About the Services
Hevo
Hevo Data is a no-code data integration platform, founded in 2017. The service provides 150+ pre-built connectors for ETL and ELT integration scenarios, etc. The service provides two products: Hevo Pipeline (for ETL, ELT) and Hevo Activate (for reverse ETL).
Hevo platform applies several components of Amazon’s AWS cloud for its infrastructure, offers either Python-based or drag-and-drop transformations, and provides Models and Workflows features to get the data into an analysis-ready form. The service has an event-based pricing model and custom pricing solutions.
Rivery
Rivery is a fully-managed SaaS platform. It provides a unified platform for data ingestion, transformation, and workflow orchestration. It started in 2018 and now has offices in New York, Austin, Tel Aviv, and London.
Rivery uses an easy, no-code wizard interface. But for flexibility, it allows coding in Python and SQL for data transformations. Rivery refers to data pipelines as Rivers. You can do the following 3 types of rivers:
- Source to Target River for data ingestion,
- Logic River for data transformation and workflow orchestration,
- and Action River to make REST API calls.
Any of these rivers can benefit from the 200+ pre-built connectors.
Rivery runs exclusively in Amazon Web Services (AWS). So, the compliance and security certificates of the AWS platform are in effect. Rivery does not keep any customer data that flows in their pipeline.
Skyvia
Skyvia is a no-code cloud data integration platform which supports a big variety of data integration scenarios including ETL, ELT, Reverse ETL, data migration, one way and bi-directional data sync, workflows automation, etc. It was created by Devart in 2014 to boost data-related performance: cloud data integration, backup and management.
Skyvia offers more than 160 ready-made data connectors for dozens of thousands of free users, including 2000+ paid customers. It's easy to use, offers drag-and-drop interface and suits both IT professionals and business users.
Skyvia has flexible pricing plans for each product, making it applicable for businesses of all sizes, from a small startup to an enterprise company. Also, Skyvia's freemium model allows users to start using it with a completely free plan and then decide if further upgrade is needed.
It is hosted in a Microsoft Azure cloud which provides the best data security and complies with a wide set of security standards including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and many others.
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| Focus | Data Ingestion, ETL, Reverse ETL. | ELT, Reverse ETL, and data ingestion. | Data ingestion, ELT, ETL, reverse ETL, data sync, workflow automation. |
| Skill level | No code solution. | No-code wizard for data ingestion. Python/SQL skills for data transformation | No-code and easy to use wizard. |
| Sources | 150+ | 200+ | 160+ |
| Destinations | SaaS applications, databases, file systems. | 15 target connectors | Supported data sources, including databases, data warehouses, cloud apps and flat files. |
| Database replication | Full table; incremental via SELECT/replication key, timestamp, change data capture. | Full or incremental load through change data capture. | Full table and incremental via change data capture. |
| Ability for customers to add new data sources | Customers can make requests for providing new data sources. | Yes, through custom API connector. | Yes, by request or using REST API connector. |
| G2 customer satisfaction | 4.4 out of 5 166 reviews | 4.7 out of 5 50 reviews | 4.8 out of 5 157 Reviews |
| Peer Insights satisfaction | 4.0 1 Ratings | N/A | 4.8 85 Ratings |
| Developer tools | Hevo API. | Web interface for designing pipelines or rivers. And Action River for API access. | REST connector for data sources that have REST API. |
| Advanced ETL capabilities | No. | Running a pipeline within another pipeline and accessing REST APIs. | Visual ETL data pipeline designer with data orchestration capabilities |
| Compliance and security certifications | GDPR, HIPAA | SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO/IEC 27001:2013. | HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS. ISO 27001 and SOC 2 (by Azure). |
| Purchase process | Self-service or sales. | Start free and/or talk to sales. | Self-service or sales. |
| Vendor lock-in | Monthly and yearly billing options. | Annual contracts. | Monthly or annual contracts. |
| Pricing | Event-based pricing. | Charges based on Rivery Pricing Unit (RPU) credits or platform usage. 14-day access to all features + 1000 free usage credits in the free trial. | Volume-based and feature-based pricing. Freemium model allows to start with a free plan. |
Connectors
Hevo
Hevo offers 150+ pre-built connectors including databases (both relational and non-relational types), cloud apps, webhooks and REST API to extract data. 40+ of pre-build connectors are offered for free.
Hevo supports all major data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift) and databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL) as destinations and besides native connectivity provides ingesting data using webhooks from any data source that offers webhook connectivity, and from any source that provides REST APIs using HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST, or DELETE data.
