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Comparison of The Best Data Management Software for Efficient Data Processing and Analysis
Efficient data management relies on powerful tools that streamline processes from collection to visualization. Our insights at BARC, drawn from extensive user feedback and analyst expertise, highlight the leading data tools that stand out in usability and functionality. Learn about the tools that can significantly enhance your data workflows. Access our Data Management Survey for valuable user feedback on leading data management tools. Gain full access to our detailed reviews by subscribing to BARC+.
What is Ab Initio Enterprise Data Platform
Platform developed in-house for the development of data management applications with a wide range of functions and numerous applications based on the Co>Operating System platform.
What is Actian Data Platform
Cloud-based end-to-end data platform for building analytical applications with functions for data integration, real-time analyses and data storage.
What is biGENIUS-X
Tool for automating the development, provisioning and operating cycle of data warehouses, data lakes and data lakehouses.
Number of reviews: 30
| Customer Satisfaction:
8.9
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.9/10
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).
Number of reviews: 20
| Customer Satisfaction:
4.9
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9/10
What is Exasol
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.
What is MID Innovator
Enterprise Modeling Suite for the modeling and analysis of data, software and enterprise architectures as well as business processes by business users.
Number of reviews: 22
| Customer Satisfaction:
7.1
★★★★★★★★★★ 7.1/10
What is One Data Data Product Builder
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.
Number of reviews: 20
| Customer Satisfaction:
5.4
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.4/10
What is Qlik Data Integration
Solution for data replication, transformation and standardization in real time.
Number of reviews: 50
| Customer Satisfaction:
8.3
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.3/10
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.
Number of reviews: 24
What is Synabi Business Solutions D-QUANTUM
Customizable data governance solution with features for data cataloging, collaboration, marketplaces, and data as well as AI governance.
Number of reviews: 19
| Customer Satisfaction:
8.7
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.7/10
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.
Number of reviews: 19
| Customer Satisfaction:
6.7
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.7/10
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.
Number of reviews: 20
| Customer Satisfaction:
8.8
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.8/10
What is 2150 Datavault Builder
Tool for automating the entire development, provisioning and operating cycle of a data warehouse.
What is Actian Data Intelligence Platform
A unified platform for data cataloging, metadata management, governance, and quality—enabling automated discovery and secure, compliant, data-driven decisions.
What is Airbyte
Airbyte is an open source data integration engine that helps you to replicate and consolidate your data.
Number of reviews: 20
| Customer Satisfaction:
4.4
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4/10
What is Alation Data Intelligence Platform
Alation is a data intelligence and metadata platform offering Search & Discovery, Collaboration, Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Marketplace, Data Lineage, and more – delivering comprehensive and intuitive data management.
What is Alex Enterprise Data Platform
Data Intelligence Platform and Data Governance Platform with functions for Search & Discovery, Collaboration, Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Marketplace, Data Lineage and more.
Number of reviews: 20
| Customer Satisfaction:
2.7
★★★★★★★★★★ 2.7/10
What is Amazon Redshift
Cloud-based data warehouse based on S3.
What is Amazon S3
Simple Storage Service of the AWS Cloud
Number of reviews: 21
| Customer Satisfaction:
4.6
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6/10
What is Amazon Web Services (AWS) Glue
Fully managed ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) service from Amazon Web Services, with complementary functions for data cleansing and preparation as well as discovering and cataloging data from various AWS services.
Number of reviews: 19
| Customer Satisfaction:
9.0
★★★★★★★★★★ 9.0/10
What is AnalyticsCreator
Tool for automating the entire development, provisioning and operating cycle of a data warehouse with focus on Microsoft technologies.
What is Apache Iceberg
Iceberg is an optimized format for large analytical tables for big data. It enables engines such as Spark, Trino, Flink, Presto, Hive and Impala to work with the same tables simultaneously.
What is Apache Kafka
Open source tool for processing and storing data streams.
What is Apache Spark
Framework with in-memory engine for distributed processing, components for real-time processing, machine learning, graph processing.
What is Ataccama ONE
Platform for data management, maintenance and provision with functions for data analysis, data cataloging, data quality and master data management and data integration.
What is Atlan
Data Intelligence Platform with functions for data cataloging, data governance, data lineage, etc. with a special focus on collaboration and active metadata management.
What is bluetelligence Enterprise Glossary
Data catalog and metadata hub specializing in the extraction and provision of metadata from SAP systems (data+application) and own data catalog (glossary).
What is Boomi Enterprise Platform
(Cloud-native) iPaaS platform for the integration of applications, data and processes with functions for API management, data integration, data preparation, data cataloging and workflow management, among others.
What is CData Platform
Data integration platform for replication, ETL/ELT and virtualization and extensive connectors for data extraction in the cloud and on-premises.
