CData Connect Cloud vs Fivetran comparison

CData Software and Fivetran are both solutions in the Cloud Data Integration category. CData Software is ranked #30, while Fivetran is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.3. CData Software holds a 0.9% mindshare in CDI, compared to Fivetran’s 4.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of CData Software users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Fivetran users who would recommend it.

CData Connect Cloud

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100% willing to recommend

Fivetran

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90% willing to recommend

CData Connect Cloud

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Categories and Ranking

CData Connect Cloud

Ranking in Cloud Data Integration

30th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Virtualization (6th)

Fivetran

Ranking in Cloud Data Integration

8th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (12th), Data Replication (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Cloud Data Integration category, the mindshare of CData Connect Cloud is 0.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fivetran is 4.3%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Fivetran	4.3%
CData Connect Cloud	0.9%
Other	94.8%

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Zain Amjed

Business Intelligence Manager at a real estate/law firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Accurate data and reliable

CData Connect is used to extract data from our own Facebook ads campaigns The most valuable feature of CData Connect is the accuracy of the data. The amount of data that can be extracted at one point in time should be improved. I have been using CData Connect for approximately three months.…

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Hafiz Usman

Team Lead Data Engineer at Data Pilot

Has accelerated data integration workflows and supports seamless development of custom connectors

I've worked extensively with Fivetran, mainly used for extraction purposes, and I've worked with the transformation element in it as well. Fivetran not only has built-in connectors but also provides SDK connectors, allowing us to develop our own connectors in an easy manner. I don't have to write raw Python scripts or dumping scripts; it offers straightforward examples and guidelines, making it much simpler to develop custom connectors inside Fivetran. We've been able to develop many custom connectors as well, which is unique and beneficial for having everything centralized instead of having those connectors located elsewhere. One of the best features by Fivetran is its clean, simple, and intuitive UI. It includes a transformation section where I can deploy my DBT queries and scripts. It also supplies good tracking capabilities for billing estimates and user permissions, allowing for customization to the desired level. The number of connectors it has remains a standout feature, and within connectors, the options available are very helpful. Although it sometimes appears static due to its built-in nature, it offers good flexibility for data transformation and caching, which I appreciate because it saves us extensive script-writing time.

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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

"The most valuable feature of CData Connect is the accuracy of the data."

"The general data ingestion is valuable. It's used for a lot of data. It provides about 90% of the data we use in our data warehouse without needing data engineering."

"Fivetran's technical support is really good, and if you're on their enterprise plan, they usually respond within an hour and keep you continuously updated on progress."

"The ease of setting up the connectors and transformations is highly valuable."

"The product is very easy to use and very easy to configure."

"The portal is very intuitive and easy to use."

"Fivetran is remarkably easy to use; I haven't encountered any other data integration tool that is as user-friendly."

"The product has some seamless connectors, which are readily available."

"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."

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Cons

"The amount of data that can be extracted at one point in time should be improved."

"There is a limitation in the amount of data that can be imported. This should be increased."

"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."

"There was a random change to our contract in a unilateral manner after the first year. The overall cost of using Fivetran was then unclear and this is the reason I would not recommend this solution."

"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."

"If Fivetran can build in more transformations, that would be really helpful in my opinion."

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

"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."

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

"I would like Fivetran to implement additional resource monitoring and restriction policies."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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."

"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."

"The product is reasonably expensive"

"The solution is affordable."

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

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

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Healthcare Company

10%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	16

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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...

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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 ...

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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

Connect instantly to your favorite cloud apps and data solutions without installing software. CData simplifies the complexity by providing a consistent interface regardless of the source system. Get direct, live connectivity to any app, like Salesforce, SharePoint, and Workday, or data solution, like BigQuery, MongoDB, Snowflake, S3, and Databricks. And for any additional sources, you can use the API connector to create data connections in minutes without coding.

Effortlessly access and explore data directly from your favorite tools and platforms.

Purpose-built native clients for Power BI, Tableau, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Looker Studio, AWS Glue, Python, and more
SQL Server virtualization for dozens of other cloud tools including Looker, Amazon QuickSight, Qlik Sense, SAP Analytics Cloud, Microsoft Power Apps, and more
Standards-based connectors for IT, developers, and data scientists, including JDBC, ODBC, and ADO.NET

With CData Connect Cloud, your organization can efficiently manage access to all cloud data from a single, high-performance, elastic platform that provides robust security and auditing capabilities. And, with granular user permissions, stakeholders can only access or modify the data they are authorized for in each source system.

CData Software

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

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Adeptia, Tibco, Matillion, Exago, Izenda, Alfresco, Cisco, DataRobot, BigID, Combit

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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