What Fivetran does
Fivetran is an automated data movement platform, described on the page as helping teams securely move, manage and transform data for analytics, operations and AI. Named features include SQL-based transformations that run in the destination on a schedule, activations that move warehouse data to business tools, a managed data lake service for Iceberg and Delta Lake, and replication from SaaS, database, SAP, streaming and file sources. The page also lists custom connectors, hybrid deployment, private networks, column hashing and a REST API. Compliance listed includes SOC 1 and SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA BAA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS Level 1 and HITRUST. The page says it has 900+ sources and destinations, with named connectors including PostgreSQL, Salesforce, Oracle and Amazon S3. It gives no specific prices and links to a pricing section and a free plan.
How Fivetran compares with its closest alternatives
4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; Fivetran does not. Among the 2 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Hightouch at $350 a month and the median is $375. All 5 offer an API, as Fivetran does. Fivetran offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Fivetran was founded in 2012; the alternatives were founded between 2016 and 2021. Fivetran is based in San Francisco, United States; all the 3 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too.