Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics vs Stitch comparison

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We performed a comparison between Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics and Stitch based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pentaho Data Integration an...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

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Data Integration (11th)

Stitch

Average Rating

6.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.5

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Cloud Data Integration (25th)

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Michelle Lawson

Principal Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Streamlines complex data workflows and has supported automated customer payment notifications

I haven't used Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics in a couple of years, so I don't know how it can be improved. I was pretty pleased with it and was self-taught on it, working a lot with their team at various times, but they were surprised that I was able to learn it all by myself. The documentation is not bad, and documentation is the main thing that any product can do to make themselves better because the easier it is to find examples of what you're trying to do improves the learning curve. I think it took me the longest to learn how to do the asynchronous processing and have things wait for other things to finish processing before continuing on in the workflow. I choose 8 out of 10 because the one reason that it's been rejected at T-Mobile is that everything has to go through a provisioning process and has to get approved, meaning the actual code base has to be investigated by T-Mobile before they'll allow us to use tools of that nature. For whatever reason, we just haven't been able to get that approval; I don't know if it's on Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics' side or if it's on our side. The more you can make it easier for companies to feel comfortable that your product is secure, robustly tested and bug-free, and free of any other kind of negative hacks, the more quickly it will get accepted.

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reviewer2783532

Cloud Data Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Improved data management has reduced errors while consistent loads have saved weekly effort

I think the best feature Stitch offers is that it handles deleted records. Stitch's ability to handle deleted records is a standout feature for me because if a record is deleted at the source, I can easily track it with soft delete and all that functionality. Stitch has impacted my organization positively, as I have both positive and negative aspects with it. One positive aspect is that full loads are free, so whenever I see data issues, I can go for full loads. At the same time, I need to look at the limitations, such as API limits. Stitch has helped my organization achieve better data management, making it easier. Better data management means that Stitch helps my team access data faster and reduces errors.

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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

"We're using the PDI and the repository function, and they give us the ability to easily generate reporting and output, and to access data. We also like the ability to schedule."

"One of the valuable features is the ability to use PL/SQL statements inside the data transformations and jobs."

"The product is user-friendly and intuitive"

"It makes it pretty simple to do some fairly complicated things. Both I and some of our other BI developers have made stabs at using, for example, SQL Server Integration Services, and we found them a little bit frustrating compared to Data Integration. So, its ease of use is right up there."

"Sometimes, it took a whole team about two weeks to get all the data to prepare and present it. After the optimization of the data, it took about one to two hours to do the whole process. Therefore, it has helped a lot when you talk about money, because it doesn't take a whole team to do it, just one person to do one project at a time and run it when you want to run it. So, it has helped a lot on that side."

"I find the drag and drop feature in Pentaho Data Integration very useful for integration."

"I can use Python, which is open-source, and I can run other scripts, including Linux scripts. It's user-friendly for running any object-based language. That's a very important feature because we live in a world of open-source."

"The solution has a free to use community version."

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"Stitch helps immensely because in just a day, we are able to cover the work that would normally take two to three weeks worth of design work nonstop."

"Stitch has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to create MVPs quickly."

"The most valuable feature of Stitch for us is ease of use. This solution is fire-and-forget. All an organization has to do is set up the connection or integration and move on."

"Stitch has helped my organization achieve better data management, making it easier, as it helps my team access data faster and reduces errors."

"The setup process for Stitch was pretty easy, with a plug and play approach where the data is immediately available."

Cons

"While Pentaho Data Integration is very friendly, it is not very useful when there isn't a lot of data to handle."

"It's not very stable, at least not in the case of the community edition. I'm working with the community edition right now and I think perhaps it is because of that it is not very stable, it causes the system to sometimes hang. I'm not sure if this is the case for pair tiers."

"It could be better integrated with programming languages, like Python and R. Right now, if I want to run a Python code on one of my ETLs, it is a bit difficult to do. It would be great if we have some modules where we could code directly in a Python language. We don't really have a way to run Python code natively."

"I think Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics needs additional plugins for the market, and for some specific tasks it is very difficult."

"The support for the Enterprise Edition is okay, but what they have done in the last three or four years is move more and more things to that edition. The result is that they are breaking the Community Edition. That's what our impression is."

"Regarding the features, I find many issues using Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics when working with different environments, especially development environments and production environments, where I have faced many issues working with two environments."

"If you're working with a larger data set, I'm not so sure it would be the best solution. The larger things got the slower it was."

"I work with the Community Edition, therefore I do not have support. There was an issue that I could not resolve with community support."

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"Generally speaking, support is a pain point. In the next release, I would love to see a change in support from the current chat to a more comprehensive portal."

"The customer support of Stitch is horrible."

"The conversion to Figma is not effective."

"My experience with customer support for Stitch has been very bad."

"The designs that Stitch produces sometimes cannot really be used for final launch, but I understand Stitch was designed just for rapid prototyping and for teams to get from the point where they just have an idea to having an actual product."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I primarily work on the Community Version, which is available to use free of charge."

"Sometimes we provide the licenses or the customer can procure their own licenses. Previously, we had an enterprise license. Currently, we are on a community license as this is adequate for our needs."

