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Streamkap vs Fivetran
Both platforms move data to your warehouse. But Streamkap delivers data 15x faster at 3x lower cost using real-time CDC instead of batch syncs.
<1s
Latency
vs 15-60 minute sync intervals with Fivetran
3x
Lower Cost
Pay per data volume, not per connector or row
0
Source Impact
Log-based CDC vs polling queries
Feature Comparison
Feature
Streamkap
Fivetran
Data freshness
Sub-second
5-60 minutes
CDC method
Log-based (Debezium)
Polling + incremental
Source database impact
None
Queries add load
Delete detection
Real-time
Requires full table scan
Schema changes
Auto-propagated
May require re-sync
Streaming transforms
Apache Flink built-in
dbt Cloud (separate)
Kafka integration
Native - read/write
Limited
Pricing model
Per GB
Per MAR (row)
Self-hosted option
BYOC available
Cloud only
SOC 2 Type 2
Yes (Scale tier)
Yes
HIPAA
Yes (Enterprise)
Yes (Business Critical)
Free trial
30 days
14 days
Choose Streamkap if you need:
- Real-time analytics and dashboards
- Event-driven architectures
- High-volume transactional data
- Cost-sensitive workloads
- Kafka-based data platforms
- Teams with data engineering expertise
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Consider Fivetran if you need:
- Wide connector library (300+ sources)
- SaaS application sources (Salesforce, etc.)
- Hourly refresh is acceptable
- No real-time requirements
- Teams without data engineering capacity
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