Informatica Cloud Data Validation vs Datagaps ETL Validator
Verdict: Informatica Cloud Data Validation scores 8.3/10 against 8.2/10 for Datagaps ETL Validator on our data score for data reconciliation tools.
Informatica Cloud Data Validation and Datagaps ETL Validator lead on 1 check each; 5 are even, out of 7 checks (yes/no, price and seats) where we have data for both.
Choose Informatica Cloud Data Validation for informatica IDMC customers validating integration jobs and PowerCenter-to-cloud migrations. Choose Datagaps ETL Validator for teams validating data warehouse loads and large data migrations.
Scoreboard: 7 checks
| Check | Informatica Cloud Data Validation | Datagaps ETL Validator |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Even | Even |
| Free trial | Leads | |
| Smaller seat minimum | Leads | |
| Row-level reconciliation | Even | Even |
| Cross-database comparison | Even | Even |
| File-to-database comparison | Even | Even |
| Scheduled test runs | Even | Even |
| Total | 1 | 1 |
At a glance
| Informatica Cloud Data Validation | Datagaps ETL Validator | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.3/10 (#3) | 8.2/10 (#4) |
| Best for | Informatica IDMC customers validating integration jobs and PowerCenter-to-cloud migrations | Teams validating data warehouse loads and large data migrations |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Paid from (annual) | See vendor | See vendor |
| Paid from (monthly) | — | — |
| Free trial | — | 14-day free trial, extendable by 14 days on request; no credit card required |
| Minimum seats | 1 | 4 |
| Platforms | Cloud (IDMC) with Secure Agent |
Features
| Tool | Score | Row-level reconciliation | Cross-database comparison | File-to-database comparison | Scheduled test runs | Alerts (email, Slack or Teams) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Informatica Cloud Data Validation | 8.3/10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Datagaps ETL Validator | 8.2/10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed |
- Only Informatica Cloud Data Validation confirms: Alerts (email, Slack or Teams).
Pros and cons
Informatica Cloud Data Validation
Pros- Connects to Snowflake, Databricks Delta, Google BigQuery, Redshift, Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata, SAP HANA, Salesforce and more
- Compares Avro, CSV, JSON, ORC and Parquet files in ADLS Gen2, and flat or Parquet files in S3
- Reports list unmatched, missing and extra records; scheduling and email notifications are built in
- Wizard-based test creation with automatic column mapping
- Only available inside Informatica IDMC; needs a Cloud Data Validation license plus several transformation licenses
- The Secure Agent that runs tests needs at least 32 GB memory; sub-organizations are not supported
- Pricing is consumption-based (IPUs) and not published
Datagaps ETL Validator
Pros- Validates 100% of rows rather than samples, with row-level detail on mismatches
- Drag-and-drop visual test builder and AI test generation from source-to-target mapping documents
- Flat file testing with a file watcher that triggers tests when new files arrive
- 14-day free trial, extendable by another 14 days on request; SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified
- No public prices; annual subscription with a minimum of 4 users
- Minimum contract term is one year
- BigQuery is not named on the product page (Snowflake and Databricks are)
Frequently asked questions
How do Informatica Cloud Data Validation and Datagaps ETL Validator compare on features and price?
Informatica Cloud Data Validation and Datagaps ETL Validator lead on 1 check each; 5 are even, out of 7 checks (yes/no, price and seats) where we have data for both.
Is Informatica Cloud Data Validation better than Datagaps ETL Validator?
Informatica Cloud Data Validation scores 8.3/10 against 8.2/10 for Datagaps ETL Validator on our data score for data reconciliation tools. Informatica Cloud Data Validation is best for informatica IDMC customers validating integration jobs and PowerCenter-to-cloud migrations; Datagaps ETL Validator is best for teams validating data warehouse loads and large data migrations.
Which is cheaper, Informatica Cloud Data Validation or Datagaps ETL Validator?
Check each vendor's pricing page; one of them does not publish an entry price.
Do Informatica Cloud Data Validation and Datagaps ETL Validator have free plans?
Informatica Cloud Data Validation: no. Datagaps ETL Validator: no.
See the full Data Reconciliation Tools ranking for other options.
Sources
- Informatica Cloud Data Validation: official pricing page · Informatica Data Validation: introduction · Informatica Data Validation: test case connections · Informatica Data Validation: creating a test case · Informatica Data Validation: test cases · Informatica IDMC pricing page
- Datagaps ETL Validator: official pricing page · Datagaps ETL Validator page · Datagaps pricing page · Datagaps data reconciliation page · Datagaps about us · Datagaps contact page