Automation & Integration · head to head
Boomi vs Census
Boomi
Automation & Integration
The world's leading cloud integration platform
- From
- $299/month
- Rated
- -
Census
Automation & Integration
The reverse ETL infrastructure for data activation
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Census has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Boomi subscription tier prices are not published; only the pay-as-you-go base of $99 a month plus usage is stated; Census census was folded into Fivetran Activations, per the vendor: "Previously, this was called a sync in Census", and its own pricing page redirects to Fivetran pricing rather than showing Census plans
- They diverge on capability: Boomi covers Cloud integration, Census covers Reverse ETL.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Boomi and Census actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Automation & Integration).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Boomi
- Cloud integration
- API management
- Master data management
- Trading partner network
- Process automation
- Real-time sync
- 1000+ apps
- ERP systems
Only in Census
- Reverse ETL
- Data syncing
- Transformation
- Real-time activation
- Error handling
- 150+ destinations
- Data warehouses
- SaaS platforms
Both cover
- Monitoring
- Analytics
- SOC2
- GDPR
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Boomi
- Integrating cloud and on-premises applicationsnot Census
- API management and publishingnot Census
- Master data management across systemsnot Census
- EDI and B2B data exchangenot Census
- Workflow automation between business systemsnot Census
Census
- Syncing customer data from a warehouse into marketing and sales tools (reverse ETL)not Boomi
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Boomi
- Subscription tier prices are not published; only the pay-as-you-go base of $99 a month plus usage is stated
- Metered on several axes at once, including connections, users, environments and API transactions, so the bill is hard to predict from any one of them
- Connection counts, environments and user seats are all capped by edition
Census
- Census was folded into Fivetran Activations, per the vendor: "Previously, this was called a sync in Census", and its own pricing page redirects to Fivetran pricing rather than showing Census plans
- Free Fivetran Activations tier caps at 3,500 monthly active rows
Pricing, plan by plan
Boomi
$299/month- Starter$299/month
- 50 integrations
- Basic support
- Growth$799/month
- Unlimited integrations
- Advanced analytics
- Enterprise$1999/month
- Custom SLA
- Dedicated support
- Advanced security
Census
Free- FreeFree
- Basic syncing
- Limited destinations
- Pro$250/month
- Advanced syncing
- Email support
- Enterprise$1500/month
- Unlimited syncing
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Boomi if
- You need cloud integration.
- You work on Web, On-premise.
- You also want api management.
Choose Census if
- You need reverse etl.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want data syncing.
Questions people ask
- Is Boomi or Census better?
- Neither clearly leads. Boomi starts at $299/month and Census at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Boomi or Census?
- Census has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $299/month for Boomi and Free for Census.
- Does Boomi or Census run on more platforms?
- Boomi runs on Web, On-premise. Census runs on Web, Api.
- Can I use Census for free?
- Yes. Census has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Boomi starts at $299/month.
- What is Boomi best used for?
- Boomi is most often used for integrating cloud and on-premises applications, api management and publishing, master data management across systems, edi and b2b data exchange. Of those, integrating cloud and on-premises applications and api management and publishing are not what Census is typically brought in for.
- What can Boomi do that Census cannot?
- Boomi covers Cloud integration, API management, Master data management, Trading partner network. Census covers Reverse ETL, Data syncing, Transformation, Real-time activation. Both handle Monitoring, Analytics, SOC2, GDPR.