Overview
About Qlik Replicate
Qlik Replicate is a primarily client-managed database replication tool designed for high-volume, log-based CDC. It’s typically installed and managed on customer infrastructure (on-prem or private cloud VMs). Replicate moves data from enterprise databases into cloud data warehouses or lakes, but its scope is largely limited to CDC. It lacks connectors to non-database sources like apps, APIs, and webhooks, pushdown transformation, advanced orchestration, and reverse ETL. To fill these gaps, organizations often need to use additional Qlik tools and/or other third-party tools, which increases complexity and cost.
About Boomi Data Integration
Boomi Data Integration is a fully-managed, cloud-native SaaS ELT platform that unifies extraction, transformation (SQL/Python), orchestration, and reverse ETL in one service. With 200+ pre-built connectors (databases, SaaS, APIs), and usage-based pricing, Boomi Data Integration helps modern data teams consolidate tools, simplify pipelines, and deliver outcomes faster.
Features
| Feature | Boomi Data Integration (formerly Rivery) | Qlik Replicate |
| Cloud-native, fully managed | Yes. | Primarily client-managed. |
| Native connectors | 200+ (DB + SaaS). | ~40 (DB-focused). |
| Connect to any API source | Yes: GenAI-driven connector agent for faster custom connector development + YAML output for customization. | No. |
| Built-in workflow orchestration | Yes. | Limited — often relies on additional tooling. |
| Built-in transformation | Yes (SQL & Python). | Minimal (often requires Qlik Compose, or other third-party tool). |
| Reverse ETL | Yes. | No. |
| Database replication and CDC | Yes (CDC and custom SQL). | Yes (CDC). |
| Built-in data model templates | 100+ pre-built workflow templates with data models, pipelines, transformations, schemas, and orchestration. | No library of pre‑engineered, turnkey pipelines. |
| Pricing model | Pricing is based on true data size or number of runs, differentiated for databases and apps for greater efficiency. | Opaque, costly licensing (volume, cores, duration). |
| SAP Data | Easy-to-use SAP dedicated interface to seamlessly extract all of SAP data. | SAP data integration setup can be complex and may require technical expertise. |
| Agentic AI Activation | Built-in AI agent management, including the ability to create and govern agents. | Not available— requires a third-party solution. |
Product
Boomi Data Integration
Boomi Data Integration (formerly Rivery) is a fully managed SaaS, end-to-end ELT platform with ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and reverse ETL in one solution. It offers 200+ connectors plus a GenAI-powered custom connector agent, drag-and-drop orchestration, log-based CDC, and automated schema drift handling. This consolidation reduces complexity and lowers total cost of ownership.
- Unified end-to-end ELT platform: ingestion, transformation, orchestration, reverse ETL
- 200+ fully managed connectors plus GenAI-powered custom connector agent
- Drag-and-drop pipeline orchestration with branching, loops, retries.
- Automated schema drift management
- Log-based CDC capabilities
- Lower TCO: one unified platform to learn, manage, and pay for
Qlik Replicate
Qlik Replicate, by contrast, is primarily a client-managed database replication tool focused on log-based CDC for enterprise systems such as Oracle, SQL Server, and mainframes. While effective for large-scale replication, it is narrowly focused and lacks built-in transformation, orchestration, or SaaS connectivity. To achieve these capabilities, customers often need to add companion products like Qlik Compose, or integrate with other third-party tools.
Pricing
Boomi Data Integration
With Boomi Data Integration, pricing is based on true data size or number of runs, differentiated for databases and apps for greater efficiency. Because it’s delivered as a fully managed SaaS, hosting and infrastructure are included — you don’t pay separately for cloud compute to run the service. This makes costs easier to predict and avoids surprise bills tied to VM size, runtime spikes, or maintenance overhead.
Qlik Replicate
Qlik Replicate is self-hosted software that you install and manage on your own servers or cloud VMs. Licensing is sales-quoted and typically tied to capacity and endpoints – making costs less transparent than modern usage-based models. Since Replicate only handles ingestion/CDC, customers often need additional products for transformations (eg. Qlik Compose), orchestration, and reverse ETL. That extra tooling often drives higher overall costs compared to all-in-one, usage-based ELT platforms.
Support
Boomi Data Integration
Boomi Data Integration is known for strong, engineering-led support available 24/7 worldwide. Customers receive onboarding guidance and dedicated success management, which has consistently earned Boomi top ratings on G2. In fact, Boomi’s support is rated 9.4/10, the highest in its category, compared to an industry average of 8.5.
- 24/7 global engineering-led support.
- Dedicated onboarding and customer success.
- G2 rating for support: 9.4/10 (category leader).
Qlik Replicate
Qlik Replicate provides support primarily through ticketing systems and enterprise contracts. While effective for many enterprise customers, reviews reflect a lower average rating, with G2 users giving Qlik’s support an 8.0/10.
User Reviews (G2)
Category |
Boomi (Rivery) |
Qlik Replicate |
| Overall Rating | 4.7 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Meets Requirements | 9.3 | 8.1 |
| Ease of Use | 9.5 | 8.4 |
| Ease of Setup | 9.2 | 7.9 |
| Quality of Support | 9.4 | 8.0 |
| Product Direction | 9.3 | 7.2 |
| Extraction | 9.6 | 8.7 |
| Transformation | 9.0 | 7.6 |
| Loading | 9.5 | 8.2 |
| Automation | 9.5 | 8.1 |
| Scalability | 9.3 | 8.0 |
Summary
Qlik Replicate is a good solution for enterprises needing large-scale, near real-time database replication from legacy systems, but it comes with high costs, limited flexibility, and reliance on additional tools.
Boomi Data Integration provides a complete, modern alternative — combining ingestion, orchestration, transformation, and reverse ETL into one managed platform. With higher ratings, simpler pricing, and broader use case coverage, Boomi is the better choice for modern data teams.