Nexla Vs. Talend

Head-to-Head Comparison

Compare Nexla and Talend and see the differences between the two platforms.

TALEND

Overview Data integration, transformation, delivery, observability, and monitoring covers all data, from anywhere to anywhere Data integration, Integrity, Governance, and API Integration
Connector Types SaaS Apps, Warehouses, Lakes, Streaming, Webhooks, API, Databases, Files, Spreadsheets, and more SaaS Apps, Warehouses, Databases, Files, REST API
Bulk/batch data movement ELT, ETL, Streaming, API, API Proxy ETL, ELT, Streaming, API building
Data Integrity & Governance Data monitoring, error reporting and triage, validations, quality, and access control Talend trust score, monitoring, and quality
Batch, Streaming, and Real-time Processing Batch, Streaming, and Real-time Batch, Streaming, Real-time as separate product
Application and API Integration Integrated REST, SOAP, and Oauth connectors, ad-hoc API generation External REST only Connectors, API designer
Data Mesh Architecture Principles Data products (Nexsets), domain governance, metadata intelligence, and more Data Fabric approach (external API integration)

Talend is a Data Fabric solution, while Nexla is built using Data Mesh principles in mind.

Although similar in nature with both integrating data and building pipelines, a few key differences separate data fabric and data mesh. Nexla’s data mesh solution focuses on data products and federated domain data ownership in a self-serve infrastructure as a platform, while Talend’s data fabric focuses on data integration, preparation, and accessing and creating outside APIs. Nexla enables anyone to build exactly the flow they need — while making data engineer’s jobs easier by automating the straightforward tasks. Talend is more focused on integration than everyday data users.

Nexla envisions a platform where anyone who works with data is enabled to build any flow they need in minutes rather than months, providing a people-focused architecture to promote cross- and inter-team collaboration.

Difference #1: Data Products

Nexla automatically detects, creates, manages, and organizes data products from all of your data sources and transformations. At scale, data products enable inter-team and cross-team collaboration with ease and make it easy to find and use exactly the right data anyone needs every time. As a data fabric solution, Talend is not focused on data products.

Difference #2: Federated Domain Governance

Using data products, teams and organizations can own the data they work with every day in Nexla. Rather than a single domain for an enterprise or separate engineering teams building specific integrations for data consumers, Nexla enables data consumers to integrate, prepare, and monitor their data flows. Data products in Nexla belong to individuals, teams, and domains, enabling rapid collaboration and reducing back-and-forth with engineering. As a data fabric, Talend is not focused on domain architecture.

Difference #3: Self-Serve Platform Architecture

Nexla’s platform is built with an organizational focus as opposed to a technology-centric data fabric like Talend. That means rather than just focusing on tackling data and metadata, Nexla enables people and processes to access and work with data at scale. Besides providing similar capabilities of unlimited connectivity, monitoring, transformation, and governance, Nexla’s architecture is designed to empower data consumers to have ownership over the data products they use and analyze.

Difference #4: API-Driven Solution

Talend’s API integration provides a platform for API development and integration. Nexla’s platform is API-driven, meaning APIs are leveraged directly by connection and created automatically for external use. Rather than coding and designing APIs in Nexla, APIs are created automatically and data from anywhere can be leveraged using the Nexla API.

Difference #5: Unlimited Connectors

Talend offers a set of pre-coded connectors developed and launched by their team. Nexla offers an open ended connector template for any type of data from APIs, webhooks, FTP, SFTP, spreadsheets, email, warehouses, or any other place that your data might be stored - all both as sources and destinations. Talend only has bidirectional connectors to databases, files, API, FTP, SFTP, and events. New connectors in Nexla are simply configured, not coded, so they can be added in a matter of minutes. Nexla’s universal connector template ensures the right connector will always be available, or configurable, when needed.

Difference #6: Data Processing Controls

Nexla offers flexibility in how users can set up their data processing. Not only batch processing, but streaming, real-time, and API style processing are all available to configure as needed, which supports many use cases that are crucial to customers. A full suite of collaboration and sharing tools aims to accelerate the data operations process between and across teams. Talend supports batch and stream processing, with separate products for pub/sub event integration.

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