# Talend: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 51 judge labels across 4 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/talend

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data quality and observability](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-quality-and-observability/index.md) | 2% | 14 | 0% | 5 |
| [ETL and ELT](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/etl-and-elt/index.md) | 0% | 75 | 39% | 38 |
| [Master data management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/master-data-management/index.md) | 0% | 16 | 0% | 7 |
| [Workflow orchestration](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/workflow-orchestration/index.md) | 0% | 66 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "I recommend starting with Ataccama ONE or Talend Data Fabric." (Grok 4.20, Data observability)
- "if you need a visual interface with minimal coding, Talend Open Studio or Pentaho might be better options" (Claude Haiku 4.5, ETL)
- "Ideal for: Large enterprises prioritizing data quality and governance, though it has a steeper learning curve" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, ETL)
- "Choose Informatica or Qlik Talend Cloud for enterprise governance, quality, and hybrid integration." (Perplexity Sonar, ETL)

## And against it

- "Do not start new projects on Talend Open Studio—Qlik officially retired and discontinued the free open-source edition." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, ETL)
- "Qlik retired it on January 31, 2024 and no longer hosts or updates it. Don't start a new production project on it." (GPT-6 Luna, ETL)
- "It reached end of life on November 30, 2024... plan a migration rather than treating it as a long-term default." (GPT-6 Luna, ETL)
- "Legacy/End-of-Life Tools to Avoid ... IBM DataStage, SSIS, Talend (Legacy Versions)" (Kimi K2, ETL)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Talend, from 114 of the 141 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- integrate.io: 52
- airbyte.com: 50
- hevodata.com: 41
- weld.app: 31
- g2.com: 29
- skyvia.com: 27
- fivetran.com: 24
- funnel.io: 22
- reddit.com: 20
- techrepublic.com: 19

### Pages cited

- https://weld.app/blog/etl-tools-compared: 28
- https://airbyte.com/top-etl-tools-for-sources/etl-tools: 20
- https://airbyte.com/data-engineering-resources/best-tools-replace-legacy-etl-systems-enterprises: 19
- https://funnel.io/blog/etl-tools: 17
- https://informationweek.com/data-management/the-top-etl-tools-for-2024: 15
- https://zapier.com/blog/etl-tools: 15
- https://hevodata.com/learn/etl-tools-for-enterprise-data-integration: 14
- https://fivetran.com/learn/etl-tools: 13

## What it publishes

Every page qlik.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 9979 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 3081 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- case study: 115 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 15 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- conference or event: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-23
- report or ebook: 9 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- comparison: 31 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-17
- template or tool: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-06
- glossary or explainer: 18 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- news or press: 435 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-25 glossary or explainer: What is new QlikSense https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/May2026/Content/Sense_Helpsites/WhatsNew/What-is-new-QlikSense.htm
- Recent: 2026-09-25 glossary or explainer: What is new May2026 https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/May2026/Content/Sense_Helpsites/WhatsNew/What-is-new-May2026.htm
- Recent: 2026-09-25 glossary or explainer: What is new Nov2025 https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/May2026/Content/Sense_Helpsites/WhatsNew/What-is-new-Nov2025.htm
- Recent: 2026-09-25 glossary or explainer: What is new May2025 https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/May2026/Content/Sense_Helpsites/WhatsNew/What-is-new-May2025.htm
- Recent: 2026-09-25 glossary or explainer: What is new Nov2024 https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/May2026/Content/Sense_Helpsites/WhatsNew/What-is-new-Nov2024.htm
- Recent: 2026-09-25 glossary or explainer: What is new May2024 https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/May2026/Content/Sense_Helpsites/WhatsNew/What-is-new-May2024.htm

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.