Talend

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Talend, a Qlik subsidiary, provides cloud-native data integration, quality, and governance software to over 30,000 enterprise customers globally. Its Talend Data Fabric and Qlik Talend Cloud platforms unify ETL/ELT, streaming, and AI-ready data pipelines.

Company typePrivate
Founded2005
HeadquartersRedwood City, United States
Headcount1,001–5,000
GTM typeB2B
OfferingSoftware

What Talend does

Talend, founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Mateo, California (with corporate entity Talend, Inc. registered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania), specializes in cloud data integration, data quality, and data governance. The company's core platform, Talend Data Fabric, is a unified low-code environment that supports ETL and ELT workflows, real-time streaming via Apache Kafka, and over 1,000 pre-built connectors spanning hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP), data warehouses (Snowflake, Databricks, Cloudera), and ERP systems (SAP S/4HANA). The portfolio also includes Qlik Replicate for data replication and ingestion, Qlik Compose for data lake and warehouse automation, Talend Data Catalog for metadata discovery, Qlik Gold Client for non-production SAP environments, and Stitch for self-serve cloud ETL. Proprietary technology highlights include the Talend Trust Score, an industry-first framework that assesses dataset reliability across five dimensions (Thorough, Transparent, Timely, Traceable, Tested), and a Smart Services layer that applies AI-powered automation to cloud job orchestration.

Following Qlik's May 2023 acquisition, Talend operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qlik and is marketed under the unified Qlik Talend brand. The combined platform, Qlik Talend Cloud, extends the integration foundation with Qlik's analytics and AI capabilities, including GenAI-driven Qlik Answers, explainable predictive AI via Qlik Predict, and the Qlik MCP Server for agentic experiences. Talend serves over 30,000 enterprise customers globally, with named logos spanning Financial Services (Lenovo, Toyota, AmBank, Transbank, Beneva), Retail and Consumer Products (Domino's Pizza, ABInBev, eBay, REEDS Jewelers), Healthcare (Wolters Kluwer), Aerospace (Getlink), Aviation (Aeroporti Di Roma), Hospitality (Palladium Hotel Group), and Energy (Uniper).

The business model is enterprise subscription-based with capacity-based pricing that requires sales consultation; no public list rates are disclosed. Talend Open Studio, the former free developer edition, was discontinued on January 31, 2024, in favor of consumption-based Qlik Talend Cloud pricing. Revenue is generated through subscription licenses for Talend Data Fabric and Qlik Talend Cloud, professional services for implementation and strategic architecture, and the Talend Academy training and certification program. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales, a global channel partner network (including Accenture and IBM), and cloud marketplace listings on AWS, Azure, and GCP. The company maintains R&D centers in Nantes (France), Bangalore, and Pune (India), with regional offices across Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America.

Talend firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Talend
Legal name: Talend, Inc.
Website: https://talend.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2005
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1,001–5,000 employees
Short description: Talend, a Qlik subsidiary, provides cloud-native data integration, quality, and governance software to over 30,000 enterprise customers globally. Its Talend Data Fabric and Qlik Talend Cloud platforms unify ETL/ELT, streaming, and AI-ready data pipelines.
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Talend industry classification

Industry

Product category: Data Integration Software
NAICS: Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)
SIC: Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)
akta.pro primary industry: Data Virtualization & Logical Data Warehousing (HDAEABAG)

Keywords

Data integration platform
Cloud data quality
ETL and ELT
Data governance
API integration

Where Talend is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Redwood City
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

Talend business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Software
Cost components: Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Subscription Licenses: Capacity-based subscription pricing for Talend Cloud and Data Fabric platforms. No published list rates; pricing is quote-based with annual or multi-year contract commitments.
Professional Services: Implementation consulting, strategic architect subscriptions, and accelerator services for deployment support.
Training and Certification: Talend Academy subscription and instructor-led training services for skill development.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Annual	Cloud-native subscription with capacity-based pricing

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Talend product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Talend, now part of Qlik, sells unified data integration, data quality, data transformation, and data governance software platforms. Its flagship offerings—Talend Data Fabric and the cloud-native Qlik Talend Cloud—enable enterprises to discover, integrate, cleanse, govern, and share data across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, with over 1,000 pre-built connectors and support for batch, real-time, ETL, ELT, and API-based integration patterns.

Product overview

Talend, now part of Qlik, offers a unified platform portfolio combining data integration, quality, transformation, and governance capabilities. The core offering is Qlik Talend Cloud (cloud-native SaaS) and Talend Data Fabric (cloud and on-premises), which provide end-to-end data discovery, transformation, governance, and sharing. The portfolio includes specialized products: Qlik Compose for Data Lakes and Qlik Compose for Data Warehouses for automated pipeline creation; Talend Data Catalog for metadata discovery; Qlik Enterprise Manager and Qlik Replicate for replication and monitoring; Qlik Gold Client for SAP environments; and Stitch for fully-managed simple ETL. The platform supports multi-modal data integration patterns (batch, real-time, ETL, ELT, APIs) with over 1,000 connectors across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Talend Data Fabric: Unified platform for data discovery, transformation, governance, and sharing - available in both cloud and on-premises versions
Talend Data Catalog
Talend Trust Score
Stitch
Qlik Compose
Qlik Replicate
Qlik Enterprise Manager
Qlik Gold Client

Products and services

Qlik Talend Cloud Cloud-native SaaS platform combining Qlik analytics with Talend data integration, transformation, quality, and governance capabilities for trusted AI-ready data, aimed at enterprise customers undergoing digital transformation.
Talend Data Fabric

