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We performed a comparison between Fivetran and Workato based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Data Integration solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"The portal is very intuitive and easy to use.""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 simplicity of the solution is its valuable feature.""The product is very easy to use and very easy to configure.""The product has some seamless connectors, which are readily available.""The ease of usability is the most valuable feature. It's very easy and quick to set up. It also has a central hub as opposed to GoldenGate which is one direct interface. For GoldenGate I would have needed three interfaces whereas with HVR I have a central interface that manages everything.""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.""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."

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"Workato is low code, intuitive, and easy to use.""It's easy to understand, makes flows and is efficient.""It is very easy to use. It takes complex workloads away, and it provides very smooth integration. It has got a lot of out-of-the-box connectors. It has got a lot of out-of-the-box APIs, which makes it really easy to integrate with applications for different use cases, whether it is in finance, HR, or customer operations. It is by far our favorite integration product.""Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""Their automation and workflows are very strong, and you can build the workflows very easily and quickly.""The most valuable features are easy integration, quick tab to develop, quick tab to market, and interactive integration platform.""It is easier to use than other technical open-source technologies."

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"It should have a few more monitoring functionalities.""The connections with SAP must be improved.""The solution is very expensive. I would like to have a better integration of the solution with Azure.""We experience cost issues because Fivetran is charged on a usage basis. When you reach a certain level, the tool should focus on reducing the costs. The solution is expensive when you are moving gigabytes and petabytes of data. It should also focus more on REST APIs and webhooks.""Fivetran is very expensive for data sources with a lot of rows, such as email data. I would like to see cheaper pricing for data sources like that.""The environment must be more development-friendly.""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.""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."

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"Workato's Extract, transform, and load (ETL) and extract, load, and transform (ELT) are not very strong and could be improved for very complex transformations.""From the deployment point of view, our customers encounter platform downtime where it does not serve the actual request on the systems.""A limitation is that their cloud presence is only in North America and Europe.""It is tedious to make a tailor-fit function.""The management dashboard in the solution is an area with shortcomings that needs improvement.""I would like to see the dashboarding and reporting processes improved.""The only minor drawback would be if there was a UI at the front of it, for apps and for a portal as well, it would make it really easy. It would be really useful if there were more apps capabilities."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "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'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."
  • "Fivetran is very expensive, and its database-driven pricing model is outdated."
  • "I can't give exact amounts because that's based on usage, but it's more expensive than some of its competitors."
  • "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 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."
  • "The pricing model is okay and mid to large companies will not have an issue with it."
  • "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."
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  • "On a scale of one to ten, the pricing is around a six. We have a consumption model and the pricing is higher. If you are using any kind of ML-based approach, machine learning, or some advanced analytics, you may have to pay more."
  • "Speaking about price, I would say that it's market-related. Also, there are costs in addition to the standard license fees since different add-ons depend on what you require."
  • "Workato is an expensive solution."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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 some… more »
    Top Answer: 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… more »
    Top Answer: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 Software… more »
    Top Answer:Workato is low code, intuitive, and easy to use.
    Top Answer:Workato's Extract, transform, and load (ETL) and extract, load, and transform (ELT) are not very strong and could be improved for very complex transformations. Workato's licensing model is a bit… more »
    Top Answer:We use Workato for iPaaS, which is like a middleware enterprise service bus. We use it for transformation, quick data migrations from one platform to another, and building connectivity. It's got over… more »
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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.

    Named a Leader in iPaaS for Dynamic Integrations by Forrester, Workato is a modern automation and integration platform. With its enterprise-grade capabilities, you can seamlessly integrate and orchestrate workflow automation across cloud and on-premise applications, files and databases without coding.

    The Workato team comes from a deep background in building integration products and will continue to expand and change the automation and integration space.

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    DocuSign, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Crossmedia, Talkdesk, Chubbies, Brandwatch
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    Top Industries
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    Manufacturing Company45%
    Outsourcing Company18%
    Transportation Company9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
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    Educational Organization24%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Educational Organization37%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    Company Size
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    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise26%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise30%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Small Business56%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Fivetran vs. Workato
    July 2023
    Find out what your peers are saying about Fivetran vs. Workato and other solutions. Updated: July 2023.
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    Fivetran is ranked 13th in Data Integration with 19 reviews while Workato is ranked 8th in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) with 9 reviews. Fivetran is rated 8.0, while Workato is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fivetran writes "Solution reduces time-to-value; high ROI". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Workato writes " Great automation and strong workflows useful for integration". Fivetran is most compared with AWS Database Migration Service, Qlik Replicate, Informatica Cloud Data Integration, Azure Data Factory and Oracle GoldenGate, whereas Workato is most compared with Microsoft Azure Logic Apps, MuleSoft Composer, Azure Data Factory, SnapLogic and Matillion ETL. See our Fivetran vs. Workato report.

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