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CloverETL vs Talend Open Studio [EOL] comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 18, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

CloverETL
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (58th), Data Visualization (35th)
Talend Open Studio [EOL]
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

it_user856614 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Programmer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Very easy to schedule jobs and monitor them, however we run out heap space even with a high allocation
Flexibility: We can bring in data from multiple sources, e.g., databases, text files, JSON, email, XML, etc. This has been very helpful Connectivity to various data sources: The ability to extract data from different data sources gives greater flexibility. Server features for scheduler: It is…
Sushrit Moundekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Manager at InfoCepts
Has supported building flexible data pipelines and streamlined ETL orchestration
There should be a dedicated support team for Talend Open Studio. We do have a support team, but at times it is critical for us to fix certain things within one or two hours. Usually, the support team takes some 12 hours, which is the standard edition of support. If we could have round-the-clock support, we would be able to resolve many issues which we encounter during the development part. The initial setup for Talend Open Studio is a little complex. We need to have a dedicated person who has an understanding of Talend Open Studio as a tool. It takes some level of expertise, so it is not an easy process, but once we have a dedicated associate who is knowledgeable in that particular field, it becomes comparatively easier.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"No dependence on native language and ease of use.​​"
"Connectivity to various data sources: The ability to extract data from different data sources gives greater flexibility."
"Key features include wealth of pre-defined components; all components are customizable; descriptive logging, especially for error messages."
"We switched to CloverETL because of its flexibility to connect to various data sources and no dependence on native language and ease of use."
"Familiar, intuitive GUI coming from a Java development background, in-depth, descriptive, and well-laid-out documentation, responsive support through forums directly from Clover staff, a wealth of customizable pre-defined components, descriptive logging for error messages, and ease of install with a light footprint make it very effective to use."
"Server features for scheduler: It is very easy to schedule jobs and monitor them. The interface is easy to use."
"I can connect with different databases such as Oracle Database or SQL Server. It allows you to extract the data from one database to another. I can structure the data by filtering and mapping the fields. It is very user-friendly. You need to know the basics of SQL development or SQL queries, and you can use this tool."
"It's great software for someone who is starting in this area."
"A very user friendly solution."
"The best thing I have found with Talend Open Studio is their major support for the lookups."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Talend as an ETL tool is very powerful, allowing for a lot of connections to any database source, and the connectivity was one of the main reasons we started working with Talend."
"If you are a data integrator or system integrator, your work will be much easier using Talend Open Studio."
"It's a good tool; it has the ability to take apart and install whatever we need, and it's very good for data, transformation, and loading."
 

Cons

"Its documentation could be improved.​"
"​Resource management: We typically run out of heap space, and even the allocation of high heap space does not seem to be enough.​"
"Needs easier automated failure recovery, more and more intuitive auto-generated or filled-in code for components, and easier or more automated sync between CloverETL Designer and CloverETL Server."
"The product could be more intuitive."
"It is complicated to understand the configuration process for email components."
"Talend Open Studio's interface does not provide a good experience...I would like to see better documentation and a more enhanced graphical interface in Talend Open Studio."
"The user interface could be made simpler."
"Having additional training materials, such as a video tutorial, would be an improvement."
"In version 6.2 we did encounter issues with the job servers and specifically with ESB. Version 6.3 is better but large jobs can cause the MDM server to fall over, requiring a reboot."
"Talend Open Studio is in Java language, and right now, you can only use the debug functionality in Java. I see that people who know programming languages other than Java currently face difficulties."
"It needs better installation configuration for other databases. Although the installation allows you to select another database, this doesn't mean that all connection points in the application point to the database selected. You actually need to do a search through the entire install to locate the configuration settings and change them."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Talend Open Studio costs about 11,000 a year."
"I am using the open-source version of the solution, so there are no extra costs for any feature."
"The cost for one year for the ETL tools, not for the big data, is 6K per year. It is a good price."
"Pricing and licensing are fairly straightforward. It is reasonably priced and managed."
"There are many versions available and one is open-sourced which is free."
"Talend is free and you can download it."
"Right now, because we're using the open-source version, there's no cost."
"The paid version of this solution has a very high price, but even with the limitations, the Community version works fine."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
27%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Retailer
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

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Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise18
 

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