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Fivetran vs SAP Data Services comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.2
Fivetran enhances productivity and cuts costs by easing data management, reducing setup times, and minimizing the need for engineers.
Sentiment score
7.5
SAP Data Services provides up to 300% ROI, significant time savings, reduced costs, and improved data quality for users.
It saves us the effort of having one to two data engineers managing the tasks that Fivetran handles.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.2
Fivetran's customer support is praised for thoroughness and communication, but some users experience slow response and resolution times.
Sentiment score
6.7
SAP Data Services support is generally praised but needs improvements in responsiveness, language options, and complexity management.
The technical support provided by Fivetran has generally been good, with a response time and competence that I would rate as good.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Fivetran is scalable, flexible, user-friendly, and supports diverse platforms, though high data usage may increase costs.
Sentiment score
7.6
SAP Data Services is scalable and flexible, suitable for medium to enterprise-level use, but requires product knowledge for optimization.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Fivetran is generally stable and dependable, with rare outages and occasional errors that are quickly resolved.
Sentiment score
7.6
SAP Data Services is generally stable and reliable, with minor issues often due to user knowledge rather than software flaws.
 

Room For Improvement

Fivetran users desire enhanced database connections, security, documentation, user interfaces, pricing, customization, support, integration, and data processing capabilities.
SAP Data Services could enhance by improving user-friendliness, integration, performance, machine learning features, and addressing support issues.
Improvement in existing connectors with new features is desirable.
 

Setup Cost

Fivetran pricing varies, perceived as costly yet flexible, with discounts and adaptability beneficial for mid to large enterprises.
SAP Data Services pricing varies widely, with options for different enterprise needs and potential high costs for smaller companies.
Our current yearly contract for Fivetran is approximately $70,000.
 

Valuable Features

Fivetran provides easy setup, real-time sync, seamless connectors, effective scalability, and efficient data flow between sources like Sybase and Snowflake.
SAP Data Services offers powerful ETL, seamless integration, data quality, and transformation features with broad database support and minimal coding.
The most valuable feature of Fivetran is its built-in connectors for a wide range of data sources.
 

Categories and Ranking

Fivetran
Ranking in Data Integration
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
Data Replication (3rd), Cloud Data Integration (8th)
SAP Data Services
Ranking in Data Integration
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
Data Quality (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Fivetran is 2.2%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Data Services is 2.4%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

Mediha Šiljić - PeerSpot reviewer
Built-in connectors offer extensive data source integration and time savings
Fivetran could improve by adapting more for technical users and by providing more options for such users. There should be more adaptability in terms of new features. If a specific feature is required, it should be integrated promptly. Improvement in existing connectors with new features is desirable. Enhancements around customer-focused product adaptation are also suggested.
RambabuMandala - PeerSpot reviewer
Responsive support, scalable, and beneficial integration
The BA reporting tools, such as Data Services, and ETL tool in SAP Data Services are the most valuable. When we had in-memory requirements, we used HANA. HANA is most preferably for most the customers for in-memory. SAP is the first company that created the in-memory concept. There are a lot of SAP applications and they have good integration with SAP packages. In the next release, they should be more advanced cloud functionalities and web services. More integration with other applications including SAPs and other applications. They should not switch to a complete solution but provide better integration with other applications.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
25%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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...
How do you evaluate the ratio of price to quality for SAP Data Services?
I believe the license for the product is fair, even though some competitors offer similar services at lower prices. The difference between the Edge edition and the next one up is significant in pr...
Would you recommend SAP Data Services to complete beginners?
I think after some preparation, a beginner will be able to use SAP Data Services, however, if you are completely unprepared, you may have some issues. I think that in particular you will need a mo...
How has SAP Data Services helped your organization?
SAP Data Services has helped our whole staff understand the data across various sources and systems within the company. Not everyone who works at my organization is an IT expert - most just have av...
 

Also Known As

No data available
SAP BusinessObjects Data Services, SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator, BusinessObjects Data Integrator
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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