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    Fivetran

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AFivetran replicates applications, databases, events and files into a high-performance data warehouse, after a five minute setup. The vendor says their standardized cloud pipelines are fully managed and zero-maintenance. The vendor says Fivetran began with a realization: For modern companies using cloud-based software and storage, traditional ETL tools badly underperformed, and the complicated configurations they required often led to project failures. To streamline and accelerate…

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    MySQL

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AMySQL is a popular open-source relational and embedded database, now owned by Oracle.N/A
    Pricing
    FivetranMySQL
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $0.01
    per credit
    Standard
    $0.01
    per credit
    Enterprise
    $0.01
    per credit
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FivetranMySQL
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Features
    FivetranMySQL
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Fivetran and MySQL
    Feature
    Fivetran
    10.0
    8 Ratings
    18% above category average
    MySQL
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    Ratings
    Connect to traditional data sources10.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of Fivetran and MySQL
    Feature
    Fivetran
    7.5
    7 Ratings
    8% below category average
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Simple transformations7.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Complex transformations7.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of Fivetran and MySQL
    Feature
    Fivetran
    6.2
    8 Ratings
    25% below category average
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Data model creation2.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Metadata management4.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Testing and debugging9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of Fivetran and MySQL
    Feature
    Fivetran
    8.3
    7 Ratings
    3% above category average
    MySQL
    -
    Ratings
    Integration with data quality tools8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
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    FivetranMySQL
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    Skyvia
    Score10 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
    PostgreSQL
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SolarWinds Task Factory
    Score8.3 out of 10
    SQLite
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FivetranMySQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.5
    (146 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    7.9
    (18 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FivetranMySQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fivetran
    Fivetran's business model justifies the use-case where we require data from a single source basically a lot of data but if the requirement is not on the heavier side, Fivetran comes to costly operation when compared to its peers. Otherwise, I'll recommend Fivetran for stability and update and seamless service provider.
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    Oracle
    MySQL is best suited for applications on platform like high-traffic content-driven websites, small-scale web apps, data warehouses which regards light analytical workloads. However its less suited for areas like enterprise data warehouse, OLAP cubes, large-scale reporting, applications requiring flexible or semi-structured data like event logging systems, product configurations, dynamic forms.
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    Pros
    Fivetran
    • Easily connects to source data using delivered connectors
    • Transforms data into standard models and schemas
    • Has very good documentation to help quickly setup connectors
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    Oracle
    • Stable - it just runs, with minimal downtime or errors
    • Fast - well-structured data is quickly written and read
    • Secure - MySQL is easy to keep data secure from people and applications that shouldn't see it
    • Easy to use - SQL is industry standard so no problems with adding, editing and reading data stored in MySQL
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    Cons
    Fivetran
    • Very difficult to get connectors enhanced if a specific needed object is not supported by them
    • Depending on the edition needed and the data volumes, can get quite expensive
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    Oracle
    • Learning curve: is big. Newbies will face problems in understanding the platform initially. However, with plenty of online resources, one can easily find solutions to problems and learn on the go.
    • Backup and restore: MySQL is not very seamless. Although the data is never ruptured or missed, the process involved is not very much user-friendly. Maybe, a new command-line interface for only the backup-restore functionality shall be set up again to make this very important step much easier to perform and maintain.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Fivetran
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    Oracle
    For teaching Databases and SQL, I would definitely continue to use MySQL. It provides a good, solid foundation to learn about databases. Also to learn about the SQL language and how it works with the creation, insertion, deletion, updating, and manipulation of data, tables, and databases. This SQL language is a foundation and can be used to learn many other database related concepts.
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    Usability
    Fivetran
    Very easy and intuitive to setup and maintain as there usually are not that many options. Very well documented (e.g. how to setup each connector, how the schema looks like, any specific features of this connector etc.). Also the operation is intuitive, e.g. you have status pages, log pages, configuration pages etc. for each connector.
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    Oracle
    I give MySQL a 9/10 overall because I really like it but I feel like there are a lot of tech people who would hate it if I gave it a 10/10. I've never had any problems with it or reached any of its limitations but I know a few people who have so I can't give it a 10/10 based on those complaints.
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    Performance
    Fivetran
    It runs pretty well and gets our data from point A to point cluster quickly enough. Honestly, it's not something I think about unless it breaks and that's pretty rare.
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    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Fivetran
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    We have never contacted MySQL enterprise support team for any issues related to MySQL. This is because we have been using primarily the MySQL Server community edition and have been using the MySQL support forums for any questions and practical guidance that we needed before and during the technical implementations. Overall, the support community has been very helpful and allowed us to make the most out of the community edition.
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    Implementation Rating
    Fivetran
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    Oracle
    1. Estimate your data size. 2. Test, test, and test.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fivetran
    We never seriously considered using anything else. Our data engineers had used Fivetran extensively in previous roles so when it came time to make a decision, there wasn't much of a process. They gladly signed the contract with Fivetran pretty quickly.
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    Oracle
    MongoDB has a dynamic schema for how data is stored in 'documents' whereas MySQL is more structured with tables, columns, and rows. MongoDB was built for high availability whereas MySQL can be a challenge when it comes to replication of the data and making everything redundant in the event of a DR or outage.
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    Return on Investment
    Fivetran
    • It has been very positive in serving BI team with new source requests
    • It has been OK at scaling to match as data volumes as source data size grows
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    Oracle
    • As it is an open source solution through community solution, we can use it in a multitude of projects without cost license
    • The acquisition by Oracle makes you need to contract support for the enterprise version
    • If you have knowledge about oracle databases, you can get more out of the enterprise version
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