# CloverDX vs Pentaho Data Integration Comparison

| | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 72 | 17 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (40.8% of reviews) | Mid-Market (41.2% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Starting at $18,000.00 3 DXU Per Year | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### CloverDX

Pros:
- Ease of Use (9 reviews)
- Automation (7 reviews)

Cons:
- Poor Documentation (4 reviews)
- Steep Learning Curve (4 reviews)

### Pentaho Data Integration

Pros:
- Features (2 reviews)
- API Integration (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Performance Issues (2 reviews)
- Learning Curve (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.6 (66 reviews) | 8.7 (15 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.1 (66 reviews) | 8.6 (15 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.3 (39 reviews) | 8.0 (9 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.3 (29 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.0 (59 reviews) | 7.2 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.1 (30 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.4 (65 reviews) | 9.2 (14 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### CloverDX

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: DXU (DX Unit)

Price: Starting at $18,000.00 3 DXU Per Year

Description: DXU's can be converted into Designer seats or Server cores and reallocated freely as client's need evolve. A single DXU represents either a single Designer seat or a combination of one production Server core and one complimentary non-production core.

Key Features:
- Flexible licensing between Designer seat or Server core
- Supports On-premise and Cloud deployment
- Complex jobflows orchestration, error handling

[Learn more about CloverDX](https://www.g2.com/products/cloverdx/reviews)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Pentaho Data Integration

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### ETL Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CloverDX** | 8.3/10 | 54 |
| **Pentaho Data Integration** | 9.1/10 | 5 |

#### Management

| Feature | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | 7.8 (48 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Auditing** | 7.6 (43 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Extraction** | 8.5 (52 reviews) | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Transformation** | 8.8 (53 reviews) | 9.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Loading** | 8.4 (50 reviews) | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Automation** | 8.7 (54 reviews) | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | 8.3 (50 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 

### Cloud Migration

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CloverDX** | N/A | N/A |
| **Pentaho Data Integration** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Migration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Variety** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Alerts and Logging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Management

| Feature | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Backup and Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration Variety** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Access and Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real time Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Protection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Cloud Migration

| Feature | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Data Mapping

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CloverDX** | 8.2/10 | 38 |
| **Pentaho Data Integration** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data visualisation** | 7.9 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data transformation** | 9.0 (38 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data migration** | 8.6 (38 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Process various formats** | 8.3 (38 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **No-code functionality** | 7.9 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data manipulation** | 8.6 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Analytics** | 7.3 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting** | 7.6 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Big Data Processing and Distribution

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CloverDX** | N/A | N/A |
| **Pentaho Data Integration** | N/A | N/A |

#### Database

| Feature | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Data Collection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Distribution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Lake** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integrations

| Feature | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Hadoop Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Spark Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Machine Scaling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Preparation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Spark Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Processing

| Feature | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cloud Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workload Processing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Big Data

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **CloverDX** | N/A | N/A |
| **Pentaho Data Integration** | N/A | N/A |

#### Building Reports

| Feature | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Transformation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **WYSIWYG Report Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Internationalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sandbox / Test Environments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Breadth of Partner Applications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (3):** [ETL Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/etl-tools), [On-Premise Data Integration Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/on-premise-data-integration), [Data Mapping Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-mapping)


**Unique to Pentaho Data Integration (3):** [Cloud Migration Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-migration), [Big Data Integration Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-integration-platforms), [Big Data Processing And Distribution Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-processing-and-distribution)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | CloverDX | Pentaho Data Integration | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 25.4% | 17.6% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 40.8% | 41.2% | 
| **Enterprise** | 33.8% | 41.2% | 

### By Industry

#### CloverDX

- **Financial Services:** 15.5%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 11.3%
- **Consulting:** 9.9%
- **Computer Software:** 7.0%
- **Market Research:** 7.0%
- **Higher Education:** 4.2%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.2%
- **Broadcast Media:** 2.8%
- **Consumer Services:** 2.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.8%
- **Other:** 32.4%

#### Pentaho Data Integration

- **Information Technology and Services:** 35.3%
- **Telecommunications:** 11.8%
- **Banking:** 11.8%
- **Internet:** 5.9%
- **Information Services:** 5.9%
- **Import and Export:** 5.9%
- **Higher Education:** 5.9%
- **Education Management:** 5.9%
- **Aviation & Aerospace:** 5.9%
- **Airlines/Aviation:** 5.9%

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## Top Discussions

### CloverDX

- Title: [How much does CloverDX cost?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-much-does-cloverdx-cost) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "CloverDX scales by so-called DXUs. It currently (May,2023) starts at $5k/year.  Details can be found on CloverDX's pricing page..."
- Title: [Is CloverDX open source?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-cloverdx-open-source) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "CloverDX is now fully commercial product. 
CloverDX has OpenSource legacy (its core engine used to be OSS) - see https://github.com/CloverETL/CloverETL-Engine."
- Title: [What is the easy way to debug the data flowing out of all the components and sub graphs?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/33797-what-is-the-easy-way-to-debug-the-data-flowing-out-of-all-the-components-and-sub-graphs) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Thank you for the comment!

Generally speaking, data flowing through edges in CloverDX Designer gets saved temporarily in the form of .dbg files. These..."

### Pentaho Data Integration

No discussions available for this product.

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/cloverdx-vs-pentaho-data-integration)