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Are you looking for an integration solution to digitally grow your business by connecting the latest systems, SaaS, and cloud apps? Have you only just discovered the iPaaS (integration Platform as a Service) and want to explore the possibilities? Looking to explore the use cases and benefits of an iPaaS? And most importantly, are you stuck wondering which of the many popular iPaaS vendors would best suit your business?
To support you in finding the right iPaaS solution, this comparison explores three popular integration solutions - Make (formerly known as Integromat), Talend, and Alumio. It compares the different pricing models, UI user-friendliness, platform complexities, and customizability.
When looking for an iPaaS or integration solution that matches one's business they are many essential considerations to be taken into account: What does the integration solution specialize in? What kind of costs do they incur? And what level of complexity do they operate on? Here’s our step-by-step comparison of the popular integration platforms.
Make is a no-code visual builder that enables users to connect apps and automate workflows. Make specializes in turning complicated APIs into more simple blocks or modules. These can be used to build integrations via drag-and-drop actions performed on the graphical user interface. Make provides an instant connection to over 250 supported applications.
Talend is an open-source platform specializing in big data integration. Talend provides features like enterprise application integration, data integration or management, Big Data, cloud storage, and improving data quality. The integration solution by Talend is known for being one of the first open-source solutions, though it is also available as a premium version now. In addition, Talend is well-known for its ability to store and reuse Metadata and for being a good tool for cloud computing.
The Alumio iPaaS is a cloud-native, low-code integration platform that helps connect multiple systems, SaaS, cloud apps, and data sources, across on-premises and cloud environments. Its user-friendly web interface provides no-code features for both developers and business users to create, monitor, and manage integrations and data flows. However, Alumio presents itself as a low-code solution because it offers deep customizability and advanced integration features for developers, making it flexible enough to adapt to virtually any use case. The platform provides extensive data manipulation features and workflow automation options.
A key benefit of an iPaaS is how it simplifies integrations, so even non-coding professionals or business users can create, monitor or manage software connections. This criteria thus determines how user-friendly the compared iPaaS solution’s interface and functionalities are.
The features category determines how users rate the integration tools these popular iPaaS platforms offer, such as monitoring, logging, mappers, transformers, SDK, Storage or native connectors.
The customer service category displays user ratings on how these integration solutions are evaluated in regards to the various support and help features they offer.
In this category the pricing plans of these key integration platforms are compared, based on their applicability to various business needs and circumstances.
This category is tied to the pricing frameworks of these popular iPaaS systems. It entails how users evaluate them based on their cost-effectiveness,in context to features and customer support offered.
A key benefit of an iPaaS is how it simplifies integrations, so even non-coding professionals or business users can create, monitor or manage software connections. This criteria thus determines how user-friendly the compared iPaaS solution’s interface and functionalities are.
The features category determines how users rate the integration tools these popular iPaaS platforms offer, such as monitoring, logging, mappers, transformers, SDK, Storage or native connectors.
The customer service category displays user ratings on how these integration solutions are evaluated in regards to the various support and help features they offer.
In this category the pricing plans of these key integration platforms are compared, based on their applicability to various business needs and circumstances.
This category is tied to the pricing frameworks of these popular iPaaS systems. It entails how users evaluate them based on their cost-effectiveness,in context to features and customer support offered.
A key benefit of an iPaaS is how it simplifies integrations, so even non-coding professionals or business users can create, monitor or manage software connections. This criteria thus determines how user-friendly the compared iPaaS solution’s interface and functionalities are.
The features category determines how users rate the integration tools these popular iPaaS platforms offer, such as monitoring, logging, mappers, transformers, SDK, Storage or native connectors.
The customer service category displays user ratings on how these integration solutions are evaluated in regards to the various support and help features they offer.
In this category the pricing plans of these key integration platforms are compared, based on their applicability to various business needs and circumstances.
This category is tied to the pricing frameworks of these popular iPaaS systems. It entails how users evaluate them based on their cost-effectiveness,in context to features and customer support offered.
Both low-code and no-code solutions lower the technical threshold for creating integrations. No-code solutions simplify the process for non-developers, usually enabling integration of pre-defined software and applications via pre-built templates. Low-code solutions are also developer friendly, providing advanced features to create complex integration and flexible customizations.
Modern digital enterprises and domestic IT landscapes often times consist of both on-premise systems like ERP systems and cloud-based applications like PIM systems. Some integration solutions only connect cloud apps, while bigger iPaaS solutions also integrate on-premises systems.
