– Databases & Access Engines
● Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
– Data Pipelining and Data Quality
Comparison of The Best Data Tools for Efficient Data Processing and Analysis
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- User rating
Number of reviews: 24
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9/10
3.9
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.7/10
5.7
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3/10
4.3
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.2/10
3.2
What is D-QUANTUM
Customizable data governance solution with features for data cataloging, collaboration, marketplaces, and data as well as AI governance.
- Functions (BARC classification)
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 30
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.9/10
8.9
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 10.0/10
10.0
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.7/10
7.7
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.1/10
7.1
What is dataspot.
Data catalog and data governance solution to support the development and implementation of business-driven data governance initiatives. The software can be used stand-alone or in conjunction with dataspot.'s Data Excellence Framework (governance consulting approach).
- Functions (BARC classification)
– Databases & Access Engines
● Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
– Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 20
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9/10
4.9
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8/10
3.8
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.4/10
7.4
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.6/10
6.6
What is Exasol Cloud
High-performance, massively parallel, column-oriented, in-memory database for data & analytics use cases that can be used on-premise, in the cloud or hybrid.
- Functions (BARC classification)
● Databases & Access Engines
– Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
– Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 22
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.1/10
7.1
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.9/10
7.9
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9/10
4.9
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.0/10
8.0
What is One Data
End-to-end platform for the design, development and provision of data products with functions for pipelining and cataloging as well as governance, data quality and marketplace functions.
- Functions (BARC classification)
– Databases & Access Engines
● Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
● Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 20
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.4/10
5.4
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0/10
4.0
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4/10
4.4
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.0/10
6.0
What is Qlik Data Integration
Tool suite with data management functions for connecting, preparing and providing data for analyses to support various data integration use case pattern.
- Functions (BARC classification)
– Databases & Access Engines
● Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
● Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 50
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.3/10
8.3
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.3/10
8.3
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.7/10
8.7
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.2/10
7.2
What is Snowflake Cloud Data Platform
Multi-cloud data platform to support data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, data science, data application development and data exchange.
- Functions (BARC classification)
● Databases & Access Engines
● Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
● Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 19
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.7/10
8.7
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.6/10
7.6
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.9/10
6.9
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 9.1/10
9.1
What is TimeXtender
Data automation tool for building and operating data lakes or data warehouses with features for data pipelining, master data management, data quality, and orchestration.
- Functions (BARC classification)
– Databases & Access Engines
– Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
● Data Operations
● Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 19
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.7/10
6.7
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.0/10
6.0
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0/10
5.0
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.8/10
7.8
What is VaultSpeed
Low-/no-code data warehouse automation solution with focus on integration of distributed data sources, data vault modeling and ETL/DDL code generation.
- Functions (BARC classification)
– Databases & Access Engines
– Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
● Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 20
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.8/10
8.8
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.3/10
7.3
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.1/10
6.1
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.8/10
8.8
What is 2150 Datavault Builder
Tool for automating the entire development, provisioning and operating cycle of a data warehouse.
- Functions (BARC classification)
– Databases & Access Engines
– Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
● Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 20
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4/10
4.4
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0/10
5.0
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2/10
4.2
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4/10
4.4
What is Alation Data Intelligence Platform
Data intelligence platform for the intelligent integration, preparation and analysis of metadata to build data cataloging, data governance and data marketplace applications and support the data intelligence journey in companies. Offers an open framework for extending functions, e.g. for data quality.
- Functions (BARC classification)
– Databases & Access Engines
● Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
– Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 20
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 2.7/10
2.7
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.0/10
6.0
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0/10
5.0
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 1.9/10
1.9
What is Amazon Redshift
Cloud-based data warehouse based on S3 with query engine that enables queries on linked data from Redshift and Data Lake (S3).
- Functions (BARC classification)
● Databases & Access Engines
– Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
– Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 19
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 9.0/10
9.0
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.6/10
8.6
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.7/10
7.7
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 9.4/10
9.4
What is AnalyticsCreator
Tool for automating the entire development, provisioning and operating cycle of a data warehouse.
