Fivetran vs Matillion
ETL & data extraction head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | Consumption (Monthly Active Rows), not per user | Consumption-based credits |
| Deployment | Cloud, Hybrid | Cloud, Hybrid |
| Company size | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle Fusion Cloud, Workday | SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Workday, Sage Intacct |
| Vendor | Fivetran, Inc. | Matillion |
Our take
Where Fivetran leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 14 of the 23 capabilities where they differ (led by schema drift detection & propagation and managed dbt integration).
- Stated Oracle Fusion Cloud integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where Matillion leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 9 of the 23 capabilities where they differ (led by visual, no-code transformation builder and visual pipeline/workflow builder).
- Stated Sage Intacct integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 23 capabilities (of 52 in the ETL & data extraction taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Schema drift detection & propagationExtraction & Replication | Core strength Automatic schema detection plus a dedicated schema change review workflow | Not evidenced |
| Visual, no-code transformation builderTransformation & Modeling | Not evidenced | Core strength Drag-and-drop visual pipeline canvas with low-code and code-based components |
| Managed dbt integrationTransformation & Modeling | Core strength Managed orchestration of dbt Core and dbt Cloud, including a prebuilt SAP dbt data model | Not evidenced |
| Visual pipeline/workflow builderOrchestration & Scheduling | Not evidenced | Core strength Same drag-and-drop canvas used for pipeline design |
| Reverse ETL / operational activationDestinations & Activation | Core strength Activations: 200+ supported destination applications for pushing warehouse data back into CRM/marketing/support tools | Not evidenced |
| Third-party compliance certificationsGovernance, Security & Compliance | Core strength SOC 1 and SOC 2 reports, ISO 27001, PCI DSS Level 1, HITRUST and HIPAA BAA | Not evidenced |
| Data lineage trackingGovernance, Security & Compliance | Not evidenced | Core strength Source-to-target data lineage view |
| Auto-documentation & lineage generationEnterprise ERP Depth & AI Automation | Not evidenced | Core strength Auto-documentation of pipelines and components, plus source-to-target lineage |
| Incremental syncExtraction & Replication | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Table & column-level sync controlExtraction & Replication | Supported Table- and column-level sync control (include/exclude, sync mode) | Not evidenced |
| SQL / ELT pushdown transformsTransformation & Modeling | Partial Transformations run via managed dbt inside the destination warehouse, not a dedicated SQL-pushdown engine | Core strength Native SQL pushdown: transformations execute inside the destination warehouse |
| Reusable transformation templatesTransformation & Modeling | Supported Prebuilt Quickstart dbt data models for common sources | Not evidenced |
| Cloud marketplace billingDeployment & Runtime Architecture | Not evidenced | Supported Available via AWS Marketplace, Azure Marketplace and Snowflake Marketplace |
| SSO / SAML authenticationGovernance, Security & Compliance | Not evidenced | Supported Custom SSO (Scale plan) |
| Audit loggingGovernance, Security & Compliance | Not evidenced | Supported Audit logging (Teams and Scale plans) |
| PII masking / column-level blockingGovernance, Security & Compliance | Supported Column blocking and column hashing for sensitive fields | Not evidenced |
| Schema-change notificationsMonitoring & Operations | Supported Schema change review workflow with a dedicated Schema tab | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted pipeline/connector buildingEnterprise ERP Depth & AI Automation | Partial AI Connector Agent (beta), scoped to generating custom connectors | Core strength Maia Team AI agents build/maintain pipeline components, Maia Context Engine, in-canvas AI refine actions |
| Pre-built connector libraryConnector Catalog & Source Coverage | Core strength 700+ prebuilt connectors across SaaS applications, databases, files and event streams | Supported |
| Custom connector SDK / builderConnector Catalog & Source Coverage | Supported Connector SDK for code-based custom connectors; AI Connector Agent (beta) | Partial Custom connector requests handled by Matillion, not a self-serve builder |
| Log-based Change Data CaptureExtraction & Replication | Core strength SAP ECC on Oracle/SQL Server replicated via HVR log-based CDC; log-based sync mode across supported connectors | Supported CDC / streaming loading with throughput and change-volume monitoring |
| Data lake / lakehouse destinationsDestinations & Activation | Core strength Managed Data Lake Service writes into Amazon S3, Azure Data Lake Storage and Google Cloud Storage | Supported Databricks (Delta Lake) |
| Data cataloging / metadata managementGovernance, Security & Compliance | Partial Entity-relationship diagram (ERD) view per connection, not a full data catalog | Not evidenced |
Both grade identically on the other 29 capabilities — see each product's full profile: Fivetran, Matillion.
Fivetran vs Matillion — FAQs
Is Fivetran or Matillion better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Workday. Fivetran additionally lists Oracle Fusion Cloud. Matillion additionally lists Sage Intacct. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, Fivetran or Matillion?
Neither publishes a list price — both quote. Ask each for the all-in first-year cost at your seat count, as one number, and compare those.
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