Artie vs. Fivetran

Fivetran is built for SaaS data.
Your databases aren't SaaS apps.

Factor

Fivetran

Artie

Built for

Batch SaaS-to-warehouse ELT

Real-time data replication

Architecture

Batch-scheduled extraction + load (HVR-based for databases)

Durable streaming (Kafka-backed)

Replication latency

Minutes to several hours (batch windows)

Seconds (continuous streaming)

CDC approach

Acquired (HVR), bolted onto batch platform

Native, built from the ground up

Pricing model

Per-connection MAR (Monthly Active Rows) $5 connection minimum

Growth: plans from $500/mo, based on monthly usage 
Enterprise: fixed, predictable pricing

Backfill cost

Counted as billable rows

Free

Cost predictability

Variable, scales with row volume and history mode

Predictable, contracted volume tier

Cost optimization controls

Adjust sync frequency, drop tables

Per-table replication frequency tuning (Eco Mode)

Schema evolution

Auto-detected 
Most DDL changes

Auto-detected 
DDL, deletes, and type changes

History mode (SCD Type 2)

Supported, each change counted as billable row

Native, no per-change metering

Backfill behavior

Full table re-sync, serial through source

Online, parallel with CDC, replica-aware

Failure recovery

Restart from last successful batch checkpoint

Kafka offset replay, exactly-once delivery

Impact on source DB

Reads from primary, backfills run on primary

Reads from read replica, no impact on primary

Sharded / multi-tenant fan-in

One connection per shard

Many-to-one fan-in 1,000s of shards → unified schema

Observability

Connector status and row counts in dashboard

Per-table lag, throughput, and alerting via Datadog/PagerDuty

PII controls

Column blocking, hashing, CMEK on Business Critical tier

Column include/exclude/hashing on all plans

Deployment options

Cloud SaaS or Hybrid Deployment (agent in your VPC)

Cloud or BYOC (your VPC)

Enterprise compliance

SOC 1/2, HIPAA, PCI + CMEK on Business Critical tier

SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA

Source coverage

700+ SaaS connectors; database CDC via HVR (acquired)

9+ databases with native CDC, plus an Events API for custom application events; 14+ destinations

Where Artie wins

Streaming, not scheduled syncs

Kafka-backed durable streaming. Sub-minute end-to-end, exactly-once, no batch windows to wait on.

Real-time data, done deeply

Sub-minute replication for mission-critical data pipelines. 9+ sources, 11+ destinations, plus an Events API for custom application events.

Pricing without the budget surprises

Use Artie beginning at $500/mo. Backfills are always free. No per-connector minimum, no per-database fee, no MAR penalty on schema changes or history mode.

Deploy where your data lives

Artie Cloud or BYOC in your VPC (Enterprise) - same product, same UX. SOC 2 Type II and column-level PII controls (include, exclude, hash) on every plan. HIPAA-ready for regulated industries.

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Switching from Fivetran to Artie takes hours, not weeks

What stays the same

The cutover playbook

Your warehouse: Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks, Iceberg
Your destination schemas: same tables, same columns
Your dbt models, dashboards, and BI tools: keep working unchanged
Your team's workflow: point, select tables, deploy

Run Artie in parallel with Fivetran during a validation period. Both write to the same warehouse without conflict.
Compare row counts, latency, and correctness side by side.
Cut over downstream views or dbt models to read from Artie tables.
Turn off the Fivetran database connectors you've replaced.

Frequently asked questions

Artie vs. Fivetran

Fivetran is built for SaaS data. Your databases aren't SaaS apps.

Where Artie wins

Streaming, not scheduled syncs

Real-time data, done deeply

Pricing without the budget surprises

Deploy where your data lives

Switching from Fivetran to Artie takes hours, not weeks

What stays the same

The cutover playbook

Is Artie a direct replacement for Fivetran?

What if I use Fivetran for SaaS sources too?

What's the migration risk?

Will switching tools break our dbt models, dashboards, or BI tools?

We're in a regulated industry. Does Artie support HIPAA or BYOC?

Manage Consent Preferences

Fivetran is built for SaaS data.
Your databases aren't SaaS apps.