Fivetran vs Skyvia (2026): which should you pick?

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 Skyvia if

• Fits if you want SaaS data loaded into a database or warehouse on a schedule
• Works for analysts who want integration and SQL access without writing code

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you just want two apps connected, with Data Integration from $79 a month billed annually
• Skip it if you need hourly runs on the entry plan, since Free and Basic run once a day at most
• Not for you if you expect one subscription to cover everything, as each product is billed separately
• Tight if you're staying free: 10,000 records a month, 2 scheduled integrations, and schedules that expire after 30 days
• Watch out: when the trial ends, runs stop until you buy or Skyvia approves a Free plan, and overage needs Standard

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.

Skyvia

• Each product is priced separately: paying for Data Integration does not include paid Automation, Backup, Query or Connect.
• When the 14-day trial ends, runs stop until you buy a plan or request the Free plan, which Skyvia has to approve.
• Free and Basic schedule runs once a day at most; hourly runs need Standard and once-a-minute runs need Professional.
• Records beyond the monthly quota can be processed only on Standard and above, and the option has to be switched on in the account.

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.

Skyvia

Import, export, replication and sync

Data Integration loads data between sources, replicates cloud apps into a database or warehouse and syncs records, with ETL, ELT and reverse ETL set up without code.

Data flows and control flows

For multi-step pipelines, a data flow blends and transforms data from several sources and a control flow sets the order of tasks and handles errors. Data flow needs Standard or above, and control flow needs Professional.

Automation workflows

A visual designer builds workflows that start from an event, a webhook or a schedule, with conditions, Foreach loops, Try Catch error handling, variables, a debugger and version history.

More than 200 connectors

Connectors cover cloud apps such as Salesforce, HubSpot and Shopify, databases such as PostgreSQL and SQL Server, file storage and data warehouses. Connections are unlimited on every plan.

Backup and Query

Backup takes automatic daily or manual snapshots of cloud app data with search and one-click restore. Query runs SQL or a visual query builder against cloud data from the browser.

Connect endpoints

Connect publishes data from a source as a web API endpoint over OData, ADO.NET or ODBC, or as an MCP endpoint that AI tools can query, without copying the data.

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.

Skyvia

• Free$0

  Data Integration with 10,000 records a month, scheduling once a day and 2 scheduled integrations whose schedules expire after 30 days. Unlimited users and connections.

• Basic$79

  per month, billed annually, for 5M records; $99 billed monthly

  Data Integration with daily scheduling, 5 scheduled integrations, basic scenarios and simple mapping. Record tiers run up to 200M a month.

• StandardFrom $79

  per month, billed annually, for 500k records; $99 monthly

  Hourly scheduling, 50 scheduled integrations, advanced mapping and data flows. 5M records costs $159 a month billed annually; extra records are $0.06 per 1,000.

• Automation Standard$99

  per month, billed annually, for 50k tasks; $119 monthly

  The separately sold Automation product: 1-minute schedule and poll interval, unlimited active automations, 60 days of logs and version history.

• Professional$399

  per month, billed annually, for 10M records; $499 monthly

  Scheduling down to once a minute, unlimited scheduled integrations, control flow for orchestrating pipelines, and extra records at $0.02 per 1,000.

• EnterpriseCustom

  A custom annual package on a dedicated virtual machine with unlimited record volume, instant integration runs, priority support and onboarding consultations.

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.

Skyvia

• Annual discount

  20% off with annual billing

  The pricing page marks annual billing as 20% off on every product. Data Integration Basic is $79 a month billed annually against $99 monthly, a saving of $240 a year.