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Airbyte Cloud vs Fivetran comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

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
4.4
Airbyte Cloud boosts productivity, reducing data prep time and costs by up to 70%, eliminating dedicated data engineers.
Sentiment score
6.6
Fivetran offers significant time and cost-saving benefits, simplifying data integration and maintenance while reducing reliance on data engineers.
We also avoid hiring a dedicated data engineer for pipeline maintenance, which has saved us a significant salary.
Product Manager Intern at a agriculture with 11-50 employees
I have observed a return on investment with 30 to 70 percent of costs saved.
Senior Associate Infrastructure at Publicis sapient
The main benefit was reducing engineering time spent maintaining custom ingestion pipelines and lowering operational overhead around data syncs, which indirectly contributes to efficiency.
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Fivetran provides time savings, cost reductions, and improvements in data quality.
Team Lead Data Engineer at Data Pilot
It saves us the effort of having one to two data engineers managing the tasks that Fivetran handles.
Lead Data Engineer at Sensilab
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
3.4
Airbyte Cloud customer service is professional, quick, often resolves issues internally, with users praising responsive and helpful support.
Sentiment score
6.0
Fivetran customer support is efficient yet sometimes slow, rated 7-9, with calls for improved critical issue communication.
Airbyte Cloud's customer support is professional and quite responsive.
Senior Associate Infrastructure at Publicis sapient
If they could provide support more quickly, that would be great.
Manager at InfoCepts
The technical support provided by Fivetran has generally been good, with a response time and competence that I would rate as good.
Lead Data Engineer at Sensilab
Customer support from Fivetran is quite good; it's really nice and responsive.
Team Lead Data Engineer at Data Pilot
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
4.1
Airbyte Cloud offers robust scalability, efficiently supporting data growth and parallel syncs, with users praising its flexible scaling capabilities.
Sentiment score
7.1
Fivetran scales well for various businesses, accommodating data needs but can be costly and complex for smaller enterprises.
We can run multiple syncs in parallel at the same time.
Senior Associate Infrastructure at Publicis sapient
Airbyte Cloud is highly scalable, and we can scale it up whenever required on demand.
Data Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Airbyte Cloud scales well as our data needs grow to a scale of ten.
Product Manager Intern at a agriculture with 11-50 employees
Fivetran's scalability has been tested effectively, and it has been working well for our organization's growing data needs.
Team Lead Data Engineer at Data Pilot
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Airbyte Cloud offers stable syncs with reliable accuracy, surpassing Fivetran, despite minor issues and occasional glitches.
Sentiment score
8.0
Users generally express high satisfaction with Fivetran's stable reliability, despite occasional issues with API connections and custom setups.
The incremental sync feature is particularly very accurate as it only moves new or changed records, which keeps our warehouse clean and our data cost-controlled.
Product Manager Intern at a agriculture with 11-50 employees
Airbyte Cloud has handled our workloads well for scheduled syncs between Postgres and a few SaaS sources and Snowflake.
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
They have 99.9% accuracy on the data load and they maintain transparency.
Manager at InfoCepts
In my experience, Fivetran is stable with very few instances of downtime or reliability issues.
Team Lead Data Engineer at Data Pilot
During the duration of the time that we used Fivetran, it was highly stable.
Founder at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Airbyte Cloud requires AI improvements, better error messages, UI simplification, security enhancements, and improved connectors and reporting features.
Fivetran needs improvements in connectors, real-time processing, user interface, pricing, support, documentation, and integration capabilities.
A more user-friendly error explanation would be beneficial.
Product Manager Intern at a agriculture with 11-50 employees
Comprehensive video tutorials, demonstrations, or proper documentation would be beneficial.
Senior Associate Infrastructure at Publicis sapient
Error debugging depth in the UI, more granular visibility into why a sync failed, and better handling or guidance around schema changes when they happen frequently in source systems.
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
From a cost perspective, if the number of connectors is lesser, then Fivetran is not the most cost-efficient option.
Founder at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
I want more flexibility during ingestion, specifically for transformations needed beforehand.
Team Lead Data Engineer at Data Pilot
Fivetran could improve by adapting more for technical users and by providing more options for such users.
Lead Data Engineer at Sensilab
 

Setup Cost

Airbyte Cloud users reported significantly lower costs than competitors, with savings of 30-70% compared to Fivetran.
Fivetran's pricing is high, favoring larger enterprises with discounts available; smaller companies may find it prohibitive.
Its price is 30 to 70 percent lower compared to competitor tools in the market.
Senior Associate Infrastructure at Publicis sapient
I think the overall cost was relatively low, so I don't think we had any issues with billing or costs.
Senior Product Analyst at Argyle
Our current yearly contract for Fivetran is approximately $70,000.
Lead Data Engineer at Sensilab
 

