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Microsoft Azure Data Factory

Composite Score
8.7 /10
CX Score
8.9 /10
Category
Microsoft Azure Data Factory
8.7 /10

What is Microsoft Azure Data Factory?

Azure Data Factory is Azure's cloud ETL service for scale-out serverless data integration and data transformation. It offers a code-free UI for intuitive authoring and single-pane-of-glass monitoring and management. Data Factory provides a data integration and transformation layer that works across your digital transformation initiatives.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Azure Data Factory won the following awards in the Data Integration category

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Microsoft Azure Data Factory 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.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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.

+91 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 Microsoft Azure Data Factory?

5% Negative
4% Neutral
91% Positive

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Data Security

85

Real Time Integration

82

Administrative Features

82

Batch Integration

82

Exception Handling and Notifications

81

Synchronization and Replication

81

iPaaS

81

Data Virtualization

80

Metadata Management

79

API Management and Orchestration

79

Multi Channel Support

78

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Quality of Features

85

Ease of Data Integration

82

Business Value Created

81

Ease of Implementation

81

Breadth of Features

81

Availability and Quality of Training

80

Ease of IT Administration

79

Usability and Intuitiveness

79

Ease of Customization

78

Vendor Support

78

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

77

Microsoft Azure Data Factory Reviews

Denis D.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Banking
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2023

The cloud service to simplify data management

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Data Factory from other similar products?

Azure Data Factory has some key differentiators that set it apart from the competition: Integration with Azure services, Hybrid data integration, Flexible execution, Rich ecosystem. Azure Data Factory supports a variety of execution models, including scheduling, event-based triggers, and manual execution, also it has a rich ecosystem of connectors and integration partners, including support for big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, and HDInsight.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Integration with Azure services. Azure Data Factory has the ability to scale to handle large volumes of data, thanks to its cloud-based infrastructure and it's considered to be a cost-effective solution for data integration, as it allows users to easily move data between different sources and destinations without requiring expensive hardware or infrastructure.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Overall, Azure Data Factory is a service I highly recommend to anyone working with data in the cloud.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Before starting to create complex data pipelines, it is important to gain a good understanding of basic Azure Data Factory concepts, such as datasets, activities, and pipelines.

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

Ajay C.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Healthcare
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2023

Amazing product with fantastic features

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Data Factory from other similar products?

The ease of use and the most user friendly UI had made this product be a standalone in the market. I would definitely suggest this to others.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Importing data from a client’s server or cloud data to an Azure Data Lake has helped the ease to use in synapse analytics for reporting and BI purposes.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Activity failure mails which is sent does not specify which activity has failed. Which can be an add-on in the future which would be very useful to analyse the blocking point

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ease of use , pay as you go model , one stop for all ETL needs , user friendly UI , drag and drop features is very easy to learn even for business people.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

Yash G.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Retail
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2023

ADF has been a useful tool for orchestration.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Data Factory from other similar products?

Airflow Cron jobs

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Drag and drop of job elements

What do you dislike most about this product?

Logs are hard to read and write logs

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For consuming logs wish there was a power bi dashboard to check the job health

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Trustworthy
  • Effective Service
  • Respectful

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