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Talend Open Studio vs Zapier comparison

 

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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 Cloud Data Integration
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (5th)
Zapier
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Cloud Data Integration category, the mindshare of Talend Open Studio is 3.0%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zapier is 2.6%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Data Integration Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Talend Open Studio3.0%
Zapier2.6%
Other94.4%
Cloud Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Sushrit Moundekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Has supported building flexible data pipelines and streamlined ETL orchestration
There should be a dedicated support team for Talend Open Studio. We do have a support team, but at times it is critical for us to fix certain things within one or two hours. Usually, the support team takes some 12 hours, which is the standard edition of support. If we could have round-the-clock support, we would be able to resolve many issues which we encounter during the development part. The initial setup for Talend Open Studio is a little complex. We need to have a dedicated person who has an understanding of Talend Open Studio as a tool. It takes some level of expertise, so it is not an easy process, but once we have a dedicated associate who is knowledgeable in that particular field, it becomes comparatively easier.
Sachin Shrtivastava - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation of simple tasks improves with user-friendly interface but needs enhancement in handling complex scenarios
In my opinion, what could be improved in Zapier is its UI, which operates as a one-line system. Compared to Make.com and other tools that have a drag-and-drop system, this is lacking. If the scenario or automation is complex, it becomes difficult to create and deploy because of various routes. For example, with 20 routes, it becomes really difficult to create them due to certain limits, and the UI is not conducive for viewing all the routes.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Talend Open Studio acts as an ETL tool; the ETL feature gives us the flexibility to build data pipelines the way we want, and it also comes with a console which helps us to monitor the jobs we have built in, making that monitoring part easy."
"The API integration and big data approach are very good because of how you extract data from JSP files or big data web repositories like MongoDB."
"The most valuable feature for me when it comes to this solution is that it's easy to use."
"Talend Open Studio's installation process is easy. One just needs to install Java before installing the product"
"The best thing I have found with Talend Open Studio is their major support for the lookups."
"We have contacted their technical support. They are great. They offer very professional help. If I need some technical answer, they are very professional. They are quick, professional, and very accurate."
"Talend Open Studio is easy to create jobs. We use the basic functionality and it is very good."
"The drag-and-drop feature in the interface is very good."
"With the previous CRM we were using – the Google Ads landing pages we had – we were collecting leads manually. That process was not efficient and took a sales team a lot of time to insert these leads manually. Currently, the process is smooth and we use Zapier to collect the leads for us."
"I utilized Zapier's feature of connecting over 2000 apps for various automations in my business processes."
"Webhooks are the most valuable feature of Zapier."
"What's most valuable in Zapier is its simplicity, seamlessness, and smooth plug-in, so you won't need to build code for every action. I'm not a developer, but I can use Zapier."
"Zapier’s most valuable feature is its ability to interconnect applications or devices."
"The most valuable aspect is the ability to integrate with over 20,000 applications, which is a superior feature compared to Make.com that has limited applications access."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is that it is very intuitive and has a very flat learning curve."
"The solution is time efficient and has saved considerable development effort."
 

Cons

"The product could be more intuitive."
"The high price of the solution is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"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."
"The profiling perspective needs improvement. Instead of using it in the studio, we are using a different tool which is also provided by Talend. It's redundant."
"There is a need for mastery in some areas."
"It gets the job done but it's a bit slow."
"Having additional training materials, such as a video tutorial, would be an improvement."
"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."
"It can be challenging to get timely responses as they typically answer questions after a long period, sometimes taking up to a month to respond."
"If the scenario or automation is complex, it becomes difficult to create and deploy because of various routes. For example, with 20 routes, it becomes really difficult to create them due to certain limits, and the UI is not conducive for viewing all the routes."
"We currently switch from Zapier because it was so expensive. My experience shows that for our use cases, other tools are cheaper."
"It is not worth the money if you have a little bit of a technical mind...Zapier is not able to set up different modules. When automation doesn't work, it's not that easy to find why it didn't work."
"My biggest concern with Zapier would be their pricing strategy."
"I think that this solution should have more apps connected to it."
"At the moment, they allow a limited number of apps. I look forward to getting more apps for each package."
"Being able to share Zaps and organize them with teammates would allow sharing and refining scenarios and even combining steps that require different people's credentials."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It does the job well for nothing — without cost. That's the advantage of this product."
"Talend Open Studio is priced too high."
"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."
"It is an open-source product."
"The solution will be more expensive if you have a low data volume and a large number of developers."
"The cost for one year for the ETL tools, not for the big data, is 6K per year. It is a good price."
"We are using the free version of the tool, because the enterprise version is a little expensive."
"The least expensive plan is $24 a month, and you can go all the way to $800 a month if you're a huge company using many tasks."
"Zapier's price is good."
"The price of Zapier is approximately $75 monthly."
"There is a free plan that is, of course, limited. However, it allows you to understand and check true scenarios for a while."
"It's very straightforward licensing. There's only one cost you have to pay, and if you want a relevant pricing plan, I think you have two or three different models or packages which include the number of notifications or Zaps, as they call it, that you can program."
"Per task, there is a monthly plan involving 15 euros...Also, in different forms, they just give you the ability to use different features. They charge 18.58 euros for the first standard plan, which includes 750 tasks. So, it is about 25 cents per task."
"Zapier is a paid service. Its license renews monthly, and Zapier will downgrade your subscription to the free version when your credit card doesn't have funds. That significantly impacts your service because everything halts completely. Zapier doesn't have any hidden costs."
"The product is reasonably priced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
8%
Retailer
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise7
 

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...
What do you like most about Zapier?
The product's most valuable feature is automation.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zapier?
The pricing is in accordance with market standards and even lower in some cases. The license setup cost is reasonable.
What needs improvement with Zapier?
In my opinion, what could be improved in Zapier is its UI, which operates as a one-line system. Compared to Make.com and other tools that have a drag-and-drop system, this is lacking. If the scenar...
 

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