The iPaaS enables businesses to integrate multiple applications easily via a central user interface. This could mean an interface that provides drag and drop options or one that offers click-and-configure features. The former enables building integrations by simply dragging and dropping options together, the click-and-configure interface involves developing integrations by choosing from a drop-down of multiple options.
This category is tied to the pricing frameworks of these popular iPaaS systems. It entails how users evaluate them based on their cost-effectiveness, and in context to features and customer support offered.
The Make integration solution core features include:
The Talend integration solution core features include:
The Alumio iPaaS core features include:
As a powerful next-gen integration solution with capabilities exceeding traditional ESB solutions, one of the key novelties of iPaaS solutions is how they simplify integrations. Thus, ease of onboarding, user-friendliness, and well-developed training and support features are crucial factors that determine how quickly users adapt to a particular iPaaS solution. Having established a general overview of Make, Talend, and Alumio, let's now compare their platform features.
As a self service solution, an iPaaS is all about allowing users to deploy, manage and monitor integrations from a user-friendly dashboard. Thus the dashboard of an iPaaS is a key technical feature that allows detailed overview of active integrations, data transfers, integration errors, logging and all other information.
The ETL - or ‘Extract, Transfer, and Loading’ - iPaaS tool allows for effective data migration. The ETL feature allows for data to be accessible and usable at all times.
When creating effective data integrations, a key feature that’s sought out is Data Management, which is defined as the process of storing, organizing, or maintaining data created by an organization.
To create connections between software and systems using an iPaaS solution, it is essential to integrate the web services of an application. These web services essentially comprise of each service offered by a web applications or software, which enables applications to interact with each other over the web.
The Multiple Data Sources feature is an integral feature of an iPaaS solution, which is useful for unifying or centralizing data from various databases to one central output location.
As a self service solution, an iPaaS is all about allowing users to deploy, manage and monitor integrations from a user-friendly dashboard. Thus the dashboard of an iPaaS is a key technical feature that allows detailed overview of active integrations, data transfers, integration errors, logging and all other information.
The ETL - or ‘Extract, Transfer, and Loading’ - iPaaS tool allows for effective data migration. The ETL feature allows for data to be accessible and usable at all times.
When creating effective data integrations, a key feature that’s sought out is Data Management, which is defined as the process of storing, organizing, or maintaining data created by an organization.
To create connections between software and systems using an iPaaS solution, it is essential to integrate the web services of an application. These web services essentially comprise of each service offered by a web applications or software, which enables applications to interact with each other over the web.
The Multiple Data Sources feature is an integral feature of an iPaaS solution, which is useful for unifying or centralizing data from various databases to one central output location.
As a self service solution, an iPaaS is all about allowing users to deploy, manage and monitor integrations from a user-friendly dashboard. Thus the dashboard of an iPaaS is a key technical feature that allows detailed overview of active integrations, data transfers, integration errors, logging and all other information.
The ETL - or ‘Extract, Transfer, and Loading’ - iPaaS tool allows for effective data migration. The ETL feature allows for data to be accessible and usable at all times.
When creating effective data integrations, a key feature that’s sought out is Data Management, which is defined as the process of storing, organizing, or maintaining data created by an organization.
To create connections between software and systems using an iPaaS solution, it is essential to integrate the web services of an application. These web services essentially comprise of each service offered by a web applications or software, which enables applications to interact with each other over the web.
The Multiple Data Sources feature is an integral feature of an iPaaS solution, which is useful for unifying or centralizing data from various databases to one central output location.
Connector are pre-configured connections between two software or apps, minimizing the integration effort required to establish the pre-determined connection.
The ETL - or ‘Extract, Transfer, and Loading’ - iPaaS tool allows for effective data migration. The ETL feature allows for data to be accessible and usable at all times.
When creating effective data integrations, a key feature that’s sought out is Data Management, which is defined as the process of storing, organizing, or maintaining data created by an organization.
To create connections between software and systems using an iPaaS solution, it is essential to integrate the web services of an application. These web services comprise each service offered by a web applications or software, which enables applications to interact with each other over the web.
The Multiple Data Sources feature is an integral feature of an iPaaS solution, which is useful for unifying or centralizing data from various databases to one central output location.
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is a standardized format through which business information can be exchanged. For example, if your organization uses EDI and is seeking to connect APIs the iPaaS enables both systems to be connected and exchange data smoothly..
Integration or task errors can significantly hinder business efficiency and operations. Thus, the ease with which the platform enables users to detect integration errors or API conflicts can significantly reduce troubleshooting time and cost.
