Fivetran Reviews

I'm responsible for replicating the data from one source to another. It is constantly running, and we do nothing other than looking at monitoring reports. Once it is established, it is pretty much hands-off.

We are not using its latest version. We are slow to migrate to the new version. We wait until there is a need to upgrade, and we are generally one or two versions behind.

It has improved the way our organization functions.

The compare feature is the most valuable piece of it.

The documentation can be laid out better to make it easier to find things, and I really wish there was built-in support for changing passwords.

Some features don't work as advertised for the platform/repository database, and HVR is not always the fastest at getting results.

I have been using this solution for three years.

We like its stability.

We like its scalability.

They are adequate.

I have used GoldenGate replication previously.

Installing the software is really straightforward. Getting your replication stream working is a little bit more complicated, but it is not overly complicated.

Its deployment was done in-house. It took weeks. 

There are two people to manage it and make sure that it is working. They are part of the data team or the infrastructure team making sure that we're building our analytic pipeline.

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.

We looked at Informatica, but one of the sources that we had was only supported with HVR. That's why we went with HVR.

I would rate HVR an eight out of ten.

Fivetran is an ingestion tool used to move data between different sources and destinations. It helps orchestrate pipelines that can be set up manually without technical experience. It facilitates daily pipeline runs based on a specific schedule determined by the licensing level.

Fivetran has significantly reduced data ingestion lead times by about sixty to eighty percent. It requires less maintenance on pipelines, freeing up development hours by approximately twenty percent. Additionally, the platform allows for faster setup of new connections, reducing lead time from four to eight weeks to one or a week and a half for complex integrations.

The simplicity and scalability stand out as the most valuable features of Fivetran. It is easy for users to get accustomed to the tool due to its gentle learning curve and clear error transparency. The platform offers transparent logging for detailed auditing. Moreover, scalability is emphasized as Fivetran charges less per row as you use the service more.

Fivetran could improve in the area of customization, especially in how they socialize their tools. The feature of being able to deploy Fivetran on-premises for enhanced security should be highlighted more during discussions with executives.

I have used Fivetran for about four years now.

I rate the stability of Fivetran as nine out of ten. We have never experienced downtime issues.

I rate the scalability of Fivetran as nine out of ten. It offers a flexible cost structure that benefits those who use it more extensively.

Customer service is thorough but could be faster, rated as seven out of ten. They usually take about three to five business days to respond.

Neutral

Previously, everything was developed by hand using Python before moving to Fivetran. Fivetran was a significant improvement.

The standard cloud licenses are very easy to set up. However, more complex deployments like self-hosted can be more technical.

I managed the setup alone. In all the last two companies I've worked at, it has been a solo effort.

Fivetran has drastically improved our operations. We've reduced lead times for data ingestion by sixty to eighty percent and have fewer maintenance requirements, leading to a twenty percent increase in development hours. The system has simplified manual integration processes, leading to quicker setup times for new connections.

The pricing is sensible and depends on the data ingestion quotas. The standard enterprise allows for advanced development, while the free tier offers a limited feature set. High security options require a business-critical license.

We evaluated Airbyte, Snowflake, and Databricks before choosing Fivetran. Snowflake and Databricks were less competitive due to their complexity and higher resource costs.

Fivetran is a great tool for organizations needing to simplify data management and ingestion processes. It's ideal for those without a large team to handle multiple data tools.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

We use Fivetran to build data engineering pipelines. It helps us do a lot of data transformation and data extraction. 

Fivetran helps us save time and be more efficient because we do things with no-code/low-code. 

The most important feature of the solution is its ability to build data pipelines in less time. 

We experience cost issues because Fivetran is charged on a usage basis. When you reach a certain level, the tool should focus on reducing the costs. The solution is expensive when you are moving gigabytes and petabytes of data. 

It should also focus more on REST APIs and webhooks. 

I have been using the solution for two years. 

The solution is very stable and reliable. 

The product's scalability is high. 

Fivetran's technical support is average and can take weeks to respond. 

Fivetran's deployment is simple. 

I rate the solution a  seven out of ten. 

We use Fivetran for bidirectional data synchronizations between systems.

I didn't set up any transformation in Fivetran. I wanted Fivetran to take care of the log sequence number comparison between source and destination systems so that it would pick up only the data that needed to be synchronized, and it did it beautifully.

The most valuable feature of Fivetran is that it only synchronizes what needs to be synchronized. You need to capture the in-source updates and digits from the source; this is the only information you want. You don't want to download the whole thing each time. Fivetran does this just beautifully.

Fivetran should add more connectors because its competitors, like Airbyte, have more connectors. All of these systems have a problem, namely that they are pure cloud player solutions. I often work in hybrid solutions where customers have on-prem things mixed with cloud things.

Pure cloud player solutions never provide a good solution for what is on-prem, which leads to a gap. When you look at systems such as ActiveBatch, they have a very, very strong on-prem platform. They are also looking at the web and cloud things, but they are not that good at the cloud things. So there is nothing that is equally good for both on-prem and cloud.

