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Microsoft Data Quality Services vs Qlik Talend Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 18, 2025

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Data Quality Serv...
Ranking in Data Quality
17th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
4.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Qlik Talend Cloud
Ranking in Data Quality
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (6th), Data Scrubbing Software (1st), Master Data Management (MDM) Software (3rd), Cloud Data Integration (7th), Data Governance (8th), Cloud Master Data Management (MDM) (4th), Streaming Analytics (8th), Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Data Quality category, the mindshare of Microsoft Data Quality Services is 1.8%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qlik Talend Cloud is 7.0%, down from 10.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Quality Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Qlik Talend Cloud7.0%
Microsoft Data Quality Services1.8%
Other91.2%
Data Quality
 

Featured Reviews

Satyam Saxena - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Automation in data management improves with built-in error rejection but technical support needs enhancement
Multiple areas in Microsoft Data Quality Services could be improved, such as its ability to perform changes automatically, as it currently identifies but does not correct data issues. Regular expression processing is complicated and slow. Technical support from Microsoft is poor, as they do not provide adequate assistance with issues encountered in integration or forming automation. Sometimes solutions to problems take several weeks due to a lack of support, relying instead on personal networks and experience.
HJ
IT Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Has automated recurring data flows and improved accuracy in reporting
The best features of Talend Data Integration are its rich set of components that let you connect to almost any data design intuitive and its strong automation and scheduling capabilities. The TMap component is especially valuable because it allows flexible transformation, joins, and filtering in a single place. I also rely a lot on context variables to manage different environments like Dev, Test, and production, without changing the code. The error handling and logging tools are very helpful for monitoring and troubleshooting, which makes the workflow more reliable. Talend Data Integration has helped our company by automating and standardizing data processes. Before, many of these tasks were done manually, which took more time and often led to errors. With Talend Data Integration, we built automated pipelines that extract, clean, and load data consistently. This not only saves hours of manual effort, but also improves the accuracy and reliability of data. As a result, business teams had faster access to trustworthy information for reporting and decision making, which directly improved efficiency and productivity. Talend Data Integration has had a measurable impact on our organization. By automating daily data loading processes, we reduced manual effort by around three or four hours per day, which saved roughly 60 to 80 hours per month. We also improved data accuracy. Error rates dropped by more than 70% because validation rules were built into the jobs. In addition, reporting teams now receive fresh data at least 50% faster, which means they can make decisions earlier and with more confidence. Overall, Talend Data Integration has increased both efficiency and reliability in our data workflows.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"This solution is particularly useful for data enrichment."
"The primary advantage of Microsoft Data Quality Services is its capability to automate certain tasks, which are otherwise achieved through SQL queries."
"Talend Data Integration has had a measurable impact on our organization by automating daily data loading processes, reducing manual effort by around three or four hours per day, improving data accuracy with error rates dropping by more than 70%, and enabling reporting teams to receive fresh data at least 50% faster for earlier and more confident decision-making."
"The best features Qlik Talend Cloud offers include the fact that it is built on Java, which gives me the chance to customize my requirements and write my own Java code to achieve my logic."
"Talend's most valuable feature is its ability to generate code and packages efficiently."
"The solution is customizable."
"The basic tools are easy to pick up and understand."
"​It lowers the amount of time in development from weeks to a day.​"
"Flexibility is a key feature I appreciate about Talend Data Integration, especially the integration of Java within it and the ease of integrating with multiple source repositories such as GitHub and Bitbucket."
"tLogRows are also great for finding bad data."
 

Cons

"I would rate my experience with the initial setup a six out of ten, with one being very easy and ten being extremely challenging. So, there is room for improvement in the setup process."
"Technical support from Microsoft is poor, as they do not provide adequate assistance with issues encountered in integration or forming automation."
"The biggest challenge with Talend was its performance."
"There are no concurrent licenses, they only have seat licenses on cloud. That's the whole challenge. For example, if in any project your headcount increases or decreases, you do not have that concurrence and you have a seat license, you run into challenges because you have to procure a few more licenses for getting the job done."
"There are too many functions which could be streamlined."
"The performance is one area that Talend Data Quality could improve in because large volumes take a lot of time."
"I think the subscription-based model is concerning because as I mentioned, some of our other projects are migrating to different tools."
"The ability to change the code when debugging the JavaScript could be improved."
"Finding assistance with issues can be spotty. With Python, there are literally millions of open source answers which are recent and apply to the version that we are using."
"Processing large volumes of data sometimes consumes a lot of resources."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is in the midrange. It's not cheap, but it depends on the licenses you require."
"Moreover, the pricing structure stands out as highly competitive compared to other offerings in the market, making it a cost-effective choice for users."
"I have been using the open-source version."
"License renewal is on a yearly basis."
"The licensing cost for the Talend MDM Platform is paid yearly, but I'm unable to give you the figure. I would rate its price as four out of five because it's on the cheaper side. I'm not aware of any extra costs in addition to the standard licensing fees for the Talend MDM Platform."
"We did not purchase a separate license for DQ. It is part of our data platform suite, and I believe it is well-priced."
"The solution's pricing is very reasonable and half the cost of Informatica."
"I would advise to first take a look and at the Open Studio edition. Figure out what you need and purchase the appropriate license."
"The pricing is a little higher than what I had expected, but it's comparable with I-PASS competitors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise11
Large Enterprise20
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Data Quality Services?
Microsoft Data Quality Services comes as part of SQL Server without additional costs, making it a competitive solution.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Data Quality Services?
Multiple areas in Microsoft Data Quality Services could be improved, such as its ability to perform changes automatically, as it currently identifies but does not correct data issues. Regular expre...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Data Quality Services?
I use Microsoft Data Quality Services ( /products/microsoft-data-quality-services-reviews ) to handle data inconsistencies, such as missing or improperly formatted data. The tool serves purposes li...
What needs improvement with Talend Data Quality?
I don't use the automated rule management feature in Talend Data Quality that much, so I cannot provide much feedback. I may not know what Talend Data Quality can improve for data quality. I'm not ...
What is your primary use case for Talend Data Quality?
It is for consistency, mainly; data consistency and data quality are our main use cases for the product. Data consistency is the primary purpose we use it for, as we have written rules in Talend Da...
What advice do you have for others considering Talend Data Quality?
Currently, I'm working with batch jobs and don't perform real-time data quality monitoring because of the large data volume. For real-time, we use a different product. I cannot provide details abou...
 

Also Known As

MS Data Quality Services
Talend Data Quality, Talend Data Management Platform, Talend MDM Platform, Talend Data Streams, Talend Data Integration, Talend Data Integrity and Data Governance
 

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Sample Customers

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Aliaxis, Electrocomponents, M¾NCHENER VEREIN, The Sunset Group
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