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Altova MapForce

Composite Score

7.8 /10

CX Score

8.0 /10

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What is Altova MapForce?

Altova MapForce is an award-winning, graphical data mapping tool for any-to-any conversion and integration. Its powerful data mapping tools convert your data instantly and provide multiple options to automate recurrent transformations. Altova MapForce offers unparalleled power and flexibility for advanced data mapping, conversion, and transformation.

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Altova MapForce Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

76 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+73 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Altova MapForce?

3% Negative

14% Neutral

83% Positive

Pros

Trustworthy
Fair
Respectful
Enables Productivity

Cons

Under Delivered

Feature Ratings

Average 71

Data Security

Data Virtualization

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing

Administrative Features

Metadata Management

Synchronization and Replication

Batch Integration

Real Time Integration

iPaaS

Multi Channel Support

Exception Handling and Notifications

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 74

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

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Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

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Availability and Quality of Training

Altova MapForce Reviews

Srikanth D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Simply Superb!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Altova MapForce from other similar products?

Altova Mapforce is a data mapping platform with cross-platform compatibility, flexible configuration to projects and input and output execution parameters, includes the data transformation engine to work in server environments with XML, DB, EDI, Excel data transformations. and Web services from optimized data mappings processed in runtime files, Altova Mapforce Server's data transformations take it to the next level with parallel processing capabilities and cross-platform support.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Provides GUI for mapping between two different entities. Flexibility to write custom functions as well allows to use database. Can generate the code and customise if required. Provides flexibility to debug while doing the mapping. Most recommended tools for mapping solutions. It also the quickest way to finish mapping when compared to writing our own code or using other tools which are currently available in market. It provides all standard EDI format preloaded with in tools . Hence we do not have to spend time by configuring the EDI file. We as well can configure our own EDI file.

What do you dislike most about this product?

If we have more number of fields and there is some logic to be applied then the UI screen looks messy. It will be good to have a search button to find out particular function in the large mapping rules.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Easy to integrate . We can use the jar files to integrate. Anyone can start using it .Zero coding. Lot of in-built functionalities.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Government
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Easy to use, intuative to use out of box.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Henri-Chris v.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Transportation
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Fantastic product which simplifies integratations

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Altova MapForce from other similar products?

Many features for lower costs compared to competitors

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Visual integration builder and the link with Flowforce to easily define jobs.

What do you dislike most about this product?

EDI support (file integration) is strong but now with more Webservice integrations coming up there should be more support for those integrations.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start by looking at the example mappings and just try out!

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Effective Service

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Altova MapForce Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

76 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+73 Net Emotional Footprint

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Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Data Security Includes ability to hide sensitive data by masking with special characters or anonymous information.

Data Virtualization Includes ability to create views joining disparate data sources without the need for persistence.

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing Includes data cleansing, reconciliation, and profiling across multiple sources in batch mode.

Administrative Features Includes basic aspects of data extraction, transformation, and loading. Administrative console and process viewing, interruption, restart, cancel, and rollback.

Metadata Management A metadata layer makes reporting easy and eliminates the need for coding and SQL, allowing users to see and access information in simple business language.

Synchronization and Replication Includes the ability to accurately catch, reflect, and correct changes in data across multiple data stores.

Batch Integration Includes ability to schedule integration processes to run on a periodic basis to control the movement of data from a source to target.

Real Time Integration Able to integrate data in near-real time and handle movement of data from a source to target. Monitoring for changes in a data source in a non-invasive manner.

iPaaS Includes iPaaS (Cloud hosting) features and other advanced integration capabilities

Multi Channel Support The ability to support and connect with channels including Cloud Services, Big Data Platforms, web, mobile, social, IoT, wearables, etc.

Exception Handling and Notifications Ability to catch, report, and handle exceptions; includes transaction logging and event viewing.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Altova MapForce Reviews

Srikanth D.

Simply Superb!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Easy to use, intuative to use out of box.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Henri-Chris v.

Fantastic product which simplifies integratations

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Data Security

Data Virtualization

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing

Administrative Features

Metadata Management

Synchronization and Replication

Batch Integration

Real Time Integration

iPaaS

Multi Channel Support

Exception Handling and Notifications

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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