DuckHouse vs Fivetran.
Connectors, without paying by the row.
Fivetran is a data pipeline. It copies data from your tools into a warehouse you pay for separately, and prices each connection by its monthly active rows (MAR). DuckHouse is the warehouse, with 15 connectors built in that cost nothing extra; a sync uses the database’s running time like any other work.
Fivetran’s list prices for its Standard plan, from the example prices on its pricing page, checked on November 1, 2026. Sources
Price list
Side by side.
Each service’s unit prices, in its own units. DuckHouse’s come from the code that bills it.
| Topic | DuckHouse | Fivetran |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing unit | Hours the database runs | Monthly active rows, per connection, cheaper per row at volume |
| Per-connection charge | None | A $5.00 base charge on Standard connections with 1 to 1 million MAR |
| Free allowance | None | 500,000 MAR a month on the Free plan |
| Warehouse | Included, from $0.0117 an hour | Not included; billed by the warehouse you send the rows to |
| Sync frequency | As often as every 5 to 60 minutes, depending on the source | Every 15 minutes on Standard, every minute on Enterprise |
Worked examples
What a month costs.
The same workload on both sides, line by line, so you can check the arithmetic.
Google Analytics and Meta Ads
The two sources DuckHouse shares with Fivetran’s own pricing example, at the row counts that example uses: Google Analytics 4, 21,993 MAR; Facebook Ads, 34,479 MAR.
DuckHouse, shared-cpu-1x
- Google Analytics and Meta Ads connections
- $0.00
- shared-cpu-1x (1 shared vCPU, 512 MB), on all month
- $8.55
- 10 GB disk × $0.225
- $2.25
Fivetran Standard, before a warehouse
- Google Analytics 4, 21,993 MAR
- $15.88
- Facebook Ads, 34,479 MAR
- $22.06
Fivetran’s side is only the pipeline: the rows still need a warehouse, billed separately. DuckHouse’s side is the whole bill at its ceiling, the smallest database left on all month; with stop when idle it runs only while syncing and answering. Rows this few also fit Fivetran’s free plan, up to 500,000 MAR a month.
Beyond price
Other differences.
| Topic | DuckHouse | Fivetran |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A warehouse with connectors built in | A pipeline into a warehouse you choose |
| Connectors | 15, including Postgres, MySQL, Stripe, Shopify, Square, QuickBooks, Google Analytics, Meta Ads | Hundreds |
| Where the data lands | Your DuckHouse database, one schema per connection | A destination you choose, and pay for separately |
Which to choose
Which one fits.
When Fivetran fits better
- You need a source DuckHouse doesn’t have. Fivetran has hundreds of connectors to DuckHouse’s 15.
- You need data within minutes. Fivetran syncs every minute on Enterprise; DuckHouse’s fastest is every 5 minutes, and some APIs sync hourly.
- Your rows fit in 500,000 MAR a month and you already have a warehouse. Fivetran’s free plan covers that.
- You want the data in a warehouse other than DuckHouse.
When DuckHouse fits better
- You’d rather not count rows. A DuckHouse connection isn’t priced by the row; a bigger sync takes longer and uses more of the database’s running time, and that is all.
- You want one bill. The warehouse and its connectors come together.
- Your sources are on the list: Postgres, MySQL, Stripe, Shopify, Square, QuickBooks, Google Analytics, Meta Ads and more.
FAQ
About this comparison.
Where do these prices come from?
Does DuckHouse have a free tier?
What does a sync cost on DuckHouse?
Sources
Where the numbers come from.
Fivetran’s prices are its published list prices for its Standard plan, from the example prices on its pricing page, checked on November 1, 2026, and may have changed since. Fivetran is a trademark of its owner. DuckHouse isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Fivetran.
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