Fivetran should add a feature to connect to the SQL server on-prem.

I have been using Fivetran for a month.

Fivetran is a very stable solution. After you set it up, you can forget about it. I rate Fivetran a nine out of ten for stability.

Fivetran saved me a lot of work. I could have hired a bunch of engineers to write Python's code for me, but Fivetran was already built. So, it was easier for me to focus on my line of business and purchase a commercial product without trying to replicate this myself in Python. That's not a return on investment; that is savings.

I am using the latest version of Fivetran.

Fivetran is easy to set up. It took me one or two hours to set up my flow, and then I forgot about it. So for me, it's perfect because it doesn't take a lot of time. It's not like some other solutions where you need two weeks of engineering to get them to work.

I would advise users to try Fivetran before they commit to it.

When I compare Fivetran with Airbyte, I like Airbyte better than Fivetran.

Overall, I rate Fivetran an eight out of ten.

I mainly use HVR Software for replication and migration.

HVR Software is an asynchronous replication solution. Its arrays are powerful enough to handle migrations even when the replication is happening in the background, without causing any trouble with the ongoing traffic.

HVR Software's most valuable features are that it's simple to use and allows us to use the command line to quickly complete the entire universal replicative setup.

In the next release, I'd like to see an automated version of HVR with a script that can be run on a management server where we can provide all the information within the script, or the script can prompt the user to enter the storage area and volume details so that with just a few clicks, the solution will be deployed automatically in the background.

I've been using HVR Software for fourteen months.

HVR Software is stable.

HVR Software is scalable.

HVR Software's technical support could be improved. Whenever we log a case, the response that we get from the support is a bit delayed.

Positive

The initial setup was straightforward because we had all the required documentation.

We used an in-house team.

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.

I would rate HVR Software as ten out of ten.

We are doing a proof of concept, and we are still building the operating model. We are using it for moving data from one source to another. We will be using HVR with Snowflake.

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

It should have a few more monitoring functionalities. It should also support integration with more data sources. Currently, it supports Snowflake, AWS, and Google Cloud, but it can also support SAP integration. They can make it more flexible.

I have been using this solution for around six months.

It seems to be stable, but we have not yet used it in production. It is still in development. 

We are a large enterprise, but it also seems suitable for small and medium enterprises.

We have not contacted their support.

We did not do any deployment at all. We started around six months back, and we are just in the early stages of doing a proof of concept. 

We didn't evaluate other options.

Based on our experience so far, I would rate it an eight out of ten. We will get to know more about how it is in a couple of months.

We primarily use the solution for business intelligence.

We use it for data publishing, data logs, and data refreshes These services are all very good.

The interface needs to be more user-friendly.

Data security should be improved in the next release.

The solution is stable. We've never faced any stability issues.

The way we are using it, I think the solution's level of scalability is sufficient for us. We didn't really need anything bigger. For us, it's been fine so far. We have about 30-40 users. There's no need for us to increase usage at this point.

We've never really used technical support, so I can't speak to the level of quality.

The initial setup was complex. We had quite a few data sources, so the database replication was quite in-depth and we had quite a few environments that needed to be refreshed. 

Right now, we have a corporate license. I'm not sure of the term of the license or the cost.

We use the on-premises deployment model.

I would rate the solution eight out of ten.

We are currently using the private model of this solution. It is CDC and we take data from an OLTP system to populate a data warehouse and to populate a reporting system. 

The ease of usability is the most valuable feature. It's very easy and quick to set up. It also has a central hub as opposed to GoldenGate which is one direct interface. For GoldenGate I would have needed three interfaces whereas with HVR I have a central interface that manages everything. 

We have a number of connections to heterogeneous databases and that could be expanded on. One of the databases is an additional database that should be coming online but there is some difficulty with it. Other than this, in comparison to other products it's competing with, including Oracle, it beats them hands down for everything, including the price.

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. 

Their technical support is excellent, better than Oracle. The online support is very good but equally, their support is immediate and willing. Up until now, they have taken our suggestions and considered incorporating them into the next version. 

The initial setup was straightforward. 

The pricing is considerably less than its competitor, GoldenGate. One of the things that we liked about it and that sold us on it, is that we only licensed production and it then enabled us to install the product on any other non-production. Whereas with Oracle, it's in every environment. In the three environments that I have HVR, I only need to license production. Whereas with Oracle I would've had to license all three environments. 

I would suggest not to discount it because of its low price and small company. Most of the technicians are ex-Oracle employees and they have a passion for data transformations and data support. They are very proactive which is a breath of fresh air when you compare it with Oracle support. 

I would rate it 8.5 out of ten. 

SysTrack load is the best feature. 

This solution needs to improve its real-time data and transformation availability. You have to extract a load before you can do any transformation. 

Another improvement that can be made is with load extraction. This functionality should be implemented with obligating data and data masking.

I have been using Fivetran for a couple of months. 

The stability is an eight out of ten. 

I rate the pricing a six out of ten.

Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.