At a glance
| Supported data platforms | Databases, files and cloud platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks and Microsoft Fabric; Studio profiling also covers Hive, S3 files and Delta tables |
| Anomaly detection | Not documented as automatic anomaly detection on the pages checked |
| Freshness and volume monitoring | Timeliness Trust Score dimension compares data freshness with a threshold you set; volume monitoring not documented |
| Schema checks | Not documented |
| Validation rules | Semantic-type validity checks, Studio patterns and indicators, data quality components in Jobs |
| Lineage and root cause | Lineage is a Qlik Talend Cloud Premium feature; root cause analysis not documented |
| Stewardship | Data stewardship for review, validation and remediation (Premium and above) |
| Deployment | Qlik Talend Cloud, client-managed Talend Studio and Data Fabric, or hybrid |
| Licensing | Proprietary capacity subscription; quote only; no free edition |
Qlik Talend makes sense for data quality when you also want integration, CDC and stewardship from the same vendor and are ready for the Premium edition or a Talend Data Fabric licence. If you are looking for the old free Talend Open Studio for Data Quality, it is gone, and the current options are quote-priced.
Overview
Talend Data Quality was once a standalone product family, including a free Talend Open Studio for Data Quality. Since Qlik bought Talend in 2023 and retired Open Studio on 31 January 2024, its capabilities are delivered in two places. In Qlik Talend Cloud, datasets get profiling and data quality based on automatically recognised semantic types, a data stewardship application for review and remediation, and the Qlik Talend Trust Score, which rolls dimensions such as validity, completeness, timeliness and accuracy into one score. These features start at the Premium edition.
In the client-managed world, Talend Studio offers a Profiling perspective for column, table, redundancy and correlation analyses on databases and files, plus Integration-perspective components for cleansing and matching inside Jobs. Qlik's help notes that these data quality features are installed through the Studio Feature Manager and are only available with licences that include them. Talend Data Fabric bundles Studio with Data Inventory, Data Preparation and Data Stewardship.
Key features
- Profiling and quality checks on datasets based on automatically recognised semantic types (Qlik Talend Cloud Premium and above)
- Qlik Talend Trust Score combining validity, completeness, timeliness, accuracy and other dimensions into one dataset score
- Data stewardship campaigns where people review, validate and fix records
- Talend Studio Profiling perspective with column, table, redundancy and correlation analyses and SQL or regex patterns
- Data quality components for cleansing, standardisation and matching inside Talend Studio Jobs
- Validation rules in an Accuracy category, weighted by severity, and a timeliness check against a freshness threshold you set
Integrations and ecosystem
Pros and cons
Pros
- Data quality, stewardship, integration and CDC from one vendor
- Human review workflows through data stewardship, not only automated checks
- Client-managed Talend Studio for teams that keep processing on premises
- Trust Score gives business users one quality indicator per dataset
Cons
- No free edition since Talend Open Studio was retired in January 2024
- Most data quality features need the Premium edition or a licence that includes Studio data quality features
- No public prices for any edition
- Automatic anomaly detection and schema change monitoring are not documented
Pricing
Qlik Talend Cloud is sold in Starter, Standard, Premium and Enterprise editions under a capacity subscription measured by data volume moved, job executions and execution duration. On the pricing page, Starter and Standard include field-level metadata and data profiling only; semantic-type data quality and profiling, data stewardship and the Qlik Talend Trust Score start at Premium, and Enterprise inherits them. No prices are published for any edition, so all need a quote. A free trial of Qlik Talend Cloud is available; its length is not stated on the pricing page.
Pricing checked on the vendor's official page on 7 November 2026. Prices change; confirm before buying.
Who it is best for
Organisations that integrate data with Qlik Talend and want profiling, quality scoring and stewardship workflows on the same datasets.
Typical use cases
- Profiling customer and product tables in Talend Studio before building integration Jobs
- Routing records that fail validation to data stewards for review and correction
- Scoring datasets with the Trust Score before publishing them as data products for analytics or AI
- Cleansing and matching records inside client-managed Talend Jobs on premises
Who should look elsewhere
- Former Talend Open Studio users who need a free tool: see Great Expectations or Soda.
- Teams that want automated warehouse observability without writing rules: see Monte Carlo.
Verdict
Talend data quality is still capable, but it is now a set of features inside paid Qlik products rather than a tool you download. It suits Qlik Talend customers who want stewardship and scoring next to their pipelines; anyone else should compare it with dedicated quality platforms and open source checks, and confirm the edition before relying on a feature.
Frequently asked questions
Is Talend Open Studio for Data Quality still available?
No. Qlik retired Talend Open Studio, including its data quality edition, on 31 January 2024 and no longer hosts or updates it.
Which Qlik Talend Cloud edition includes data quality?
On Qlik's pricing page, Starter and Standard include data profiling only. Semantic data quality, data stewardship and the Qlik Talend Trust Score are listed from the Premium edition, and Enterprise inherits them.
Does Talend Studio still have data quality features?
Yes. Qlik's Studio help documents a Profiling perspective and data quality components, installed through the Feature Manager and available only with licences that include data quality. See also the Talend Data Integration profile.
Sources
- Qlik data integration pricing (editions)
- Qlik Talend data quality and governance
- Talend Data Fabric
- Qlik help: Data Profiling and Data Quality in Talend Studio
- Qlik help: Qlik Trust Score dimensions
- Talend Open Studio retirement (Qlik)
Checked November 2026.
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