Qlik Compose vs Talend Data Management Platform comparison

Qlik and Talend are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Qlik is ranked #36 with an average rating of 7.0, while Talend is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.0. Qlik holds a 1.0% mindshare in DI, compared to Talend’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 81% of Qlik users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of Talend users who would recommend it.

Qlik Compose

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Talend Data Management Platform and Qlik Compose are leading solutions in the data management domain. Talend appears to have an advantage with its extensive features and integration capabilities, whereas Qlik Compose is preferred for certain analytical and warehousing functions.

Features: Talend provides real-time data access and integration, a central metadata repository, and open-source ETL transformations. It boasts advanced monitoring capabilities and a wide array of connectors, enhancing its adaptability. Qlik Compose focuses on automation, real-time replication, and modeling, offering robust data handling for analytics with rapid warehouse generation.

Room for Improvement: Talend users highlight issues with system crashes during installation, subpar multitasking, and documentation gaps, alongside the need for enhancements in administration and scalability. Qlik Compose users point to limitations in monitoring, complex ETL handling, and technical support, seeking improvements in scripting and scheduler functionalities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both platforms allow flexible deployment in on-premises and cloud environments. Talend has strong community backing but requires better technical support. Qlik Compose deploys with ease but demands improved documentation and technical support for more complex scenarios.

Pricing and ROI: Talend features a cost-effective subscription model that brings significant ROI despite initial setup costs, standing as a competitive alternative to costlier solutions like Informatica. Qlik Compose’s pricing is inconsistent and often viewed as high, prompting users to seek cost adjustments that align with corporate budget expectations.

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Categories and Ranking

Qlik Compose

Ranking in Data Integration

36th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Talend Data Management Plat...

Ranking in Data Integration

15th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Qlik Compose is 1.0%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Talend Data Management Platform is 1.0%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Integration Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Talend Data Management Platform	1.0%
Qlik Compose	1.0%
Other	98.0%

Data Integration

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Sahil Taneja

Principal Consultant/Manager at Tenzing

Easy matching and reconciliation of data

The initial setup was easy for the data warehousing concept. But for a person who is new to ETL and warehousing concepts, it may take some time. If someone is familiar with these concepts, they could understand and learn the tool quickly. However, compared to other tools, the UI is complex. It would be helpful to have a better UI and documentation for new users. As of now, there is a challenge in learning the Compose tool for new users altogether. Qlik Compose was deployed on-premises. But the servers, like the SQL servers were maintained on the cloud—the managed instances.

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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

"One of the most valuable features of this tool is its automation capabilities, allowing us to design the warehouse in an automated manner. Additionally, we can generate Data Lifecycle Policies (DLP) reports and efficiently implement updates and best practices based on proven design patterns."

"I like modeling and code generation. It has become a pretty handy tool because of its short ideation to delivery time. From the time you decide you are modeling a data warehouse, and once you finish the modeling, it generates all the code, generates all the tables. All you have to do is tick a few things, and you can produce a fully functional warehouse. I also like that they have added all the features I have asked for over four years."

"It can scale."

"There were many valuable features, such as extracting any data to put in the cloud. For example, Qlik was able to gather data from SAP and extract SAP data from the platforms."

"The most valuable is its excellence as a graphical data representation tool and the versatility it offers, especially with drill-down capabilities."

"The technical support is very good. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."

"It is a scalable solution."

"It's a stable solution."

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"The solution is very user-friendly and easy to understand."

"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 solution is connected to various phones. It retrieves the configuration from the system."

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

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

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

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

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Cons

"There should be proper documentation available for the implementation process."

"The solution has room for improvement in the ETL. They have an ETL, but when it comes to the monitoring portion, Qlik Compose doesn't provide a feature for monitoring."

"My issues with the solution's stability are owing to the fact that it has certain bugs causing issues in some functionalities that should be working."

"Qlik's ETL and data transformation could be better."

"It could enhance its capabilities in the realm of self-service options as currently, it is more suited for individuals with technical proficiency who can create pages using it."

"There could be more customization options."

"There is some scope for improvement around the documentation, and a better UI would definitely help."

"For more complex work, we are not using Qlik Compose because it cannot handle very high volumes at the moment. It needs the same batching capabilities that other ETL tools have. We can't batch the data into small chunks when transforming large amounts of data. It tries to do everything in one shot and that's where it fails."

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"Once you get past the basic tools, it gets pretty complicated."

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

"The product must enhance the data quality."

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

"They lack in memory capacity."

"The biggest challenge with Talend was its performance."

"Including either XML or JSON in the next release would definitely be a good transformation. I'm not sure if Talend has that feature, but it's one of those requirements that we are working around and have to do some parsing of XML so this could make it easier."

"I would like to sync a project and do an upload from that current version, and then from GitLab, be able to download the latest one."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is expensive."

"While they outperform Tableau, there's room for improvement in Qlik's pricing structures, especially for corporate clients like us."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is very expensive, I rate the solution a six."

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

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

"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."

"License renewal is on a yearly basis."

"The tool is cheap."

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

10%

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	6

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

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

There are two products I know about * TimeXtender : Microsoft based, Transformation logic is quiet good and can easily be extended with T-SQL , Has a semantic layer that generates metat data for cu...

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What do you like most about Qlik Compose?

The most valuable is its excellence as a graphical data representation tool and the versatility it offers, especially with drill-down capabilities.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Qlik Compose?

While they outperform Tableau, there's room for improvement in Qlik's pricing structures, especially for corporate clients like us.

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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?

We got a quote for one single API on one of our platforms. That is the equivalent cost of that API to three years worth of support and maintenance from Qlik. For us in New Zealand, it is quite expe...

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What needs improvement with Talend Data Management Platform?

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Also Known As

Compose, Attunity Compose

Talend Integration Suite

Overview

Qlik Sense is a powerful business intelligence tool that offers a range of features to help organizations make faster and more informed decisions. Its primary use cases include operational and financial dashboards, self-service reporting, and centralized access to cross-functional reports. The solution is praised for its mobile platform, ease of use, data-sharing capabilities, and extensibility.

Qlik Sense has helped organizations improve data literacy, reduce time consumed in complex reports, and provide widely available MI to senior stakeholders. It also enables self-service analytics, improves data quality and governance, enhances collaboration, and reduces costs.

Qlik

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.

Talend

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