Talend Open Studio is an open source ETL tool that appeared in 2005, developed by Talend. It is a code generator-style ETL, meaning that it can graphically create data manipulation and transformation processes, then generate the corresponding executable file in the form of a Java or Perl program.
A very thorough list of components makes it possible to connect to any type of database or application (SAP, SugarCRM, etc.).
Talend offers two solutions for data integration : Talend Open Studio for Data Integration, a free and open source software, and Talend Enterprise Data Integration which includes advanced features to deploy and collaborative work under commercial licence.
Talend Enterprise Data Integration enhances Talend Open Studio functionnalities with enterprise oriented features such as :
The Data Quality and Clustering modules complete Talend Enterprise Data Integration's functionnalities in the Talend Platform for Data Management edition.
Talend offers a large range of solutions that goes beyond data integration. In 2010, Talend released its MDM, followed by an ESB in 2011.