ETL Platform Alternatives: Fivetran vs. Informatica and More

The article compares popular data integration tools, focusing on cost, security, reliability and number of supported sources. It highlights Fivetran as a reliable choice with 150 data sources and 10 destinations, including Redshift, BigQuery, Microsoft Azure Synapse, Snowflake, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL and MySQL. The article also compares Fivetran to other ETL providers such as Informatica, Matillion, Xplenty, and Stitch, emphasizing the advantages of Fivetran in terms of reliability, compliance, and pricing model. It suggests that users should test each tool with their company's live data and consider factors like documentation, training services, implementation help, and handling of data source schema changes at the destination before making a decision.