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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

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

Availability and Quality of Training

Altova MapForce Reviews

Ricardo M.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

I use to fill XBRL reports and works fine.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Altova MapForce from other similar products?

I don't have expirience with another tools.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy of use to produce XML and XBRL from Excel or databases.

What do you dislike most about this product?

To work with XBRl, this tool is a quite tricky.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It's a very good product with a fair cost.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Efficient Service

Sandy H.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

big learning curve for me

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Altova MapForce from other similar products?

All on one screen

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

visualization

What do you dislike most about this product?

For large applications sometimes it is a giant spider web. But it is easy to highlight the lines and follow the process.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I wish I had had training.

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Client Friendly Policies
Fair

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2023

Sometimes great, sometimes flawed

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

Pros

Respectful
Trustworthy
Altruistic
Caring

Cons

Inhibits Innovation
Slower Product Innovation
Less Productive

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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

Ricardo M.

I use to fill XBRL reports and works fine.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sandy H.

big learning curve for me

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sometimes great, sometimes flawed

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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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

Availability and Quality of Training