Fivetran vs Workato comparison

The compared Fivetran and Workato solutions aren't in the same category. Fivetran is ranked #12 in DI , with an average rating of 7.8, and holds a 2.2% mindshare in the category. Workato is ranked #8 in PaaS , with an average rating of 8.6, and holds a 4.2% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of Fivetran users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Workato users who would recommend it.

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88% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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

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Categories and Ranking

Fivetran

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (12th), Data Replication (3rd), Cloud Data Integration (8th)

Workato

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (8th)

Mindshare comparison

Fivetran and Workato aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Fivetran is designed for Data Integration and holds a mindshare of 2.2%, up 1.9% compared to last year.
Workato, on the other hand, focuses on Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), holds 4.2% mindshare, down 4.2% since last year.

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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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Rohit Sircar

Integration Solutions Lead | Digital Core Transformation Service Line at Hexaware Technologies Limited

Great automation and strong workflows useful for integration

The initial setup is quite straightforward. When connecting Workato with your on-premises system, you have to install the Workato agent on your network. It was not complex but a long process to configure and settle. Workato has not gone live for us yet, so only the developers are currently using it. But in terms of users, we will have close to 250 and maybe 30 additional direct users. We are seeing a lot of different use cases where we can add new recipes because we started small, and there are many different areas where we can implement Workato for automation.

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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

"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."

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

"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."

"Fivetran's most valuable feature is replication."

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

"It is not like a traditional ETL, but it gives quite a lot of flexibility."

"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 important feature of the solution is its ability to build data pipelines in less time."

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"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."

"It's easy to understand, makes flows and is efficient."

"Workato reduces total development time as it generates code seamlessly and integrates with SQL databases or APIs through configuration."

"Their automation and workflows are very strong, and you can build the workflows very easily and quickly."

"Workato reduces total development time as it generates code seamlessly and integrates with SQL databases or APIs through configuration."

"It is easier to use than other technical open-source technologies."

"The most valuable features are easy integration, quick tab to develop, quick tab to market, and interactive integration platform."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

"More connectors are needed for exotic, popular, and rising star portals."

"Some of the pain points we're looking at are trying to integrate some of the items in the Microsoft stack, so SharePoint and Excel, and then some of the newer Azure services."

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

"I would like for them to incorporate additional transformations. A valuable aspect of the product is that it does inflight transformations and that could be expanded."

"An in-line data quality checking capability is missing"

"The solution is very expensive. I would like to have a better integration of the solution with Azure."

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"The management dashboard in the solution is an area with shortcomings that needs improvement."

"The data flow and debugging processes need improvement, especially for tracing issues."

"The Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) capabilities could be improved."

"A limitation is that their cloud presence is only in North America and Europe."

"I would like to see the dashboarding and reporting processes improved."

"It is tedious to make a tailor-fit function."

"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."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is reasonably expensive"

"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."

"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."

"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."

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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."

"Workato is an expensive solution."

"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."

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Top Industries

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Educational Organization

27%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

37%

Computer Software Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

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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...

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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 Workato?

Workato is low code, intuitive, and easy to use.

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What needs improvement with Workato?

The Electronic Data Interchange (EDI ( /categories/edi )) capabilities could be improved.

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What is your primary use case for Workato?

I use Workato ( /products/workato-reviews ) as middleware for cloud integration within my organization. It is employed to integrate systems such as ERP ( /categories/erp ) and customer planning sys...

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Overview

Fivetran, the global leader in data movement, is trusted by companies like OpenAI, LVMH, Pfizer, Verizon and Spotify to centralize data from SaaS applications, databases, files, and other sources into cloud destinations, including data lakes. With high-performance pipelines, seamless interoperability, and enterprise-grade security, Fivetran empowers organizations to modernize their data infrastructure, power analytics and AI, ensure compliance, and achieve transformative business outcomes. Learn more at Fivetran.com

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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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Sample Customers

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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