Altova MapForce
ETL tools
Data mapping software
Data integration tools
Cloud data integration software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
Take the quiz to check if Altova MapForce and its alternatives fit your requirements.
$349.00 one-time perpetual license
Free Trial
Free version unavailable
Small
Medium
Large
- Construction
- Agriculture, fishing, and forestry
- Professional services (engineering, legal, consulting, etc.)
What is Altova MapForce
Altova MapForce is a visual data mapping and transformation tool used to design and run mappings between formats such as XML, JSON, databases, EDI, and flat files. It targets integration developers and data engineers who need to build repeatable transformations for application integration, data migration, and ETL-style workflows. MapForce provides a graphical mapping designer with built-in functions and supports code generation for selected runtimes to operationalize mappings outside the design environment. It is commonly used in on-premises integration scenarios and can be deployed in server or automated execution contexts via related runtime components.
Broad format and protocol support
MapForce supports mapping across common enterprise data formats including XML, JSON, CSV/flat files, databases, and EDI standards. This makes it suitable for heterogeneous integration and migration projects where multiple schemas and message types coexist. Compared with tools focused mainly on SaaS connectors, it is oriented toward schema-driven transformations and structured data interchange.
Visual mapping with validation
The product provides a graphical design environment for building mappings, including function libraries and schema-aware mapping constructs. It supports testing and validation workflows that help users verify transformations against schemas and sample data before deployment. This can reduce manual coding for complex transformations while keeping mappings inspectable for review and maintenance.
Deployable execution via code generation
MapForce can generate executable code for certain target environments, enabling mappings to run outside the interactive designer. This supports embedding transformations into applications or scheduled processes and can fit teams that prefer to version and deploy generated artifacts. It also provides a path to operationalize mappings without relying solely on a cloud-hosted runtime.
Not a connector-first iPaaS
MapForce is primarily a transformation and mapping tool rather than a SaaS-centric integration platform. Organizations that need many prebuilt connectors for advertising, CRM, and analytics sources may need additional tooling or custom integration work. This can increase implementation effort compared with products designed around managed connectors and turnkey pipelines.
Cloud orchestration is limited
While it can be used in automated execution contexts, MapForce is not primarily a cloud-native orchestration service with built-in scheduling, monitoring, and managed scaling. Teams may need to provide their own job scheduling, logging, and operational monitoring around generated code or runtime execution. This can add operational overhead for cloud-first data integration programs.
Learning curve for complex mappings
The visual paradigm still requires understanding of schemas, transformation logic, and edge cases such as hierarchical-to-relational mappings. Complex projects can lead to large mapping designs that require disciplined organization and documentation. Teams without prior experience in schema-based integration may need ramp-up time to use the tool effectively.
Plan & Pricing
Desktop editions (perpetual licenses)
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $349.00 (one-time license; "from $349.00") | Supports XML-to-XML data mapping; XSLT 1.0/2.0/3.0 code generation. Optional 1-year Support & Maintenance Pack (SMP) shown as $87.25 on the store page. |
| Professional | $679.00 (one-time license; "from $679.00") | XML/database/flat-file mapping; auto-generation of XSLT/XQuery/Java/C++/C# code. Optional 1-year SMP shown as $169.75 on the store page. |
| Enterprise | $1,099.00 (one-time license; "from $1,099.00") | Adds PDF, JSON, NoSQL, EDI, XBRL, Excel, Protobuf, Shopify mapping, PDF Extractor, FlexText, web service consumption/creation. SMP available (see product page). |
Usage-based / server product (MapForce Server)
Pricing model: Per-core annual subscription (licenses shown per core/per year). Free tier/trial: 30-day trial available for server products (trial via Altova LicenseServer). Example costs: MapForce Server – from $1,179.00 per core / year; MapForce Server Advanced – from $1,964.50 per core / year. (Shop shows multi-core pricing tables and longer-term license durations.) Discount / volume options: Volume pricing shown for multi-core quantities; contact sales@altova.com for quotes for large quantities or custom configurations.
Notes: All prices and SMP values taken directly from Altova's official online shop/pricing pages (shop.altova.com) and Altova product pages. Prices displayed as "from" indicate the listed base price for a single-user (or 1-core) configuration; multi-user/multi-core bundles and SMP add additional costs shown on the respective store pages.
Seller details
Altova GmbH
Vienna, Austria
1992
Private
https://www.altova.com/
https://x.com/altova
https://www.linkedin.com/company/altova/
