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Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) vs Matillion Data Productivity Cloud vs Talend Open Studio comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Cloud Data Integration category, the mindshare of Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) is 5.6%, down from 8.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Matillion Data Productivity Cloud is 5.0%, up from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Talend Open Studio is 3.2%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Integration Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC)5.6%
Talend Open Studio3.2%
Matillion Data Productivity Cloud5.0%
Other86.2%
Cloud Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

SaurabhGaonshindhe - PeerSpot reviewer
Modular structure and AI features stream new reporting processes
One of my clients has a requirement; they want to integrate metadata into the process, which means, for example, if I just want to implement a new field into my database, that field needs to be reflected throughout, let's say, 200 mappings. This highlights the need for a data-driven approach. My experience with technical support from Informatica is quite interesting; I would rate it as nine out of ten for Informatica PowerCenter kind of products or the Informatica integration products, because my team can do some hands-on using their free licenses or one-month kind of products. However, for products Master Data Management or related to MDM or Data Governance, there is no way by which we can directly practice, and my team struggles at that point.
Jitendra Jena - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy integration and workflow proposals streamline processes
The predefined connectors eliminate the need to write code for connectivity. If you have a predefined connector, it is easy to use with plug and play functionality. The processing time and ease of use are significant benefits. As everyone is moving into AI integration, it will definitely help. When creating workflows, they can propose solutions directly.
Jason Hale - PeerSpot reviewer
Intuitive interface and documentation make it simple to build jobs and APIs and logging helps pinpoint and resolve issues quickly
Talend is doing a lot of work at the moment, and it's not there yet, but the whole platform could be managed in a SaaS-type environment. You still need to have the Studio running on a virtual desktop or a PC. They will get to be able to do the whole thing inside your browser, so you don't need to install anything locally. It's down the track, and it's the nirvana that we were looking for in Boomi. But the biggest challenge they have is that the platform is so focused on the Studio for all of its development. They'll probably get there, but they have such a mature Studio client that it's a huge amount of work to get all of that functionality into a browser or SaaS platform. That's pretty much the biggest flaw with the Talend environment—being reliant on the Studio, which needed to be on a local machine. The only other thing is that you have to integrate into an API gateway. We're in Azure, so we use Microsoft Azure Gateway. It doesn't come with its own gateway, which is another sort of big plus side that we saw in Boomi. Talend isn't quite there yet with the API gateway. Other than that, it's bloody hard to find something because it just seems to be all good.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It allows the creation of identical tasks that can be applied across multiple tables, ranging from 100 to even 1,000 tables."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to extract metadata from various sources- be it an old SaaS application or the latest cloud application."
"The solution is stable."
"The technical support services are good."
"We use it for various use cases, including data provisioning, data validation, continuous monitoring of data quality, and data standardization."
"What I like best about Informatica MDM is its structured, table-based approach. Unlike Reltio, where data is only visible through the UI and cloud-based, the solution allows access to normalized tables. This means I can directly query and see data in each table. For instance, I can easily get all customer details from the customer table. However, for more complex queries, like seeing all customer interactions with the organization, some SQL knowledge is needed to join different tables and retrieve the details."
"The solution's initial setup is quite straightforward."
"The solution's technical support is pretty good, especially since the turnaround time is good."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"It is pretty user-friendly, even for people who aren't super technical."
"The most valuable feature of Matillion ETL is the UI experience in which you can drag and drop most of the transformation."
"Matillion ETL helps manage data movement, ingestion, and transformation through pipelines."
"Matillion's technical support is excellent."
"The loading of data is the most valuable feature of Matillion ETL."
"It has improved the costs of managing my customer’s data."
"The tool's middle-dimensional structure significantly simplifies obtaining the right data at the appropriate level. This feature makes deploying our applications easier since we utilize a single source without publishing data from various sources."
"The most valuable features of Talend Open Studio are customization and integration."
"The product is easy to install and configure. It is one of the best tools for data integration."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"Talend Studio has the ability to use it to ensure data quality."
"Talend Open Studio is easy to create jobs. We use the basic functionality and it is very good."
"We have contacted their technical support. They are great. They offer very professional help. If I need some technical answer, they are very professional. They are quick, professional, and very accurate."
"The most interesting aspect of the solution for us is that Talend Open Studio has a good balance between the features and the cost of the data management platform."
"The most valuable features are the ETL tools."
 