- Functions (BARC classification)
– Databases & Access Engines
– Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
● Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 21
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.2/10
3.2
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 2.9/10
2.9
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6/10
3.6
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 2.3/10
2.3
What is Collibra Data Intelligence Platform
Data intelligence platform for the intelligent integration, preparation and analysis of metadata to build data cataloging, data governance, data marketplace, data observability applications and support the data intelligence journey in companies.
- Functions (BARC classification)
– Databases & Access Engines
● Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
● Data Operations
– Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 24
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.4/10
5.4
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.8/10
5.8
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.7/10
7.7
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.4/10
5.4
What is Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
End-to-end platform solution for data engineering & data science based on a further development of Apache Spark technology.
- Functions (BARC classification)
● Databases & Access Engines
● Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
● Data Operations
● Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 19
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.2/10
8.2
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.7/10
8.7
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.3/10
7.3
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.4/10
7.4
What is dbt Cloud
Development environment for creating SQL-based transformations with support for software development processes such as modularity, portability, CI/CD and documentation.
- Functions (BARC classification)
– Databases & Access Engines
– Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
● Data Operations
● Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 21
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6/10
4.6
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9/10
4.9
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4/10
4.4
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.5/10
6.5
What is Dremio
Dremio is a SQL-based query engine on Hadoop and cloud storage systems, with optimized services/products such as Dremio Sonar for data warehousing and Dremio Arctic as Apache Iceberg Lakehouse Catalog. Available in the cloud or on-premise.
- Functions (BARC classification)
● Databases & Access Engines
● Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
– Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 18
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.2/10
3.2
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9/10
3.9
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8/10
4.8
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.5/10
5.5
What is Google BigQuery
Fully managed, serverless data warehouse and analysis environment as a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). BigQuery is optimized for the analysis of data in the petabyte range with SQL-like syntax.
- Functions (BARC classification)
● Databases & Access Engines
– Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
– Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 21
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6/10
4.6
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.9/10
7.9
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8/10
4.8
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.7/10
5.7
What is Idera Wherescape
Data warehouse automation tool to support the development and operation of data warehouses, also supports cloud DWH such as Snowflake.
- Functions (BARC classification)
– Databases & Access Engines
– Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
● Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 18
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1/10
4.1
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 2.9/10
2.9
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.4/10
3.4
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8/10
4.8
What is Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
Cloud-based platform based on central, AI-supported services for implementing operational and analytical data tasks, e.g. data integration, data quality, master data management, API management, data cataloging, governance and data marketplace.
- Functions (BARC classification)
– Databases & Access Engines
● Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
● Data Operations
● Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 19
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0/10
3.0
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6/10
3.6
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.1/10
5.1
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6/10
3.6
What is Microsoft Azure Synapse
Well-known relational database management system for transactional and analytical workloads with additional services for data integration, analysis, reporting, data quality and master data management.
- Functions (BARC classification)
● Databases & Access Engines
– Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
– Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 19
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.3/10
6.3
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.0/10
6.0
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.6/10
6.6
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.5/10
5.5
What is Microsoft Data Fabric
A unified platform that enables data integration, analysis, and management in the Azure cloud by integrating various Azure data services such as Power BI, Synapse, and Data Lake.
- Functions (BARC classification)
● Databases & Access Engines
● Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
● Data Operations
● Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 20
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8/10
3.8
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 2.9/10
2.9
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.4/10
3.4
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8/10
4.8
What is SAP Datasphere
Cloud-based data platform for building a business data fabric that enables simple, standardized access to SAP data and integration with non-SAP data for both technical and business users.
- Functions (BARC classification)
● Databases & Access Engines
● Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
– Data Operations
● Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
- User rating
Number of reviews: 18
Customer Satisfaction
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.1/10
3.1
User Experience
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5/10
3.5
Technical Foundation
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.9/10
5.9
Business Value
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2/10
4.2
What is Talend Data Fabric
Platform for data and application integration with functions for data integration, streaming, data preparation, data quality, data cataloging, data intelligence and API management.
- Functions (BARC classification)
– Databases & Access Engines
● Data Intelligence, Data Catalogs and Marketplaces
● Data Operations
● Data Pipelining and Data Quality
● = covered
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