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Census (Fivetran) vs Hightouch

Census (Fivetran) and Hightouch side by side: price, connectors and features, and where each one is the better choice.

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Census (Fivetran) logoCensus (Fivetran)
Connectors
130+
Fastest sync
15 min
G2 rating
4.5
Hightouch logoHightouch
Connectors
70+
Fastest sync
1 min
G2 rating
4.6
Overview

Where each one is strong.
And where it falls short.

Census (Fivetran) logo

Census (Fivetran)

Census is a reverse ETL platform, now part of Fivetran, that syncs data from cloud data warehouses into operational tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Marketo, Google Sheets, and Slack.

  • Warehouse-native: syncs directly from tables or dbt models
  • No-code field mapping with live previews
  • Broad destination support across CRM, marketing, and productivity tools
  • Incremental upserts help maintain clean, deduplicated records
  • Reverse ETL only—requires a separate tool for ingestion and transformation
  • Usage-based pricing can become costly at high volumes
  • Complex logic must be handled upstream in the warehouse or dbt
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Hightouch

Hightouch is a reverse ETL platform and composable CDP designed to sync data from cloud data warehouses into operational tools such as CRMs, ad platforms, and email providers.

  • Audience builder allows non-technical users to create and segment audiences visually
  • Supports 70+ operational destinations across CRM, ads, email, and support
  • Supports near real-time and frequent syncs depending on destination capabilities
  • SQL queries and expressions allow granular control for technical users
  • Reverse ETL only—requires separate tooling for ingestion or warehouse modeling
  • Usage-based pricing (rows/fields) can increase for high-volume workloads
  • Destination API limits can affect sync frequency and throughput
Comparison

Census (Fivetran) vs Hightouch.
Feature by feature.

Feature and pricing comparison between Census (Fivetran) and Hightouch
CapabilityCensus (Fivetran) logoCensus (Fivetran)Hightouch logoHightouch
Starting priceNow part of Fivetran pricing and packagingFree tier; Growth plans start around $800+/month
Connectors130+70+
Fastest sync frequency15 min1 min
CLINot offeredIncluded
G2 rating4.54.6

Both include: free tier, reverse ETL, full refresh, incremental, dbt Core, REST / OpenAPI, orchestration, version control.

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Where Weld fits

Comparing Census (Fivetran) and Hightouch?

Weld does ingestion with 300+ connectors, and adds transformations, orchestration, lineage and reverse ETL in the same product, on a flat monthly tier from $99.

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