Fivetran vs Matillion (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Fivetran grades higher than Matillion: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Fivetran grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Fivetran
Managed data movement with a free plan and usage-based pricing
Matillion
Cloud data integration and ETL with an AI data engineering agent
Which one is for you
Pick Fivetran if
- Fits if you want connectors that load apps into a warehouse without custom code
- Works for small volumes that stay under 500,000 monthly active rows
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if your volume grows, because cost follows monthly active rows
- Skip it if you need 1-minute syncs without Enterprise
- Not for you if you need a fixed bill, as there's no list price per plan
- Watch out: VPN tunnels are for annual contracts only
Pick Matillion if
- Fits if your data already sits in Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery or Redshift
- Makes sense if you'd buy through an AWS, Azure or Snowflake account
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to see a dollar price before you start
- Watch out: credits follow pipeline run time, so the bill moves with use
- Tight if you want to mix editions, as one account holds one
- Watch out: the trial length isn't stated
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFivetranFair | 2.0GPAMatillionFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CUsage-based on monthly active rows, with no per-plan price. The page's own example is one Marketo connection at about $424.54 a month. | CNo dollar prices published. Credits are spent on task hours and developer users beyond the included ones. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree plan: 500,000 monthly active rows for connections. A 14-day trial also covers each new connection. | DA free trial is offered on all three editions, but its length is not stated. |
| Features | CConnectors, transformations and activations. 1-minute syncs, custom roles and SCIM need Enterprise, and encryption keys need Business Critical. | CPipeline building across Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery and Redshift. An account holds one edition at a time. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect sources and a destination, which means accounts and permissions to sort out. | CNo store rating on record. You design pipelines and connect your own warehouse, so there's setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb console with connectors for Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Ads, Snowflake and dbt Core. No desktop or phone apps. | BWeb with warehouse connections for Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery and Redshift. No desktop or phone apps. |
| Best for | copying data from apps into a warehouse | building data pipelines on a cloud warehouse |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Fivetran and Matillion. How we grade
Where they differ
- Matillion also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| Fivetran | Matillion | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | Free plan with Standard features up to 500,000 monthly active rows for connections, 3,500 for activations and 5,000 model runs. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on each new connection, transformation or activation | Free trial offered on all three editions; its length is not stated. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Fivetran | Matillion Ltd |
| Price read from | fivetran.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Fivetran
- Prices are not listed per plan; cost depends on monthly active rows, and the page gives only median examples.
- The page's own example shows a Marketo connection at 847,574 MAR costing a median $424.54 a month, so volume matters.
- 1-minute syncs, custom roles and SCIM need Enterprise; encryption keys and PCI DSS Level 1 need Business Critical.
- VPN tunnels are available on annual contracts only.
Matillion
- The pricing page publishes no dollar amounts; it says plans are paid through a consumption-based credit system.
- Credits are consumed by task hours, which count pipeline run time, and by developer users beyond the included ones.
- The page says Matillion can be bought directly or through an AWS, Azure or Snowflake account.
- An account can hold one edition at a time; separate accounts are needed to mix editions.
Key features
Fivetran
- Managed connectors
- More than 700 fully managed connectors copy data from applications and databases into a destination, with syncs as often as every 15 minutes.
- Transformations
- Transformations are billed per model run, with 5,000 runs free each month, and integrate with dbt Core.
- Activations
- Over 200 activation destinations push warehouse data back to business tools; an Audience Hub is part of the Enterprise plan.
- Usage-based billing
- Connections are billed by monthly active rows (MAR), with each new connection getting a 14-day free trial.
- Security options
- SSH tunnels on Standard, VPN tunnels and SCIM on Enterprise, and customer-managed keys and private networking on Business Critical.
- Regional processing
- Connectors can run in the US, Canada, EU, UK, Australia, India and Singapore, according to the vendor's data-processing notes.
Matillion
- Low-code pipeline canvas
- Pipelines are built visually on a canvas, with SQL and Python components for custom transformations and a built-in Git repository.
- Maia agents
- Maia is described as an agentic data team that plans, builds, tests, runs and fixes pipelines, with the user reviewing each plan before it runs.
- Connectors
- Maia Foundation lists 150+ connectors and works with Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery and Redshift.
- Editions
- Developer has one developer user, Teams and Scale have five. Scale adds custom SSO, hybrid deployment, data lineage and streaming change data capture.
- Matillion ETL
- The older Matillion ETL product for cloud data warehouses remains supported and listed on the site.
Plans
Fivetran
Free$0
Standard features free up to 500,000 MAR for connections, 3,500 MAR for activations and 5,000 monthly model runs.
StandardCustom
Usage-based: unlimited users, 15-minute syncs, 700+ connectors, 200+ activation destinations, RBAC and a REST API.
EnterpriseCustom
Usage-based. Adds 1-minute syncs, enterprise database connectors, custom roles, SCIM and a hybrid deployment option.
Business CriticalCustom
Usage-based. Adds customer-managed encryption keys, PCI DSS Level 1 certification and private networking options.
Matillion
Pricing could not be confirmed. See matillion.com.
Ways to pay less
Fivetran
- Annual discount
Up to 22% off with an annual contract
One annual contract covers connections, transformations and activations, with automatic discounts of up to 22% over monthly usage pricing.
- Nonprofit
Discounts for eligible non-profit companies
The pricing page lists discounts for eligible non-profits, Powered by Fivetran customers and sharded databases, with verification through sales.
Matillion
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Fivetran or Matillion?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Fivetran publishes no starting price, and Matillion has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Fivetran or Matillion?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Fivetran has a free plan. Matillion does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.