Software · head to head
Celigo vs Fivetran
Celigo
Software
The iPaaS platform for mid-market and enterprise
- From
- $400/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Fivetran has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Celigo prices are not published on any of the three editions; Fivetran billed on monthly active rows, so the bill tracks how much source data changes rather than how much is stored or queried
- They diverge on capability: Celigo covers App integration, Fivetran covers Automated data pipeline.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Celigo and Fivetran actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Celigo
- App integration
- Process automation
- Master data management
- API management
- Workflow builder
- Error handling
- Analytics
- 800+ apps
Only in Fivetran
- Automated data pipeline
- Change Data Capture
- Data transformation
- Real-time sync
- Monitoring
- Data quality
- Scheduling
- Notifications
Both cover
- SOC2
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Multiple language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Celigo
- Integrating NetSuite with ecommerce and CRM systemsnot Fivetran
- Prebuilt integration templates between common business applicationsnot Fivetran
- Building custom flows between internal systemsnot Fivetran
- Governance and auditability over integrations on the higher editionsnot Fivetran
Fivetran
- Managed data pipelines from SaaS sources into a warehousenot Celigo
- Keeping a warehouse in sync with production databases without writing connectorsnot Celigo
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Celigo
- Prices are not published on any of the three editions
- Billed on endpoints and flows, so the cost is driven by how many systems you connect rather than by volume through them
- API Builder, lookup caching and a sandbox all require the Professional edition
- Single sign-on is optional on Standard and included from Professional up
- Unlimited endpoints and the full governance features are Enterprise only
Fivetran
- Billed on monthly active rows, so the bill tracks how much source data changes rather than how much is stored or queried
- Each connection follows its own cost curve, so total spend is hard to predict before running a pipeline
- The free plan allows 500,000 monthly active rows, 3,500 activation rows and 5,000 model runs
- Transformations are metered separately, from $0.01 per model run above 5,000 down to $0.002 above 100,000
- A schema change upstream that touches many rows raises the bill without any change on the customer's side
Pricing, plan by plan
Celigo
$400/month- Growth$400/month
- 50 integrations
- Basic support
- Scale$1200/month
- Unlimited integrations
- Priority support
- Enterprise$3000/month
- Custom solutions
- Dedicated support
Fivetran
Free- FreeFree
- Limited connectors
- Basic support
- Standard$300/month
- 500+ connectors
- Priority support
- Enterprise$1000/month
- Custom connectors
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Celigo if
- You need app integration.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want process automation.
Choose Fivetran if
- You need automated data pipeline.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Cloud.
- You also want change data capture.
Questions people ask
- Is Celigo or Fivetran better?
- Neither clearly leads. Celigo starts at $400/month and Fivetran at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Celigo or Fivetran?
- Fivetran has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $400/month for Celigo and Free for Fivetran.
- Does Celigo or Fivetran run on more platforms?
- Celigo runs on Web, Mobile. Fivetran runs on Web, Cloud.
- Can I use Fivetran for free?
- Yes. Fivetran has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Celigo starts at $400/month.
- What is Celigo best used for?
- Celigo is most often used for integrating netsuite with ecommerce and crm systems, prebuilt integration templates between common business applications, building custom flows between internal systems, governance and auditability over integrations on the higher editions. Of those, integrating netsuite with ecommerce and crm systems and prebuilt integration templates between common business applications are not what Fivetran is typically brought in for.
- What can Celigo do that Fivetran cannot?
- Celigo covers App integration, Process automation, Master data management, API management. Fivetran covers Automated data pipeline, Change Data Capture, Data transformation, Real-time sync. Both handle SOC2, GDPR, HIPAA, Cloud deployment.