The iPaaS is built to connect multiple systems and software, allowing for seamless data transfer between the connected systems. Thus, providing strong data security features is vital to ensuring the safe transfer of business relevant information.
Being compliant with key data privacy regulations like GDPR & CCPA is vital for digital enterprises. Thus, when opting for an integration solution, it is important to consider whether they provide sufficient data security and compliance measures.
In case of queries or issues occurring with a an iPaaS solution, the Email/Help Desk support feature can be used to get in contact with the iPaaS vendor and their customer service personnel.
Through the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and forum, users of an iPaaS solution can access helpful information regarding the most common questions and queries that need to be answered.
A knowledge base is a self-service library, containing all kinds of information regarding a product or service. In context to an iPaaS platform, this includes useful blogs, tutorials, videos, and a support portal to teaching users how to use their integration platform.
Via the phone support tool, users can request on-call support for iPaaS related concerns by contacting the respective iPaaS vendor’s customer service personnel during business hours.
When encountering difficulties with integrating software or applications, especially when encountering issues unanswered by the provided knowledge base or Forum section, the chat support feature can help with getting a fast answer to a specific question.
Initial implementation and familiarization with the platform features of an iPaaS tool can be intimidating and overwhelming. While video tutorials and knowledge base articles can hep in this regard, iPaaS vendors may provide an in-person demo or proof-of-concept to all stakeholders before they get started with the platform.
During Live online training sessions, common integration platform functionalities can be visually presented to the viewer. Since this training is live and online, viewers can participate regardless of how far their location is from the provider’s location. Additionally, viewers can ask questions and get real time answers.
Webinars are recurring events during which key subject related topics are explained or demoed, such as ‘What is an iPaaS’, 'How can an iPaaS be used?', or how to integrate software A to system B’.
Documentation of topics like how to connect software, how to create integrations, or other iPaaS-related topics is a frequently used support and training feature that many iPaaS vendors make use of. It is a self-service feature that allows a wide variety of information to be stored in one place, ready to be used on demand at any time.
Training videos allow for integration platform vendors to provide useful training information on how to use their products and services to their fullest potential. Training videos are available on demand at all times and can be paused and repeated.
Integration solutions are typically priced based on multiple variables such as volume, number of connections, utilization, feature access, support and training availabilities, API calls, storage space, task run abilities, and upload times. Here are some key points to consider when deciding which solution is right for your particular business use case.
Alumio iPaaS pricing
Make pricing
Talend pricing
As a middleware integration solution, the iPaaS is designed to simplify how businesses connect multiple software and systems. In this regard, each iPaaS solution comes with varying levels of complexity and customizability, based on which they are classified as low-code or no-code integration solutions.
When it comes to the three iPaaS solutions being compared - Make offers a no-code solution, while Talend provides a low-code solution. The Alumio iPaaS on the other hand works as a low-code solution with no-code capabilities, depending on the level of complexity required to accomplish each integration project. The main difference between these different complexities is the levels of simplicity versus flexibility offered.
No-code integration solutions:
Low-code integration solutions:
Despite having both low-code and no-code features, Alumio defines itself as a low-code integration solution. While making it easy for developers and non-developers to manage integrations collaboratively, Alumio is designed to offer developer-friendly flexibility and customizability needed to create advanced, custom integrations. While enabling faster integrations with popular systems via pre-built connectors, Alumio also provides advanced mappers and transformers to flexibly transform data and customize integrations. This high degree of adaptability is designed to help modern digital businesses prepare for unpredictable future integration needs.
The user-friendliness of the user interface is an imperative factor when comparing iPaaS solutions. This is because one of the key advantages of iPaaS solutions is that they help develop, govern, and orchestrate integrations via a user-friendly web interface. Thus, having an intuitive and easily comprehensible interface is vital for integration solutions.
When comparing graphical interfaces by their user-friendliness several factors need to be considered. This includes how good the feature overview of the interface is, how easy it makes it for users to detect potential errors, and then there's fluency of navigation, responsiveness, and overall visual appeal. So, how do the iPaaS interfaces of Talend, Make, and Alumio compare in terms of look and functionality?
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Talend
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Alumio offers a usage-based pricing model with advanced storage spaces, task run capabilities, and data retention options with each plan. However, it also offers full-feature access and unlimited connectivity for all users and plans. Make provides a usage-priced pricing model with the free version and its costs are based on operations available per month, minimum time between scheduled scenarios, maximum scenario execution times, available applications and endpoints, and many more. Talend is a usage-based pricing model starting at $1170 p.m. For more use-case-specific pricing the Talend Sales team needs to be contacted for a quote but costs are accumulated by tokens (which is a unit of computer power used to run Talend Jobs). Users have to purchase extra tokens once the existing ones are used up.
