Alternatives

Best Fivetran alternatives in 2026

Data compiled by Toolradar Updated November 14, 2026 How we rate

Cite this list: Toolradar, best Fivetran alternatives 2026, toolradar.com/alternatives/fivetran

5 direct alternatives to Fivetran and 3 more tools in the same category, compared on pricing, features, and best-for use cases. Pick the right replacement without the marketing fluff.

Quick answer

Informatica is the top alternative to Fivetran on our list, followed by Matillion and Talend.
1 of the 8 alternatives has a free plan, starting with Airbyte.
Highest rated: Matillion, 4.4 out of 5 from 236 ratings, Sep 2026.

Publications that cover the tools tracked here

8 alternatives
5 direct
1 with a free plan

Informatica
#1 Top pick
Enterprise data management and integration
Pricing
Contact sales
4.3 /5 on G2 · 335 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Best overall
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Matillion
#2
Data integration for cloud warehouses
Pricing
Usage-based
4.4 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 236 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Highest rated
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Talend
#3
Data integration and management platform
Pricing
Contact sales
4.2 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 108 ratings, Sep 2026
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Fivetran vs 8 alternatives

Fivetran and its alternatives compared on starting price (cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026), free plan and average user rating, and how directly each replaces it.
Tool	Starting price (Nov 2026)	Free plan	Rating	Fit
Fivetran Compared tool	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	4.3 out of 5, from 855 ratings across G2 and Capterra (855)
Informatica	Price: Contact sales	Free plan: No	4.3 out of 5, from 335 ratings on G2 (335)	Direct alternative
Matillion	Price: Usage-based	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 236 ratings across G2 and Capterra (236)	Direct alternative
Talend	Price: Contact sales	Free plan: No	4.2 out of 5, from 108 ratings across G2 and Capterra (108)	Direct alternative
Airbyte	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	4.4 out of 5, from 78 ratings on G2 (78)	Direct alternative
Stitch	Price: $100/mo	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 68 ratings on G2 (68)	Direct alternative
MuleSoft	Price: Contact sales	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 1,468 ratings across SourceForge, G2 and Capterra (1,468)	Same category as Fivetran
Boomi	Price: Usage-based	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 779 ratings across G2 and Capterra (779)	Same category as Fivetran
Qlik	Price: $300/mo	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 1,191 ratings across G2 and Capterra (1,191)	Same category as Fivetran

Why people consider alternatives to Fivetran

Fivetran moves data from sources to warehouses automatically. Connect your tools, data flows to your warehouse-ELT that handles the extraction and loading so you can focus on transformation. The connector catalog is extensive.

Teams most often switch away when one of these starts to bite:

Pricing at scale as usage or premium tiers add up.
Missing integrations with the rest of your stack.
Performance or scale limits as your needs grow.
A specific feature gap you have hit in etl & data pipelines.

The 5 direct alternatives below cover the same core job (ETL & data pipelines) with different trade-offs. The 3 tools marked "Same category as Fivetran" fit the category but replace Fivetran less directly.

See full Fivetran review Best etl & data pipelines tools How we rank

Fivetran by the numbers

Toolradar data: Its head-to-head comparison pages had 71 visits in the last 30 days, ranking #3 of 31 tools with 20+ compare-page visits in ETL & Data Pipelines. As of Nov 2026.

Fivetran compared with 113 ETL & Data Pipelines tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
Metric	Fivetran	Peer median	Position (1 is best)
Free plan	Yes	58% have one	n/a
Listed as an alternative to	32 tools	2	#1 of 113 (joint)
Integrations listed	7	3	#7 of 25 tools with at least one integration recorded
User rating	4.3/5 (across the web, 855 ratings)	4.4/5	#39 of 48 (joint) tools with 20+ reviews
Compare-page visits, last 30 days	71 visits	31	#3 of 31 tools with 20+ compare-page visits

Visitors most often compare Fivetran with Airbyte (last 30 days, Nov 2026).

Listed as an alternative to: #2 on 2026-10-16 to #1 on 2026-11-11 (rank among 113 tools, 1 is best).

Each position is counted among the tools that have data for that row, as noted under it. All ETL & Data Pipelines data · How we compute this. Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source.

Cite this: Toolradar, “Fivetran by the numbers”, Nov 2026.

ETL & Data Pipelines leaderboards from Toolradar data

Toolradar ranks ETL & Data Pipelines tools on one measure at a time, only where at least 8 tools have data. As of Nov 2026.

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Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 20 tools with no stated price unit, verified price.

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit, ETL & Data Pipelines tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	Cleo	$2.99/mo, billed monthly
2	Supermemory	$19/mo, billed monthly
3	Windsor	$23/mo, billed monthly
4	Catchr	$23.90/mo, billed monthly
5	Neblex Integration Fabric	$50/mo, billed yearly

Lowest entry price, flat team plans

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 11 tools priced as a flat team plan, verified price.

Lowest entry price, flat team plans, ETL & Data Pipelines tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	Import.io	$9/mo flat
2	Dagster	$10/mo flat, billed monthly
3	SpecStream	$19/mo flat, billed monthly
4	Mage AI	$29/mo flat, billed monthly
5	Coupler.io	$32/mo flat, billed monthly

A position exists only when at least 8 tools have data for that metric. 31 of 113 ETL & Data Pipelines tools have a verified price; the others publish none we could read (often "contact sales"). Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source. How we compute this. Cite this: Toolradar, “ETL & Data Pipelines leaderboards”, Nov 2026. Data licensed CC BY 4.0. All ETL & Data Pipelines statistics.

8 alternatives to Fivetran

Direct alternatives come first, ranked by G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editor review. Tools marked "Same category as Fivetran" follow, ranked the same way.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Fivetran?

Based on real-signal scoring (G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editorial review), the top alternatives to Fivetran are Informatica, Matillion, Talend. Each solves the same core job with different trade-offs on pricing, features, and integrations.

Is there a free alternative to Fivetran?

There is no fully free alternative in this list. Airbyte is freemium: a permanent free tier plus paid plans (Open-source data integration platform for ELT pipelines).

Why do people look for Fivetran alternatives?

Common reasons teams switch away from Fivetran: pricing that scales aggressively, missing integrations with the rest of their stack, performance or scale limits, or a specific feature gap in etl & data pipelines. The alternatives on this page solve the same core problem with different trade-offs.

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Side-by-side comparisons

In-depth comparison pages for Fivetran versus each alternative.

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Top 3 alternatives to Fivetran

Informatica

Matillion

Talend