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Paragon vs Fivetran

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Paragon

Software

Embedded integration platform for SaaS

From
$299/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Fivetran

Software

The most trusted data movement platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Fivetran has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Paragon no price is published for either plan, and both require a quote; 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: Paragon covers Embedded workflows, Fivetran covers Automated data pipeline.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Paragon and Fivetran actually diverge.

Attributes where Paragon and Fivetran differ
AttributeParagonFivetran
Starting price$299/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, EmbeddedWeb, Cloud
Founded20212012

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 Paragon

  • Embedded workflows
  • Native integrations
  • Workflow builder
  • Error handling
  • Analytics
  • Webhooks
  • 500+ apps
  • Custom integrations

Only in Fivetran

  • Automated data pipeline
  • Change Data Capture
  • Data transformation
  • Real-time sync
  • Data quality
  • Scheduling
  • Notifications
  • 500+ connectors

Both cover

  • Monitoring
  • GDPR
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Paragon

  • Embedding third party integrations into a SaaS productnot Fivetran
  • Managing customer facing connectors without building each onenot Fivetran

Fivetran

  • Managed data pipelines from SaaS sources into a warehousenot Paragon
  • Keeping a warehouse in sync with production databases without writing connectorsnot Paragon

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Paragon

  • No price is published for either plan, and both require a quote
  • Cost scales with the number of customer tenants using the integrations, so the bill follows an end customer count rather than the vendor's own usage
  • SAML SSO, self hosting, dynamic field mapping and SLAs are all 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

Paragon

$299/month
  • Starter$299/month
    • 50 integrations
    • Basic support
  • Growth$999/month
    • 200 integrations
    • Priority support
  • Enterprise$5000/month
    • Unlimited integrations
    • 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 Paragon if

  • You need embedded workflows.
  • You work on Web, Embedded.
  • You also want native integrations.
Paragon review

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.
Fivetran review

Questions people ask

Is Paragon or Fivetran better?
Neither clearly leads. Paragon starts at $299/month and Fivetran at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Paragon or Fivetran?
Fivetran has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $299/month for Paragon and Free for Fivetran.
Does Paragon or Fivetran run on more platforms?
Paragon runs on Web, Embedded. Fivetran runs on Web, Cloud.
Can I use Fivetran for free?
Yes. Fivetran has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Paragon starts at $299/month.
What is Paragon best used for?
Paragon is most often used for embedding third party integrations into a saas product, managing customer facing connectors without building each one. Of those, embedding third party integrations into a saas product and managing customer facing connectors without building each one are not what Fivetran is typically brought in for.
What can Paragon do that Fivetran cannot?
Paragon covers Embedded workflows, Native integrations, Workflow builder, Error handling. Fivetran covers Automated data pipeline, Change Data Capture, Data transformation, Real-time sync. Both handle Monitoring, GDPR, Cloud deployment, Web support.
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