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Compare Data Preparation and Transformation Tools

See how different platforms handle data cleaning, transformation, enrichment, and preparation for analytics platforms such as Power BI and Tableau.

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Feature Etlworks Alteryx Talend Informatica SnapLogic Integrate.io
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Focus ETL, ELT, CDC, data sync, data prep, API integration and management, workflow automation, B2B/EDI integration Data preparation, blending, transformation, enrichment, geospatial and predictive analytics ETL, data sync, data prep, API integration and management, data governance, workflow automation ETL, data sync, data prep, API integration and management, data governance, workflow automation ETL, ELT, data sync, data prep, API integration and management, data governance, workflow automation ETL, ELT, data sync, data prep, workflow automation
Price (Monthly) $300–$4500+ $412–$1200 per user $2000–$15000+ $5000–$20000+ $2500–$15000+ $1999–$7000+
Pricing Model Fixed per tier Fixed per user per tier Fixed per tier Fixed per tier Fixed per tier Connector-based
Cost Transparency High High Low Low Low Moderate
Sources 260+ 80+ 1000+ 500+ 700+ 150+
Destinations Data warehouses, databases, SaaS apps, big data and NoSQL platforms, file storage systems, APIs, message brokers, IoT brokers, email systems Data warehouses, data lakes, databases, reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau), SaaS apps, cloud storage, files Data warehouses, databases, SaaS apps, big data and NoSQL platforms Data warehouses, databases, cloud platforms Data warehouses, databases, SaaS apps, big data and NoSQL platforms, APIs, cloud platforms Data warehouses, databases, cloud storage, APIs
ETL capabilities ETL, ELT, Reverse ETL, processing by wildcard ETL, ELT ETL, ELT, Reverse ETL ETL, ELT, Reverse ETL ETL, ELT, Reverse ETL ETL, ELT, Reverse ETL
Data Replication Log-based CDC, Full, Incremental Log-based CDC, Full, Incremental Log-based CDC, Full, Incremental Log-based CDC, Full, Incremental Log-based CDC, Full, Incremental Log-based CDC, Full, Incremental
Data Streaming (queues) Kafka, Events Hub, Kinesis, SQS, PubSub, ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ X Kafka, PubSub, ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, AmazonMQ, IBM MQ Kafka Kafka, ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, Service Bus, SQS Kafka
Data Streaming (IoT brokers) MQTT brokers X MQTT brokers X MQTT brokers X
Transformations Drag-and-drop transformations, cleaning, normalization, restructuring, SQL/JavaScript/Python/XLS/Shell scripting, metadata-driven interactive mapping, lookups, enrichment, soft deletes Drag-and-drop transformations, cleaning, normalization, enrichment, geospatial processing, predictive analytics, blending String manipulations, lookups, cleansing, standardization, ML-augmented interactive mapping Profiling, cleansing, validation, enrichment, aggregation, metadata-driven interactive mapping Drag-and-drop transformations, cleaning, normalization, enrichment, interactive mapping, AI-driven recommendations Drag-and-drop transformations, cleaning, normalization, enrichment, SQL-based transformations
Advanced UI capabilities Grid-based pipeline designer, drag and drop mapping, Explorer for visualizing and querying data Canvas-based drag-and-drop pipeline designer, drag and drop transformations, formula builder Canvas-based drag-and-drop pipeline designer, drag and drop mapping, drag and drop transformations, formula builder Canvas-based drag-and-drop pipeline designer, drag and drop mapping, drag and drop transformations, formula builder Canvas-based drag-and-drop pipeline designer, drag and drop mapping, drag and drop transformations Canvas-based drag-and-drop pipeline designer, drag and drop mapping, drag and drop transformations
API Management Check X Check Check Check Check
API Integration Check Check Check Check Check Check
EDI Processing Read and write X12, EDIFACT, HL7, FHIR, NCPD and VDA messages Read X12 Read and write X12, EDIFACT, HL7, FHIR, NCPD and VDA messages X Read and write X12, EDIFACT X
Nested Document Processing Read, write, normalize and flatten: JSON, XML, Avro, Parquet Read, write, flatten: JSON, XML Read, write and flatten: JSON, XML, Avro Read, write, normalize and flatten: JSON, XML, Avro, Parquet Read, write, normalize and flatten: JSON, XML, Avro Read, write, flatten: JSON, XML
SaaS/PaaS Check Check Check Check Check Check
On-premise Deployment Check Check Check Check Check X
On-premise Data Access Check Check Check Check Check Check
Scalability and Performance Horizontal scaling and vertical scaling, Supports High Availability (HA), Handles Large Datasets Limited horizontal scaling, Handles Large Datasets (up to 50GB) Horizontal scaling and vertical scaling, Supports High Availability (HA), Handles Large Datasets Automatic horizontal scaling, vertical scaling, Supports High Availability (HA), Handles Large Datasets Horizontal scaling and vertical scaling, Supports High Availability (HA), Handles Large Datasets Automatic scaling with cloud infrastructure, Supports High Availability (HA), Handles Large Datasets
Embeddable Check Check Check Check Check Check
Data Governance Automated schema management, access control and encryption, metadata management and data lineage not supported Access control, encryption; metadata management and data lineage not supported Comprehensive governance with metadata management, data lineage, and data quality tools Robust governance with metadata management, data lineage, and data quality features Metadata management, data lineage, and data quality tools Automated schema management, access control, encryption; metadata management and data lineage not supported
Data Quality Management Data validation, data cleansing, filtering, deduplication, normalization, and enrichment, automatic schema evolution Data profiling, cleansing, deduplication, normalization, enrichment Data profiling, cleansing, deduplication, validation, enrichment, and real-time quality checks with machine learning suggestions Data profiling, cleansing, deduplication, validation, and AI-powered enrichment via CLAIRE engine Data profiling, cleansing, validation, enrichment Data cleansing, validation, enrichment
Compliance HIPAA, GDPR, DPA, SOC 2 Type II ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA GDPR, HIPPA, SOC 2, CSA STAR SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, HIPAA / HITECH, GDPR, Privacy Shield GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001 ISO 27001, Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI Level 1, SOC 1 / 2, SSAE 16/ISAE 3402, GDPR, HIPAA
Collaboration and Dev tools RBAC, Multi-Tenancy, Version Control, Export and Import, Artifact Patching, Open API, AI Assistant RBAC, Export and Import, Open API, SDK, workflow sharing RBAC, Version Control, Metadata repository, Open API and SDK, Export and Import RBAC, Version Control, Metadata management, Open API and SDK, Export and Import, AI Assistant RBAC, Multi-Tenancy, Version Control, Open API, Export and Import, AI Assistant RBAC, Multi-Tenancy, Open API, Export and Import
Skill level Low to Intermediate Low Intermediate to High High Low to Intermediate Low to Intermediate
Purchase Process Self-Service (free trial converts to paid self-service), Conversations with Sales is optional Self-Service (with free trial, converts to paid self-service), Sales for higher tiers Requires Conversations with Sales (14-day free trial converts to paid self-service) Requires Conversations with Sales (30-day free trial which requires conversations with sales) Self-Service (with free trial, requires conversations with sales), Requires Conversations with Sales Self-Service (with free trial, converts to paid self-service), Sales for higher tiers
Vendor lock-in Monthly and Annual billing, no formal contract required Annual billing, no formal contract required Monthly and Annual billing, formal contract required Monthly and Annual billing, formal contract required Monthly and Annual billing, no formal contract required Monthly and Annual billing, formal contract required

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