Fivetran vs Talend Pricing (2026)
Compare / Fivetran vs Talend
Shortlist
Team size
25 seats

Fivetran vs Talend

ETL & Data Integration pricing comparison · 2026

Fivetran pricing ranges from $0–$5000/per month, while Talend ranges from $1000–$1000/per year. Fivetran is typically 88% more affordable, though your actual cost depends on tier and team size.

Visit
See pricing on each vendor's site
Above-the-fold path — each link opens the vendor's pricing page in a new tab.
Visit Fivetran pricing
Free plan limits → Discount programs →
Visit Talend pricing
Discount programs →
Compare
2 products · ETL & Data Integration
Side-by-side · live
Fivetran
Fivetran is a leading automated data integration platform that connects data from applicat
verified 26d ago
$28K $45K
View pricing →
Talend
Talend (now part of Qlik Talend Cloud following Qlik's acquisition) is an enterprise data
verified 10d ago
$28K $45K
View pricing →
Verdict · Vendr median · year 1
Talend saves $17K vs Fivetran · 25 seats
Cheapest $28K
Spread 38%
Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Starter
$36K/yr
year 1 license · $120/seat
Talend Data Fabric
$300K/yr
year 1 license · $1.0K/seat
What buyers actually pay
median, annual
Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.
Median annual
$45K/yr
Vendr · n=704 avg 17% negotiated
↓ Lowest median
Median annual
$28K/yr
Vendr · n=74 avg 18% negotiated
REF · 01

Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources 14 sourced facts
8 hidden-cost · 4 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform
Last verified 3w ago
Confidence High confidence
Sources 11 sourced facts
7 hidden-cost · 2 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform
Last verified 1w ago
Confidence High confidence
REF · 02

Plans at a glance

Every tier per product. Lock one to drive the cost row above and reveal a tier-specific outbound CTA.

Tier ladder
Click a tier to lock the cost row to it. Locking surfaces a tier-specific Visit CTA.
REF · 03

Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
5 documented
  • MAR-Based Pricing Volatility
    2-4x annual cost increase
    3 sources
  • Full Refresh and Backfill Costs
    10-30% of annual cost
    2 sources
  • Data Warehouse Compute Costs
    15-25% of license costs
    1 source
  • Schema Change Manual Intervention
    5-10 engineering hours per incident
    1 source
  • Regional Pricing Variations
    5-15% variance in extracted pricing data
    1 source
4 documented
  • Unpredictable Renewal Price Increases
    20-50% of license costs
    2 sources
  • Non-Itemized Platform Fees
    10-20% of license costs
    2 sources
  • User-Based Licensing Bottlenecks
    $1,000-$5,000 per additional user seat
    2 sources
  • Regional Pricing Disparities
    5-15% of license costs
    1 source
REF · 04

Contract terms

The fine print, surfaced. Green = buyer-friendly. Each clause backed by a quoted source.

Fivetran
Talend
Auto-renewal
Yes
Yes
Cancellation
Can be removed upon request
—
Commitment
12 months standard
Typically 1-3 years
Price escalation
3-10% annual uplift common at renewal. Discounts are promotional and not guaranteed upon renewal per order form language.
Buyers report massive uplifts at renewal on multi-year contracts. No published escalation schedule but price increases of 20-50% have been observed.
Can downgrade
No
—
Based on 6 verified sources (Vendr · TrustRadius · BBB)
REF · 05

What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
TrustRadius
8.4/5 (54)
Best for
Small teams testing Fivetran or managing low-volume data pipelines for a single warehouse
Watch out
MAR-based pricing becoming prohibitively expensive at scale
Trustpilot
1/5 (1)
Best for
Mid-market organizations needing comprehensive ETL capabilities with basic data quality features
Watch out
Unpredictable pricing changes after initial contract
Decide
Get a quote from each vendor
Each link opens the vendor's pricing page in a new tab.
Visit Fivetran pricing
Free plan limits → Discount programs →
Visit Talend pricing
Discount programs →
License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
ETL & Data Integration

Fivetran

$0–$5000
/per month
4 plans · Free tier
Full pricing breakdown →
VS
ETL & Data Integration

Talend

$1000–$1000
/per year
4 plans
Full pricing breakdown →

Fivetran and Talend both operate in the etl & data integration category. This page compares their list pricing.

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan Fivetran Talend
Free Free /per month $1K /starting at $12,000/year
Starter $120 /per month (starting) Custom
Standard Custom Custom
Enterprise Custom Custom

Cost at Scale

Total cost of ownership — licenses, implementation, and hidden costs included.

Fivetran

3 scenarios
$12,000
Small Team (12M MAR annually)
$15,000 first year (Starter plan, minimal discounting available below this threshold)
$44,000
Mid-Market (40-50M MAR annually)
$60,000 per year (median Vendr pricing with typical negotiated discounts)
$115,000
Enterprise (180M MAR annually)
$150,000 per year depending on connector mix and negotiated rates

Talend

2 scenarios
$27,500/year (Vendr median price, 74 purchases)
Small Team (5-10 Users)
$83,000
Mid-Size Enterprise (20-50 Users)
$100,000/year

Market Intelligence

Fivetran

Median annual cost
$44,681
Average negotiated discount
17%
Based on
704 deals

Talend

Median annual cost
$27,500
Average negotiated discount
18%
Based on
74 deals

Hidden Costs

Beyond the sticker price — what catches buyers off guard.

Fivetran 5 hidden costs

critical
MAR-Based Pricing Volatility 2-4x annual cost increase
high
Full Refresh and Backfill Costs 10-30% of annual cost
medium
Data Warehouse Compute Costs 15-25% of license costs
medium
Schema Change Manual Intervention 5-10 engineering hours per incident
low
Regional Pricing Variations 5-15% variance in extracted pricing data
See all Fivetran hidden costs →

Talend 4 hidden costs

critical
Unpredictable Renewal Price Increases 20-50% of license costs
medium
Non-Itemized Platform Fees 10-20% of license costs
medium
User-Based Licensing Bottlenecks $1,000-$5,000 per additional user seat
low
Regional Pricing Disparities 5-15% of license costs
See all Talend hidden costs →

Contract Terms

Term Fivetran Talend
Auto-renewal Yes Yes
Cancellation Can be removed upon request —
Minimum commitment 12 months standard Typically 1-3 years
Price escalation 3-10% annual uplift common at renewal. Discounts are promotional and not guaranteed upon renewal per order form language. Buyers report massive uplifts at renewal on multi-year contracts. No published escalation schedule but price increases of 20-50% have been observed.
Can downgrade No —

Continue researching

Fivetran

Talend

Related Comparisons