Comparison

Apache NiFi vs Talend

On the evidence we track, Apache NiFi leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Apache NiFi68

Talend58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache NiFiLeader	Talend
Vioscale score	68 / 100low · 39%	58 / 100low · 21%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	200	7
Security
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Adoption
Github starsadoption.github_stars	6,208	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	93	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	40	-
Historyrelease.history	2 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Java	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Apache NiFi68 / 100low · 39%

Talend58 / 100low · 21%

Pricing

Free tier

Apache NiFi✓

Talend–

Model

Apache NiFiopen_source

Talendcommercial

Price level

Apache NiFifree

Talend–

Transparent

Apache NiFi✓

Talend–

Integrations

Count

Apache NiFi200

Talend7

Security

Fedramp

Apache NiFi–

Talend✓

Hipaa

Apache NiFi–

Talend✓

Iso27001

Apache NiFi–

Talend✓

Scorecard

Apache NiFi7

Talend–

Soc2

Apache NiFi–

Talend✓

Adoption

Github stars

Apache NiFi6,208

Talend–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache NiFi93

Talend–

Release

Cadence days

Apache NiFi40

Talend–

History

Apache NiFi2 items

Talend–

License

Spdx

Apache NiFiApache-2.0

Talend–

Language

Primary

Apache NiFiJava

Talend–

Market

Availability

Apache NiFiAvailable worldwide

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 NiFi	Talend
Core
Tool role	Orchestrator	-
Processing paradigm	Batch + streaming	Batch + streaming
Connectivity
Connector count	200+	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 NiFiOrchestrator

Talend-

Processing paradigm

Apache NiFiBatch + streaming

TalendBatch + streaming

Connectivity

Connector count

Apache NiFi200+

Talendhundreds

CDC / log-based replication

Apache NiFi✓

Talend-

Transformation

In-warehouse transformation (push-down)

Apache NiFi✗

Talend-

dbt-native orchestration

Apache NiFi-

Talend-

Deployment

Self-hosted / open-source available

Apache NiFi✓

Talend-

Managed cloud available

Apache NiFi-

Talend✓

Governance

Data lineage / asset catalog

Apache NiFi✓

Talend✓

Authoring

Python-first authoring

Apache NiFi-

Talend-

Execution

Incremental / partition-aware runs

Apache NiFi-

Talend-

Quality

Built-in data quality / tests

Apache NiFi✓

Talend✓

Scale

Horizontal scale (distributed executor)

Apache NiFi-

Talend-

What each one is

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

Apache NiFi

Leader

Apache NiFi is an open-source data orchestration platform that enables reliable, guaranteed-delivery processing and routing of data flows with complete tracking and provenance. It provides visual pipeline design, real-time configuration changes, and extensive integrations with enterprise systems, cloud services, and data platforms.

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 NiFi

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

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 NiFi	Talend
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Apache NiFi✓

Talend✓

Windows

Apache NiFi✓

Talend✗

Linux

Apache NiFi✓

Talend✗

CLI

Apache NiFi✓

Talend✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache NiFi✓

Talend✓

Self-hosted

Apache NiFi✓

Talend✗

On-premise

Apache NiFi✓

Talend✓

Hybrid

Apache NiFi✗

Talend✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

Snowflake

Apache NiFi

Leader

50 total - 49 not shared

Amazon S3
Amazon SQS
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon Lambda
Amazon Kinesis
Amazon Polly
Amazon Transcribe
Amazon Translate
Amazon Textract
CloudWatch
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Data Lake Storage
Azure Event Hub
Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Data Explorer
Azure Queue Storage
Google Cloud Pub/Sub
Google BigQuery
Google Cloud Vision
Google Drive
Apache Kafka
Apache MQTT
Apache JMS
MongoDB
+25 more

Independently observed

Talend

7 total - 6 not shared

AWS
Google
Microsoft
SAP
Databricks
Cloudera

Independently observed

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