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Should I Use Fivetran?

fivetran.com·Analyzed 6 hours ago··Based on 12 sources

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Depends

Depends

Buy it if you run a cloud warehouse and need many connectors maintained for you.

Powerful managed ELT for warehouse-backed data teams; overkill and pricey for small teams with a few sources.

Confidence: Medium

4.3/5

G2 rating

779 reviews

700+

Connectors

Some sources say 500+

Yes

Free tier

'Start for free' per site

2012

Founded

Oakland, California

Value for money3

Volume-based pricing scales with usage

Ease of use4

No-code connectors, fully managed syncs

Feature depth5

700+ connectors, enterprise-grade capabilities

Support quality3

Comparisons report mixed support quality

Security posture4

Trust Center listed, no public vulnerabilities

Pros

  • Point it at a source and it replicates schema and data automatically⁶
  • 700+ prebuilt connectors for ELT⁴
  • No-code, fully managed pipelines with no maintenance burden⁷
  • Free tier to start12
  • Enterprise-grade security capabilities; Trust Center available via AWS⁵

Cons

  • Volume-based pricing; costs grow with data²
  • Support quality reported as mixed²
  • No public price list; contract-negotiated⁵
  • Fully managed platform means less control than open-source rivals⁸

Gotchas

  • highPricing is usage-based and unpublished; expect bill growth as synced volume rises.²
  • mediumContracts priced via sales or AWS Marketplace, not a public calculator.⁵
  • mediumSupport quality described as mixed in third-party comparisons.²
  • mediumGuess: migrating many managed connectors to another tool later is slow and manual.⁸

Best for

  • Warehouse-centric data teams
  • Many SaaS and database sources
  • No-code managed ELT
  • Mid-size to enterprise

Not for

  • Small teams with one or two sources
  • Anyone without a warehouse to load into
  • Tight budgets — metered pricing surprises
  • Teams wanting open-source control

Companies that use it

Companies that could

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Pricing

Free tier: Yes

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Marketplace and comparison sources rate it 4.3/5 on G2 across 779 reviews, praising automation while flagging mixed support and usage-based costs.

Alternatives

Compare Fivetran with each alternative.

Airbyte

Open-source ELT; self-hosting cuts cost and adds control

Full analysis

Based on 15+ public sources; exact pricing tiers are not publicly listed.

Sources

  1. Fivetran | Automated data movement platformfivetran.com
    official
  2. Fivetran vs Integrate.io - Compare ETL Toolsskyvia.com
    review
  3. Fivetran vs Airbyte: Features, Pricing, Services and Morehevodata.com
    review
  4. Fivetran vs Matillion: Which ETL Tool Is Better?integrate.io
    review
  5. AWS Marketplace: Fivetran Data Movement Platformaws.amazon.com
    review
  6. Fivetran vs Improvado: Marketing Data Platform Comparisonimprovado.io
    review
  7. Snowflake + Fivetran: Data movement for the modern stackatlan.com
    review
  8. Airbyte vs. Fivetran: The Definitive Guide for AI Teamsskywork.ai
    review
  9. Fivetran — Automated data movement platform (pitch deck)billiondollarpitchdecks.com
    news
  10. What Is Fivetran and How Much Does It Cost?phdata.io
    review
  11. Fivetran product security pagefivetran.com
    security
  12. Fivetran Expands Automated Data Movement Platformfivetran.com
    news

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