ETL tools force a tradeoff between heavy visual platforms and boilerplate code
Data engineers choosing ETL tooling must pick between visual platforms like Talend, Informatica, and NiFi, which are approachable but heavyweight with JVM and licensing overhead, or code-first tools that offer control but require extensive boilerplate before moving any data.
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