About the Services
Celigo
Celigo is an iPaaS platform providing data integration processes for automated data synchronization and system integration as well as streamline operations with cloud and on-premise services. It was founded in 2005 and offers its customers 200+ integration templates with pre-built data flows that can be configured according to business logic.
Celigo offers a low-code solution and features for developers to create complex data integration flows with the help of JavaScript. The platform suits for businesses of all sizes and overall provides service to thousands of companies worldwide. Celigo charges its clients by subscription plans (the number of data endpoints and flows, etc.).
Talend
Talend is a cloud-based platform that offers cloud and on-premise integration solutions. The service provides open-source tools for free usage and a fully-featured tool suit, Talend Data Fabric. The Talend Data Fabric includes the Talend Studio, Stitch, Talend Big Data, Management Console, API Services, Data Inventory, Pipeline Designer, Data Preparation and Data Stewardship. The company was founded in 2005 and provides its services for thousands of customers.
Talend offers pre-built integration templates and wide variety of components to ease data-related processes. Additionally, Talend provides a collaborative environment that allows teams to work together on data integration and management projects. the pricing for Talend's platform can vary depending on the specific needs and requirements. It offers several pricing plans, including a free open-source version of their platform as well as paid subscriptions for their enterprise and cloud editions.
Skyvia
Skyvia is a no-code cloud data integration platform which supports a big variety of data integration scenarios including ETL, ELT, Reverse ETL, bidirectional data sync, workflows automation, etc. It was created by Devart in 1997 to boost data-related performance: cloud data integration, backup and management.
Skyvia offers more than 140 ready-made data connectors for dozens of thousands of free users, including 1800+ paid customers. It's easy to use, offers drag-and-drop interface and suits business users and IT professionals as well. Skyvia has flexible pricing plans for each product, making it suitable for businesses of all sizes, from a small startup to an enterprise company. Also, Skyvia's freemium model allows users to try app features before deciding to complete purchase.
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| Focus | ELT, B2B integrations. | Data integration and management platform. | Data ingestion, ELT, ETL, reverse ETL. |
| Skill level | Low code workspace. | Low-code environment. | No code wizard. |
| Sources | 200+ | 1,000 connectors and components. | 140+ |
| Destinations | Bi-directional integration with major popular data sources (apps, databases, data warehouses and lakes). | All major data warehouses, data lakes and databases. | Any supported data sources, including databases, data warehouses, cloud apps and flat files. |
| Database replication | Full table replication | Incremental replication with Talend Change Data Capture. | Full table and incremental via change data capture. |
| Ability for customers to add new data sources | Yes, by using HTTP universal adaptor. | Yes, by Talend Component Kit. | Yes, by request. |
| G2 customer satisfaction | 4.6 out of 5 366 reviews | 4.0 out of 5 62 reviews | 4.8 out of 5 157 Reviews |
| Peer Insights satisfaction | 4.8 148 ratings | 4.1 98 ratings | 4.8 85 Ratings |
| Developer tools | The integrator.io allows to access Flow Builder, Data Loader, and Dev playground. | Talend Cloud API Designer. | REST connector for data sources that have REST API. |
| Advanced ETL capabilities | The Flow Builder for creating and managing data scenarios. | Talend Cloud Pipeline Designer provides a graphical web-based user interface. | Visual ETL data pipeline designer with data orchestration capabilities |
| Compliance and security certifications | HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, FERPA, SOC 2 | GDPR, HIPPA, SOC 2, CSA STAR. | HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS. |
| Purchase process | Requires a conversation with sales. | Sales only. | Self-service or sales. |
| Vendor lock-in | No. | Monthly or annual contracts. | Monthly or annual contracts. |
| Pricing | Free subscription with a single active integration flow and three subscription editions. | Subscription-based pricing. | Volume-based and feature-based pricing. Freemium model allows to start with a free plan. |
Connectors
Celigo
Celigo offers 200+ application, database and universal connectors. Among those connectors are AS2, FTP, HTTP, GraphQL, and REST API. The platform also provides a Wrapper, a developer toolkit to create connections between the platform and external APIs that can't use a branded connector or a universal connector.
