Software · head to head
Fivetran vs Stitch
The short version
- 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; Stitch the Standard plan allows a single destination, so loading the same data into two warehouses requires the $1,500 a month Advanced plan
- They diverge on capability: Fivetran covers Automated data pipeline, Stitch covers Data replication.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Fivetran and Stitch actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (usage-based), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Cloud), 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 Fivetran
- Automated data pipeline
- Change Data Capture
- Data quality
- Scheduling
- Notifications
- 500+ connectors
- Cloud data warehouses
- SaaS applications
Only in Stitch
- Data replication
- Schema detection
- Error handling
- Incremental updates
- 200+ connectors
- Salesforce
- Stripe
- HubSpot
Both cover
- Data transformation
- Real-time sync
- Monitoring
- SOC2
- GDPR
- Encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Cloud 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 Stitch
- Keeping a warehouse in sync with production databases without writing connectorsnot Stitch
Stitch
- Replicating data from SaaS sources and databases into a warehousenot Fivetran
- Scheduled ETL loads without building connectorsnot 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
Stitch
- The Standard plan allows a single destination, so loading the same data into two warehouses requires the $1,500 a month Advanced plan
- The Advanced and Premium plans are billed annually only
- The jump from Standard to Advanced is from $100 a month to $1,500
- Standard is limited to 10 sources and 5 users
- HIPAA support and private connectivity options such as VPN, AWS PrivateLink and VPC peering are excluded from Standard
- Published prices are US only, with international pricing available on request
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
Stitch
Free- FreeFree
- Up to 5M rows/month
- Basic support
- Standard$100/month
- Up to 50M rows/month
- Email support
- Enterprise$500/month
- Unlimited rows
- Priority 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 Stitch if
- You need data replication.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Cloud.
- You also want schema detection.
Questions people ask
- Is Fivetran or Stitch better?
- Neither clearly leads. Fivetran starts at Free and Stitch at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Fivetran or Stitch?
- Fivetran starts at Free and Stitch at Free.
- Does Fivetran or Stitch run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Cloud, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Fivetran for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- 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 Stitch is typically brought in for.
- What can Fivetran do that Stitch cannot?
- Fivetran covers Automated data pipeline, Change Data Capture, Data quality, Scheduling. Stitch covers Data replication, Schema detection, Error handling, Incremental updates. Both handle Data transformation, Real-time sync, Monitoring, SOC2.