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TIBCO BusinessWorks vs Talend Open Studio comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Talend Open Studio
Ranking in Data Integration
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TIBCO BusinessWorks
Ranking in Data Integration
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Talend Open Studio is 4.9%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO BusinessWorks is 1.0%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Jason Hale - PeerSpot reviewer
Intuitive interface and documentation make it simple to build jobs and APIs and logging helps pinpoint and resolve issues quickly
Talend is doing a lot of work at the moment, and it's not there yet, but the whole platform could be managed in a SaaS-type environment. You still need to have the Studio running on a virtual desktop or a PC. They will get to be able to do the whole thing inside your browser, so you don't need to install anything locally. It's down the track, and it's the nirvana that we were looking for in Boomi. But the biggest challenge they have is that the platform is so focused on the Studio for all of its development. They'll probably get there, but they have such a mature Studio client that it's a huge amount of work to get all of that functionality into a browser or SaaS platform. That's pretty much the biggest flaw with the Talend environment—being reliant on the Studio, which needed to be on a local machine. The only other thing is that you have to integrate into an API gateway. We're in Azure, so we use Microsoft Azure Gateway. It doesn't come with its own gateway, which is another sort of big plus side that we saw in Boomi. Talend isn't quite there yet with the API gateway. Other than that, it's bloody hard to find something because it just seems to be all good.
Moustafa Fares - PeerSpot reviewer
Connects systems securely, simplifies data communication, and benefits from AI integration potential
I would like to see an AI project with BusinessWorks. I haven't worked with cloud architecture using BusinessWorks, so I would like to work with it as a cloud architect. I am still learning the documentation, so I don't have a complete experience with TIBCO. The learning curve takes time compared to webMethods.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Stability feels fine."
"The most valuable feature of Talend Open Studio is the tMap component. There is a lot of functionality in one component."
"Talend lets you do everything — mapping, workflow, and orchestration — in a single place."
"A helpful feature for us is the integration with NoSQL databases."
"A very user friendly solution."
"It's a good tool. It has the ability to take apart and install whatever we need. It's very good for data, transformation, and loading."
"There are many architectures: hybrid, cloud, and on-prem."
"The solution's technical support is responsive and helpful."
"The most valuable features are the stability and the time to market."
"The most valuable feature is the integration."
"The solution is stable. We haven't had any serious technical issues."
"Drag and drop make it easier to build the service end to end."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten…On a scale from one to ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy, I rate the initial setup a nine."
"The tool's most valuable feature is BusinessConnect. It's an older product but still quite useful, especially for transferring files from one location to another."
"It is user friendly, it's not complex."
"I work in operations, so I value BusinessWorks' performance the most."
 

Cons

"The security features could be improved."
"It is complicated to understand the configuration process for email components."
"The price for Talend Data Integration should be less expensive."
"It gets the job done but it's a bit slow."
"Multiple products are there within the product suite. That can be actually trimmed down."
"The solution should integrate with a version control system in the subscription versions to make it easy to work with and manage the version control."
"As for improvement or additional features, I would like to know how to use Java in Talend and also how to use Talend in the cloud or in big data. I would prefer to have storage directly on Talend."
"Inter-version compatibility is a problem, and migration projects between versions are required."
"The learning curve takes time compared to webMethods."
"The communication protocols could be improved."
"TIBCO BusinessWorks needs to improve its digital IDs and data processing capabilities. It will benefit small and medium businesses."
"The creation of XSDs should be much simpler."
"They don't support out of the box - you have to buy adapters or you have to have the technology."
"I'd like to see a new cloud approach in the next release. They need to work on integrations, stability and management issues on their cloud platform."
"There is room for improvement on the learning side."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an open-source tool which means it is a free solution."
"Price could be lower. It is getting too expensive when compared to some other solutions, which is actually a little bit concerning."
"Talend Open Studio costs about 11,000 a year."
"The cost for one year for the ETL tools, not for the big data, is 6K per year. It is a good price."
"I am using the open-source version and it is free."
"Talend Open Studio is priced too high."
"The solution will be more expensive if you have a low data volume and a large number of developers."
"There are many versions available and one is open-sourced which is free."
"It is a bit expensive for medium-sized companies. If you are migrating from the current version to the container-supported version, it is quite expensive. The existing licensing will not work because the product platform itself is different."
"The payments made for service are the only addition to the standard licensing fees that we pay for the solution."
"Licensing scheme is too rigid"
"I think BusinessWorks is more expensive compared to other products. We have the ELA, so at least we have some sort of bargain or discount with that. But for a start-up, it's very expensive compared to other ESBs."
"The product is not cheap."
"Its price policy has changed quite a lot in the last two years. It was extremely expensive previously. Nowadays, you can buy a license for BusinessWorks for €2000. Looking at what you get in return in terms of support, TIBCO community, and stability, it is fairly reasonable. It is not too expensive."
"I would rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."
"The cost depends on the components required."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Talend Open Studio compare with AWS Glue?
We reviewed AWS Glue before choosing Talend Open Studio. AWS Glue is the managed ETL (extract, transform, and load) from Amazon Web Services. AWS Glue enables AWS users to create and manage jobs in...
What do you like most about Talend Open Studio?
It is easy to use and covers most of the functions needed. We can use the code without any extra effort. The open source is very good. They have the same commercials with additional connectors. The...
How does TIBCO BusinessWorks compare with Mule Anypoint Platform?
Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether TIBCO BusinessWorks or Mule Anypoint platform integration and connectivity software was the better fit for us. We decided to go with Mule...
What do you like most about TIBCO BusinessWorks?
The ability to link to different technologies is valuable to us.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO BusinessWorks?
Pricing is for an enterprise application, so the company pays for it with a company license. Everything comes packaged with the license.
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

Almerys, BF&M, Findus
Euler Hermes, QSuper, Scandinavian Airlines
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