4 alternatives comparedLast verified 2026-04-21 Live pricing
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Fivetran is the ETL category leader with 700+ managed connectors — most in category. Free tier: 500K MAR + 3,500 activation MAR + 5,000 transformation runs. Standard tier is usage-based MAR pricing with 15-minute sync + dbt Core + RBAC. Enterprise adds 1-minute sync + VPN + enterprise connectors. Business Critical adds customer-managed keys + PCI DSS Level 1. Census acquired October 2025.
700+ connectors is category-leading by 3-4x margin vs competitors
Automatic schema migration handling reduces data engineering burden materially
Free tier (500K MAR connections + 3,500 activation MAR) is genuinely usable
Airbyte is the open-source ETL leader. Self-Hosted Core is free forever with 600+ connectors. Cloud Standard starts at $10/month volume-based (credits). Cloud Pro is capacity-based (Data Workers dedicated compute units). Enterprise Flex custom pricing + $10K one-time onboarding + SSO/SAML + dedicated engineer. Agent Engine for AI pipeline automation at $49/month Pro tier.
Open-source foundation (Apache 2.0) provides genuine self-hosted escape hatch
600+ connectors is second most in category after Fivetran
Capacity-based Pro pricing (Data Workers) more predictable than volume-based
Hevo Data is the SMB-accessible ETL platform. Free tier: 1M events/month with 5 users and 1-hour scheduling. Starter at $239-299/month (5M/20M/50M event tiers) adds 150+ connectors + 24/7 support + dbt integration. Professional at $679-849/month (Best Value) for unlimited users + Hevo APIs. Business Critical custom with streaming pipelines + RBAC + SSO + VPC peering.
Free tier 1M events/month is generous vs Fivetran 500K MAR
Starter tiers ($239-299/month) transparent event-based pricing simpler than MAR
24/7 email + live chat support at Starter tier is rare at $239/month price point
Stitch Data is the mid-market ETL choice. Owned by Talend (acquired 2018), then Talend acquired by Qlik (2023). Standard at $100/month covers 5-300M rows/month (configurable tier) + 1 destination + 10 standard sources + 5 users + 7-day extraction log retention. Advanced at $1,500/month annual for 100M rows + unlimited enterprise sources + HIPAA BAA. Premium at $3,000/month annual for 1B rows.
Transparent row-tier pricing with clear Standard/Advanced/Premium tiers
SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001 compliance on ALL plans including $100 Standard
Advanced connectivity (VPN, PrivateLink, VPC peering) available as add-ons on all paid plans