What is Cloudera Data Platform (CDP)
Hybrid cloud data platform for implementing various data and analytics applications based on central functions for governance and administration.
What is Coalesce
Data transformation platform for creating and modernizing data warehouses in Snowflake.
Number of reviews: 21
| Customer Satisfaction:
3.2
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.2/10
What is Collibra Data Intelligence Platform
A platform for data intelligence and metadata that provides features such as Search & Discovery, Collaboration, Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Marketplace, and Data Lineage, suitable even for large organizations.
What is Confluent Platform
Commercial extension of the Apache Kafka Engine with standard connectors, additional features and support towards a fully managed data streaming solution.
What is Couchbase Server
Distributed, multi-purpose NoSQL database; also available as a Couchbase Cloud Service.
What is Crate.io CrateDB
Scalable database system with NoSQL architecture and distributed SQL engine with focus on large-scale scenarios with high write and read load, as well as real-time analytics; also available as a cloud service.
What is data.world Data Catalog and Governance Platform
Data catalog for metadata management and data management with a focus on knowledge management
Number of reviews: 24
| Customer Satisfaction:
5.4
★★★★★★★★★★ 5.4/10
What is Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
End-to-end platform solution for processing large amounts of data for data engineering & data science based on a further development of Apache Spark technology.
What is DataGalaxy Data Knowledge Catalog
Data Catalog solution to support Catalog, Data Governance, Compliance & Regulatory use cases or as a metadata hub.
What is DataStax Enterprise
Commercial edition of Apache Cassandra, an open source wide-column NoSQL database. Also available as a DBaaS offering with Astra DB.
Number of reviews: 19
| Customer Satisfaction:
8.2
★★★★★★★★★★ 8.2/10
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.
What is Denodo Platform
Data virtualization platform with functional extensions for e.g. real-time use cases, data cataloging, support for self-service analytics. With Agora also available as cloud service.
What is dfakto beVault
Data Vault automation solution for all data operations (sourcing, modeling, enrich, distribution), including workflow orchestrator and an easy-to-use data quality module. Runs on various platforms. The only Data Vault Alliance certified tool.
Number of reviews: 21
| Customer Satisfaction:
4.6
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6/10
What is Dremio Cloud
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.
What is eccenca Corporate Memory
Knowledge Graph technology for the implementation of AI, data integration, governance, supply chain optimization use cases and knowledge management.
What is erwin Data Intelligence
Data intelligence platform with functions for cataloging, governance, collaboration, data lineage, data marketplace and the ability to generate automated pipelines.
What is Fivetran Data Platform
Cloud-based tool for data engineers to load cloud data warehouse systems (ingestion)
Number of reviews: 18
| Customer Satisfaction:
3.2
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.2/10
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.
What is Google Cloud Data Fusion
Service for the development and management of ETL/ELT pipelines in the Google Cloud Platform
What is Google Cloud Storage
Storage service of the Google Cloud Platform; basic storage for e.g. the development of data lakes, IoT applications or BigQuery
What is Greenplum Database
Open-source massively parallel relational (Postgres) database for storing and processing polystructured data.
What is Hitachi Vantara Pentaho+ Platform
Platform for data integration, preparation and analysis of data with functions for data preparation suitable for business users.
What is IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Cloud-based, integrated data and AI platform for integrating, managing and analyzing data for AI.
What is IBM Db2
Cloud-native, relational database system for transactional and analytical use cases.
What is IBM StreamSets
Tool for the development and management of streaming data pipelines.
Number of reviews: 21
| Customer Satisfaction:
4.6
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6/10
What is Idera Wherescape RED
Data warehouse automation tool to support the development and operation of data warehouses; also supports cloud DWH such as Snowflake.
Number of reviews: 18
| Customer Satisfaction:
4.1
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1/10
What is Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
Cloud-based platform based on central, AI-supported services for implementing operational and analytical data use cases, e.g. data integration, data quality, master data management, API management, data cataloging, governance and data marketplace
What is InterSystems IRIS Data Platform
Data platform for analytical, transactional and AI applications.
What is MariaDB Enterprise
Relational open source database with flexible storage engine concept for implementing transactional and analytical workloads.
What is Matillion Data Productivity Cloud
SaaS-based, visual data integration tool for data extraction, processing, orchestration and monitoring of data pipelines with a focus on cloud data platforms as the target environment.
What is Microsoft Azure Data Factory
Cloud-based tool for data integration.
Number of reviews: 19
| Customer Satisfaction:
3.0
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0/10
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.
Number of reviews: 19
| Customer Satisfaction:
6.3
★★★★★★★★★★ 6.3/10
What is Microsoft Data Fabric
A unified platform that enables data integration, analysis, and management for analytics in the Azure cloud by integrating various Azure data services such as Power BI, Synapse, Data Factory and Data Lake.
