SnapLogic ETL & Data Integration

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Get to know SnapLogic Fast Data Loader, SnapLogic Flows, and SnapLogic Patterns Catalog better

In this contribution, we are showcasing a concise summary of our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey about the software vendor SnapLogic and its product range (such as SnapLogic Fast Data Loader, SnapLogic Flows, and SnapLogic Patterns Catalog). SnapLogic ETL & Data Integration scores better in our comprehensive research than Snowflake but slightly worse than OpenText. Of all the categories in our research, SnapLogic received the most credits in data management and scored the lowest on data quality management. We have been able to establish this objectively. Within the context of ETL & Data Integration, we have researched the pros and cons of SnapLogic Intelligent Integration, and grouped them by component (DI, extract transform load, data replication, and data quality). We also display the highlights of the main products like SnapLogic Fast Data Loader, SnapLogic Flows, and SnapLogic Patterns Catalog et cetera.

How does SnapLogic ETL & Data Integration perform on different criteria?

In our comprehensive research, we also investigated the different products of SnapLogic software. More than 290 criteria were used in the process. The chart below illustrates the pros and cons of SnapLogic Intelligent Integration, compared to other ETL & Data Integration tools. Please note that Passionned Group is 100% independent of the software vendors in the study. We do not sell software licenses, we do not make deals or have done business with the supplier. Among other things, we help and advise organizations in selecting the right ETL & Data Integration platform.

Score of SnapLogic Intelligent Integration software.Figure 1: Strength-weakness analysis of the supplier SnapLogic ETL & Data Integration. A maximum of 100% can be obtained. Reference: The ETL & Data Integration Guide 2024. Do you want to know more about the survey structure? Check out our buyers guide for ETL & Data Integration.

The SnapLogic analysis was conducted by tapping into a lot of public big data and from there analyzed in detail. More than 1,245 documents have been scanned from this software vendor in recent times. In this analysis, both AI models and the critical eye of a senior Data Integration expert played a distinguished role in drawing conclusions.SnapLogic in our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2024 Image of SnapLogic in our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2024In our 100% vendor-neutral ETL & Data Integration Guide we have researched all the ins and outs of SnapLogic for you. You will get access to many (short) courses, tutorials, tech talks, lectures, demos, and always have the latest ETL & Data Integration news at your fingertips. This guide will additionally assist you reinforce your expertise in ETL & Data Integration.view the ETL & Data Integration Guide

SnapLogic and their complete ETL & Data Integration product portfolio

The vendor SnapLogic has (a minimum of) 6 products in the field of ETL & Data Integration. Below, we list SnapLogic’s products in order of relevance:

What is SnapLogic Intelligent Integration?

In this paragraph, we give you insight into the key behaviors of SnapLogic Intelligent Integration, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of SnapLogic Fast Data Loader, SnapLogic Flows, SnapLogic Patterns Catalog, SnapLogic AutoSync, and SnapLogic Data Catalog. The product SnapLogic Intelligent Integration can be characterized by the following characteristics:

  • big data
  • data ingestion
  • data integration
  • self-service integration

Do you want to know everything about all properties (100+) of SnapLogic Intelligent Integration? In that case, open the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2024 here.

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SnapLogic Intelligent Integration in action
Figures 2, 3 and 4: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of SnapLogic Intelligent Integration. Click on the image to enlarge it. Credits: SnapLogic & partners.

What is SnapLogic Fast Data Loader?

We do not display all the features here but, in this paragraph, we describe the key elements of SnapLogic Fast Data Loader, including some of its features and any related products. The product SnapLogic Fast Data Loader can be best characterized by the following features:

  • AWS
  • data ingestion
  • data integration
  • data sources
  • data warehouse
  • ETL
  • microsoft sql server
  • salesforce
  • SQL
  • sql server

Do you want to know the intricacies of all properties (100+) of SnapLogic Fast Data Loader? Open the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2024 here.

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SnapLogic Fast Data Loader in action
Figures 5, 6 and 7: Various figures show the operation of SnapLogic Fast Data Loader. Click on an image to enlarge it. Credits: SnapLogic & partners.

What is SnapLogic Flows?

We do not display all the features here but, in this paragraph, we report the (main) characteristics of SnapLogic Flows, including some of its features and any related products. This product/group of products can be characterized by the following properties:

  • API
  • data flow
  • data integration
  • ETL
  • salesforce
  • scheduling
  • union

Are you curious about all elements (100+) of SnapLogic Flows? Then order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2024 here.

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SnapLogic Flows in action
Figures 8, 9 and 10: Overlying figures show the operation of SnapLogic Flows. Click on the image to magnify. Credits: SnapLogic & partners.

