Talend Data Fabric vs Google Cloud Data Fusion

Talend Data Fabric9.1Visit Google Cloud Data Fusion8.7Visit

Higher score Talend Data Fabric #3 in ETL Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Talend

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Google Cloud Data Fusion #7 in ETL Software 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Google Cloud

• Talend Data Fabric fits best

  Governed enterprise data integration

• Google Cloud Data Fusion fits best

  Google Cloud integration teams

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Side by side

Feature	Talend Data Fabric 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Google Cloud Data Fusion 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.7
Ranking	#3 in ETL Software	#7 in ETL Software
Best for	Governed enterprise data integration	Google Cloud integration teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	$0.35 usage-based
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Docs
Integrations	15 integrations	20 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Talend Data Fabric 3/3 · Google Cloud Data Fusion 3/3
Incremental loading	✓	✓
Change data capture	✓	✓
Custom code transforms	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Hybrid	Cloud
Source connectors	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Destination connectors	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Transformation mode	Mixed	Mixed
Our review
Pros	Combines ingestion, transformation, quality, governance, and application integration Supports batch, real-time, incremental movement, and log-based CDC Offers reusable pipelines, connectors, custom code, and dynamic schemas	Supports batch, real-time, CDC, and continuous replication pipelines Visual designer, Wrangler, lineage, triggers, and prebuilt plugins Connects Google Cloud, databases, storage, Kafka, and SaaS sources
Cons	Pricing requires contact with sales No free plan is available Client-managed deployment can require greater internal administration	No free plan is listed Google Cloud resource execution costs are billed separately Enterprise features such as RBAC and regional HA cost more
Our verdict	Talend Data Fabric is a client-managed data integration and governance platform from Qlik. It brings together ingestion, transformation, mapping, data quality, data integrity, governance, Trust Score assessment, and application or API… Read the review →	Google Cloud Data Fusion is a fully managed, cloud-native data integration service for business users, developers, data scientists, and enterprise data teams. Its web-based visual pipeline designer supports batch and real-time workflows… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Talend Data Fabric — where it wins

  • Combines ingestion, transformation, quality, governance, and application integration
  • Supports batch, real-time, incremental movement, and log-based CDC
  • Offers reusable pipelines, connectors, custom code, and dynamic schemas

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • No free plan is available
  • Client-managed deployment can require greater internal administration

• Google Cloud Data Fusion — where it wins

  • Supports batch, real-time, CDC, and continuous replication pipelines
  • Visual designer, Wrangler, lineage, triggers, and prebuilt plugins
  • Connects Google Cloud, databases, storage, Kafka, and SaaS sources

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is listed
  • Google Cloud resource execution costs are billed separately
  • Enterprise features such as RBAC and regional HA cost more

• Talend Data Fabric9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad, governed platform for complex batch, real-time, and hybrid data environments.

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• Google Cloud Data Fusion8.7/10 · Paid

  A Google Cloud service for visual, extensible ETL with CDC, lineage, and hybrid connectivity.

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