What is Microsoft Purview
Cloud service for data security & privacy, data governance and compliance with functions for data inventory, cataloging and data products/marketplace support.
What is Microsoft SQL Server
rDBMS for transactional and analytical workloads; additional services available for data integration, analysis, reporting, data quality and master data management
What is MongoDB Atlas
MongoDB Atlas is a platform which consists of the document-based, distributed database for modern application development and data services.
What is MuleSoft from Salesforce Anypoint Platform
IPaaS platform for data and application integration.
What is Neo4j Graph Database
Graph-based database with additional services for data processing and analysis. Also available as a cloud service with Neo4j AuraDB.
What is Oracle Autonomous Database
Database solution based on relational Oracle technology with machine learning functions to support “autonomous” administration for analytical and transactional use cases.
What is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Cloud platform with more than 100 services for data & analytics, including data pipelines, data warehousing, cataloging, event processing as well as analytical services for BI, analytics & data science.
What is Oracle Data Integrator
Integration platform to cover different data integration requirements from real-time/near-time, ELT/ELT to the creation of SOA-based data services.
What is Oracle Database
Relational database for OLTP/OLAP applications, extended by analytical storage engines and analytical functions to form a broad data management platform.
What is Orion Governance Enterprise Information Intelligence Graph (EIIG)
Data Intelligence Platform with functions for data cataloging, data lineage, data governance, active metadata and more.
What is OvalEdge
Tool for data cataloging, data marketplace and data governance.
What is PostgreSQL
Open source, object-relational database management system for transactional and analytical workloads.
What is Precisely Data Integrity Suite
Modular platform for data integration, data quality, data observability and governance to build an integrated, trustworthy database with special services for data enrichment and analysis.
What is Presto Foundation Presto
Presto, also known as PrestoDB, is an open source distributed SQL query engine.
What is Progress Data Platform
Metadata and data platform for data integration, cataloging and storage of data for transactional, analytical and AI applications.
What is SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC)
Cloud-based data and analytics platform for building a business data fabric & uniform access to SAP and non-SAP data consisting of SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere, among others.
What is SAP BW/4HANA
Data warehouse application based on SAP HANA.
Number of reviews: 20
| Customer Satisfaction:
3.8
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8/10
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.
What is SAP HANA Cloud
Tool for accelerating SAP Analytics projects based on SAP HANA through specialized modules for extracting and processing data.
What is SAS Data Engineering
SAS Data Engineering is a new data management offering on SAS Viya and includes functions for data integration, data quality, cataloging as well as governance for analytical applications. It replaces SAS Data Management in the cloud.
What is SAS Viya
AI und Analytics platform that provides various services, including data preparation, analysis and data science as well as visualization.
What is SnapLogic Intelligent Integration Platform
Low-/no-code iPaaS solution for the integration of applications and data. Key features include data integration, API management and application integration.
What is SNP Group SNP Glue
Tool for replication and integration of SAP data in cloud targets, e.g. Google Cloud Storage, Amazon Redshift or S3, Microsoft Azure Synapse and Snowflake.
What is Starburst Data Starburst Galaxy
SQL-based MPP query engine based on open source technology Trino (formerly PrestoSQL) and Apache Iceberg for analytics on data lakes. Available on-premisies or in the Cloud.
What is Striim Platform
Tool for real-time data integration and building streaming pipelines for the cloud from on-premise and/or cloud sources. Also available as SaaS service.
What is Syniti Knowledge Platform
Platform to support data migration, data management and governance with functions for data integration, data cataloging, master data management, data quality, etc.
Number of reviews: 18
| Customer Satisfaction:
3.1
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.1/10
What is Talend, a Qlik company 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.
What is Teradata VantageCloud
Data platform with combinable, different engines to query data for analytical and transactional applications.
What is Theobald Software Xtract
Component suite for the integration of SAP ERP/BW data in Microsoft environments (SQL Server Integration Services, Reporting Services, SharePoint, PowerPivot) as well as general DB interface and special connectors for Qlik, BOARD, Tableau, Oracle, Teradata, EXASolution.
What is TIBCO Platform
Real-time, composable data platform containing features for data integration that unifies TIBCO solutions across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments, enabling simplified management, communications and monitoring.
What is TigerGraph TigerGraph DB
Graph database with functions for exploring relationships between data; also available as a cloud service with TigerGraph Cloud.
What is y42
Data engineering platform for the development of across-system data pipelines with functions for ingestion (based on Fivetran and Airbyte), transformation (based on dbt), orchestration and governance.
What is ZAP Data Hub
Zap Data Hub is a low-/no-code data warehouse automation platform optimized for the Azure stack and seamless integration with selected ERPs, offering features for data pipelining, data integration, data quality, orchestration, and model-driven automation.
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