Fivetran vs SAP Replication Server comparison

Fivetran and SAP are both solutions in the Data Integration category. Fivetran is ranked #13 with an average rating of 7.8, while SAP is ranked #31 with an average rating of 8.7. Fivetran holds a 2.2% mindshare in DI, compared to SAP’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Fivetran users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

SAP Replication Server and Fivetran compete in the data replication and integration space. Fivetran appears to have an advantage due to its adaptable integration options and user-friendly experience.

Features: SAP Replication Server supports high-volume data replication, real-time data synchronization, and advanced data compression. Fivetran emphasizes easy integration with automatic schema detection and managed connectors for numerous data sources. SAP offers enterprise-level control, while Fivetran focuses on simplicity and automation.

Room for Improvement: SAP Replication Server could reduce technical expertise requirements and enhance user experience. Improving documentation and support accessibility may be beneficial. Fivetran may enhance data filtering capabilities, increase customization options, and refine real-time syncing features for larger datasets.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP Replication Server requires significant technical expertise and support for deployment and maintenance. Fivetran, with its cloud-based model, offers simplified deployment without extensive technical prerequisites. Both platforms have reliable customer service, though Fivetran's straightforward onboarding and assistance processes provide ease for those requiring minimal deployment friction.

Pricing and ROI: SAP Replication Server involves higher upfront costs, justified by its enterprise-grade capabilities with potential for substantial long-term ROI in large environments. Fivetran offers a more accessible pricing model aligning with its simplified service, providing a quicker ROI through reduced setup complexity and ongoing maintenance. SAP demands high initial investment, whereas Fivetran's budget-friendly approach suits various organizational sizes.

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Categories and Ranking

Fivetran

Ranking in Data Integration

13th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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

SAP Replication Server

Ranking in Data Integration

31st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Database Development and Management (18th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, 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 Replication Server is 0.5%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Erik Jones

Head of BI and Analytics at HyperScience

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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Imran Rafi

SAP HXM & Integration consultant at Kaar Technologies

Foolproof stability and robust system

SAP Replication Server is an application that I consider to be a robust system. It has proven to be highly reliable in my experience. One of its notable features is real-time replication, which ensures that data changes are replicated immediately. This is particularly advantageous when we need to execute full processes promptly.

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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 compare feature is the most valuable piece of it."

"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."

"The most valuable feature of Fivetran is that it only synchronizes what needs to be synchronized."

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

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

"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."

"Fivetran offers native connectivity with Sybase"

"The user interface is mostly UI-based, eliminating the need for a lot of coding."

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"SAP Replication Server is an application that I consider to be a robust system. It has proven to be highly reliable in my experience."

"It speeds up the performance in terms of how fast you are able to access the data, look at it, get it reported to you, and send it to somebody. It also reduces the amount of storage."

"It's pretty good at handling replication, even under high load. It also provides cross-database replication, for example, from Sybase to Oracle."

"We can customize any workflow and we also like the business domain modeling that can be done."

"SAP is renovating different things. We are using external tools to connect as of now. It is going well, and now the new generation integration platforms are going to be pretty easy."

Cons

"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."

"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."

"The biggest area for improvement is in customization, particularly in how Fivetran socializes its tools."

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

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

"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."

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

"The environment must be more development-friendly."

More Fivetran cons

"If someone wants to replicate their data from Sybase to a newer technology for data warehousing or other purposes, it would be better if they supported those."

"The private solution is expensive. If you're in a situation where you're paying IBM or AWS or somebody just to host you specifically, you're paying people to run it and you're taking care of all the upgrades."

"Improvement is a never ending story, and HANA is doing some improvements. We are able to adopt that, and we have to do it by integration with HANA. They are very major changes that we need to see."

"I would like to see it become mobile-friendly."

"There is room for improvement in terms of pricing and faster support."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"When you have a lot of workflows and complex use cases, pricing goes down as you use it more."

"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 rate the pricing a six out of ten."

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

"The solution is affordable."

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

More Fivetran pricing and cost advice

"It's a very expensive solution."

"You can pick one of the hosted cloud services as opposed to owning it and doing it yourself. Your cost of ownership on the hardware, the data storage, and the maintenance all go down. It depends on what service you use."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

29%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

18%

Manufacturing Company

14%

Healthcare Company

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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...

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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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What do you like most about SAP Replication Server?

SAP Replication Server is an application that I consider to be a robust system. It has proven to be highly reliable in my experience.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP Replication Server?

It's a pretty good product and stable.

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What needs improvement with SAP Replication Server?

SAP can provide better support for cross-database replication to newer technologies. The product supports Oracle, but I am not aware of what other technologies it supports. If someone wants to repl...

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Overview

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.

Information and data-driven insight is what powers business today. But to get the most from your enterprise data, you need a way to bring transactional, streaming, social media, and other data together – regardless of its format and whether it’s structured or unstructured – and be able to analyze it. The challenge is moving, replicating, and centralizing a wide variety of data efficiently, cost-effectively, and quickly enough to meet business demands for active insight. SAP® Replication Server® can help. SAP Replication Server enables the continuous movement of mission-critical application data.

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DocuSign, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Crossmedia, Talkdesk, Chubbies, Brandwatch

Medtronic, Cirque du Soleil, Antarc, B&G Manufacturing, EarlySense, eBay, Ferrero, James Austin Company, Lenovo, Sagem, RAK Ceramics, Vodafone

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