ETL Solutions Transformation Manager vs Talend Data Management Platform comparison

ETL Solutions and Talend are both solutions in the Data Integration category. ETL Solutions is ranked #36 with an average rating of 9.0, while Talend is ranked #21 with an average rating of 7.8. ETL Solutions holds a 0.4% mindshare in DI, compared to Talend’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ETL Solutions users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of Talend users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Talend Data Management Platform and ETL Solutions Transformation Manager compete in the data integration and management category. Talend seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive features and robust support.

Features: Talend Data Management Platform includes big data integration, cloud compatibility, and advanced analytics capabilities. ETL Solutions Transformation Manager specializes in data transformation with intricate data mapping and manipulation abilities. Talend's all-in-one approach contrasts with ETL Solutions' refined data transformation focus.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Talend Data Management Platform is known for its easy deployment and responsive support team. ETL Solutions Transformation Manager, although complex to deploy due to its specialized nature, compensates with dedicated customer service essential for specialized implementation needs.

Pricing and ROI: Talend Data Management Platform offers competitive setup costs with promising ROI for comprehensive data management. ETL Solutions Transformation Manager has higher initial costs due to its specialized features, delivering strong ROI for intensive data transformation requirements.

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Categories and Ranking

ETL Solutions Transformatio...

Ranking in Data Integration

36th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Talend Data Management Plat...

Ranking in Data Integration

21st

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of ETL Solutions Transformation Manager is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Talend Data Management Platform is 1.2%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Vijayraj Amin

Global Growth Strategist at MAIORA

User-friendly and accessible for anyone with computer knowledge and logical thinking

There is room for improvement in the solution's visualization tool. Currently, it provides basic reports and the ability to create graphs and dashboards, but I'm looking forward to more robust analytics. The plan is to enhance this feature in 2024, around Q2 or Q3, which would save us from relying on external tools like Power BI for insights.

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Jason Hale

Enterprise Architect at Waikato Regional Council

Comprehensive documentation and smooth collaboration have transformed our development process

There are always areas for improvement. They have actually in the last 12 months done a lot of work on the UI. If you had contacted me at Christmas last year, the UI was really dated. Now, they have not finished cleaning it up or bringing it into a new flash version. But because it has such a simple design, it is actually so easy to use. They have taken a lot of the complexity out of it, so you just click on a button and it does it all for you. I think one weakness, which I might have worked around today, is spatial data. But that might change by Monday. That is again because there is so much functionality, actually the real weakness is they have got too much functionality, if that is a weakness. Because there are 10 ways to do everything, and each way has its own pros and cons, and you really have to make your decision about which way to implement it. When you have five developers or three developers doing something, it is very easy for three people to do the same thing three different ways. On the flip side, that is one of its amazing strengths, as you are not locked into a very rigid way of doing something. It means that a lot of our custom environments are fantastic because we can just plug it in a slightly different way. But because it does so much, it is a lot to get your head around the whole thing. We tend to focus on the small stuff that we are adding value to right now.

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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

"It is among the best, even if not widely known."

"It is a reliable solution."

"Back in the day, we could only get reports and analyze what happened after the fact, but today now we can generate real-time insights. Transformation Manager feeds your data science projects. We generate models and then give them to the clients, so they can come up with real-time predictions and recommendations in addition to reporting."

"The most valuable feature is integration."

"They're very competitive in terms of performance, which is a good selling point. It has very rich features. It provides a very rich feature set in the application."

"We can develop our own code if we do not see the functionality we need."

"I think Talend is one of the easiest tools for faster implementation compared to other tools."

"The solution can run on any machine and that is a big advantage."

"The process of upgrading the software is quite easy."

"Talend Studio has the ability to connect to almost anything to integrate data from files, databases, web services, etc."

"I like everything about this product, but the biggest thing is the ease of use."

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Cons

"They should build a functional architecture based on queuing."

"Transformation Manager reporting could be better. There are better options for reporting tools these days. We use Microsoft BI sometimes, but Tableau is becoming too expensive. Microsoft BI's visualization features are maturing."

"There is room for improvement in the solution's visualization tool."

"They lack in memory capacity."

"We'd like to see more connectors it the future."

"The sales and market department could improve the Talend Data Management Platform."

"I've had some issues with bugs causing crashes, especially when making changes to the system or with the monthly upgrades to Studio they've introduced."

"The biggest challenge with Talend was its performance."

"The documentation from version to version could be more accurate."

"The stability is good, but the performance is slower when I work on a huge amount of data."

"I'd be interested in seeing the running of Python programs and transformations from within the studio itself."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an expensive solution."

"The price of the Talend Data Management Platform is reasonable. The other competing solutions are priced high. Gartner Magic Quadrant identified other solutions, such as Informatica, that are far more expensive."

"The pricing is a little higher than what I had expected, but it's comparable with I-PASS competitors."

"The tool is cheap."

"The solution's pricing is very reasonable and half the cost of Informatica."

"The price is on a per-user basis. It's a little more expensive than other tools. There aren't any additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee."

"The licensing cost is about 40,000 Euros a year."

"License renewal is on a yearly basis."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Retailer

11%

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

14%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ETL Solutions Transformation Manager?

It is among the best, even if not widely known.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ETL Solutions Transformation Manager?

ETL Solutions Transformation Manager is much more affordable than other solutions like AWS, Blue, or Informatica. Even though some competitors may offer seemingly economical pricing, the resource c...

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What needs improvement with ETL Solutions Transformation Manager?

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What do you like most about Talend Data Management Platform?

We can develop our own code if we do not see the functionality we need.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Talend Data Management Platform?

Talend was an open-source tool, so there were no fees associated with it.

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What needs improvement with Talend Data Management Platform?

I understand this might relate more to another platform, like the cloud API cloud platform. Nevertheless, data management could also encompass APIs and real-time streaming data integration. I wonde...

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Also Known As

Transformation Manager

Talend Integration Suite

Overview

Transformation Manager is an integrated development toolkit that is used to build data migration and data integration solutions more efficiently. A metadata-driven code generator, Transformation Manager provides users with the ability to generate lightweight, easy-to-deploy code. It combines a Graphical User Interface with a statement-driven mapping language. The Transformation Manager software derives metadata from the elements, attributes and relationships in a source and target model. Transformation Manager then uses rules specified by Simple Mapping Language (SML), which is specifically designed for implementing data transformation projects, to generate code written in Java.

ETL Solutions

Talend offers robust data integration in an open and scalable architecture to maximize its value to your business. Simple, graphical tools and wizards get you up and running quickly with native code generation that streamlines development.

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