Valuable Features

Airbyte Cloud streamlines data integration with no-code setup, extensive connectors, and automated scheduling for improved workflow and efficiency.
Fivetran is valued for seamless data replication, user-friendly interface, scalability, and minimal coding, enabling efficient data handling.
Definitely the pre-built connectors have been the most valuable feature for my team, and it has made my workflow easier.
Product Manager Intern at a agriculture with 11-50 employees
The best features I found most useful were the large number of pre-built connectors, the managed scheduling for syncs, and the ability to monitor sync status and failures through the UI without needing to maintain infrastructure.
Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
The best feature that I have liked about it is the scheduling and automation features that help reduce manual effort significantly in moving data between systems.
Python Developer at Appice
The most valuable feature of Fivetran is its built-in connectors for a wide range of data sources.
Lead Data Engineer at Sensilab
The real-time data replication is what I see best in the market where it reduces the overhead of customers needing to maintain the pipeline.
Manager at InfoCepts
The ability to seamlessly integrate with a large variety of data sources is valuable.
Founder at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Airbyte Cloud
Ranking in Data Integration
26th
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
16th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
4.5
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fivetran
Ranking in Data Integration
13th
Ranking in Cloud Data Integration
10th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
Data Replication (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Airbyte Cloud is 0.7%. The mindshare of Fivetran is 1.9%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fivetran1.9%
Airbyte Cloud0.7%
Other97.4%
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

ParthasarathyT - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Associate Infrastructure at Publicis sapient
Centralized data pipelines have reduced costs and now power faster analytics and reporting
The best features Airbyte Cloud offers include the centralization of data for analytics by combining data from SaaS tools, databases, and APIs into one place. It enables production models, BI reporting, and ML use cases. Airbyte Cloud has a huge connector ecosystem with over 600 connectors across SaaS tools, databases, apps, and platforms that can be integrated. Faster integration requires less engineering work. Automation and reliability are significant features, allowing me to schedule syncs daily with auto-retry, logging, and alerting capabilities. Incremental updates such as CDC for efficiency are available. Airbyte Cloud is a managed cloud solution with no infrastructure worries, as everything is managed. It is customizable, and the significant difference is that we have full control. It is also more cost-effective than competitors.Airbyte Cloud has positively impacted my organization by reducing the manpower required for managing the underlying resources of a data sync. It directly performs the job that a database engineer would do by managing a huge connector ecosystem with over 600 connectors across SaaS tools and databases, enabling faster integration. Whenever new data arrives, it automatically syncs to the destination source without requiring any engineer to manually copy or replicate the data. This approach helps our organization significantly.
Hafiz Usman - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead Data Engineer at Data Pilot
Has accelerated data integration workflows and supports seamless development of custom connectors
I've worked extensively with Fivetran, mainly used for extraction purposes, and I've worked with the transformation element in it as well. Fivetran not only has built-in connectors but also provides SDK connectors, allowing us to develop our own connectors in an easy manner. I don't have to write raw Python scripts or dumping scripts; it offers straightforward examples and guidelines, making it much simpler to develop custom connectors inside Fivetran. We've been able to develop many custom connectors as well, which is unique and beneficial for having everything centralized instead of having those connectors located elsewhere. One of the best features by Fivetran is its clean, simple, and intuitive UI. It includes a transformation section where I can deploy my DBT queries and scripts. It also supplies good tracking capabilities for billing estimates and user permissions, allowing for customization to the desired level. The number of connectors it has remains a standout feature, and within connectors, the options available are very helpful. Although it sometimes appears static due to its built-in nature, it offers good flexibility for data transformation and caching, which I appreciate because it saves us extensive script-writing time.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
23%
Computer Software Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise16
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Airbyte Cloud?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that I did not deal with the billing side of Airbyte Cloud, but I think the overall cost was relatively low, so I don't think we had any iss...
What needs improvement with Airbyte Cloud?
The areas for improvement could be more detailed error logs. The error logs that are coming are not very comprehensive, but they could provide more detailed error messages. Additionally, an enhance...
What is your primary use case for Airbyte Cloud?
I use Airbyte Cloud primarily for data integration and ETL workflows between different systems and destination databases. My setup is straightforward with Airbyte Cloud, and I use it for creating n...
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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Sample Customers

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Autodesk, Condé Nast, JetBlue, Morgan Stanley, OpenAI, LVMH, Pfizer, Verizon, SpotifyNational Australia Bank, Saks, Cemex, Okta, Dropbox, Pitney Bowes, World Fuel Services,Lufthansa, AutoZone, ASICS, ASOS, Coupa, Databricks, Hermes, New Relic, Intercom,Canva, Honeywell, Square, DocuSign, Nandos, Oldcastle Infrastructure
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