Hopp compared with ETL tools.
ETL tools such as Talend, Informatica and SSIS move data, and you build the migration around them. Hopp comes with the whole migration framework ready to use, so you start by mapping the migration, not by building one.
| What a migration needs | Hopp | Typical ETL tool |
|---|---|---|
| Get started | ||
| Pre-built migration framework, ready from day one | Yes | NoYou build the migration system first |
| First step after installation | Map the migration | Start a project to build the migration system |
| Work with AI | ||
| AI-generated specifications validated before anything runs | YesChecked like any other specification | NoYou need AI to review the code AI wrote |
| AI output you can review, understand and keep an overview of | YesReviewed as business rules, not code | NoReviewed as code, line by line |
| Specify the migration | ||
| Business users write extraction, transformation and validation rules | Yes | NoInterface for technicians |
| Specification checked for completeness before anything is built | Yes | NoSyntax checks only |
| Build the migration | ||
| Executable code generated from the specification | Yes | NoRuns rules in its own engine |
| Extract and transform kept apart from validate and load | Yes | NoOnly if you build it |
| Custom code kept separate from generated code | Yes | NoNot known |
| Run the migration | ||
| Dependencies between records resolved automatically | Yes | NoOnly if you build it |
| Transform and validate again without loading | Yes | NoOnly if you build it |
| Runs controlled by business object | Yes | NoOnly if you build it |
| Rejected records reprocessed in a controlled way | Yes | NoOnly if you build it |
| Runs baselined for testing | Yes | NoOnly if you build it |
| Application to manage the runs | Yes | NoNot known |
| Jobs scheduled and linked | Yes | Yes |
| See and control | ||
| Business users follow events and data in the browser | Yes | No |
| Audit trail and data lineage | Yes | NoOnly if you build it |
| Real-time monitoring, with the option to stop | Yes | NoOnly if you build it |
| Events from each run managed | Yes | NoOnly if you build it |
| Business users maintain transformation tables | Yes | No |
| Connect | ||
| Ready-made connectors to extract from legacy systems | PartlyBuilt as an extension | YesThrough ODBC or similar |
| Read configuration data from the target system | PartlyBuilt as an extension | YesThrough ODBC or similar |
| Library of ready-made routines | PartlyPlanned | PartlyIn some cases |
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