AWS Data Pipeline [EOL] vs Fivetran comparison

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AWS Data Pipeline [EOL]

Average Rating

8.0

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Fivetran

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (13th), Data Replication (3rd), Cloud Data Integration (6th)

Featured Reviews

Geoffrey Leigh

Chief Data Strategy and Governance Architect at INDEPENDENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE, INC

Jun 9, 2023

A stable, scalable, and reliable solution for moving and processing data

We're only considering enhancing the presentation layer to give a more multidimensional OLAP view that AWS seems to have decided on. Redshift with the data mart structure is like an OLAP cube. Oracle Analytics Cloud is an over-code killer and is not what we need. I was looking at Mondrian, which used to be part of the open-source stack from another vendor that works. Still, I am also looking at some of the other OLAP environments like Kaiser and perhaps decided to go to Azure with Microsoft Azure analysis cloud, but that's not multidimensional either as SSAS used to be. We tried the Mondrian, and that didn't perform how we expected. So, we are looking at resetting something to perform as an OLAP in the cloud, particularly AWS, so that we might consider an Azure solution.

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Erik Jones

Head of BI and Analytics at HyperScience

Nov 14, 2022

Solution reduces time-to-value; high ROI

Fivetran has room for improvement in data pipeline observability. The Fivetran logs are fairly basic, compared to, for example, the insight Fivetran gives into helping users understanding the performance of data pipelines. So I think their observability into the pipeline itself could be improved. In addition, Fivetran is in the very early stages of allowing other companies to access its metadata API, but that's something that could use improvement, and I know that they're working on right now. We use a separate tool for "reverse ETL", which is the opposite of what Fivetran does; it pushes data from your data warehouse back out to business applications. If Fivetran pulls data from those same applications, they should also enable users to push it back. I would love to do both ETL and reverse ETL in the same tool. It would be nice if Fivetran offered both their regular offering plus the reverse ETL option as well.

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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 a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is that orchestration and development capabilities are easier with the tool."

"Fivetran's most valuable feature is replication."

"The compare feature is the most valuable piece of it."

"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."

"The simplicity and scalability are the strongest features of Fivetran."

"SysTrack load is the best feature."

"The simplicity of the solution is its valuable feature."

"Fivetran offers native connectivity with Sybase"

"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."

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Cons

"It's almost semi-automatic because you must review and approve code push, which works well. Still, we had many problems getting there during the deployment process, but we got there."

"The user-defined functions have shortcomings in AWS Data Pipeline."

"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."

"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."

"The documentation is decent, but it's hard to find information online about Fivetran. For example, if you try to search for an error code, you won't find much information about it in forums."

"We use a separate tool for "reverse ETL", which is the opposite of what Fivetran does; it pushes data from your data warehouse back out to business applications. If Fivetran pulls data from those same applications, they should also enable users to push it back. I would love to do both ETL and reverse ETL in the same tool."

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

"The environment must be more development-friendly."

"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."

"This solution needs to improve its real-time data and transformation availability."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the pricing between six to eight on a scale from one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price."

"The way we use it, I think it is fair as we're getting a good value for money compared to having a server or some other data pipeline."

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

"The product is reasonably expensive"

"The pricing model is okay and mid to large companies will not have an issue with it."

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

"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 would say they're a little bit on the expensive side, and their contract process is not particularly good, but there is a lot of potential flexibility."

"The solution is affordable."

"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."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

21%

Financial Services Firm

20%

Government

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Educational Organization

27%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Data Pipeline?

The most valuable feature of the solution is that orchestration and development capabilities are easier with the tool.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Data Pipeline?

I rate the pricing between six to eight on a scale from one to ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price.

What needs improvement with AWS Data Pipeline?

The user-defined functions have shortcomings in AWS Data Pipeline. The user-defined functions could be one of the areas where I can write a custom function and embed it as a part of AWS Data Pipeli...

What's the deal with the HVR software acquisition?

As a user of HVR Software I followed this deal closely. Fivetran is apparently trying to establish more in its sector and by buying an already established data replication software, they become som...

Does HVR Software provide reliable insights?

I honestly can't think of another data replication software that can give you better statistics and insight than HVR Software. There's the feature for topology and statistics and both of them can ...

How much traffic can HVR Software handle?

As someone who works at a company where a high volume of information is replicated and has tried several data replication softwares, I can tell you that you're looking at the right one. HVR Softwar...

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Overview

AWS Data Pipeline is a web service that helps you reliably process and move data between different AWS compute and storage services, as well as on-premises data sources, at specified intervals. ... AWS Data Pipeline also allows you to move and process data that was previously locked up in on-premises data silos.

Fivetran is a data integration and migration solution that centralizes data from various sources into a data warehouse (such as Snowflake or BigQuery) for analytics. Its most valuable features include replication and managed pipelines, integration with DBT for data transformation, and many source connections.

Fivetran is easy to use, with fast data migration and an intuitive portal for easy setup and troubleshooting. It has helped organizations integrate and manage data, saving time and resources.

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