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Census vs Talend Data Fabric comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Census
Ranking in Data Integration
38th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Talend Data Fabric
Ranking in Data Integration
36th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Census is 0.5%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Talend Data Fabric is 0.9%, down from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Talend Data Fabric0.9%
Census0.5%
Other98.6%
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

JeanFrancois - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Accountant at Wells Fargo
Automation has transformed our data workflows and creates one trusted source across teams
Census offers excellent integration with popular tools including Salesforce. It can be set up easily and comes with great customer support. The easy setup stands out for me compared to other tools I have used because the support has been very helpful. I love their response time, as they are quick to resolve any issues that we have. Easy setup makes this tool much more user-friendly as it simplifies the process of synchronizing data between different systems. I also love the user interface, which is very easy to navigate and intuitive. This allows us to get up and running easily in minutes with little to no training. I appreciate that it is highly scalable and can integrate with various data warehouses like Redshift and S3, making it accessible to users without technical knowledge or engineers. Census has positively impacted my organization by being a great tool. We are able to respond to customers' account health more rapidly by synchronizing our data into the various customer account management tools. As mentioned, it is able to automate various tasks, enabling us to save a lot of time. It has also helped us minimize data silos while enabling the warehouse to be a single source of truth for data. Through automation, we have been able to save between forty and sixty percent in time and cost, thanks to the automation platform and automation capabilities.
reviewer2791317 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Data integration has become highly customizable but pricing and memory tuning still need improvement
From my experience around Business Intelligence for data and analytics for around twenty-something years, I can say that what I appreciate about Talend Data Fabric is that we can connect sources to everything and be able to customize everything. The freedom I have as a developer is what pleases me most regarding Talend Data Fabric, as I always find a way to customize a component to meet my needs. The downside, however, is indeed the pricing, which has been the biggest challenge; since it went to Click, there is no longer a free license version such as Talend Open Studio, so either you pay or you do not have anything.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Based on delivery metrics and team feedback, the benefit is that the time to activate new use cases was reduced from weeks to days, engineering effort dedicated to reverse ETL pipelines decreased by sixty to seventy percent, maintenance overhead for custom integration was almost completely eliminated, and marketing and growth teams accelerated experimentation cycles significantly."
"Through automation, we have been able to save between forty and sixty percent in time and cost, thanks to the automation platform and automation capabilities."
"The Talend data integration has been one of the most valuable features."
"Talend has very good support for big data."
"From my experience around Business Intelligence for data and analytics for around twenty-something years, I can say that what I appreciate about Talend Data Fabric is that we can connect sources to everything and be able to customize everything."
"What I find most valuable about this solution is the 900 connectors because it allows me to integrate any tool and any cloud system I need to integrate and they have a connector out of the box."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"It is a smart tool for us to design data pipelines, letting us populate our three data lake instances, and we like this solution for its connection capabilities since it is very important to be able to use many different types of software."
"Talend can be used for multi-cloud purposes, allowing users to orchestrate data across various cloud platforms without purchasing AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, or similar cloud-specific tools."
"We've had no issues with the stability so far."
 

Cons

"One area that may need improvement is that sometimes a custom setup is very difficult to configure."
"The areas for improvement are complex transformation logic because it must still be handled upstream in the warehouse, and cost predictability requires attention at high data volumes."
"We are currently using version 7.3.1, but preferred the version before. The problem that we currently have is that Talend are releasing patches for Talend Studio every quarter. Our technical team has to be on top of these patches and constantly ensure everything is updated."
"The support is not very good. The team is not well-trained, and resolving a ticket can require several discussions."
"We are currently using version 7.3.1, but preferred the version before. The problem that we currently have is that Talend are releasing patches for Talend Studio every quarter."
"Talend's architecture is complex to configure, especially due to the various components involved. It requires a more intricate setup."
"The downside, however, is indeed the pricing, which has been the biggest challenge; since it went to Click, there is no longer a free license version such as Talend Open Studio, so either you pay or you do not have anything."
"I would like to see better integration with other tools because every tool waiting for approval in terms of leveraging machine learning takes a long time."
"We encounter issues getting email notifications. They should provide enough information about the configuration process for email components."
"I would like to see better integration with other tools."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

Information not available
"There are no additional licensing fees when you scale"
"There are multiple subscriptions available with Talend, each with its own scope. Subscriptions depend on the number of users you have and how many remote engines you want to install."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
8%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Census?
Census has been performing very well overall. One area that may need improvement is that sometimes a custom setup is very difficult to configure. This was the case with our Intercom segment setup. ...
What is your primary use case for Census?
Census is a versatile data synchronizing solution that solves a wide range of data management problems for our business. With Census, we were able to reduce the sync time taken to transfer data fro...
What advice do you have for others considering Census?
I would rate Census an eight out of ten according to my experience. I feel it is not quite a ten because sometimes a custom setup is very difficult to configure. This was the case with our Intercom...
What needs improvement with Talend Data Fabric?
Regarding the downsides of Talend Data Fabric, I think they can improve overall pricing. It is a challenging question to answer because, while I see advantages, the disadvantages revolve mostly aro...
What is your primary use case for Talend Data Fabric?
I am currently phasing out of Talend Data Fabric, as the client where I have worked for many years migrated out of Talend this year into a different tool. I have helped the team to migrate out of T...
What advice do you have for others considering Talend Data Fabric?
At the moment of phasing out Talend Data Fabric, maintenance from my end is not applicable. A new user would need to monitor the drivers associated with the tools being used closely. For example, i...
 

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