The Alumio iPaaS provides a low-code/no-code platform with a modern UI and an intuitive interface design that gives users immediate insight into their integrations, features, tasks running, and integration health. Both Talend and Make provide no-code application integration platforms with a drag-and-drop user interface.
The Alumio iPaaS provides an extensive range of easily accessible support and training measures, including in-person and live online training, mail support, phone, and chat support. Make provides basic support features without in-person or live online training without chat or phone support. Talend provides a wide range of support and training features and also has the Talend community.
The Alumio iPaaS provides data security along with extensive monitoring & logging features within the Alumio platform. This helps detect and notify users about integration errors or API conflicts and saves troubleshooting costs. Both Make and Talend provide data security features while Talend also provides basic logging and error notification features.
Alumio and Make (formerly Integromat)
The Alumio iPaaS is a cloud-native, low-code integration platform. It helps connect multiple systems, SaaS, cloud apps, and data sources, across on-premises and cloud environments. While providing no-code features for non-developers and business users to collaboratively create, monitor, and manage integrations, Alumio also provides developer-friendly advanced integration features. This includes an extensive repertoire of flexible data manipulation, workflow automation, and data synchronization features. It also provides automated monitoring and logging features that helps instantly detect integration errors and saves on troubleshooting costs.
The Alumio integration platform (iPaaS) provides high-end reliable performance, guarantees great uptime, provides extensive data security measures, and offers diverse customization abilities. It also provides reactivation procedures and data caching to ensure business continuity.
Integration solutions usually focus on providing either data integration or application automation functionalities. The Alumio iPaaS provides both cloud application integration and data integration capabilities, across on-premises and cloud environments. It empowers users to reuse API integrations for future integration projects.
Eliminating the need for custom code, the Alumio integration platform empowers both developers and business users to collaboratively create, monitor, and manage integrations with a clear visual overview of all integrations and data flows. The platform also offers an extensive repertoire of developer-friendly data-enriching features and workflow automation options. Providing extensive monitoring and logging features, it automates error detection and simplifies troubleshooting.
Additionally, the Alumio iPaaS ensures extensive data security, diverse customization abilities, and high-end reliable performance, with guaranteed uptime. It also offers reactivation procedures, data caching, and buffering in the rare case of system crashes, ensuring business continuity.
Usually, integration projects can take multiple weeks or months to fully deploy. With the Alumio iPaaS integration projects can be finished within 2-4 weeks, depending on the complexity of the specific project. This means the Alumio integration platform enables 75% quicker integration deployment time.
Make lacks data management, phone support, and in-person and live-online training options. Talend and the Alumio iPaaS provide their users with an entire range of support and training features, ranging from in-person training, chat, phone support, to onboarding workshops..
The Alumio iPaaS and the Talend data integration platform provide extensive data security tools and dedicated error management features. The Make application automation platform does not provide these by default in most of its pricing plans, especially not in the free version. However, in the highest plans that it provides, Make provides more security features.
The Alumio iPaaS provides a usage-based pricing model with varying capacities, offering full feature access and unlimited connections to all users. Higher capacity plans provide increased storage spaces, enlarged task capabilities, dedicated support functionalities, and data retention options. Extensive data transformation and enrichment features, reusable connections, and configurable alerting and logging are available to all Alumio users without limitations.
Make also provides usage-based pricing, which incurs costs on operations available per month, minimum time between scheduled scenarios, available applications and endpoints, maximum scenario execution times, maximum file size, scenario inputs, and many more. Overall, the solution offers light-level costs with less than 15K$ a year, even for more advanced plans - on the other hand, available features are highly dependent on the chosen plan and might restrict an integration project.
Talend provides a usage-based price that starts at $1170 p.m - for more use-case-specific pricing customers need to get in contact with the Talend Sales team.
Interestingly, Talend is more so a data integration platform than a full-fledged “integration Platform as a Service”. To unlock complete iPaaS capabilities users need to invest in their biggest pricing plan. Similarly, Make is more of an application automation platform that helps build workflows between the many applications it supports. On the other hands, the Alumio iPaaS provides complete iPaaS capabilities, API management, and data integration capabilities. It also provides advanced integrates features and data transformation options that unlock unlimited customizability in integrations.
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