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# CloverDX vs Pentaho Data Integration Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**CloverDX** [

4.3/5(73)

](https://www.g2.com/products/cloverdx/reviews#reviews)

**Pentaho Data Integration** [

4.3/5(17)

](https://www.g2.com/products/pentaho-data-integration/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**CloverDX**
Free Trial

**Starting at $18,000.00** 3 DXU Per Year · DXU (DX Unit)

**Pentaho Data Integration**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**CloverDX**
3 months

Based on 5 responses

**Pentaho Data Integration**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**CloverDX**
14 months

Based on 6 responses

**Pentaho Data Integration**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**CloverDX**
$$$$$

**Pentaho Data Integration**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**CloverDX**
Not enough reviews yet

**Pentaho Data Integration**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**CloverDX**
[
Ease of Use (9)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cloverdx/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1911568&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Automation (7)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cloverdx/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1911689&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Poor Documentation (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cloverdx/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1912524&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Steep Learning Curve (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/cloverdx/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1911485&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Pentaho Data Integration**
[
Features (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/pentaho-data-integration/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2037958&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
API Integration (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/pentaho-data-integration/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2037992&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Performance Issues (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/pentaho-data-integration/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2037979&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/pentaho-data-integration/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2037973&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**CloverDX**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_0d3b67827912f22174857de9475977c9/microsoft-sql-server.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

MS SQL

](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews)[
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](https://www.g2.com/products/cloverdx/integrations)

**Pentaho Data Integration**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**CloverDX**
 ![CloverDX screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/206479/Screenshot-2025-03-20-200618.png)

**Pentaho Data Integration**
No screenshot available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**CloverDX**

8.7

8.767

**Pentaho Data Integration**

8.7

8.715

Ease of Use

**CloverDX**

8.2

8.267

**Pentaho Data Integration**

8.6

8.615

Ease of Setup

**CloverDX**

8.3

8.340

**Pentaho Data Integration**

8.0

8.09

Ease of Admin

**CloverDX**

8.3

8.330

**Pentaho Data Integration**

8.6

8.67

Quality of Support

**CloverDX**

9.0

9.060

**Pentaho Data Integration**

7.2

7.212

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**CloverDX**

9.0

9.031

**Pentaho Data Integration**

8.6

8.66

Product Direction (% positive)

**CloverDX**

8.4

8.466

**Pentaho Data Integration**

9.2

9.214

Features

ETL Tools[Hide 57 FeaturesShow 57 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.3

55

9.1

5

Management

Reporting

7.9

49

8.7(won by 0.8)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Auditing

7.6

44

9.0(won by 1.4)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Functionality

Extraction

8.5

53

9.7(won by 1.2)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Transformation

8.9

54

9.7(won by 0.8)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Loading

8.5

51

9.3(won by 0.8)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Automation

8.7(won by 0.4)

55

8.3

5

Scalability

8.3

51

8.7(won by 0.4)

5

Non-Relational Transformations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Charting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Integration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ad hoc Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Match & Merge

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Metadata Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Pipeline Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Job Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard Creation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Data Sources

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Quality Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Accounting Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

eCommerce Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

CRM

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Synchronization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Replication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predictive Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Analysis Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Mapping[Hide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.1

39

Not enough data

Functionality

Data visualisation

7.8(won by default)

34

Not enough data

Data transformation

9.0(won by default)

39

Not enough data

Data migration

8.6(won by default)

39

Not enough data

Process various formats

8.2(won by default)

39

Not enough data

No-code functionality

7.9(won by default)

38

Not enough data

Data manipulation

8.5(won by default)

38

Not enough data

Analytics

7.3(won by default)

33

Not enough data

Reporting

7.7(won by default)

35

Not enough data

Show 3 feature categories with incomplete data

Cloud Migration[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

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

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

Data Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Cloud Migration

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

Big Data Processing and Distribution[Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database

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

Hadoop Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Spark Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

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

Cloud Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workload Processing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Big Data[Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Building Reports

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

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform

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

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Metadata Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![CloverDX](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a27ffa36a634bd96eb047c34aaa4a7ea/cloverdx.svg "CloverDX")](https://www.g2.com/products/cloverdx/reviews)

CloverDX

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

26.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

40.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

33.3%

[![Pentaho Data Integration](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_99b6c3290adbb4f06b886ae6d4a91c45/pentaho-data-integration.png "Pentaho Data Integration")](https://www.g2.com/products/pentaho-data-integration/reviews)

Pentaho Data Integration

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

17.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

41.2%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

41.2%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

26.4%

17.6%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

40.3%

41.2%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

33.3%

41.2%

Reviewers' Industry

[![CloverDX](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/a27ffa36a634bd96eb047c34aaa4a7ea/cloverdx.svg "CloverDX")](https://www.g2.com/products/cloverdx/reviews)
CloverDX

Financial Services

15.3%

Consulting

11.1%

Information Technology and Services

11.1%

Computer Software

6.9%

Market Research

6.9%

Other

48.6%

[![Pentaho Data Integration](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_99b6c3290adbb4f06b886ae6d4a91c45/pentaho-data-integration.png "Pentaho Data Integration")](https://www.g2.com/products/pentaho-data-integration/reviews)
Pentaho Data Integration

Information Technology and Services

35.3%

Telecommunications

11.8%

Banking

11.8%

Internet

5.9%

Information Services

5.9%

Other

29.4%

Alternatives

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[
SnapLogic Agentic Integration and Applied AI Platform
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Fivetran
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[
Boomi
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[
Alteryx
](/products/alteryx/reviews)

**Pentaho Data Integration Alternatives**

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[
IBM DataStage
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[
AWS Glue
](/products/aws-glue/reviews)

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[
Databricks
](/products/databricks/reviews)

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[
BigQuery
](/products/google-cloud-bigquery/reviews)

## CloverDX vs Pentaho Data Integration

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Pentaho Data Integration easier to use and administer. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up, and doing business with CloverDX overall.

- CloverDX and Pentaho Data Integration both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CloverDX is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Pentaho Data Integration over CloverDX.