Quantifiable outcome

355% ROI over three years according to Forrester Total Economic Impact Study
+2 more outcomes

Companies that use Talend

Customer profile

Named customers15 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Talend technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: Yes
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration19 records

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Talend partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

ClouderacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Strategic partnership with Cloudera involving joint go-to-market initiatives. Talend was recognized as EMEA Partner of the Year at Cloudera's Partner Summit in Lisbon, Portugal.
AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationFeatured technology partner with native integration capabilities. Qlik Talend Cloud offers certified connectors for AWS services including Amazon S3, Redshift, and AWS Glue for seamless data movement and integration.
Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner with Azure migration and integration support. Qlik Talend provides certified connectors for Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Factory integration.
Google CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationFeatured technology partner with integration for Google BigQuery, Dataproc, and other GCP services. Support for real-time streaming and cloud-native data processing.
SnowflakecoreTechnology or IntegrationFeatured technology partner with native Snowflake support including History mode for historical analysis and compliance auditing. Certified connector integration for data loading and transformation.
SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner with certified connectors for SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Warehouse on HANA. Support for SAP CDS views and OData protocols for business-critical SAP workloads.
DatabrickscoreTechnology or IntegrationFeatured technology partner providing integration for Databricks Lakehouse Platform. Support for Apache Spark-based data processing and MLflow integration.
ClouderacoreTechnology or IntegrationFeatured technology partner for Cloudera Data Platform integration. Recognized as EMEA Partner of the Year for cloud migration, AI, and HPC initiatives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Talend competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Fivetran: Fivetran is a leading cloud-native ELT platform with automated connector-based data movement into cloud warehouses. Competes head-on with Talend's modern cloud and Stitch offerings for net-new data integration deals, especially with modern data stack buyers.
Informatica: Informatica is the most direct competitor to Talend in enterprise data integration, data quality, and data governance. Both companies serve large enterprises with hybrid and multi-cloud data management needs and are recognized as Leaders in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools.

Emerging players

Matillion: Matillion provides cloud-native data integration and transformation purpose-built for Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, and Databricks. Competes with Talend's Qlik Compose and Data Fabric offerings for cloud data warehouse modernization projects.
Airbyte: Airbyte is an open-source data integration platform with a large connector catalog and self-hosted or cloud deployment options. Overlaps with Talend on ETL/ELT workloads and is gaining traction as an open-source alternative to enterprise-priced incumbents.
Alteryx: Alteryx combines data preparation, blending, and advanced analytics in a low-code platform. Overlaps with Talend on data integration and quality use cases for analytics teams, particularly in mid-market and citizen analyst scenarios.

Broad incumbents

AWS Glue: AWS Glue is a serverless data integration and ETL service tightly integrated with the AWS analytics ecosystem (S3, Redshift, Glue Catalog). Competes with Talend for AWS-centric workloads, especially where customers prefer to consume cloud-native services under existing AWS commits.
IBM (InfoSphere DataStage / watsonx.data integration): IBM offers enterprise data integration via InfoSphere DataStage and watsonx.data integration as part of a broader hybrid cloud and AI portfolio. Competes with Talend in regulated, large-enterprise data integration deals where IBM's broader platform and services footprint matters.
SAP (SAP Data Intelligence / BusinessObjects Data Services): SAP offers data integration and management through SAP Data Intelligence and legacy BusinessObjects Data Services. Overlaps with Talend's certified SAP S/4HANA and BW on HANA connectors, competing for SAP-centric enterprise data workloads.
Microsoft (Azure Data Factory / Synapse): Microsoft Azure Data Factory and Synapse Analytics offer cloud-native ETL, data integration, and orchestration tightly bundled with the Azure cloud platform. Competes with Talend especially in Microsoft-centric enterprises where Azure consumption commitments favor native tools.
Oracle (Oracle Data Integrator / GoldenGate): Oracle provides data integration, replication, and ETL through ODI and GoldenGate, deeply integrated with the Oracle database and cloud ecosystem. Directly competes with Talend for Oracle-centric enterprise workloads and data warehouse modernization projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Talend compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance2 records

Talend financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Talend leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Talend subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries1 record

Talend funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors10 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Talend M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A5 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Talend

What does Talend do?

Is Talend a public or private company?

Talend is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Talend founded?

Talend was founded in 2005. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.

Where is Talend based?

Talend is headquartered in Redwood City, United States, in the North America region.

How does Talend make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Subscription Licenses are the primary driver. The others are professional Services and training and Certification.

Who are Talend's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Fivetran and Informatica. Emerging players are Matillion, Airbyte and Alteryx. Broad incumbents are AWS Glue, IBM (InfoSphere DataStage / watsonx.data integration), SAP (SAP Data Intelligence / BusinessObjects Data Services), Microsoft (Azure Data Factory / Synapse) and Oracle (Oracle Data Integrator / GoldenGate).

Does Talend have an API?

Yes. Talend Cloud Integration Platform offers native integration capabilities with over 900 connectors and components for enterprise data management across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. Supports ETL and ELT operations through drag-and-drop interface with built-in data quality features. Remote Engine architecture enables deployment across on-premises, cloud, or hybrid scenarios. Talend also offers an API Tester Free Edition product. Developer documentation is at help.talend.com.

What industry is Talend in?

Talend's product category is Data Integration Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAEABAG, Data Virtualization & Logical Data Warehousing. Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 7370.