Fivetran vs SAS Access comparison

Fivetran and SAS are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Fivetran is ranked #12 with an average rating of 7.9, while SAS is ranked #56. Fivetran holds a 2.3% mindshare in DI, compared to SAS’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Fivetran users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SAS users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

SAS Access and Fivetran are both players in the data integration space, offering unique strengths. SAS Access leads with its extensive data handling capabilities while Fivetran's automated data integration features make it more attractive in terms of functionality.

Features: SAS Access provides comprehensive data manipulation tools, supporting varied data sources and delivering robust analytics for complex datasets. Fivetran focuses on automation and user-friendliness, streamlining data pipeline integration with minimal setup. A key distinction is Fivetran's emphasis on simplified data connectivity, ideal for agile, cloud-based environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAS Access deployment may require dedicated IT resources, but offers detailed customer support. Fivetran offers a simple, cloud-based deployment with minimal user intervention, alongside support aimed at fast resolutions and user-friendly guidance.

Pricing and ROI: SAS Access involves high upfront costs with investment in infrastructure yet promises compelling ROI for large organizations through extensive data handling. Fivetran offers a flexible pricing model, making it attractive for small to midsized enterprises with lower initial costs, and promising high ROI due to efficient deployment and maintenance.

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Categories and Ranking

Fivetran

Ranking in Data Integration

12th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Replication (3rd), Cloud Data Integration (8th)

SAS Access

Ranking in Data Integration

56th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Fivetran is 2.3%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Access is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Integration

Featured Reviews

Mediha Šiljić

Lead Data Engineer at Sensilab

Built-in connectors offer extensive data source integration and time savings

Fivetran could improve by adapting more for technical users and by providing more options for such users. There should be more adaptability in terms of new features. If a specific feature is required, it should be integrated promptly. Improvement in existing connectors with new features is desirable. Enhancements around customer-focused product adaptation are also suggested.

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Robert Heck

Co Owner at Hecht und Heck GmbH

The solution is stable, scalable, and flexible

I rate the solution eight out of ten. The number of people required to maintain the solution is dependent on the other applications running. The solution in itself does not require a lot of maintenance. The solution is flexible and I recommend it when you have more complex applications with special requirements.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It is not like a traditional ETL, but it gives quite a lot of flexibility."

"Fivetran's most valuable feature is replication."

"Fivetran is an easy-to-deploy solution for organizations looking at integrating a wide variety of data sources."

"You can manage all of your connectors individually, which gives you a very good ability to trace which one of your ETL processes is running and when."

"Overall, I would rate Fivetran nine out of ten."

"For us, Fivetran has been able to scale both in terms of the data we bring into our warehouse and the amount of data that we use as well."

"There's the general feature of the platform where it just makes it very easy to integrate different things, but I would say a specific difference is their integration of DBT,."

"The most valuable feature of Fivetran is that it only synchronizes what needs to be synchronized."

More Fivetran pros

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the ease of access to the data in those databases."

"The most valuable part of SAS/ACCESS is what it is made for: connecting to remote systems that are not part of your physical SAS environment."

"The most valuable feature is you have native access to the external databases."

Cons

"More connectors are needed for exotic, popular, and rising star portals."

"The customization could improve because Fivetran gives more thought to people who don't want to manage analytics workflows rather than engineers who want to be able to customize pipelines more thoroughly."

"Some of the pain points we're looking at are trying to integrate some of the items in the Microsoft stack, so SharePoint and Excel, and then some of the newer Azure services."

"In our case, we ultimately did not end up using Fivetran because we were able to do custom connects at a lower cost compared to Fivetran. From a cost perspective, if the number of connectors is lesser, then Fivetran is not the most cost-efficient option."

"I would like for them to incorporate additional transformations. A valuable aspect of the product is that it does inflight transformations and that could be expanded."

"An in-line data quality checking capability is missing"

"The biggest area for improvement is in customization, particularly in how Fivetran socializes its tools."

"I would like to see an improvement in the support offered by Fivetran."

More Fivetran cons

"I can't really recall any missing feature or general improvement that is needed. We don't really add too many new kinds of databases and therefore our needs are already met."

"The pricing model needs to be reconsidered and adjusted."

"The solution can provide access to the newer databases that come out sooner."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing costs are extremely high for the usage of somebody who has one GB or two GB of usage per day for real-time traffic. There are many other players in the market which are similarly priced or competitively priced. On average per month, it used to come around 12,000-15,000 USD, which is very high."

"Fivetran is very expensive, and its database-driven pricing model is outdated."

"In the first year, we were given a very good discount. It was approximately 20,000 Euros per year. In the third year, we purchased credit for two years and the price was 33,000 Euros per year."

"I rate the pricing a six out of ten."

"I don't have the exact information, but I know it is high, and it is on a yearly basis. There is no additional cost for what we're doing. We're always open to doing things cheaper, so we might potentially implement a different solution."

"I can't give exact amounts because that's based on usage, but it's more expensive than some of its competitors."

"I've heard that the license for HVR is a bit costly compared to its competitors, but since it's reliable and efficient, I think the customer shouldn't be bothered about the cost."

"The product is reasonably expensive"

More Fivetran pricing and cost advice

"The pricing model is complex and is based on modular packages as well as the size of the applicable environment."

"The solution's pricing and licensing are expensive."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

22%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What's the deal with the HVR software acquisition?

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SAS/Access

Overview

Fivetran, the global leader in data movement, is trusted by companies like OpenAI, LVMH, Pfizer, Verizon and Spotify to centralize data from SaaS applications, databases, files, and other sources into cloud destinations, including data lakes. With high-performance pipelines, seamless interoperability, and enterprise-grade security, Fivetran empowers organizations to modernize their data infrastructure, power analytics and AI, ensure compliance, and achieve transformative business outcomes. Learn more at Fivetran.com

Fivetran

SAS/ACCESS is an out-of-the-box solution for integrating SAS and third-party databases. You can read, write and update data regardless of the database or platform. Because the data appears native to SAS, there is no need to learn Structured Query Language (SQL) or any other database-specific query languages.

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Sample Customers

Autodesk, Condé Nast, JetBlue, Morgan Stanley, OpenAI, LVMH, Pfizer, Verizon, SpotifyNational Australia Bank, Saks, Cemex, Okta, Dropbox, Pitney Bowes, World Fuel Services,Lufthansa, AutoZone, ASICS, ASOS, Coupa, Databricks, Hermes, New Relic, Intercom,Canva, Honeywell, Square, DocuSign, Nandos, Oldcastle Infrastructure

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