HVR is powerful enterprise replication software, built for teams that can run a Hub, Agents, and a repository database. Artie gives you managed real-time replication into your warehouse, without infrastructure to operate.
| Factor | Fivetran HVR | Artie |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Enterprise database and file replication | Real-time database replication into warehouses and lakehouses |
| Architecture | Hub Server, repository database, schedulers, router files, and optional Agents | Fully managed end-to-end CDC with no infrastructure to provision |
| Change capture | Continuous log-based CDC | Continuous CDC with sub-minute end-to-end replication |
| Pipeline ownership | Your team configures and operates Hubs, Agents, channels, capture, integrate, refresh, and compare jobs | Artie manages the supported CDC pipeline end to end, including capture, buffering, merge, monitoring, and alerting |
| Data correctness | Replication jobs and comparison workflows configured in HVR | Exactly-once delivery – no duplicates or data loss through failures and restarts |
| Schema evolution | Managed through replication configuration | Column adds, drops, and type changes detected and applied automatically |
| Backfill behavior | Refresh and re-sync workflows; MAR treatment depends on documented account and version conditions | Online, non-intrusive backfills that run alongside CDC without impacting your source database |
| Pricing model | Monthly Active Rows (MAR) across source and target locations; one source to multiple targets counts MAR per destination | Growth plans from $500/mo based on monthly usage; Enterprise fixed, predictable pricing |
| Backfill cost | Re-sync pricing depends on HVR's documented conditions | Free |
| Cost predictability | Changes with active rows and destination fan-out | Predictable, contracted volume tier |
| Observability | HVR dashboard, event logs, and job monitoring | Pipeline health, throughput, latency, and error tracking in one dashboard; Datadog integration |
| Deployment options | HVR Hub and Agents deployed in your environment | Artie Cloud or BYOC in your VPC |
| Best fit | Complex enterprise replication, including operational and multi-directional use cases | Mission-critical database-to-warehouse and database-to-lake pipelines |
HVR gives you a powerful replication system to configure and operate. Artie gives you the managed pipeline: connect your database, select your tables, choose your destination, and deploy. No Hubs, Agents, repository databases, or schedulers to maintain.
Every row lands exactly once, even through failures and restarts. Duplicates don't reach your warehouse, data doesn't go missing after a restart, and you're not writing glue code to keep your database and warehouse in sync.
Artie automatically detects and applies column adds, drops, and type changes. Backfill historical data without interrupting your live pipeline or putting additional load on your source database.
HVR pricing is based on Monthly Active Rows across source and target locations, with usage counted again for each destination. Artie gives you predictable pricing and free backfills, and you can run Artie Cloud or deploy BYOC in your VPC.
