Boomi vs. Fivetran

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Why More Customers Choose Boomi

To drive business value in the AI era, you need more than just data movement
– you need a clear path to agentic activation.

Boomi Data Integration offers lower total cost of ownership through a cost-efficient pricing model based on true data size, provides more precise control over the core ingestion process than opinionated tools like Fivetran, and delivers built-in advanced orchestration and AI agent management for full end-to-end ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and AI activation - all through a single unified platform.

Lower TCO

Cost-Efficiency

Pricing based on true data size or # of runs, combined with built-in orchestration reducing reliance on costly third-party tools.
Customers typically pay 30 – 60% less than Fivetran on average.

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Granular Control

Precise Ingestion Control

Accelerate connectivity and minimize cleanup with an AI agent for custom connectors and granular schema control.

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Unified Platform

End-to-End ELT & AI Activation

Manage ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and AI agent activation from a single unified platform.

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Boomi vs Fivetran: ELT Comparison

Platform Scope
Fully unified with the Boomi platform (iPaaS, MDM, APIM, AI Agent Management, and more.)
Standalone ELT solution
Cloud-native & fully managed
Yes
Yes
Native connectors
200+ enterprise-grade connectors with extensive endpoint coverage
700+ (many are Lite connectors with narrower endpoint coverage)
Connect to any API source
Yes – Data Connector Agent builds from API docs; optional YAML customization; no code required.
Custom Connector SDK; developer-centric and code-based.
Built-in workflow orchestration
Yes – native advanced orchestration
incl. dependencies, branching/loops, retries, API triggers, etc.
Often requires an external orchestrator like Airflow/other for advanced workflows.
Reverse ETL (activation)
Yes – native capability.
Via acquired solution
Built-in data model templates
100+ workflow templates (models, pipelines, transformations, schemas, orchestration).
Siloed data model templates for single source only.
Database replication
Full table and incremental via log based CDC or standard SQL extraction; or custom SQL where needed.
Full table and incremental via change data capture or limited teleport snapshot dependent on a primary key.
Granular control over replication/landing
Yes – control destination schema, naming, grain, and schedules; keep raw or shape on arrival.
Limited control
SAP Data
Easy to use SAP dedicated interface to seamlessly extract all of your SAP data.
Limited control over SAP data to replicate and access to different SAP assets like functions.
Developer-friendly
Yes. Multiple environments & built in deployment mode, version control, robust API & CLI.
API and version control for transformation only.
Multi-tenant support
Yes. Native environments with RBAC for each.
Typically separate accounts per tenant.
Security
HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001
HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI
Pricing

Based on true data size or # runs. Differentiated for databases and apps for greater efficiency.

* Customers typically pay 30 – 60% less than Fivetran on average.

Based on rows (even if the rows have very few columns).

+ Common indirect costs associated with additional of third-party orchestration tools

Agentic AI Activation
Built-in AI Agent Management including the ability to create and govern agents
Not available – requires 3rd party solution.

End-to-End ELT and AI Agent Activation

In the agentic era, the modern data stack goes beyond dashboards to include AI activation using trusted data.

While Fivetran requires users to stitch together separate tools for orchestration and agent management, Boomi unifies the entire lifecycle on one platform - simplifying the process for fueling AI agents with clean, trusted data.

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