Azure Data Factory vs Toad Data Point comparison

Microsoft and Quest Software are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Microsoft is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.2, while Quest Software is ranked #28 with an average rating of 9.0. Microsoft holds a 7.4% mindshare in DI, compared to Quest Software’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Quest Software users who would recommend it.

Azure Data Factory

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Toad Data Point and Azure Data Factory compete in the data management category. Toad Data Point is preferred for its user-friendly analysis tools, while Azure Data Factory stands out for data integration capabilities, making it ideal for large-scale projects.

Features: Toad Data Point includes intuitive data analysis tools, database query capabilities, and user-friendly interfaces, enhancing productivity for analysts. Azure Data Factory provides powerful data integration, orchestration, and cloud connectivity features for supporting complex workflows.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Toad Data Point allows easy deployment and offers appreciated customer support. Azure Data Factory integrates seamlessly with Azure services, suitable for enterprises in the Azure ecosystem, though it may involve a steeper learning curve.

Pricing and ROI: Toad Data Point is seen as cost-effective with a favorable return on investment for small to medium businesses due to lower setup costs. Azure Data Factory's pricing matches its scalable infrastructure, fitting for enterprises targeting long-term growth with cloud solutions.

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Data Factory

Ranking in Data Integration

1st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Data Warehouse (2nd)

Toad Data Point

Ranking in Data Integration

28th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Preparation Tools (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Azure Data Factory is 7.4%, down from 11.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Toad Data Point is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Joy Maitra

Sr. Technical Architect at Hexaware Technologies Limited

Facilitates seamless data pipeline creation with good analytics and and thorough monitoring

Azure Data Factory is a low code, no code platform, which is helpful. It provides many prebuilt functionalities that assist in building data pipelines. Also, it facilitates easy transformation with all required functionalities for analytics. Furthermore, it connects to different sources out-of-the-box, making integration much easier. The monitoring is very thorough, though a more readable version would be appreciable.

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Aaron Payne

ERP Manager at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Offers power developers the tooling they need

I am not the end user of this solution. I am not close enough to it because I manage the platform that it runs against. The end users who use the Toad tool come against the database that my team manages, so it is hard for me to provide any area for improvement when it comes to the Toad tool. However, in the administration case, cost is a significant issue. The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version. Scalability is difficult when it is that costly.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Data Factory's best features are simplicity and flexibility."

"Data Factory allows you to pull data from multiple systems, transform it according to your business needs, and load it into a data warehouse or data lake."

"What I like best about Azure Data Factory is that it allows you to create pipelines, specifically ETL pipelines. I also like that Azure Data Factory has connectors and solves most of my company's problems."

"The data flows were beneficial, allowing us to perform multiple transformations."

"The two most valuable features of Azure Data Factory are that it's very scalable and that it's also highly reliable."

"Azure Data Factory's most valuable features are the packages and the data transformation that it allows us to do, which is more drag and drop, or a visual interface. So, that eases the entire process."

"Data Flow and Databricks are going to be extremely valuable services, allowing data solutions to scale as the business grows and new data sources are added."

"The valuable feature of Azure Data Factory is its integration capability, as it goes well with other components of Microsoft Azure."

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"The most valuable features of Toad Data are you could write a parameterized query and it wouldn't error out, it would give you the parameters that you could input. The auto-formatting feature is useful because it was great for keeping your queries neat and understandable. The auto comment, and uncomment toggles that you could do were convenient."

"One of the greatest features is that you can get data from anywhere to anywhere with Toad Data Point."

"The best thing about it is its automation features."

"It provides better SQL development tooling than SQL Developer, which is not a sufficient tool for all development use cases. It offers power developers the tools they need."

"With Toad Data Point, I can automate most steps automatically."

"We love it."

"I have never experienced any issues with customer service."

"The Connectivity and Connection Manager supports a broad number of connection types, and it is trivial for end-users to set up their own connections to sources."

Cons

"For some of the data, there were some issues with data mapping. Some of the error messages were a little bit foggy. There could be more of a quick start guide or some inline examples. The documentation could be better."

"When the record fails, it's tough to identify and log."

"They require more detailed error reporting, data normalization tools, easier connectivity to other services, more data services, and greater compatibility with other commonly used schemas."

"In the next release, it's important that some sort of scheduler for running tasks is added."

