Fivetran vs Stitch (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 Stitch if

• Fits if you want a printed monthly price for one warehouse
• Works for a small team with one destination

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you grow past Standard, because Advanced is $1,500 a month billed annually
• Tight if you need more than 1 destination or 10 standard sources on Standard
• Watch out: the site says Stitch is now part of Qlik and points new users to Qlik Talend Cloud
• Watch out: the page says prices are US only

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.

Stitch

• The site says Stitch is now part of Qlik and points new users to Qlik Talend Cloud.
• Standard allows 1 destination and 10 standard sources; unlimited enterprise sources start at Advanced.
• Advanced and Premium are billed annually, and the page says the prices are US only.
• The Standard annual price was not readable; the figure here is the monthly-billing one.

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.

Stitch

Row-based plans

Standard is priced by a slider from 5 to 300 million rows a month. Advanced and Premium add row and destination add-ons.

Historical sync

Each new integration gets a 7-day grace period in which its rows do not count toward the limit, so history can be loaded.

Extensibility options

The plan table lists post-load webhooks, advanced scheduling and Connect API access among its advanced features.

Security and connectivity

Plans list SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 compliance, with VPN, AWS PrivateLink, reverse SSH and VPC peering as connectivity options.

Agency platform

A separate Stitch Platform offering gives agencies isolated pipelines for each client, sold through sales.

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.

Stitch

• Standard$100

  per month for 5M rows, monthly billing

  5 to 300M rows a month, 1 destination, 10 standard sources, 5 users. Price rises with the row slider; annual billing is offered.

• Advanced$1,500

  per month, billed annually

  100M rows a month, 3 destinations, unlimited enterprise sources and users, 60-day extraction log retention. Sold through sales.

• Premium$3,000

  per month, billed annually

  1 billion rows a month, 5 destinations, unlimited sources and users. Sold through sales.

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.

Stitch

No public discounts listed.