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We performed a comparison between SAS Access and Talend Open Studio based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The most valuable feature is you have native access to the external databases.""The most valuable aspect of the solution is the ease of access to the data in those databases.""The most valuable part of SAS/ACCESS is what it is made for: connecting to remote systems that are not part of your physical SAS environment."

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"I can connect with different databases such as Oracle Database or SQL Server. It allows you to extract the data from one database to another. I can structure the data by filtering and mapping the fields. It is very user-friendly. You need to know the basics of SQL development or SQL queries, and you can use this tool.""This solution has improved our overall time to value for data ingestion.""It's a good tool. It has the ability to take apart and install whatever we need. It's very good for data, transformation, and loading.""I didn't have many problems installing it. It seemed very straightforward to me.""The most valuable features are definitely data integration, data preparation, and data stewardship.""The initial setup was quite straightforward. The deployment took between two and three days.""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 data integration aspect of the solution is excellent."

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Cons
"I can't really recall any missing feature or general improvement that is needed. We don't really add too many new kinds of databases and therefore our needs are already met.""The pricing model needs to be reconsidered and adjusted.""The solution can provide access to the newer databases that come out sooner."

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"There used to be many Youtube channels that offered Talend training, but now there don't seem to be any. The solution should offer more online training resources.""Having additional training materials, such as a video tutorial, would be an improvement.""The physical appearance of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required.""We don't get continuous replication of the data.""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.""When faced with a challenge, such as the necessity to link up with an unconventional data source like the legacy Cyprus Vision database that wasn't inherently supported by Talend, I had to resort to writing Python code to establish the connection.""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.""As for improvement or additional features, I would like to know how to use Java in Talend and also how to use Talend in the cloud or in big data. I would prefer to have storage directly on Talend."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The pricing model is complex and is based on modular packages as well as the size of the applicable environment."
  • "The solution's pricing and licensing are expensive."
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  • "Pricing and licensing are fairly straightforward. It is reasonably priced and managed."
  • "Talend is free and you can download it."
  • "The paid version of this solution has a very high price, but even with the limitations, the Community version works fine."
  • "Price could be lower. It is getting too expensive when compared to some other solutions, which is actually a little bit concerning."
  • "There are many versions available and one is open-sourced which is free."
  • "The cost for one year for the ETL tools, not for the big data, is 6K per year. It is a good price."
  • "It does the job well for nothing — without cost. That's the advantage of this product."
  • "Talend Open Studio is priced too high."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature is you have native access to the external databases.
    Top Answer:The solution's pricing and licensing are expensive. It is not the cheapest software. However, SAS systems are solutions that customers use over decades of time and you can rely on the solution being… more »
    Top Answer:The solution can provide access to the newer databases that come out sooner.
    Top Answer:We reviewed AWS Glue before choosing Talend Open Studio. AWS Glue is the managed ETL (extract, transform, and load) from Amazon Web Services. AWS Glue enables AWS users to create and manage jobs in… more »
    Top Answer:It is easy to use and covers most of the functions needed. We can use the code without any extra effort. The open source is very good. They have the same commercials with additional connectors. The… more »
    Top Answer:The product’s pricing is reasonable. It has an annual subscription.
    Ranking
    42nd
    out of 100 in Data Integration
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    372
    Comparisons
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    Average Words per Review
    316
    Rating
    8.0
    5th
    out of 100 in Data Integration
    Views
    12,831
    Comparisons
    9,729
    Reviews
    15
    Average Words per Review
    559
    Rating
    7.9
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    Also Known As
    SAS/Access
    Open Studio
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    Overview
    SAS/ACCESS is an out-of-the-box solution for integrating SAS and third-party databases. You can read, write and update data regardless of the database or platform. Because the data appears native to SAS, there is no need to learn Structured Query Language (SQL) or any other database-specific query languages.

    Talend Open Studio is a free, open source ETL tool for data integration and Big Data. The solution enables you to extract diverse datasets and normalize and transform them into a consistent format which can be loaded into a number of third-party databases and applications.

    Talend Open Studio Features

    Talend Open Studio has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • Automatic identification of data types and potential errors
    • tMap module
    • Graphical conversion tools
    • Charts
    • Database SCD Tools
    • Business intelligence formats (Jasper, OLAP, SPSS, Splunk)
    • ETL and ELT support
    • Eclipse-based development tooling
    • Versioning
    • Large library of connectors
    • Data flow orchestration
    • File management without scripting
    • Data transformations

    Talend Open Studio Benefits

    There are several benefits to implementing Talend Open Studio. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Reduces the time taken to develop the integration.
    • Provides a wide selection of source and target connectors.
    • Monitor and manage problematic deployments with ease.
    • Allows developers to have the lowest cost of ownership for any solution.
    • Improves collaboration between different teams who need access to data.
    • Automated data integration process synchronizes the data and eases real time and periodic reporting, which would be time-consuming if done manually.
    • Achieve better data quality because data matures and improves over time.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by PeerSpot users currently using the Talend Open Studio solution.

    Elio B., Data Integration Specialist/CTO at Asset messages, says, "The solution has a good balance between automated items and the ability for a developer to integrate and extend what he needs. Other competing tools do not offer the same grade of flexibility when you need to go beyond what is provided by the tool. Talend, on the other hand, allows you to expand very easily."

    A Practice Head, Analytics at a tech services company mentions, “The data integration aspect of the solution is excellent. The product's data preparation features are very good. There's very useful data stewardship within the product. From a technical standpoint, the solution itself is pretty good. There are very good pre-built connectors in Talend, which is good for many clients or businesses, as, in most cases, companies are dealing with multiple data sources from multiple technologies. That is where a tool like Talend is extremely helpful.”

    Prerna T., Senior System Executive at a tech services company, comments, “The best thing I have found with Talend Open Studio is their major support for the lookups. With Salesforce, when we want to relate our child objects to their parent object, we need to create them via IDs. Then the upsert operation, which will allow you to relate a child object to the event, will have an external ID. That is the best thing which keeps it very sorted. I like that.”

    An Implementation Specialist, Individual Contributor at a computer software company, states, “I can connect with different databases such as Oracle Database or SQL Server. It allows you to extract the data from one database to another. I can structure the data by filtering and mapping the fields.” He also adds, “It is very user-friendly. You need to know the basics of SQL development or SQL queries, and you can use this tool.”

    PeerSpot user Badrakh V., Information System Architect at Astvision, explains, "The most valuable features are the ETL tools."

    Sample Customers
    Los Angeles County, West Midlands Police, Credit Guarantee Corporation, Canada Post, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
    Almerys, BF&M, Findus
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm23%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Insurance Company10%
    Government8%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company29%
    Insurance Company12%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    University12%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Government6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise73%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise33%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    SAS Access is ranked 42nd in Data Integration with 3 reviews while Talend Open Studio is ranked 5th in Data Integration with 47 reviews. SAS Access is rated 9.0, while Talend Open Studio is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of SAS Access writes "The solution is stable, scalable, and flexible". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Talend Open Studio writes "An open-source ETL tool, when deployed on-premises, requiring an easy installation phase". SAS Access is most compared with Delphix, SSIS, Zapier and Toad Data Point, whereas Talend Open Studio is most compared with SSIS, IBM InfoSphere DataStage, Talend Data Fabric, AWS Glue and Talend Data Management Platform.

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