Automation & Integration · head to head
Fivetran vs Jitterbit
Fivetran
Automation & Integration
The most trusted data movement platform
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The short version
- Only Fivetran has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Fivetran billed on monthly active rows, so the bill tracks how much source data changes rather than how much is stored or queried; Jitterbit pricing is not published and requires contacting sales
- They diverge on capability: Fivetran covers Automated data pipeline, Jitterbit covers Low-code integration.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Fivetran and Jitterbit 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 Fivetran
- Automated data pipeline
- Change Data Capture
- Data quality
- Notifications
- 500+ connectors
- Cloud data warehouses
- SaaS applications
- Cloud support
Only in Jitterbit
- Low-code integration
- API connectors
- Error handling
- 400+ connectors
- Cloud platforms
- On-premise deployment
- On-premise support
Both cover
- Data transformation
- Real-time sync
- Monitoring
- Scheduling
- Databases
- SOC2
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- Encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Multiple language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Fivetran
- Managed data pipelines from SaaS sources into a warehousenot Jitterbit
- Keeping a warehouse in sync with production databases without writing connectorsnot Jitterbit
Jitterbit
- Integrating SaaS applications through the Harmony iPaaSnot Fivetran
- EDI exchange with trading partners into an ERPnot Fivetran
- API creation and management with API Managernot Fivetran
- Low-code internal app building with App Buildernot Fivetran
- Automating order-to-cash and lead-to-order workflowsnot Fivetran
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Jitterbit
- Pricing is not published and requires contacting sales
Pricing, plan by plan
Fivetran
Free- FreeFree
- Limited connectors
- Basic support
- Standard$300/month
- 500+ connectors
- Priority support
- Enterprise$1000/month
- Custom connectors
- Dedicated support
Jitterbit
$500/month- Starter$500/month
- Basic integration
- Professional$1500/month
- Advanced features
- Priority support
- Enterprise$5000/month
- Custom solutions
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
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.
Choose Jitterbit if
- You need low-code integration.
- You work on Web, On-premise.
- You also want api connectors.
Questions people ask
- Is Fivetran or Jitterbit better?
- Neither clearly leads. Fivetran starts at Free and Jitterbit at $500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Fivetran or Jitterbit?
- Fivetran has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Fivetran and $500/month for Jitterbit.
- Does Fivetran or Jitterbit run on more platforms?
- Fivetran runs on Web, Cloud. Jitterbit runs on Web, On-premise.
- Can I use Fivetran for free?
- Yes. Fivetran has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Jitterbit starts at $500/month.
- What is Fivetran best used for?
- Fivetran is most often used for managed data pipelines from saas sources into a warehouse, keeping a warehouse in sync with production databases without writing connectors. Of those, managed data pipelines from saas sources into a warehouse and keeping a warehouse in sync with production databases without writing connectors are not what Jitterbit is typically brought in for.
- What can Fivetran do that Jitterbit cannot?
- Fivetran covers Automated data pipeline, Change Data Capture, Data quality, Notifications. Jitterbit covers Low-code integration, API connectors, Error handling, 400+ connectors. Both handle Data transformation, Real-time sync, Monitoring, Scheduling.