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TIBCO BusinessWorks vs Talend Open Studio comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.2
Talend Open Studio enhances data integration efficiency, offering quick ROI while requiring fewer developers, integrating data access for analytics.
Sentiment score
7.2
TIBCO BusinessWorks is valued for its flexibility and reliability, seen as a worthwhile investment despite ROI calculation challenges.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.7
Talend Open Studio customer service is inconsistent, with users often relying on forums and resources due to support challenges.
Sentiment score
6.2
TIBCO BusinessWorks customer service is generally efficient but varies by region, with some users experiencing delays and expertise issues.
The technical support from TIBCO BusinessWorks is very good.
Customer service is very helpful.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.7
Talend Open Studio is scalable, handles large data sets well, especially with Docker and microservices, but requires proper configuration.
Sentiment score
6.6
TIBCO BusinessWorks is seen as scalable, but cost, licensing, infrastructure, and specific limitations impact its effectiveness.
It is not like AWS where I can add memory or more servers.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Talend Open Studio is stable, with occasional crashes on large jobs and requires updates for security and improved performance.
Sentiment score
7.4
TIBCO BusinessWorks is stable with minimal downtime, but newer versions face upgrade issues; version 5.14 is preferred.
It is stable, however, every now and then, it just ends.
 

Room For Improvement

Talend Open Studio needs interface improvements, better integration, enhanced support, and more features for efficiency and ease of use.
TIBCO BusinessWorks needs cloud improvements, better integration, refined pricing, enhanced monitoring, and easier external tool integration for users.
If we could have round-the-clock support, we would be able to resolve many issues which we encounter during the development part.
The learning curve takes time compared to webMethods.
They should ensure that what was working in the previous version must also work in the new version of BW six.
Performance and latency could be enhanced.
 

Setup Cost

Talend Open Studio offers most features free, but licensed version suits large enterprises needing advanced collaboration and scheduling.
TIBCO BusinessWorks is costly, favoring larger enterprises, but price adjustments make it more accessible starting at €2000.
The current licensing cost for the product involves our resource sourcing team for negotiations.
Pricing is for an enterprise application, so the company pays for it with a company license.
 

Valuable Features

Talend Open Studio offers user-friendly, flexible data integration with extensive components, customization, and strong community support for businesses.
TIBCO BusinessWorks is renowned for its user-friendly GUI, scalability, robust integration, and real-time processing capabilities.
It also comes with a console which helps us to monitor the jobs we have built in, making that monitoring part easy.
When I have an architecture designed to plug in the service itself with BW, it makes things much easier.
It's a great software application for the middleware use cases to connect the front channels to the back ends in a secure and safer way.
 

Categories and Ranking

Talend Open Studio
Ranking in Data Integration
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Data Integration (6th)
TIBCO BusinessWorks
Ranking in Data Integration
15th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Talend Open Studio is 3.2%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO BusinessWorks is 1.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Talend Open Studio3.2%
TIBCO BusinessWorks1.0%
Other95.8%
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Sushrit Moundekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Has supported building flexible data pipelines and streamlined ETL orchestration
There should be a dedicated support team for Talend Open Studio. We do have a support team, but at times it is critical for us to fix certain things within one or two hours. Usually, the support team takes some 12 hours, which is the standard edition of support. If we could have round-the-clock support, we would be able to resolve many issues which we encounter during the development part. The initial setup for Talend Open Studio is a little complex. We need to have a dedicated person who has an understanding of Talend Open Studio as a tool. It takes some level of expertise, so it is not an easy process, but once we have a dedicated associate who is knowledgeable in that particular field, it becomes comparatively easier.
AftabAlam - PeerSpot reviewer
User benefits from reliable support and seamless orchestration capabilities
The best features of TIBCO BusinessWorks compared to other products are that it is a roadmap product. The company has proper support. We have similar products in the market, including open source options, but they don't have any support beyond community feedback. TIBCO BusinessWorks is a standard product widely used by many companies. It is more stable, has future releases, and is compliant with new technologies. The significant advantage is that it is a standardized product with a proper, well-planned roadmap, support, and R&D. The positive impact I have experienced from installing TIBCO BusinessWorks is that it is reliable and has better support. It is easy to use and saves overall support costs. The real-time data exchange capability of TIBCO BusinessWorks has helped mission-critical systems because the uptime is superb. We have implemented it in a Kubernetes cluster with auto-scaling. If any systems go down, we have pods that automatically restart and spawn new pods which start taking the load. Earlier deployments used to be on VMs where infrastructure was limited, making scaling difficult. With Kubernetes, you can provision in advance and scale up or down based on requirements. The graphical user interface of TIBCO BusinessWorks is very easy to use. You can configure all components efficiently. Previously, configuration required opening XML files, which wasn't easy to understand without complete specifications knowledge. The graphical interface makes it easy to understand what needs to be configured and is straightforward to use.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
8%
Retailer
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise23
 

Questions from the Community

How does Talend Open Studio compare with AWS Glue?
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...
What do you like most about Talend Open Studio?
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...
How does TIBCO BusinessWorks compare with Mule Anypoint Platform?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether TIBCO BusinessWorks or Mule Anypoint platform integration and connectivity software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Mule...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO BusinessWorks?
The current licensing cost for the product involves our resource sourcing team for negotiations. It depends on the type of licenses being used, whether perpetual or not. Sourcing manages these aspe...
What needs improvement with TIBCO BusinessWorks?
There could be improvement areas in TIBCO BusinessWorks because every area needs to improve as the industry is demanding and traffic is increasing. Performance and latency could be enhanced. Additi...
 

Also Known As

Open Studio
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Almerys, BF&M, Findus
Euler Hermes, QSuper, Scandinavian Airlines
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