Compare Designer Cloud and OpenRefine 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (36.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Designer Cloud
Star Rating
(165)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (36.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(12)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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- Users report that Designer Cloud excels in its automation capabilities, scoring 9.2 in this area, while OpenRefine received a lower score of 8.0. Reviewers mention that Designer Cloud's automation features streamline workflows significantly, making it a preferred choice for enterprises looking for efficiency.
- Reviewers mention that OpenRefine shines in data correction and normalization, with scores of 9.5 and 9.4 respectively. Users on G2 highlight its powerful data cleaning functionalities, which are particularly beneficial for small businesses dealing with messy datasets.
- G2 users report that Designer Cloud offers a broader range of data source access, scoring 8.0 in breadth of data sources, while OpenRefine does not provide specific ratings in this area. Users say that this flexibility allows Designer Cloud to integrate seamlessly with various enterprise systems.
- Users say that OpenRefine's ease of use is a standout feature, with a score of 9.1 compared to Designer Cloud's 8.6. Reviewers mention that the intuitive interface of OpenRefine makes it accessible for users with varying levels of technical expertise.
- Reviewers mention that Designer Cloud's governance features are robust, scoring 8.9, which is higher than OpenRefine's score of 8.3. Users report that the governance tools in Designer Cloud help maintain data integrity and compliance, which is crucial for larger organizations.
- Users on G2 report that Designer Cloud's real-time integration capabilities are impressive, scoring 8.8, while OpenRefine does not have a specific rating in this area. Reviewers say that this feature is essential for businesses that require up-to-the-minute data accuracy and responsiveness.
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Pricing
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Designer Cloud
Enterprise
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Best for Larger Deployments: Promote self-service analytics while maintaining security and governance to scale across your entire organization.
- Everything in Professional, plus...
- Advanced Security and Governance
- Fine grained access controls
OpenRefine
No pricing availableFree Trial
Designer Cloud
Free Trial is available
OpenRefine
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
125
9.1
11
Ease of Use
8.6
133
9.1
11
Ease of Setup
8.4
49
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.5
38
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.6
110
7.7
8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
36
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
119
7.9
11
Features by Category
Data Source Access
8.0
103
Not enough data
8.3
105
Not enough data
7.8
78
Not enough data
Data Interaction
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
8.4
96
Not enough data
8.8
105
Not enough data
8.9
103
Not enough data
9.0
108
Not enough data
8.0
89
Not enough data
8.3
76
Not enough data
Data Exporting
7.9
95
Not enough data
8.3
97
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Management
8.6
21
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
Functionality
8.4
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.9
23
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
Development
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration Options
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
18
9.3
7
8.5
18
9.5
7
8.7
18
9.4
6
8.5
16
9.7
6
8.3
18
Not enough data
Management
8.4
18
Not enough data
9.2
17
8.0
5
8.4
16
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Designer Cloud and OpenRefine are categorized as Data Quality
Unique Categories
OpenRefine has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Designer Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
OpenRefine
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.2%
Hospital & Health Care
9.3%
Computer Software
6.6%
Financial Services
6.0%
Banking
5.3%
Other
57.6%
Higher Education
16.7%
Education Management
16.7%
Research
8.3%
Oil & Energy
8.3%
Marketing and Advertising
8.3%
Other
41.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
Designer Cloud
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Prakash C.
Verified User in Retail
Very intuitive tool and minimizes explicitly coding
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Very buggy ,Low support from the CSM or support team. Everyday issues occur. Slow UI.Things keep breaking every now and then. No complex operations can be performed.
OpenRefine
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Shadi K.
Verified User in Computer Software
Easy to use. Easy to filter values and create visualizations. Easy to do bi-variate analysis of variables.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Management Consulting
The interface could use an update to look a bit more modern, but works very well nonetheless.
Prakash C.
Verified User in Retail
Very intuitive tool and minimizes explicitly coding
Shadi K.
Verified User in Computer Software
Easy to use. Easy to filter values and create visualizations. Easy to do bi-variate analysis of variables.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Very buggy ,Low support from the CSM or support team. Everyday issues occur. Slow UI.Things keep breaking every now and then. No complex operations can be performed.
Verified User in Management Consulting
The interface could use an update to look a bit more modern, but works very well nonetheless.
Alternatives
Discussions
How to speed up the loading time? Can we have an option to use Google Sheet as the input dataset?
1 comment
AW
We hear you and we agree. The Google Sheet's integration is now available. Let us know if you're still seeing loading time issues. This should all be sorted....Read more
Why working with views sometimes jobs start failing?
1 comment
Official Response from Designer Cloud
Hi Paolo, Did you confirm that the view contains tables that Dataprep can access within the same project? Additionally, if you visit our community at...Read more
OpenRefine has no discussions with answers
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