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Denodo vs Fivetran comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

Denodo
Ranking in Data Integration
9th
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
Data Virtualization (1st)
Fivetran
Ranking in Data Integration
12th
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Data Replication (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Denodo is 1.9%, down from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fivetran is 2.2%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Vishal_Goyal - PeerSpot reviewer
The data catalog feature helps define data structures without storing data
The data catalog feature is valuable as it helps define data structures without storing data. Denodo's ability to connect to multiple data sources and perform extract-transform-load (ETL) operations on the fly is noteworthy. It supports API usage to call and present data in JSON or Tableau format without visualization capabilities.
Erik Jones - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The performance and the speed to market are the most valuable features of this solution."
"In PL/SQL, first you need to gather all the data and then start writing the file, but in Denodo you fetch the data and write the data simultaneously. So, for example, if you have 1 million or 2 million records, you don't have to wait to fetch all of the 2 million; you can keep on fetching and writing in the file simultaneously."
"It can support a number of data sources, and it can pull flat files, from cloud-based databases or from those on-premises. Denodo can pull from any data source and interface with the view. Then, we can publish the view."
"The most valuable features are data lineage and the concept of a semantic layer."
"Denodo provides high reliability, with features like vertical scaling, horizontal scaling, and failover nodes."
"One thing that we have noticed is that when you have a BI tool, you end up building a lot of the logic in the BI tool, but as a company, every company wants to be tool agnostic because today, you could be in the Qlik Sense, and tomorrow, you may decide to go with Tableau or something else that is there. If you have put a lot of logic within the tool, transitioning or moving away from one BI tool to another tool becomes a very intensive process. By keeping the logic in Denodo, you can move to any tool."
"The most valuable feature in Denodo is data virtualization."
"Denodo is lightweight in terms of how it leads you to combine your discrete data systems at one spot."
"Fivetran can perform data migration incredibly fast, depending on the source and target."
"The portal is very intuitive and easy to use."
"The simplicity of the solution is its valuable feature."
"The product is very easy to use and very easy to configure."
"Making the decision to implement Fivetran was supported by the fact that they have better connectors than other competitors."
"SysTrack load is the best feature."
"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."
"Fivetran offers native connectivity with Sybase"
 

Cons

"Denodo has some difficulty supporting large numbers of records."
"We would like this solution to be more universally user-friendly. At present it is really only aimed at IT specialists."
"We can't scale it to meet digital requirements."
"Denodo's training documentation could be improved by providing more material. From an administrative standpoint, I've found that only Denodo websites provide the usual tutorials. It may be because it's a bit of a restricted tool, but it results in trouble with learning. Normally, I can find help and solutions from other sources, but I haven't been able to find any for Denodo. Other that, it's fine and it performs well. I only have six months of experience, so I can't accurately suggest improvements."
"It would be good if the solution provided a much-needed cellular platform."
"The solution should have its own acceleration technology."
"Documentation needs to be improved"
"Performance management could be improved."
"The environment must be more development-friendly."
"Fivetran would be improved by adding the ability to integrate the data from third-party APIs."
"I would like Fivetran to implement additional resource monitoring and restriction policies."
"The connections with SAP must be improved."
"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."
"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."
"Fivetran could improve in the area of customization, especially in how they socialize their tools."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing should be improved, as the cost per connector is quite expensive."
"For us, the cost has been okay. Also, there are no additional costs; it's just the standard licensing fee."
"Denodo provides a lightweight 30-day free trial, but when we do courses on top of it, it costs $150 for each person."
"The licensing charges for this solution are payable annually."
"The cost for Denodo is in line with other similar products."
"Cost wise, on a scale from one to five, with one being the cheapest and five being the most expensive, Denodo would be at three. We get all the features in a bundle."
"I am not super familiar with the pricing, but so far, it seems good. We have been happy. We haven't seen any problems. The only time we had to pay extra was during the upgrade. We didn't upgrade at the time they told us to upgrade, and we had to pay extra to keep the service. They had stopped the support for the older version and moved to the newer version. It was not their fault. It was our fault because we didn't get on board quickly."
"Depending on the size of the client you want to work with, it can be prohibitively expensive at times."
"Fivetran is very expensive, and its database-driven pricing model is outdated."
"The product is reasonably expensive"
"When you have a lot of workflows and complex use cases, pricing goes down as you use it more."
"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."
"The solution is affordable."
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
7%
Educational Organization
27%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Does Denodo provide useful data virtualization education? Is it useful to attend their training?
If you are a Denodo user, it makes sense to undergo their training. Different types of professionals can benefit from it, including administrators, developers, and architects. If you are keen on i...
In experience, what might Denodo be lacking or need improvement on?
I like Denodo a lot. It offers quick and easy web service deployment within minutes. There are not any flaws that I think make the product less good or effective. The only thing I can point out is...
Which industries can benefit from Denodo the most?
Denodo is suitable for pretty much all sectors that deal with: Big data Cloud solutions Data governance Logical data fabric Master data management In my opinion, organizations in different fields...
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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