What is SnapLogic Patterns Catalog?

Under this heading, we provide a description of SnapLogic Patterns Catalog, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be best characterized by the following functionalities:

  • API
  • data connectivity
  • data infrastructure
  • data integration
  • data management
  • data pipelines
  • ETL
  • salesforce

Do you want to know everything about all the functions (100+) of SnapLogic Patterns Catalog? Open the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2024 here.

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SnapLogic Patterns Catalog in action
Figures 11, 12 and 13: These three images give a first impression of SnapLogic Patterns Catalog. Click on the image to enlarge it. Credits: SnapLogic & partners.

What is SnapLogic AutoSync?

In this paragraph, we describe SnapLogic AutoSync, including some of its features and any related products. SnapLogic AutoSync can be best characterized by the following properties:

  • amazon redshift
  • CSV
  • data flow
  • data integration
  • data pipelines
  • data sources
  • data synchronization
  • data warehouse
  • ETL
  • salesforce

Are you curious about all features (100+) of SnapLogic AutoSync? Download directly our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2024 here.

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SnapLogic AutoSync in action
Figures 14, 15 and 16: Several images show the operation of SnapLogic AutoSync. Click on the image to enlarge it. Credits: SnapLogic & partners.

What is SnapLogic Data Catalog?

In this section, we display the details of SnapLogic Data Catalog, including some of its features and any related products. The product SnapLogic Data Catalog can be best characterized by the following functionalities:

  • data catalog
  • data infrastructure
  • data integration
  • enterprise service bus
  • ETL
  • metadata
  • microservice
  • open source
  • security
  • serverless data integration service

Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of SnapLogic Data Catalog? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2024 here.

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SnapLogic Data Catalog in action
Figures 17, 18 and 19: Several images show the operation of SnapLogic Data Catalog. Click on an image to enlarge it. Credits: SnapLogic & partners.

The latest innovations of SnapLogic Intelligent Integration tools and the version history

Over time, SnapLogic has seen a positive trend in relation to ETL & Data Integration functionality and support for operating systems and connectivity. The latest added ‘gadgets’ are in the areas of data connectivity > FTPS, data infrastructure > operating system > UNIX > UNIX server, and data quality management > business rules.

We investigated SnapLogic’s most current versions of its product portfolio. Below you can see the successive versions of the various ETL & Data Integration products of SnapLogic:

  • SnapLogic Flows: February 2022
  • SnapLogic Intelligent Integration: June 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 October 2023 September 2023 July 2023 April 2023 February 2023 February 2022 May 2021 February 2021

Behind each product, we show the version numbers, the most recent versions are mentioned first.

Can you easily determine the licensing costs of SnapLogic Fast Data Loader, SnapLogic Flows, and SnapLogic Patterns Catalog?

In many cases, it can be difficult to determine the licensing costs of SnapLogic ETL & Data Integration because it depends on the country, the number of users (also consider the amount of CPUs for server versions), the connectors to data sources, and at what point in the year you request a quote. And before the end of a fiscal quarter of SnapLogic, you may be able to look forward to a decent discount. In addition, nowadays it is recommended to run the software in the cloud. You then only pay for what you actually use in resources. The purchase cost of SnapLogic Fast Data Loader, SnapLogic Flows, and SnapLogic Patterns Catalog may not be the single largest expense, but maintenance and support do put a strain on your budget each year.

What makes SnapLogic ETL & Data Integration unique compared to other Data Integration platforms

In our study, we see that SnapLogic in the field of ETL & Data Integration software has a few specific features which emerged distinctively in our research. This makes SnapLogic Intelligent Integration more or less unique: one-way data synchronization, iot integration, generating synthetic data, full load, and big data ingestion.

The advantages and disadvantages of SnapLogic Intelligent Integration

Tag cloud of the SnapLogic Intelligent Integration software.Figure 20: Tag cloud of the pluses and minuses of SnapLogic ETL & Data Integration

Get to know the key features of SnapLogic ETL & Data Integration in the following topic paragraphs. There we describe all the pros and cons of SnapLogic ETL & Data Integration, SnapLogic Fast Data Loader, SnapLogic Flows, and SnapLogic Patterns Catalog, et cetera. They are not cemented in place, i.e.: SnapLogic can currently work on creating features that meet specific customer needs (such as support for solaris, quickbooks, star schema, dataops, AIX, ODBC, data quality management, secure file transfer, ole db, and bulk inserts). It may also be that a feature has not yet been adequately described.