Cons

"Compared to other tools in the market, Informatica MDM is costly."
"Right now, although they offer some templates, I would want more templates available to be imported."
"The biggest pain point for us is the documentation. Typically, you have to go through knowledge forums and knowledge groups to find out about the syntax issues for interfacing with new products. Typically, you've got to deal with someone who has been through the pain before. Their documents are not really up to date with current innovations happening in the industry. As big as they are, you can't really expect it, but that's our pain point."
"I would like to see more API integration to have the capability to build a report using other third party reporting tools to streamline the operation."
"We would like to have accessibility to the repository."
"IEDC can improve the comparison of lineages."
"Inserting the GenAI into the master data management will reduce the overall effort of operational activities."
"Certain applications are not being synced with the ION."
"I found some of the more complex aspects of ETL challenging, but I grasped the concepts fairly quickly."
"To complete the pipeline, they might want to include some connectors which would put the data into different platforms. This would be helpful."
"There are problems with GCP connectivity. Specifically, connections to BigQuery for extracting information are complex, and the optimization of the extraction process requires improvements."
"It can have multi-environment support. We should be able to deploy it in different environments. Its integration with SAP connection is not so nice, which should be improved. It can also support an on-prem database."
"There are certain functions that are available in other ETL tools which are still not present in Matillion ETL. It would be good to have more features."
"It needs integration with more data sources."
"Matillion ETL should include more enhanced capabilities for extracting data from the SAP systems."
"The current version is a bit more limited because it's on a virtual machine, and everything executes on that one virtual machine."
"I think my biggest problem with the tool is that the errors are very hard to debug."
"In terms of what can be improved, the scheduling is not there in the sister version, while it is there in the cloud one, which is a paid version. If all kinds of scheduling could be available on the Open Studio that we generally use and practice on, that would be great. The scheduling of the data migration is currently not available in the sister version of Talend Open Studio that we are working on. It is available in the advanced version of the Talend. This is the one thing that can be improvised."
"The stability of the solution could improve when running jobs. There can be errors when running projects but in the end, it works well and the errors do not impact the result."
"I would say that writing to JSON is kind of a pain. It reads from a JSON file pretty well, but writing to a JSON file is not so great because its components are not good."
"It is not as visually appealing as some of the other tools."
"Multiple products are there within the product suite. That can be actually trimmed down."
"The price for Talend Data Integration should be less expensive."
"The technical support and documentation need a lot of work to come up to standard."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is comparable."
"it's expensive, but if you're looking for a stable solution, Informatica MDM is a good one to choose."
"It is cost effective and an easily accessible tool."
"We saw an ROI. We have been able to get data from various sources and consolidate it into a data lake, which is helping us in data analytics."
"I rate the product's price a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is the cheapest and ten is the most expensive. The product is a bit expensive."
"Informatica MDM's price could be lower."
"I have heard from customers that the product comes with a huge license cost."
"The solution is very expensive."
"It is not necessarily a cheap solution. However, it's reasonable priced, especially with the smaller machines that we run it on."
"The product must improve its pricing."
"The price of Matillion ETL is reasonable."
"The AWS pricing and licensing are a cost-effective solution for data integration needs."
"I have heard from my manager and other higher ups, "This product is cheaper than other things on the market," and they have done the research."
"The solution is very cheap. You're paying $2.50 an hour and if you set your service up, which you can do, you're not getting charged. Currently, our ETL process is just an overnight process that runs for about an hour. I can start and stop my server just for an hour if I want to and spent $2.50 a day for an ETL solution. There are no additional costs."
"Its price depends on what you expect. You pay on a monthly basis, but there is a possibility to have special contracts depending on the installation."
"A rough estimation of the cost is around 20,000 dollars a month, however, this is dependent on the machine used and how Matillion ETL is used."
"Pricing is always a challenge. It is quite an expensive model, but because the platform is so simple to use, we haven't had to purchase any additional licenses."
"It is an open-source product."
"Pricing and licensing are fairly straightforward. It is reasonably priced and managed."
"Talend is free and you can download it."
"The solution will be more expensive if you have a low data volume and a large number of developers."
"Right now, because we're using the open-source version, there's no cost."
"The cost, particularly in Africa, is quite high."
"I am using the open-source version and it is free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise134
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise17
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about Matillion ETL?
The new version with the Productivity Cloud is very simple. It's easy to use, navigate, and understand.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Matillion ETL?
The pricing is managed by the tooling team. The pricing is moderate, neither expensive nor cheap.
What needs improvement with Matillion ETL?
The main areas for improvement are AI features and scalability.
How does Talend Open Studio compare with AWS Glue?
We reviewed AWS Glue before choosing Talend Open Studio. AWS Glue is the managed ETL (extract, transform, and load) f...
What do you like most about Talend Open Studio?
It is easy to use and covers most of the functions needed. We can use the code without any extra effort. The open sou...
 

Also Known As

ActiveVOS, Active Endpoints, BPM, Address Verification, Persistent Data Masking, Cloud Test Data Management, PIM, , Enterprise Data Catalog, Data Integration Hub, Cloud Data Integration, Data Quality, Cloud API and App Integration
Matillion ETL for Redshift, Matillion ETL for Snowflake, Matillion ETL for BigQuery
Open Studio
 

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