Fivetran
Fivetran is a cloud-based Extract, Load, Transform (ELT) platform that automates the process of moving data from various operational sources into cloud data warehouses, data lakes, and other analytical destinations. It provides a vast library of pre-built, fully managed connectors that handle…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2012
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Fivetran solved the pervasive problem of data integration complexity and fragility. Before Fivetran, organizations faced significant engineering overhead in building and maintaining custom data pipelines (ETL jobs) for each data source. These pipelines were prone to breaking due to API changes, schema modifications, or increased data volume, leading to outdated or inaccurate analytical data and wasted engineering time.
- Platforms
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Cloud-based SaaS
Related technologies
Notable users
- Square
- DocuSign
- ClassPass
- Monzo
- Intercom
- Wix
- JetBlue