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1. SnapLogic Data Management

71%

The vendor SnapLogic has a good performance in our recently updated, independent ETL & Data Integration study on the subject ‘Data Management’, given that they score 71% on this, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: CDC, data sources, scheduling, source table, data extraction, automated data processing, and database containers. In total, we examined 71 selection criteria within this main theme. Would you like to delve further into the subject ‘Data Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2024.

2. SnapLogic Data Integration

60%

The company has a good rating in our study on the section ‘Data Integration’ with a score of 60%, relative to other vendors. We used the following selection criteria: cloud data integration, data integration projects, customer data integration, enterprise data fabric, cloud-native data integration, and salesforce data integration. In doing so, we assessed the following two products: SnapLogic Fast Data Loader and SnapLogic Data Catalog. In total, we examined 167 selection criteria within this main theme. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Data Integration’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide. Or learn more about the following topics:

3. SnapLogic Data Connectivity

59%

SnapLogic has a good rating in our objective ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Data Connectivity’. The company scores 59% on this topic, compared to other vendors. The following criteria were used: hadoop and salesforce. In total, we examined 50 features within this discipline. Are you planning to specialize further in the subject ‘Data Connectivity’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.

4. SnapLogic Data Replication

55%

SnapLogic has a good score in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the section ‘Data Replication’. The score amounts to 55%, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: data synchronization, database replication, sql replication, transactional replication, replication model, file replication, and salesforce data replication. In total, we examined 32 criteria within this section. Are you excited about the subject ‘Data Replication’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Study.

5. SnapLogic Data Infrastructure

55%

The vendor SnapLogic has a good score in our objective ETL & Data Integration survey on the section ‘Data Infrastructure’. The score amounts to 55%, relative to other vendors. We considered the following factors: security, open source, cloud platforms, microservice, enterprise service bus, and serverless data integration service. In total, we examined 87 criteria within this section. Would you like to delve further into the subject ‘Data Infrastructure’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Study 2024.

6. SnapLogic Metadata Management

46%

The company has a moderate score in our objective ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Metadata Management’, given that they score 46% on this, relative to other vendors. We used the following selection criteria: metadata and data catalog. In total, we examined 7 selection criteria within this main theme. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Metadata Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2024. Or learn more about the following topics:

7. SnapLogic Self-service Integration

42%

The company has a moderate performance in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Self-service Integration’. The company scores 42% on this topic, compared to other vendors. We considered the following factors: self-service data preparation, self-service data integration, self-service data warehouse, self-service data management, self-service data quality, and self-service data profiling. In total, we examined 8 features within this discipline. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Self-service Integration’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.

8. SnapLogic Data Governance

33%

SnapLogic has a moderate score in our independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Data Governance’, given that they score 33% on this, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: dataops, data protection, data privacy, test data, data anonymization, and synthetic data. In total, we examined 15 features within this discipline. Would you like to delve further into the subject ‘Data Governance’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.

9. SnapLogic Master Data Management

21%

SnapLogic has a poor performance in our study on the subject ‘Master Data Management’. The score amounts to 21%, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: location data, master data replication, customer master data, product master data, and master location data. In total, we examined 16 selection criteria within this main theme. Would you like to become more proficient in the subject ‘Master Data Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.

10. SnapLogic Data Quality Management

21%

SnapLogic has a poor rating in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the section ‘Data Quality Management’ with a score of 21%, compared to other vendors. We considered the following factors: data cleansing, address verification, financial data quality, and data matching. In total, we examined 28 aspects in this category. Are you excited about the subject ‘Data Quality Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2024.

Want to know more? Then take a look at our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2024 here

The footprint of SnapLogic ETL & Data Integration in different sectors

In our research, we also found out which industries a supplier has a track record in. These are the industries where SnapLogic is on the road: construction, health care, higher education, pharmaceuticals, real estate, and retail.

SnapLogic software is most used by…

The ETL & Data Integration software from SnapLogic is most often mentioned in combination with the following function: data engineers.

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Training and courses SnapLogic ETL & Data Integration

We organize various courses in the area of ETL & Data Integration but can also provide specific SnapLogic training, for instance as in-company. We can explore the following software: SnapLogic Fast Data Loader, SnapLogic Flows, and SnapLogic Patterns Catalog. Of course, we frame the training with the ideas of the intelligent, data-driven organization.

Summary: SnapLogic Intelligent Integration scores reasonably well

SnapLogic has a minimal product portfolio with which it scores reasonably well in our ETL & Data Integration survey. SnapLogic ETL & Data Integration innovates (approximately) at an average rate of more than 15 features per year, is active (for now) in many different sectors, and scoring the highest points in data management.

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