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Hevo vs Fivetran
Hevo's event meter increments per row write; Fivetran's MAR counts unique rows changed per month. A workload with 50M narrow-table events is cheaper on Hevo; a workload with a single 50M-row warehouse-dump is cheaper on Fivetran. The right answer depends on source shape, not vendor preference.
Pick Hevo when
- › Source mix is dominated by narrow-table CDC or app events.
- › Free tier covers a real proof-of-concept (1M events / month).
- › Business Critical tier covers regulated workloads.
- › India-built tooling and IST-aligned support are a fit.
Pick Fivetran when
- › Source mix is dominated by wide-table SaaS dumps.
- › Connector breadth is a procurement requirement.
- › Premium CDC tier is needed for major DB replication.
- › Roadmap-velocity preference outweighs event-pricing savings.
Price comparison at three workload sizes
| Workload | Hevo | Fivetran |
|---|---|---|
| 10M events / MAR, narrow tables | $120/mo | $540/mo |
| 50M events / MAR, mixed shape | $999/mo | $2,400/mo |
| 200M events / MAR, wide tables | $3,800/mo | $2,800/mo |
Estimates from each vendor's published pricing page. Tune to your shape with the /tco-calculator.
Decision aid
- Narrow-and-frequent sources: Hevo
- Wide-and-batched sources: Fivetran
- Lowest free tier: Hevo (1M events / month)
- Connector breadth: Fivetran
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Written by Oliver Wakefield-Smith, Founder of Digital Signet. Independent reference, no vendor sponsorship.
Sources logged at /sources. Pricing-change history at /changelog. Last reviewed 2026-06-21.