapping out the pipeline and flow of data and visualizing it with the appropriate objects associated with it.
  • Director Of Product
    <50M USD
    Insurance (except health)
    Review Source

    Comprehensive ETL Ecosystem Features Strong Scheduling But Needs Simpler Interface

    4.0
    Dec 23, 2025
    Greate ETL product. Its a market leader and has very easy to operate with strong scheduling and etl capabilties
  • Solutions Architect
    10B+ USD
    Real Estate
    Review Source

    Comprehensive ETL Features Offset by Complex GUI and On-Premises Requirements

    4.0
    Aug 6, 2025
    Robust and reliable for complex, on-prem data integration projects
  • SENIOR ANALYST
    <50M USD
    Insurance (except health)
    Review Source

    Streamlining Data Extraction and Transformation with Informatica PowerCenter

    4.0
    Jan 25, 2025
    Informatica PowerCenter allows integration of data from multiple data sources that helps us to pull data from claims, policyholder databases and underwriting systems to create a unified and standardized dataset . It integrates with BI tools and helps us to prepare data for advanced analysis. It also helps us to streamline the extraction and transformation of customer data, ensuring that it is updated regularly and aligned with underwriting and claims data.
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