Microsoft Data Quality Services vs Talend Data Quality comparison

Microsoft Data Quality Services vs. Talend Data Quality

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Data Quality Serv...

Ranking in Data Quality

13th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

4.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Talend Data Quality

Ranking in Data Quality

5th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Scrubbing Software (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Data Quality category, the mindshare of Microsoft Data Quality Services is 1.1%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Talend Data Quality is 5.5%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Quality

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Satyam Saxena

Technical Lead at KPIT

Automation in data management improves with built-in error rejection but technical support needs enhancement

Multiple areas in Microsoft Data Quality Services could be improved, such as its ability to perform changes automatically, as it currently identifies but does not correct data issues. Regular expression processing is complicated and slow. Technical support from Microsoft is poor, as they do not provide adequate assistance with issues encountered in integration or forming automation. Sometimes solutions to problems take several weeks due to a lack of support, relying instead on personal networks and experience.

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WesamHabboub

Chief Consultant at Insight360

Stands out for its user-friendly interface, robust community support, competitive pricing and strategic approach to improving data accuracy

Its greatest asset lies in its user-friendly interface, specifically within the Talend Open Studio, known for its ease of use and familiarity among users. The robust community support proves invaluable when encountering challenges, providing a reliable resource for issue resolution. Moreover, the pricing structure stands out as highly competitive compared to other offerings in the market, making it a cost-effective choice for users. The most valuable feature lies in the capability to assign data quality issues to different stakeholders, facilitating the tracking and resolution of defective work. This functionality enables a streamlined process for identifying, assigning, and subsequently addressing data quality issues.

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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

"This solution is particularly useful for data enrichment."

"The primary advantage of Microsoft Data Quality Services is its capability to automate certain tasks, which are otherwise achieved through SQL queries."

"This product speeds up the unit testing and QA for specific test scenarios. As a result, the development output quality can be evaluated and adjusted."

"We have used value frequency and patterns. We have been it impressed with these functions as they have helped us in making decisions in transformation work."

"Provides a flexible development environment to the coder."

"The solution enables robust data matching, merging, survivorship, and Data Stewardship that can be a part of data quality workflows or true master data management."

"The file fetch process is impeccable."

"The features that I find to be the most valuable are the extensibility, the integration, and the ease of integration with multiple platforms."

"With its frequency function, we were able to pick a line of business to be addressed first in one of our conversion projects."

"I really like the fact that there are no out-of-the-box solutions regarding the development of jobs. Other vendors may have modules which cleanse your addresses. In Talend, you have the freedom to completely develop the process yourself. This can be tricky, but it also makes it fun."

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Cons

"Technical support from Microsoft is poor, as they do not provide adequate assistance with issues encountered in integration or forming automation."

"I would rate my experience with the initial setup a six out of ten, with one being very easy and ten being extremely challenging. So, there is room for improvement in the setup process."

"I would say that some of the support elements need improvement."

"SQL for displaying underlying data in non-match results does not work."

"The performance is one area that Talend Data Quality could improve in because large volumes take a lot of time."

"In redundancy analysis, the query is failing to bring non-matched records. This query is an internal script. There is no way (that I know of) to fix this syntax error for future runs."

"It would be more helpful if it offered dynamic dashboards that could be directly used by clients for better analysis."

"There are more functions in a non-streamlined manner, which could be refined to arrive at a better off-the-shelf functions."

"If we encounter issues, it’s most likely when using the Talend Open Studio. The studio can be slow, get stuck, or crash. But again, it can be caused by the resources of your machine or your connection with the repository. If we encounter issues with the Studio we restart the Studio. In emergencies, we create and use a new workspace."

"When we upgraded to Version 6.4.1, we tried using a GIT repository instead of a SVN repository. After a few incidents where things disappeared and changes were not saved, we decided to go back to a SVN repository."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is in the midrange. It's not cheap, but it depends on the licenses you require."

"It is cheaper than Informatica. Talend Data Quality costs somewhere between $10,000 to $12,000 per year for a seat license. It would cost around $20,000 per year for a concurrent license. It is the same for the whole big data solution, which comes with Talend DI, Talend DQ, and TDM."

"It's a subscription-based platform, we renew it every year."

"Moreover, the pricing structure stands out as highly competitive compared to other offerings in the market, making it a cost-effective choice for users."

"I would advise to first take a look and at the Open Studio edition. Figure out what you need and purchase the appropriate license."

"We did not purchase a separate license for DQ. It is part of our data platform suite, and I believe it is well-priced."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Data Quality Services?

This solution is particularly useful for data enrichment.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Data Quality Services?

Microsoft Data Quality Services comes as part of SQL Server without additional costs, making it a competitive solution.

What needs improvement with Microsoft Data Quality Services?

What do you like most about Talend Data Quality?

The most valuable feature lies in the capability to assign data quality issues to different stakeholders, facilitating the tracking and resolution of defective work.

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

There are many data quality tools available, but some can be expensive. Talend Data Quality stands out because it is often provided for free if you already have Talend Data Integration, which means...

What needs improvement with Talend Data Quality?

Talend suite might have a missing product, particularly in the commercial master aspect. This would contribute to completing the overall picture, though the focus isn't necessarily on economic cons...

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Overview

SQL Server Data Quality Services (DQS) is a knowledge-driven data quality product. DQS enables you to build a knowledge base and use it to perform a variety of critical data quality tasks, including correction, enrichment, standardization, and de-duplication of your data.

Microsoft

The data quality tools in Talend Open Studio for Data Quality enable you to quickly take the first big step towards better data quality for your organization: getting a clear picture of your current data quality. Without having to write any code, you can perform data quality analysis tasks ranging from simple statistical profiling, to analysis of text fields and numeric fields, to validation against standard patterns (email address syntax, credit card number formats) or custom patterns of your own creation.

Talend

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Aliaxis, Electrocomponents, M¾NCHENER VEREIN, The Sunset Group

Microsoft Data Quality Services vs. Talend Data Quality