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Are you planning to implement an integration platform or an iPaaS solution? To help you navigate the plethora of integration platforms, we’ve created comparisons with the most popular solutions. In this comparison, we’re exploring the difference between two renowned integration platforms, namely the Alumio iPaaS and Informatica. We compare their common attributes, platform features, pricing structures, industrial specialization, and overall user-friendliness.

Comparing the Alumio iPaaS with the Informatica platform

While Alumio is a full-fledged “integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)”, specializing in API-driven application integration and data integration, Informatica is primarily an API-powered data management platform with data and application integration capabilities. Informatica offers a consumption-based pricing model that offers subscription plans for Informatica Processing Units (IPUs). These IPUs can be used to power all of Informatica’s cloud-based services and features for data management and integration, and they need to be repurchased upon being consumed.

The Alumio integration platform (iPaaS) provides a flexible cloud-native solution that helps integrate unlimited applications, systems, and data sources. While it provides no-code features to make integrations simple for non-coding business users, it is primarily a low-code integration solution that offers developer-friendly integration features and customizability. Designed as a scalable solution for both SMBs and enterprises to develop, govern, and orchestrate industry-specific, integrated ecosystems, Alumio provides a free trial version, full-feature access, and unlimited connected systems across all plans, with a limitation on the number of tasks.

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About

The Alumio iPaaS (integration Platform as a Service) is a cloud-native, low-code integration platform that helps connect multiple systems, SaaS, cloud apps, and data sources, across on-premises and cloud environments. It provides a user-friendly web interface that both developers and business users can collaborate on to create, monitor, and manage integrations and data flows, without the need for custom code. Alumio is known for its customizability and developer-friendly advanced integration features such as mappers, custom transformers, and workflow automation, making it flexible enough to adapt to virtually any use case.

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Informatica is an API-powered cloud data management platform that specializes in data management and data integration features, providing users with extensive data processing and data governance tools. Mainly used in the data warehouse and business intelligence domain, Informatica originated as an on-premise product and progressed to a API-powered hybrid cloud solution with application integration capabilities as well.

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Pricing

Task-based pricing model.

Starting at 999€ per month.

Alumio offers full feature access and unlimited connections, users, and workflows across all plans. Costs are incurred only on tasks initiated, starting with 1 million tasks per year with the Essential Edition. Higher capacity plans provide increased storage space and task capabilities, dedicated support functionalities, and data retention options.

  • Subscription-based
  • Free trial
  • Tailored plans for all businesses
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Consumption-based pricing model

Price available on request.

The Informatica consumption-based pricing model is based on Informatica Processing Units (IPU), wherein users get access to all Informatica’s cloud-based services and they only pay for how much IPU they use.

  • Subscription-based
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Interface


• Low-code/no-code integrations

• Cloud-native

• Click-and-configure integrations

• Workflow automation

• Advanced data mappers and transformers

• Automated monitoring & logging

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• Low-code/no-code integrations

• Cloud-based

• Drag-and-drop features

• Hybrid cloud integration

• Data governance features

• Mass ingestion

• Data access management

• Multi-/hybrid-cloud and on-premises integration

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Features

• Pre-built connectors

• Application integrations

• API integration

• Data integration

• Data management

• Web services

• Multiple data sources

• ETL 

• B2B & EDI integration 

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• Pre-built connectors

• ETL

• Data management

• Web services

• Multiple data sources

• Application integration

• API Integration

• API management

• Data integration

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Additional Features

Integration Management
Reusable API integrations
Webhooks
Reporting & Analytics
Workflow Management
Access Controls/Permissions
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Data integration & governance
Master data management
Cloud API intgeration
Cloud data quality management
Data catalog

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Security Features

  • Single Sign-on (SSO)
  • Role-based access
  • Error management
  • Authentication
  • Data security
  • Data encryption
  • Reactivation procedures
  • Data privacy regulation compliance
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  • Single Sign-on (SSO)
  • Role-based access
  • Error management
  • Authentication
  • Data security
  • Data encryption
  • Reactivation procedures
  • Data privacy regulation compliance
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Support Options

  • Support community - Alumio Forum
  • Tailored SLA
  • Documentation
  • E-mail/ Help desk
  • FAQs
  • Knowledge base
  • Phone support
  • Chat support
  • In-person training
  • Live online training
  • Webinars
  • Training videos
  • Proof-of-concept workshops
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  • Support community
  • Documentation
  • E-mail/ Help desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge base
  • Phone support
  • Live chat
  • Live online training
  • Training videos
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Industries & Customers

Industry specialization:

E-commerce
B2B commerce
Manufacturing
Transportation & travel
Higher Education Institutes
Healthcare

Customer specialization:

Individuals
Small businesses
Mid-size businesses
Large enterprises
Agencies & system integrators
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Industry specialization:

