Data Ladder vs Splink
Data Ladder
dataladder.comSplink
moj-analytical-services.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Data Ladder | Splink |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Identity Resolution Software | 8.0 (#6) | 8.4 (#2) |
| Matching | It uses phonetic, numeric, domain-specific, and fuzzy matching algorithms when datasets lack unique identifiers. | It supports term frequency adjustments and user-defined fuzzy matching logic. |
| Purpose | DataMatch Enterprise is a code-free toolkit for profiling, cleansing, matching, and deduplicating data from disparate sources. | Splink is a Python package for probabilistic record linkage that deduplicates and links records without unique identifiers. |
| Support | Data Ladder offers professional and implementation services as well as team or one-to-one product training. | Users are directed to a public GitHub discussion forum for questions after consulting the documentation. |
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In their own words
Data Ladder
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Splink
Splink is a free Python package for probabilistic record linkage, used to deduplicate records and connect them when unique identifiers are absent. Its linkage method follows the Fellegi-Sunter model and can be trained without labeled examples. Matching can include term-frequency adjustments and user-defined fuzzy logic. Splink creates SQL for a selected backend, with documented support for DuckDB, Spark, SQLite, and PostgreSQL. DuckDB is recommended for most users; Spark is recommended for very large linkages or when a Spark cluster is more accessible. The maker says it can run on DuckDB or big-data backends such as Spark for linkages of 100+ million records. It works best with standardized data across several columns that are not highly correlated, rather than a single bag-of-words column. Interactive visualizations help examine and diagnose models, predictions, and clusters. Install with pip or conda, with optional backend-specific installation for Spark and PostgreSQL. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, as well as self-hosted environments.