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Qlik Talend Cloud vs Stibo STEP MDM comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 22, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Qlik Talend Cloud
Ranking in Cloud Master Data Management (MDM)
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (7th), Data Quality (2nd), Data Scrubbing Software (1st), Master Data Management (MDM) Software (3rd), Cloud Data Integration (6th), Data Governance (9th), Streaming Analytics (6th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (6th)
Stibo STEP MDM
Ranking in Cloud Master Data Management (MDM)
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) category, the mindshare of Qlik Talend Cloud is 7.7%, up from 5.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Stibo STEP MDM is 5.4%, down from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Qlik Talend Cloud7.7%
Stibo STEP MDM5.4%
Other86.9%
Cloud Master Data Management (MDM)
 

Featured Reviews

HJ
IT Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Has automated recurring data flows and improved accuracy in reporting
The best features of Talend Data Integration are its rich set of components that let you connect to almost any data design intuitive and its strong automation and scheduling capabilities. The TMap component is especially valuable because it allows flexible transformation, joins, and filtering in a single place. I also rely a lot on context variables to manage different environments like Dev, Test, and production, without changing the code. The error handling and logging tools are very helpful for monitoring and troubleshooting, which makes the workflow more reliable. Talend Data Integration has helped our company by automating and standardizing data processes. Before, many of these tasks were done manually, which took more time and often led to errors. With Talend Data Integration, we built automated pipelines that extract, clean, and load data consistently. This not only saves hours of manual effort, but also improves the accuracy and reliability of data. As a result, business teams had faster access to trustworthy information for reporting and decision making, which directly improved efficiency and productivity. Talend Data Integration has had a measurable impact on our organization. By automating daily data loading processes, we reduced manual effort by around three or four hours per day, which saved roughly 60 to 80 hours per month. We also improved data accuracy. Error rates dropped by more than 70% because validation rules were built into the jobs. In addition, reporting teams now receive fresh data at least 50% faster, which means they can make decisions earlier and with more confidence. Overall, Talend Data Integration has increased both efficiency and reliability in our data workflows.
RahulSoni - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Consultant at Simple MDG
Modular design, product-based MDM and easy to setup
Stibo is a great product if you want to utilize it in product-based MDM. Customer-base, they are still growing, but product-base is fine because every single time you have to create hierarchies in the product and not care about all the other stuff. But the major thing is the hierarchy, at which particular type that product is and what that product does, how it looks, what is the catalog, what are the relationships with other stuff. So, from that note, Stibo is great. Around 20 to 25 people were there when I was on a particular project. I knew around 20 to 25 people who knew Stibo MDM and were part of it.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The best feature of Talend Data Integration is its multiple data DB components; we have almost all the components and also cloud versions, with TMC allowing us to perform data preparation and data stewardship."
"Talend Studio has the ability to connect to almost anything to integrate data from files, databases, web services, etc."
"With its frequency function, we were able to pick a line of business to be addressed first in one of our conversion projects."
"The numerous components provided by Talend mean you’re able to create jobs quickly and efficiently."
"​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.​"
"​It lowers the amount of time in development from weeks to a day.​"
"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."
"The tool was mainly used for ETL processes to apply governance rules on data."
"The match engine and the BPM solution are very good and are satisfying us right now."
"The second feature I love is its modular design, where you can create a certain number of entities and create hierarchical entities."
"Data profiling allows us to recognize values from our upstream applications. It helps us place limits on the creation of new data domains to organize the ecosystem. The golden record, crucial for downstream applications, ensures data integrity and consistency."
"It's very user friendly, and we can do everything in one place."
"The solution is very feature-rich out of the box, it's highly customizable and configurable, and the way you can build workflows and business rules is very powerful."
"It's powerful and it's stable."
 

Cons

"We'd like to see more connectors it the future."
"In the Philippines, there's only a handful of Talend support. The support is very helpful, but it's very limited."
"Finding assistance with issues can be spotty. With Python, there are literally millions of open source answers which are recent and apply to the version that we are using."
"The product's setup process could be simpler."
"Data management could also encompass APIs and real-time streaming data integration."
"The product must enhance the data quality."
"Processing large volumes of data sometimes consumes a lot of resources."
"With M rows, it runs too slowly and has memory issues."
"There is scope for improvement with regard to the UI. Also, some options that are used regularly should be on the front page so that the user does not have to dig deep to find them."
"The analytics module can be improved. It is a self-service solution for creating new reports and submitting visions to bring more data to the CEO table."
"It took three or four times the amount of time we expected it to."
"In terms of stability, integration using APIs is not that stable. We are having some problems with its ability to integrate with the platform through APIs."
"There is scope for improvement with regard to the UI."
"The search feature for searching internal records could be improved."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The customer service and support were a little adamant about giving workarounds rather than accepting that something was not working correctly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"License renewal is on a yearly basis."
"I would advise to first take a look and at the Open Studio edition. Figure out what you need and purchase the appropriate license."
"The pricing is a little higher than what I had expected, but it's comparable with I-PASS competitors."
"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 solution's pricing is very reasonable and half the cost of Informatica."
"Moreover, the pricing structure stands out as highly competitive compared to other offerings in the market, making it a cost-effective choice for users."
"It's a subscription-based platform, we renew it every year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Construction Company
8%
Retailer
15%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise20
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Talend Data Quality?
I don't use the automated rule management feature in Talend Data Quality that much, so I cannot provide much feedback. I may not know what Talend Data Quality can improve for data quality. I'm not ...
What is your primary use case for Talend Data Quality?
It is for consistency, mainly; data consistency and data quality are our main use cases for the product. Data consistency is the primary purpose we use it for, as we have written rules in Talend Da...
What advice do you have for others considering Talend Data Quality?
Currently, I'm working with batch jobs and don't perform real-time data quality monitoring because of the large data volume. For real-time, we use a different product. I cannot provide details abou...
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Also Known As

Talend Data Quality, Talend Data Management Platform, Talend MDM Platform, Talend Data Streams, Talend Data Integration, Talend Data Integrity and Data Governance
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Sample Customers

Aliaxis, Electrocomponents, M¾NCHENER VEREIN, The Sunset Group
Sears Canada, Best Buy, Oriental Trading
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