Comparison

Apache Airflow vs Talend

On the evidence we track, Apache Airflow leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Apache Airflow73

Talend58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache AirflowLeader	Talend
Vioscale score	73 / 100medium · 66%	58 / 100low · 21%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	100	7
Security
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.3	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=apache-airflow-providers-common-sql&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	189	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	46,610	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	3,883,451	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Apache Airflow73 / 100medium · 66%

Talend58 / 100low · 21%

Pricing

Free tier

Apache Airflow✓

Talend–

Model

Apache Airflowopen_source

Talendcommercial

Price level

Apache Airflowfree

Talend–

Transparent

Apache Airflow✓

Talend–

Integrations

Count

Apache Airflow100

Talend7

Security

Fedramp

Apache Airflow–

Talend✓

Hipaa

Apache Airflow–

Talend✓

Iso27001

Apache Airflow–

Talend✓

Scorecard

Apache Airflow7.3

Talend–

Soc2

Apache Airflow–

Talend✓

Vulnerabilities

Apache AirflowCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=apache-airflow-providers-common-sql&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Talend–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache Airflow189

Talend–

Github stars

Apache Airflow46,610

Talend–

Package downloads weekly

Apache Airflow3,883,451

Talend–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache Airflow100

Talend–

Release

Cadence days

Apache Airflow13

Talend–

History

Apache Airflow20 items

Talend–

License

Spdx

Apache AirflowApache-2.0

Talend–

Language

Primary

Apache AirflowPython

Talend–

Market

Availability

Apache Airflow–

TalendAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data engineering tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Data Engineering Tools
Capability	Apache Airflow	Talend
Core
Tool role	Orchestrator	-
Processing paradigm	Batch	Batch + streaming
Connectivity
Connector count	100+	hundreds
CDC / log-based replication	-	-
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)	-	-
dbt-native orchestration	✓	-
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available	✓	-
Managed cloud available	✓	✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog	✓	✓
Authoring
Python-first authoring	✓	-
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs	✓	-
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests	-	✓
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)	✓	-

Core

Tool role

Apache AirflowOrchestrator

Talend-

Processing paradigm

Apache AirflowBatch

TalendBatch + streaming

Connectivity

Connector count

Apache Airflow100+

Talendhundreds

CDC / log-based replication

Apache Airflow-

Talend-

Transformation

In-warehouse transformation (push-down)

Apache Airflow-

Talend-

dbt-native orchestration

Apache Airflow✓

Talend-

Deployment

Self-hosted / open-source available

Apache Airflow✓

Talend-

Managed cloud available

Apache Airflow✓

Talend✓

Governance

Data lineage / asset catalog

Apache Airflow✓

Talend✓

Authoring

Python-first authoring

Apache Airflow✓

Talend-

Execution

Incremental / partition-aware runs

Apache Airflow✓

Talend-

Quality

Built-in data quality / tests

Apache Airflow-

Talend✓

Scale

Horizontal scale (distributed executor)

Apache Airflow✓

Talend-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache Airflow

Leader

A community-built orchestration system that enables users to define data pipelines and tasks in Python, execute them on distributed workers, and monitor progress through a web-based interface. It supports dynamic pipeline generation, extensive third-party integrations, and operates best for batch-oriented workflows.

Independently observed

Talend

A flexible data platform supporting cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployment that integrates data from hundreds of sources, transforms it through multiple methods, and ensures quality and governance across your data infrastructure.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache Airflow

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free, open-source project. Managed cloud versions available through third parties.

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Talend

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Apache Airflow	Talend
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Apache Airflow✓

Talend✓

Linux

Apache Airflow✓

Talend✗

CLI

Apache Airflow✓

Talend✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache Airflow✓

Talend✓

Self-hosted

Apache Airflow✓

Talend✗

On-premise

Apache Airflow✓

Talend✓

Hybrid

Apache Airflow✓

Talend✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)

Databricks
Snowflake

Apache Airflow

Leader

50 total - 48 not shared

Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
dbt Cloud
Slack
Salesforce
Tableau
PostgreSQL
MySQL
MongoDB
Redis
Kubernetes
Docker
Apache Spark
Apache Kafka
Apache Cassandra
Apache Flink
Apache Druid
Elasticsearch
Datadog
Jenkins
GitHub
OpenAI
Anthropic
+24 more

Independently observed

Talend

7 total - 5 not shared

AWS
Google
Microsoft
SAP
Cloudera

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.