"The pricing has been pretty good. I'm used to using everything open-source or freeware-based. I understand that organizations need to make sure that the solutions are secure, and that's basically where I hit a roadblock in my current organization. They needed to ensure that we had a license and we had a secure way of accessing it so that no outside parties could get access to our data, but in terms of pricing, considering how much other teams are spending on cloud solutions or even their existing solutions, its price point is pretty good. At this time, there are no additional costs. We just have the licensing fees."

"We did a two or three-year deal the last time we did it. As compared to other solutions, at least so far in our experience, it has been very affordable. The licensing is by component. So, you need to make sure you only license the components that you really intend to use. I am not sure if we have relicensed after the Hitachi acquisition, but previously, multi-year renewals resulted in a good discount. I'm not sure if this is still the case. We've had the full suite for a lot of years, and there is just the initial cost. I am not aware of any additional costs."

"When we first started with it, it was much cheaper. It has gone up drastically, especially since Hitachi bought out Pentaho."

"We are using the Community Edition. We have been trying to use and sell the Enterprise version, but that hasn't been possible due to the budget required for it."

"The solution reduced our ETL development time by a lot because a whole project used to take about a month to get done previously. After having Lumada, it took just a week. For a big company in Brazil, it saves a team at least $10,000 a month."

"You don't need the Enterprise Edition, you can go with the Community Edition. That way you can use it for free and, for free, it's a pretty good tool to use."

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Financial Services Firm

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Questions from the Community

Which ETL tool would you recommend to populate data from OLTP to OLAP?

Hi Rajneesh, yes here is the feature comparison between the community and enterprise edition : https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/pdf/brochure/leverage-open-source-benefits-with-assurance-of-hita...

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What do you think can be improved with Hitachi Lumada Data Integrations?

In my opinion, the reporting side of this tool needs serious improvements. In my previous company, we worked with Hitachi Lumada Data Integration and while it does a good job for what it’s worth, ...

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What do you use Hitachi Lumada Data Integrations for most frequently?

My company has used this product to transform data from databases, CSV files, and flat files. It really does a good job. We were most satisfied with the results in terms of how many people could us...

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What needs improvement with Talend Stitch?

I wish Stitch could handle changes and updates to data better. I think improvement is needed in the licensing process.

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What is your primary use case for Talend Stitch?

I have been using Stitch for the last five years. My main use case for Stitch is to ingest SFDC data and also Google Analytics, Facebook Ads, and GA4. I use Stitch as a data ingestion tool for SFDC...

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What advice do you have for others considering Talend Stitch?

I do not want to add more about the features of Stitch. I do not have any other improvements needed for Stitch that I have not mentioned yet. My advice to others looking into using Stitch is to con...

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Also Known As

Hitachi Lumada Data Integration, Kettle, Pentaho Data Integration

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Overview

Pentaho Data Integration stands as a versatile platform designed to cater to the data integration and analytics needs of organizations, regardless of their size. This powerful solution is the go-to choice for businesses seeking to seamlessly integrate data from diverse sources, including databases, files, and applications. Pentaho Data Integration facilitates the essential tasks of cleaning and transforming data, ensuring it's primed for meaningful analysis. With a wide array of tools for data mining, machine learning, and statistical analysis, Pentaho Data Integration empowers organizations to glean valuable insights from their data. What sets Pentaho Data Integration apart is its maturity and a vibrant community of users and developers, making it a reliable and cost-effective option. Pentaho Data Integration offers a range of features, including a comprehensive ETL toolkit, data cleaning and transformation capabilities, robust data analysis tools, and seamless deployment options for data integration and analytics solutions, making it a go-to solution for organizations seeking to harness the power of their data.

Hitachi Vantara

Stitch is a cloud-based ETL service designed to synchronize data between a variety of sources and destinations, offering robust and scalable data integration capabilities.

Stitch facilitates seamless data integration, providing users with real-time data movement across their tech stack. Its flexible architecture allows easy connectivity between diverse systems and ensures data consistency. With its user-friendly setup, Stitch empowers data teams to efficiently manage complex data workflows, enhancing decision-making and operational efficiency.

What are Stitch's most important features?

Data Extraction: Efficiently extracts data from numerous sources, ensuring smooth data flow across platforms.
Real-Time Data Sync: Offers synchronized data transfer to maintain up-to-date datasets.
Scalability: Supports growing data needs with scalable architecture.
Secure Data Transfer: Implements security practices ensuring data integrity during transfers.
API Access: Provides API connectivity for robust data pipeline customization.

What benefits and ROI should users look for when evaluating Stitch?

Improved Decision-Making: Enables timely and informed business decisions with real-time data accessibility.
Cost Efficiency: Reduces expenses associated with manual data integration processes.
Increased Productivity: Frees up IT resources by automating data movement, allowing teams to focus on strategic tasks.
Enhanced Data Accuracy: Minimizes errors through automated and consistent data integration processes.

In industries like e-commerce and finance, Stitch is instrumental in integrating data from sales platforms and financial systems to analytics tools. Retailers can combine online and offline sales data, while financial firms streamline data into centralized repositories, ensuring comprehensive analysis and reporting.

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Sample Customers

66Controls, Providential Revenue Agency of Ro Negro, NOAA Information Systems, Swiss Real Estate Institute

AB InBev, Accolade, Accor, AstraZeneca, Beachbody

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