Higher Education Institutes
Financial Services
Manufacturing
Government
Retail
Telecommunication
Healthcare

Customer specialization:

Mid-size businesses
Large enterpresise
Agencies & system integrators

Highlights

• Low-code and no-code features

• Cloud-native microservices-based technology

• Application integration

• Hybrid cloud integration

• Workflow automation

• Rich library of SaaS connectors

• B2B & EDI Integrations

• API Management

• Developer-friendly customizability

• Reusable integrations

• Multiple onboarding options

• Full feature-access for all plans

• All customer support options

• Alumio Academy

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• Low-code and no-code integrations

• Cloud data integration

• API management

• Data warehousing and governance

• Advanced data transformation

• Master data management

• Data engineering

• Self-service capabilities for preparing data

• Informatica University

The Alumio iPaaS (integration Platform as a Service) is a cloud-native, low-code integration platform that helps connect multiple systems, SaaS, cloud apps, and data sources, across on-premises and cloud environments. It provides a user-friendly web interface that both developers and business users can collaborate on to create, monitor, and manage integrations and data flows, without the need for custom code. Alumio is known for its customizability and developer-friendly advanced integration features such as mappers, custom transformers, and workflow automation, making it flexible enough to adapt to virtually any use case.

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About

Informatica is an API-powered cloud data management platform that specializes in data management and data integration features, providing users with extensive data processing and data governance tools. Mainly used in the data warehouse and business intelligence domain, Informatica originated as an on-premise product and progressed to a API-powered hybrid cloud solution with application integration capabilities as well.

Task-based pricing model.

Starting at 999€ per month.

Alumio offers full feature access and unlimited connections, users, and workflows across all plans. Costs are incurred only on tasks initiated, starting with 1 million tasks per year with the Essential Edition. Higher capacity plans provide increased storage space and task capabilities, dedicated support functionalities, and data retention options.

  • Subscription-based
  • Free trial
  • Tailored plans for all businesses
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Pricing & Plans

Consumption-based pricing model

Price available on request.

The Informatica consumption-based pricing model is based on Informatica Processing Units (IPU), wherein users get access to all Informatica’s cloud-based services and they only pay for how much IPU they use.

  • Subscription-based


• Low-code/no-code integrations

• Cloud-native

• Click-and-configure integrations

• Workflow automation

• Advanced data mappers and transformers

• Automated monitoring & logging

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Interface


• Low-code/no-code integrations

• Cloud-based

• Drag-and-drop features

• Hybrid cloud integration

• Data governance features

• Mass ingestion

• Data access management

• Multi-/hybrid-cloud and on-premises integration

• Pre-built connectors

• Application integrations

• API integration

• Data integration

• Data management

• Web services

• Multiple data sources

• ETL 

• B2B & EDI integration 

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Features

• Pre-built connectors

• ETL

• Data management

• Web services

• Multiple data sources

• Application integration

• API Integration

• API management

• Data integration

Integration Management
Reusable API integrations
Webhooks
Reporting & Analytics
Workflow Management
Access Controls/Permissions
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Additional Features

Data integration & governance
Master data management
Cloud API intgeration
Cloud data quality management
Data catalog

  • Single Sign-on (SSO)
  • Role-based access
  • Error management
  • Authentication
  • Data security
  • Data encryption
  • Reactivation procedures
  • Data privacy regulation compliance
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Security Features

  • Single Sign-on (SSO)
  • Role-based access
  • Error management
  • Authentication
  • Data security
  • Data encryption
  • Reactivation procedures
  • Data privacy regulation compliance
  • Support community - Alumio Forum
  • Tailored SLA
  • Documentation
  • E-mail/ Help desk
  • FAQs
  • Knowledge base
  • Phone support
  • Chat support
  • In-person training
  • Live online training
  • Webinars
  • Training videos
  • Proof-of-concept workshops
A 2D support logo

Support Options

  • Support community
  • Documentation
  • E-mail/ Help desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge base
  • Phone support
  • Live chat
  • Live online training
  • Training videos

Industry specialization:

E-commerce
B2B commerce
Manufacturing
Transportation & travel
Higher Education Institutes
Healthcare

Customer specialization:

Individuals
Small businesses
Mid-size businesses
Large enterprises
Agencies & system integrators
A 2D icon representing industries and customers in anthracite and vivid purple

Industries & Customers

Industry specialization:

Higher Education Institutes
Financial Services
Manufacturing
Government
Retail
Telecommunication
Healthcare

Customer specialization:

Mid-size businesses
Large enterpresise
Agencies & system integrators

• Low-code and no-code features

• Cloud-native microservices-based technology

• Application integration

• Hybrid cloud integration

• Workflow automation

• Rich library of SaaS connectors

• B2B & EDI Integrations

• API Management

• Developer-friendly customizability

• Reusable integrations

• Multiple onboarding options

• Full feature-access for all plans

• All customer support options

• Alumio Academy

Highlights

• Low-code and no-code integrations

• Cloud data integration

• API management

• Data warehousing and governance

• Advanced data transformation

• Master data management

• Data engineering

• Self-service capabilities for preparing data

• Informatica University

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FAQs

What are the differences between the Alumio iPaaS and Informatica?

