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Coalesce.io vs Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Coalesce.io
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
3.3
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (16th)
Microsoft Azure Synapse Ana...
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
98
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Warehouse (6th)
 

Featured Reviews

Kunal Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Business Intelligence Developer at VodafoneZiggo
Standardized ELT templates have accelerated delivery while API and UI flexibility still need improvement
The best features Coalesce.io offers in my experience include lineage, which is the most important from the Ziggo perspective, and the APIs, which I would rank as the second most valuable. The third feature is the bulk edit option, so we don't have to do repetitive tasks again and again. The new SQL feature they are introducing, where you can dump your SQL and have your table or view created without manually creating columns, is also valuable. These are the four features I appreciate the most, and the fifth one would be the recently implemented GUI change where you can put a node in a spotlight to see the upstream and downstream based on what you need, setting up the depth and those settings. Coalesce.io has positively impacted my organization by reducing our development time and the time to market from around 15 days to a couple of days. This is the biggest impact we have experienced, and we are able to enforce a standardized way of working among developers, eliminating silos or customized solutions that developers create for themselves. If a satellite is loaded by ten different processes, all ten different processes generate the same type of SQL, making it easier to debug later if someone new joins the team. Additionally, since it is a SaaS solution, there is no need to maintain any software or install anything on laptops, which has helped us at VodafoneZiggo. Another feature is the API feature and the CLI command tool, which aid us significantly in moving from PowerCenter to Coalesce, enabling the migration of mappings from PowerCenter to Coalesce in bulk.
AnandTiwari - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at New Turn Technologies
Has consistently supported integration across diverse environments and streamlined deployment processes
Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics could improve their pricing structure. They currently have two separate pricing tiers: full log and partial log. I suggest they implement a single price and reduce charges on logs. They could implement a cap with some free tier or price tier based on the GBs of log collected. This would help customers use Azure more effectively. Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is an excellent product because it includes both SIEM and orchestration capabilities with playbooks, but the log management part is very costly. Regarding future improvements, I would appreciate more application connectors for integration, particularly for on-premise based solutions. Many customers still maintain on-premise infrastructure, so having more integration possibilities for these environments would be beneficial.

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

Pros

"Coalesce.io has positively impacted my organization by reducing our development time and the time to market from around 15 days to a couple of days."
"Coalesce.io has positively impacted my organization by improving workflow, productivity, and business outcomes."
"Coalesce.io has positively impacted my organization by being a tool that can be leveraged by a non-technical team, especially business analysts who are working on bringing data from different sources."
"Coalesce.io has impacted our organization positively by providing a low-code approach, supporting different sources so we don't need to write custom code, and offering a collaborative tool suitable for teams with a large number of developers."
"Coalesce.io has helped me develop projects faster, as it is easy to implement and maintain, reducing execution time by thirty to forty percent, while also helping me design a modular approach."
"Usually it takes six to seven weeks to develop all those things, but with Coalesce.io, I can complete those things in one week."
"Using Coalesce.io, I have reduced my transformation process and eliminated macros that were previously used, creating reusable programs that are helpful for other projects and models, which has reduced code dependencies between teams and saved approximately three hundred to four hundred dollars per day in processing costs."
"Coalesce.io has positively impacted my organization by making development faster and keeping the logic clearer, so we do not have to see 1000-2000 lines of code every time."
"Azure Synapse combines the strengths of SQL technologies for effective enterprise data management."
"The biggest benefits are scalability and ease of use when looking at performance tuning and optimization."
"We have found that it is easy to develop and to do the analytics in the modules of data."
"We haven't had any issues when it comes to customization."
"This is a stable solution with many functionalities."
"Can capture all the transactional data throughout a company."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its filling of the gap between big data and classic data warehouses."
"What I actually appreciate in Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is that it is easy and intuitive, providing a straightforward configuration experience for my purposes."
 

Cons

"Coalesce.io could be improved from the stage layer perspective."
"I believe the editing should be a bit easier, or there should be a bulk edit option where a column can be added in one go in multiple places."
"Coalesce.io is compatible with Snowflake only, so it must be configured with other platforms such as Databricks and BigQuery, which is a limitation and a drawback."
"At the moment, the only improvement I see is deeper support for AI agents to support the developer's job."
"Coalesce.io can be improved regarding the APIs that still do not support all types of scenarios within a node, which is a blocking issue for us and potentially for other companies as well."
"Regarding the accuracy and reliability of Coalesce.io's output, I am not entirely sure it is reliable."
"I do not find anything particularly helpful or something that stands out yet."
"Coalesce.io could improve in their AI features that they have enabled now."
"I would like to see version control implemented into the data warehouse."
"As far as improvements to the product, I think the Data Factory integration should be enhanced to be properly implemented because right now it is still lagging behind other vendors like Informatica."
"Synapse Analytics needs to develop an automation framework because now you have to build a cache yourself."
"Documentation could be improved."
"It is difficult to configure, especially if you have multiple domains."
"The initial setup process needs improvement. When you're moving to the cloud it takes a bit of time. It would be great if they could implement something that would make it faster."
"I think the licensing cost for Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is very high, but I have a local system to support that, so I don't consider that in the near future."
"When I was trying to link services to an SFTP site it was not able to do all the possible encryption that I needed. They can improve by adding more encryption options."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There is a cost calculator available online that allows you to input your entire scenario, and it will get back to you with information on what the costs are going to be."
"Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is a moderately priced solution."
"The cost of the solution depends on the type of license we choose, such as pay-as-you-go, one-year reserve, or three-year reserve."
"This solution starts at €1000.00 a month for just the basics and can go up to €300,000.00 per month for the fastest version."
"Pay for what you use"
"My company pays for the license and I am not sure about the price."
"The solution could improve by having better costing information."
"Price is dependent of the use case of the customer. Customers are not likely to only use this as an individual platform/database, they are likely to bundle it with the Azure stack."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Healthcare Company
30%
Construction Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise60
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Coalesce.io?
Licensing costs are based on the region. We are using the US region, so charges are determined accordingly.
What needs improvement with Coalesce.io?
Coalesce.io can be improved by making it handle more edge cases and providing better documentation. When I was initially working and trying to find information, there was not much available on thei...
What is your primary use case for Coalesce.io?
My main use case for Coalesce.io was with a healthcare provider client whose team was not particularly tech savvy, so we wanted something easy to use. I was debating between two options: Coalesce.i...
How does Amazon Redshift compare with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics?
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics?
I think the licensing cost for Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics is very high, but I have a local system to support that, so I don't consider that in the near future.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics?
I am hoping that in the future Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics may have AI support.
 

Also Known As

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Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Microsoft Azure SQL DW, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, MS Azure Synapse Analytics
 

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