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Altova MapForce

Composite Score

7.1 /10

CX Score

7.3 /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

93 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 79%
Negotiation and Contract:: 62%
Conflict Resolution:: 84%
Strategy & Innovation:: 67%
Service Experience:: 78%

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.

+75 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

13% Neutral

84% Positive

Pros

Trustworthy
Respectful
Fair
Enables Productivity

Cons

Under Delivered

Feature Ratings

Average 72

Data Security

Metadata Management

Data Quality Profiling and Cleansing

Administrative Features

Data Virtualization

Synchronization and Replication

iPaaS

Batch Integration

Real Time Integration

Exception Handling and Notifications

Multi Channel Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 74

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Altova MapForce Reviews

Lyndon M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Jan 2023

Codeless programming at its best!!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Altova MapForce from other similar products?

Ease of use

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The drag and drop programming

What do you dislike most about this product?

It needs ability to organize each process. It can get very messy.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Try it. You'll need hands on practice. It's the only way to learn right now.

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Shane B.

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

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Submitted Jan 2023

Wide range of features, but some need updating

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Altova MapForce from other similar products?

An unmatched level of Visualization and Simplicity

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Formality and Longevity for IT employees that come after my time.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Lack of customization. Many times I've wanted to setup an XML file a very specific way or format a web request a specific way, I've had to make a TXT file of it using powershell, and/or other means of a programming language to actually make the string and make mapforce/flowforce pass it as a mime-entity. The input objects require lack dynamic ability or require extra hoops to jump through, just to make a "new line" character.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you're looking to bring in IT user's that are not software engineering versed, or Business Analysts that need a program to mix in files besides SQL ones; and don't already have a strong IDE environment at your company. You'll want to give this software a demo.

Pros

Effective Service
Saves Time
Respectful
Client Friendly Policies

Cons

Slower Product Innovation
Commodity Features

Elena G.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

A must-have tool for data mapping!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Altova MapForce from other similar products?

There are many data mapping products on the market, but Altova MapForce stands out for its ease of use, flexibility, and support for multiple input and output formats. MapForce also has unique capabilities such as its ability to generate MapForce execution code in multiple programming languages, and its ability to reverse-engineer existing data mapping files.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

There are many things I like about MapForce, but one of my favorite features is the ability to generate code in multiple programming languages. This allows me to easily integrate MapForce into my existing development workflow. Another favorite feature is the visual data mapping, which makes it easy to see how data is being transformed.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is no one specific thing that I dislike about Altova MapForce. However, there are a few things that could be improved. For example, the interface could be more user-friendly and the software could be better at handling large data sets.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

There are a few things to consider when thinking about using Altova MapForce: 1. Does the software fit your specific needs? There is a wide range of functionality included in the software, so it is important to make sure that it covers the specific mapping needs you have. 2. Is the software easy to use? The user interface is designed to be intuitive and easy to use, but it is always important to test out the software to see if it is a good fit for your own personal use. 3. What is the cost of the software? Altova MapForce is a commercial software product, so there is a cost associated with using it. However, there is a free trial available

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Performance Enhancing

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Altova MapForce Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

93 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

77 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

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+75 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Lyndon M.

Codeless programming at its best!!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Shane B.

Wide range of features, but some need updating

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Elena G.

A must-have tool for data mapping!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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