About the Services
Jitterbit
Jitterbit is an iPaas platform that offers automated pre-built data workflow templates between various data systems as well as a possibility to create new applications to streamline business processes. It was founded in 2003 and offers its customers 120+ integration templates with pre-built data flows.
Jitterbit provides services for more than 3,000 companies with its low-code integration solution. The platform suits for businesses of all sizes and charges its customers according to the number of connections.
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 | Application integration. | Data integration and management platform. | Data ingestion, ELT, ETL, reverse ETL. |
| Skill level | Low-code solution. | Low-code environment. | No code wizard. |
| Sources | 120+ | 1,000 connectors and components. | 140+ |
| Destinations | All major enterprise applications, relational databases, flat files, XML, and SaaS/Cloud data. | 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 the Connector SDK. | Yes, by Talend Component Kit. | Yes, by request. |
| G2 customer satisfaction | 4.6 out of 5 302 reviews | 4.0 out of 5 62 reviews | 4.8 out of 5 157 Reviews |
| Peer Insights satisfaction | 4.6 75 ratings | 4.1 98 ratings | 4.8 85 Ratings |
| Developer tools | Jitterbit's Harmony API is designed for building integrations with data, apps, or devices The Connector SDK is a Java library for developers to create custom connectors. The Connector SDK offers the most control over creating connectors, but requires a developer familiar with standard Java development practices and tools, such as Maven, Docker, Postman, and Git. | Talend Cloud API Designer. | REST connector for data sources that have REST API. |
| Advanced ETL capabilities | The Jitterbit Harmony Connector Builder provides a no-code interface to create standards-based HTTP/REST connectors. | Talend Cloud Pipeline Designer provides a graphical web-based user interface. | Visual ETL data pipeline designer with data orchestration capabilities |
| Compliance and security certifications | SOC1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR | 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 | All products require an annual contract. | Monthly or annual contracts. | Monthly or annual contracts. |
| Pricing | Subscription plan depends on the number of connectors. | Subscription-based pricing. | Volume-based and feature-based pricing. Freemium model allows to start with a free plan. |
Connectors
Jitterbit
Jitterbit offers more than 120 pre-built data integration flows between various cloud and on-premise applications. They can be found within the marketplace with a catalog of Integration Recipes for one direction data integration and Process Templates, pre-built integration use cases that execute a specific business process using objects across multiple applications or systems. The platform offers a Connector Builder with no-code interface to create standards-based HTTP/REST connectors.
There's also a Connector SDK, Java library for developers to create custom connectors. The Connector SDK offers the most control over creating connectors, but requires a developer familiar with standard Java development practices and tools, such as Maven, Docker, Postman, and Git. However, Jitterbit allows HTTP for REST connectors created only with anonymous or basic authentication, as OAuth 2.0 isn't supported.
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
Jitterbit
Jitterbit offers transformation as a project component that is used like a step in an operation to map or transform inputs to a resulting output by moving data, cleaning data, or applying business logic. Customers can also leave the data unchanged in case there's no need for transformation.
There are three display modes for accessing a transformation: mapping, script, and preview mode. Mapping and script modes provide tools for configuring the transformation, while preview mode provides tools for testing the transformation with sample data.
The platform also allows to apply scripts, written in either Jitterbit Script or JavaScript, for more flexibility and power to transform data, perform calculations, or perform logic validation.
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
Jitterbit
Jitterbit offers support depending on the client's subscription plan. It can be reached via the Jitterbit support portal or email. Support response depends on the subscription plan and can take up to 48 hours to get the answer. There's also a possibility to ask questions within Jitterbit community.
The platform also provides a library of assets and trainings within the Jitterbit 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
Jitterbit
Jitterbit offers a free trial by request. Pricing depends on the number of connections, additional features, support and training levels. For example, the most popular version allows data integrations for no more than three applications.
Overall, Jitterbit provides its customers with three pricing plans: Standard, Professional, and Enterprise. It also offers discounts for nonprofit organizations and educational institutions.
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.