For new data sources, Hevo accepts customer requests for building custom integrations.
Rivery
Rivery supports 200+ connectors for databases like Oracle and SQL Server. And SaaS platforms like Salesforce and HubSpot. And flat files like CSV. It also has the ability to connect to online sources through REST APIs. And use Rivery WebHooks to connect HTTP endpoints to cloud data warehouses. And stream real-time events and notifications.
Rivery regularly updates its connectors to ensure 100% compatibility when you connect.
Skyvia
Skyvia offers more than 160 connectors and the number is rapidly growing. Among these connectors there are CRM, accounting, email marketing, e-commerce, human resources, marketing automation, payment processing, product management, all major databases and DWH, flat files, etc. Customers can also leave request for creating a new data connector and Skyvia will prioritize building it without additional payment.
Transformation
Hevo
Hevo offers both pre- and post-load transformations. It provides two ways for preload data transformation: Python code-based or drag-and-drop. There are also automatic transformations for the source data while loading or ingestion process.
Hevo's transformations are called In-flight Transformations and include: table/column name sanitation and compression, JSON parsing in destination, conversion of dates to timestamps in UTC format, addition of meta fields, and dropping of fields. There are also User-driven Transformations that include: cleansing, data enrichment, re-expression, filtering, normalization, successful ingestion of failed events. Any post-loading data transformation or extraction can be done through SQL query-based Models. Hevo also integrates with the dbt Core, however, it's still in beta version.
Note: Data loading must be stopped while performing any data transformations.
Rivery
Transformations happen in a Logic River. And inside you can use SQL for in-warehouse transformations. Or, use Python for more complex scenarios. You can also use conditional logic. It will allow you to get different transformations depending on a condition. Then, you can put the transformed results into a variable, a Python DataFrame, a flat file, or a database table. But note that Python is for Professional and Enterprise plans only.
Skyvia
Skyvia is a full-featured ETL service that allows building data integrations with powerful transformations between multiple data sources. It is a no code solution with support for data splitting, complex expressions and formulas, lookups, and many more operations.
Skyvia's Data Flow and Control Flow components can be used for building more advanced ETL data pipelines with support for multiple connectors and additional features like modifying the data, flowing through them, splitting flows of records into multiple outputs, or modifying data flow variables.
Support
Hevo
Hevo provides support through in-app chat, email or support calls for users with paid subscription. It's documentation is comprehensive and gets regular updates. There are also resource guides, video tutorials, webinars, and masterclasses.
Rivery
Rivery offers various ways to get you up and running in your data integration efforts. It includes 24/7 global support. And also, on-boarding and dedicated customer success services that vary by plan.
It also has a community forum where customers can share their knowledge. And finally, online documentation, webinars, and eBooks. Check these resources first prior to sending support issues.
Skyvia
Skyvia offers free email, chat (on website or in app), and forum support for all customers. It also provides extensive documentation with lots of tutorials and user guides.
For paid customers there's also a phone support option, and additional support options for Enterprise customers.
Pricing
Hevo
Hevo offers a 14-day free trial and a free plan including 1 million events per month and 50+ selected connectors. Other two pricing plans are event-based and feature-based. However, only Business plan with undisclosed pricing provides HIPPA compliance and dedicated data architect. The platform also provides a discount for non-profit organizations and customized plans for specific requirements.
Rivery
Rivery lets you select between annual contracts or on-demand, pay-as-you-go pricing. Pricing is based on a credit system called the Rivery Pricing Unit (RPU). You compute RPUs based on the processed data size in bytes. Or the number of executions for API-based sources.
The pricing plans include the Starter for $0.75/RPU and Professional for $1.20/RPU. But for the Enterprise plan, you need to contact sales.
All plans include the following:
• Unlimited users,
• All 200+ sources and 15 targets,
• Unlimited usage,
• Reverse ETL,
• Change Data Capture (CDC),
• Unlimited SQL transformations,
• and 24/7 global support.
Python transformations, however, are only available in Professional and Enterprise plans. Note also that in the Starter plan you can only do up to a per hour synchronization. And up to 5-minute frequency for the higher plans.
Skyvia
Skyvia Data Integration is a freemium tool with an option to request a 14-day trial. Paid plans start from $19 per month. Pricing tiers (from Basic to Enterprise) vary by the number of successfully loaded records, frequency of scheduling and the inclusion of the advanced ETL features. There are no purchase commitments and customers are able to upgrade or downgrade at any time depending on their needs. A detailed comparison can be found here.