CData Connect Cloud vs Fivetran comparison

CData Software and Fivetran are both solutions in the Cloud Data Integration category. CData Software is ranked #28, while Fivetran is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.0. CData Software holds a 0.6% mindshare in CDI, compared to Fivetran’s 5.5% 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

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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

28th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Virtualization (7th)

Fivetran

Ranking in Cloud Data Integration

7th

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 October 2025, in the Cloud Data Integration category, the mindshare of CData Connect Cloud is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fivetran is 5.5%, up from 4.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Data Integration Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Fivetran	5.5%
CData Connect Cloud	0.6%
Other	93.9%

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

"The most valuable feature of Fivetran so far is the data replication; the real-time data replication is what I see best in the market where it reduces the overhead of customers needing to maintain the pipeline."

"Making the decision to implement Fivetran was supported by the fact that they have better connectors than other competitors."

"Fivetran can perform data migration incredibly fast, depending on the source and target."

"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."

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

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

"Fivetran offers native connectivity with Sybase"

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Cons

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

"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."

"The interface needs to be more user-friendly."

"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."

"The experience of using SDK connectors can be improved, as it lacks computational power, which is an area that needs enhancement."

"The solution is very expensive. I would like to have a better integration of the solution with Azure."

"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."

"There is not a lot of options to customize the pipeline, and the cost is high."

"Fivetran could improve in the area of customization, especially in how they socialize their tools."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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 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 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."

"The solution is affordable."

"The product is reasonably expensive"

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

"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."

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

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Top Industries

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Hospitality Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Media Company

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Retailer

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

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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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Sample Customers

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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