The Celigo Marketplace offers a wide range of pre-built templates and application connections. The integration apps can also get customized additional features with the help of add-ons. However, to add such a functionality, customers have to buy additional licenses.
Talend
Talend has many capabilities, serving as an ETL, ESB, iPaaS, and API gateway tool. Talend Cloud Pipeline Designer comes with 1000+ of out-of-the-box connectors and processors that can be extended by creating custom connectors and processors. With the help of Talend Cloud API Designer users can design an API in a graphical user interface, without having to learn OAS/Swagger or RAML syntax.
Skyvia
Skyvia offers more than 140 connectors and the number is rapidly growing. Among these connectors there are CRM, accounting, email marketing, e-commerce, human resources, marketing automation, payment processing, product management, all major databases and DWH, flat files, etc. Customers can also leave request for creating a new data connector and Skyvia will consider building it without additional payment.
Transformation
Celigo
Celigo offers data transformation to remove fields, change fields names, or change the order of the JSON record to fit the requirements for data sent to a lookup or an import. The platform provides Transform Rules feature that helps to transform large Export or Import JSON/XML data to a much smaller JSON structure that is much more readable and easier to understand.
This feature can also be used to flatten the complex JSON structure, provide meaningful field names, and select a limited set of fields for processing in a flow.
Talend
Talend provides a comprehensive set of tools and features for data transformation, allowing users to transform their data from one format to another, and to perform a wide range of data manipulation tasks. Users can perform their own transformations using the low-code environment of the Talend Pipeline Designer, or invite data engineers to perform complex transformations and operationalize the self-service findings in Talend Studio. Talend provides a comprehensive set of tools and features for data transformation, allowing users to transform their data from one format to another, and to perform a wide range of data manipulation tasks. Users can perform their own transformations using the low-code environment of the Talend Pipeline Designer, or invite data engineers to perform complex transformations and operationalize the self-service findings in Talend Studio.
Skyvia
Skyvia is a full-featured ETL service that allows building data integrations with powerful transformations between multiple data sources. It is a no code solution with support for data splitting, complex expressions and formulas, lookups, and more.
Skyvia's Data Flow and Control Flow components can be used for building more advanced ETL data pipelines with support for multiple connectors and additional features like modifying the data, flowing through them, splitting flows of records into multiple outputs, or modifying data flow variables.
Support
Celigo
Celigo provides online, chat and phone support for its clients. The level of the support depends on the subscription plan. All customers have access to online support 24/7 as well as to the product documentation. Essential Customer Success Plan is a part of an active product subscription, however, customers may choose to purchase a Preferred or Premier Customer Success Plan for expanded support services.
Chat and phone support can be received only during support hours based on Pacific Standard Time and are limited during U.S. holidays.
Celigo also offers trainings and certifications via its Celigo University.
Talend
Talend offers free access to its documentation and community support in the help center. Talend provides its service description guide in 4 languages (English, French, Japanese, and Spanish). Talend also offers support through an online ticketing system; its customers can also upgrade to a higher level of customer support. Besides from the Talend Academy courses, there's also an Udemy course for Talend Open Studio.
Skyvia
Skyvia offers free email, chat (on website or in app), and forum support for all customers. For paid customers there's also a phone support option. It also provides extensive documentation with lots of tutorials and user guides.
Pricing
Celigo
Celigo offers 30-day free trial. For 30 days, users can experience the full power of the platform, with unlimited access to integrations, flows, and data transactions. After that the account becomes a free subscription, with a single active integration flow between two endpoints.
The subscription editions depend on the number of endpoints, integration apps, flows and trading partners.
Talend
Talend offers free trial and a free version called Talend Open Studio that is a desktop version and should be downloaded. It also comes with limited data integration features and lacks customer support.
Overall, the service provides the subscription-based pricing, depending on functionality. However, user reviews often mention the unpredictable pricing within data volume scaling and license renewals, which is a key consideration for growing data teams.
Skyvia
Skyvia Data Integration is a freemium tool with an option to request a 14-day trial. Paid plans start from $19 per month. Pricing tiers (from Basic to Enterprise) vary by the number of successfully loaded records, frequency of scheduling and the inclusion of the advanced ETL features. There are no purchase commitments and customers are able to upgrade or downgrade at any time depending on their needs. A detailed comparison can be found here.