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The Alumio iPaaS (integration Platform as a Service) is a cloud-native, low-code integration solution that helps integrate any two or multiple systems, SaaS, cloud apps, and data sources. It enables workflow automation, data transformation, and high levels of customizability.

Informatica is a cloud data management platform that provides a range of cloud-based services such as master data management, cloud data integration, API and application integration, and more. While all of these services are available to all Informatica users, they are powered by Informatica Processing Units (IPU) that need to be purchased. Informatica is based on the ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) architecture and provides advanced data transformation features.

Both, Alumio and Informatica, enable hybrid cloud integration between on-premises and cloud applications and data. However, while Informatica focuses on enabling enterprises to manage and leverage all their data, Alumio enables businesses of all sizes with a balance of scalable application integration, data management, and process automation capabilities. Alumio also provides the flexibility to constantly customize integrations according to evolving business needs.

How does the Alumio iPaaS compare with Informatica in terms of pricing?

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The Alumio iPaaS provides a task-based pricing model with different plans for varying capacities. However, it provides full integration feature access, unlimited application integrations, and unlimited users for all plans. Higher capacity plans provide increased storage spaces, enlarged task capabilities, dedicated support functionalities, and data retention options. Extensive data transformation and enrichment features, reusable connections, and configurable alerting and logging are available to all Alumio users without limitations.

Informatica provides a consumption-based pricing model that involves subscription plans based on Informatica Processing Unit (IPU) capacities. Using IPUs, users have full access to all their cloud-based services for master data management, cloud data integration, API and application integration, and more. Once the IPUs are consumed, users will have to re-purchase IPU capacities.

What makes the Alumio integration solution unique?

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Integration solutions usually focus on providing either data integration or application automation functionalities. The Alumio iPaaS provides both cloud application integration and data integration capabilities, across on-premises and cloud environments. Also, as a cloud-native platform engineered, Alumio leverages the power of clustered microservices technology, enabling exceptional performance, flexibility, and scalability for all kinds of integrations.

As a primarily low-code integration solution, the Alumio integration platform also provides no-code features that makes it easy for both developers and business users to collaboratively create, monitor, and manage integrations with a clear visual overview of all integrations and data flows. However, the platform also offers an extensive repertoire of developer-friendly, data-enriching features, workflow automation options, and diverse customization abilities. Providing extensive monitoring iand logging features, it automates error detection and simplifies troubleshooting. This also empowers users to reuse API integrations for future integration projects.

For more information on how the Alumio iPaaS can benefit your specific use case, please contact us or request a demo.

How long does it take to build integrations with the Alumio iPaaS?

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Usually, integration projects can take multiple weeks or months to fully deploy. With the Alumio iPaaS integration projects can be finished within 2-4 weeks, depending on the complexity of the specific project. This means the Alumio integration platform enables 75% quicker integration deployment time.

For more information on how the Alumio iPaaS can benefit your specific use case, please contact us or request a demo.

Is Alumio a no-code integration platform or a low-code integration platform?

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The Alumio iPaaS is a cloud-native, low-code integration platform. It helps businesses create, monitor, and manage integrations between multiple SaaS, systems, apps, or data sources, from one user-friendly web interface, without the need for custom code. It enables real-data exchange, provides a holistic visual overview of all integrated data flows, and provides simple click-and-configure options to build and modify integrations.

Despite having both low-code and no-code features, Alumio defines itself as a low-code integration solution. Alumio makes it easy for developers and non-developers to collaborate on managing integration with no-code features. However, the platform also provides the developer-friendly features and flexibility needed to create advanced, highly customizable integrations. While enabling faster integrations with popular systems via pre-built connectors, Alumio also provides advanced mappers and transformers to flexibly transform data and customize integrations. This high degree of adaptability is designed to help modern digital businesses prepare for unpredictable future integration needs.

For more information on how the Alumio iPaaS can benefit your specific use case, please contact us or request a demo.

How good is the performance of the Alumio iPaaS?

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The Alumio iPaaS provides high-end reliable performance, guarantees great uptime, consists of extensive data security measures, and diverse customization abilities. It also provides reactivation procedures and data caching to ensure business continuity.

For more information on how the Alumio iPaaS can benefit your specific use case, please contact us or request a demo.

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