"Data Factory could be improved by eliminating the need for a physical data area. We have to extract data using Data Factory, then create a staging database for it with Azure SQL, which is very, very expensive. Another improvement would be lowering the licensing cost."

"Data Factory's monitorability could be better."

"Some prebuilt data source or data connection aspects are generic."

"Snowflake connectivity was recently added and if the vendor provided some videos on how to create data then that would be helpful."

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"It's not user-friendly. Once you start using it, you eventually get to know the features."

"The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version."

"On the scheduling server, some scheduled reports just sit there and never execute for the first time. After manually executing the first time, they run with no issues."

"I used their report writing a little bit, however, it could improve since it's not a really good report writer and it's a little clunky."

"It's not user-friendly. Once you start using it, you eventually get to know the features."

"Toad Data could improve by having additional features, such as query prediction. This could help someone who's not the strongest programmer. If the software could help them write queries correctly it would be very helpful, especially for small development teams or teams that lack the input skills necessary to write and program efficiently."

"The Mac license is incredibly expensive. It is 1,600 dollars each, which is more than the Windows version. Scalability is difficult when it is that costly."

"I used their report writing a little bit, however, it could improve since it's not a really good report writer and it's a little clunky."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't see a cost; it appears to be included in general support."

"I am aware of the pricing of Azure Data Factory, but I prefer not to disclose specific details."

"I rate the product price as six on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

"Azure Data Factory gives better value for the price than other solutions such as Informatica."

"The licensing cost is included in the Synapse."

"The solution is cheap."

"Product is priced at the market standard."

"There's no licensing for Azure Data Factory, they have a consumption payment model. How often you are running the service and how long that service takes to run. The price can be approximately $500 to $1,000 per month but depends on the scaling."

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"The cost of this product is reasonable."

"The price of Toad Data Point was approximately $500 annually."

"The Mac licenses are expensive, costing 1,600 dollars each. This is much higher than for the Windows version. I maintain a very limited number of licenses due to this cost."

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Financial Services Firm

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Computer Software Company

12%

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30%

Healthcare Company

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Questions from the Community

How do you select the right cloud ETL tool?

AWS Glue and Azure Data factory for ELT best performance cloud services.

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How does Azure Data Factory compare with Informatica PowerCenter?

Azure Data Factory is flexible, modular, and works well. In terms of cost, it is not too pricey. It offers the stability and reliability I am looking for, good scalability, and is easy to set up an...

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How does Azure Data Factory compare with Informatica Cloud Data Integration?

Azure Data Factory is a solid product offering many transformation functions; It has pre-load and post-load transformations, allowing users to apply transformations either in code by using Power Q...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Toad Data Point?

The pricing for Toad Data Point is where it gets into trouble. Microsoft is free, so if you get SQL Server, you get all the other stuff with it. You have to use several Microsoft tools that don't a...

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What needs improvement with Toad Data Point?

I used their report writing a little bit, however, it could improve since it's not a really good report writer and it's a little clunky.

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What is your primary use case for Toad Data Point?

When I use it, I'm using it for writing SQL or testing SQL code. I used to use it for moving data, loading files into database tables, from tables to other tables.

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Overview

Azure Data Factory efficiently manages and integrates data from various sources, enabling seamless movement and transformation across platforms. Its valuable features include seamless integration with Azure services, handling large data volumes, flexible transformation, user-friendly interface, extensive connectors, and scalability. Users have experienced improved team performance, workflow simplification, enhanced collaboration, streamlined processes, and boosted productivity.

Microsoft

Toad Data Point is a cross-platform, self-service, data-integration tool that simplifies data access, preparation and provisioning. It provides nearly limitless data connectivity, desktop data integration, visual query building and workflow automation.

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Sample Customers

1. Adobe 2. BMW 3. Coca-Cola 4. General Electric 5. Johnson & Johnson 6. LinkedIn 7. Mastercard 8. Nestle 9. Pfizer 10. Samsung 11. Siemens 12. Toyota 13. Unilever 14. Verizon 15. Walmart 16. Accenture 17. American Express 18. AT&T 19. Bank of America 20. Cisco 21. Deloitte 22. ExxonMobil 23. Ford 24. General Motors 25. IBM 26. JPMorgan Chase 27. Microsoft (Azure Data Factory is developed by Microsoft) 28. Oracle 29. Procter & Gamble 30. Salesforce 31. Shell 32. Visa

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