Databricks Data Intelligence Platform vs Qlik Talend Cloud

Databricks Data Intelligence Platform9.3Visit Qlik Talend Cloud8.5Visit

Higher score Databricks Data Intelligence Platform #1 in Ai Data Platforms 9.3/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Databricks

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Qlik Talend Cloud #7 in Ai Data Platforms 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Qlik Talend

• Databricks Data Intelligence Platform fits best

  Mid-market and enterprise lakehouse teams

• Qlik Talend Cloud fits best

  Mid-market and enterprise data teams integrating systems

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Side by side

Feature	Databricks Data Intelligence Platform 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Qlik Talend Cloud 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.5
Ranking	#1 in Ai Data Platforms	#7 in Ai Data Platforms
Best for	Mid-market and enterprise lakehouse teams	Mid-market and enterprise data teams integrating systems
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Free plan · 14-day trial	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs, Community	Community, Docs
Integrations	8 integrations	18 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Databricks Data Intelligence Platform 0/3 · Qlik Talend Cloud 0/3
Data governance	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data preparation	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Vector search	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data connectors	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported data types	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines Delta Lake, SQL, batch and streaming, ETL, and machine learning. Unity Catalog covers data and AI governance. Includes AI/BI dashboards, Genie experiences, workflows, and deployment automation.	Combines batch and real-time movement with log-based CDC. Offers visual and SQL transformations, plus ETL and ELT pipelines. Supports cloud, client-managed, and hybrid deployment.
Cons	Cloud deployment only. Usage-based pricing varies by cloud provider, region, product, and contract. Support channels are documentation and community.	Subscription prices require contacting sales. Advanced transformations and governance sit in higher tiers. Enterprise source connectivity, including SAP and mainframes, is Enterprise-tier.
Our verdict	Databricks Data Intelligence Platform brings data engineering, SQL analytics, machine learning, AI applications, and governance into a cloud platform. Its scope suits mid-market and enterprise teams building a governed lakehouse,… Read the review →	Qlik Talend Cloud is a data integration platform for teams connecting SaaS applications, databases, files, cloud services, and enterprise systems. It supports batch and real-time movement, change data capture, transformations, data… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Databricks Data Intelligence Platform — where it wins

  • Combines Delta Lake, SQL, batch and streaming, ETL, and machine learning.
  • Unity Catalog covers data and AI governance.
  • Includes AI/BI dashboards, Genie experiences, workflows, and deployment automation.

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud deployment only.
  • Usage-based pricing varies by cloud provider, region, product, and contract.
  • Support channels are documentation and community.

• Qlik Talend Cloud — where it wins

  • Combines batch and real-time movement with log-based CDC.
  • Offers visual and SQL transformations, plus ETL and ELT pipelines.
  • Supports cloud, client-managed, and hybrid deployment.

  Where it doesn't

  • Subscription prices require contacting sales.
  • Advanced transformations and governance sit in higher tiers.
  • Enterprise source connectivity, including SAP and mainframes, is Enterprise-tier.

• Databricks Data Intelligence Platform9.3/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad lakehouse platform for teams combining data engineering, SQL, governance, and AI.

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• Qlik Talend Cloud8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  Connect, move, transform, and govern data across cloud and enterprise systems.

  Visit Qlik TalendFull verdict →