Why Zoho DataPrep is the perfect Azure Data Factory alternative
Both Zoho DataPrep and Azure Data Factory are great ETL tools that offer data integration and transforms. Let's take a look at a detailed comparison of their features to help you decide on the perfect tool for your business
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Zoho DataPrep vs Azure Data Factory: Which one should you choose?
Zoho DataPrep is a better Azure Data Factory alternative with 250+ transforms, AI-powered enrichments, superior data-quality and ETL features.
- Features
- Setup and deployment Cloud & SAASCloud & PAAS
- Focus areas Data ingestion, ETL, reverse ETL, migration, data orchestrationETL, ELT, Reverse ETL,streaming
- Import from a variety of sources ADF supports 90+ native connectors, allowing you to extract data from multiple sources, including onpremises databases, cloud storage (e.g., Azure Blob, AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage), SaaS platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Dynamics 365), REST APIs, and more.
- Graphical data analysis No, need to integrate with Azure Purview for data governance and quality checks
- Data transforms250+ built-in data transforms
- Predictive AI models for ML tasks Yes, using Azure Cognitive and Azure Machine Learning
- NLP chatbot yes using Ask Zia
- Data cataloging and distribution Basic
- Intelligent suggestions
- Drag and drop pipeline interface
- Monitoring dashboards
- On-premsie data integration
- Hybrid SaaS environment
- Ability to add new data sources Yes, by providing SDK to build custom connectors
- Integration with developer tools Yes, Azure Portal, CLI, and PowerShell. Azure Functions for transformations. Use external services like HDInsight. Visual Studio.
- PricingFixedPay as you go
- Data security, role based access controls, and data encryption
- Deep integration with ZA for powerful visualization and insightsIt integrates with Azure Synapse, Azure Databricks, and Delta Lake, offering robust capabilities for advanced analytics, AI model training, and scalable data transformation.
Purpose
Zoho DataPrep is a no-code data preparation and management platform designed for data ingestion, ETL, reverse ETL, migration, data workow, and orchestration. Its visual drag-and-drop builder makes it easy for non-technical business users to build data pipelines.
Pricing
Zoho DataPrep offers exible pricing plans for both small businesses and enterprises. There's a wide variety of options to pay only for your data needs, plus a free plan that helps small businesses get started.
Security
With over 7,000 businesses worldwide using DataPrep for various data management needs, security and privacy are essential. We hold ISO/IEC 27001 certication for managing information security, ISO/IEC 27107 for managing cloud security, and ISO/IEC 27018 for managing personal data on the cloud. We are also GDPR, SOC2, and HIPAA compliant.
Purpose
Azure Data Factory is a cloud-based data integration service that allows you to create data-driven pipelines to orchestrate data movement and transformation. You can build and schedule data-driven workows that ingest data from various on-premises and cloud data stores, transform and enrich data, and load it into data warehouses, data lakes, and other data stores.
Pricing
Azure Data Factory uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model. You pay for the number of data integration units (DIUs) consumed by your data pipelines. A DIU represents a unit of compute power used to process data. You only pay for the time your pipelines are actively running..
Security
Azure Data Factory operates within the robust security infrastructure of Azure. It integrates with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) for authentication and authorization. Data encryption at rest and in transit is supported. Azure Data Factory also adheres to various security standards and certications.
How to choose the best ETL tool
Identify the data management needs for your business. Based on your data goal, your ETL tool should:
- Work with the right connectors.
- Integrate with the existing infrastructure.
- Have easy-to-use transforms.
- Have the right security and governance features.
What our customers are saying
"Zoho DataPrep has taken the time it takes to clean and import our data from multiple hours down to minutes. I am able to provide my clients better tracking of their key statistics because I now have an automated way to take in their third-party data."
Bob Sullivan JD
COO, Vector Solutions
"Zoho DataPrep has allowed us to reduce manual data cleansing and cut down on clunky, additional scripts for transforming the data. With Zoho DataPrep we have been able to streamline our ETL processes and move towards a leaner ETL framework, with much of the transformation work now being done within Zoho itself."
Connor Nobert
Director, Pulse LLC
"We spend a lot of time writing and maintaining custom scripts to import data, fix errors and transform the data. Using Zoho DataPrep, we easily found the errors in the data and fixed them all from within the tool. We are now looking to eliminate manual scripts and use Zoho DataPrep to automate data preparation."
Claudio Cabeza
Business Development Director, Grupo Premo