Fivetran vs SAP Data Services
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 | Quote-based |
| Deployment | Cloud, Hybrid | On-premise |
| Company size | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle Fusion Cloud, Workday | SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud |
| Vendor | Fivetran, Inc. | SAP |
Our take
Where Fivetran leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 17 of the 27 capabilities where they differ (led by log-based change data capture and schema drift detection & propagation).
- Stated NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Workday integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where SAP Data Services leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 10 of the 27 capabilities where they differ (led by legacy erp application adapters and visual, no-code transformation builder).
Where they differ
The 27 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Legacy ERP application adaptersConnector Catalog & Source Coverage | Not evidenced | Core strength Supplements for Oracle Applications, PeopleSoft, Siebel, and J.D. Edwards World and OneWorld |
| 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 | Not evidenced |
| 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 Graphical Designer for building data flows, mappings and control logic without hand-coded scripts |
| Managed dbt integrationTransformation & Modeling | Core strength Managed orchestration of dbt Core and dbt Cloud, including a prebuilt SAP dbt data model | Not evidenced |
| Data profiling & cleansingTransformation & Modeling | Not evidenced | Core strength Dedicated data profiling, cleansing/standardization/matching, address cleansing/geocoding and data quality dashboards module |
| Visual pipeline/workflow builderOrchestration & Scheduling | Not evidenced | Core strength Graphical Designer |
| Reverse ETL / operational activationDestinations & Activation | Core strength Activations: 200+ supported destination applications for pushing warehouse data back into CRM/marketing/support tools | Not evidenced |
| Database & flat-file destinationsDestinations & Activation | Not evidenced | Core strength Universal native connectors; classic on-premises database/file-centric ETL platform |
| Managed SaaS deploymentDeployment & Runtime Architecture | Core strength Fully managed, multi-tenant SaaS deployment | Not evidenced |
| Self-hosted / on-premises deploymentDeployment & Runtime Architecture | Not evidenced | Core strength Job Server / Access Server architecture; runs on Windows and UNIX/Linux server platforms |
| 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 |
| Real-time, synchronous request-reply integrationEnterprise ERP Depth & AI Automation | Not evidenced | Core strength Access Server provides real-time, request-reply message brokering for on-demand data services |
| Custom connector SDK / builderConnector Catalog & Source Coverage | Supported Connector SDK for code-based custom connectors; AI Connector Agent (beta) | Not evidenced |
| Generic database & API accessConnector Catalog & Source Coverage | Not evidenced | Supported OData adapter; web-services/API access for third-party developer integration |
| 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 |
| Code-based transforms (SQL/Python scripting)Transformation & Modeling | Supported Managed dbt Core / dbt Cloud project orchestration | Not evidenced |
| Cloud data warehouse destinationsDestinations & Activation | Core strength | Partial Supplement for Google BigQuery documented; other cloud warehouses not named |
| Hybrid deployment / on-prem execution agentDeployment & Runtime Architecture | Supported Hybrid Deployment: data processing runs inside the customer's own cloud environment | Not evidenced |
| PII masking / column-level blockingGovernance, Security & Compliance | Supported Column blocking and column hashing for sensitive fields | Not evidenced |
| Pipeline monitoring dashboardMonitoring & Operations | Not evidenced | Supported Web-based Management Console for administration, analysis and metadata reporting |
| Schema-change notificationsMonitoring & Operations | Supported Schema change review workflow with a dedicated Schema tab | Not evidenced |
| SQL / ELT pushdown transformsTransformation & Modeling | Partial Transformations run via managed dbt inside the destination warehouse, not a dedicated SQL-pushdown engine | Not evidenced |
| Data lake / lakehouse destinationsDestinations & Activation | Core strength Managed Data Lake Service writes into Amazon S3, Azure Data Lake Storage and Google Cloud Storage | Supported Supplement for Big Data covering Apache Hadoop and HDFS access |
| Write-back through the ERP's own application layerEnterprise ERP Depth & AI Automation | Not evidenced | Partial Loads into SAP HANA targets for migration/reconciliation; application-layer write-back into SAP transactions not detailed |
| AI-assisted pipeline/connector buildingEnterprise ERP Depth & AI Automation | Partial AI Connector Agent (beta), scoped to generating custom connectors | Not evidenced |
Both grade identically on the other 25 capabilities — see each product's full profile: Fivetran, SAP Data Services.
Fivetran vs SAP Data Services — FAQs
Is Fivetran or SAP Data Services better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud. Fivetran additionally lists NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Workday. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, Fivetran or SAP Data Services?
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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