Tungsten Replicator vs Fivetran HVR

Tungsten Replicator8.7Visit Fivetran HVR8.5Visit

Higher score Tungsten Replicator #5 in Database Replication Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Continuent

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Fivetran HVR #7 in Database Replication Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Fivetran

• Tungsten Replicator fits best

  Complex heterogeneous and active-active topologies

• Fivetran HVR fits best

  Enterprise heterogeneous database replication

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Side by side

Feature	Tungsten Replicator 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Fivetran HVR 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.5
Ranking	#5 in Database Replication Software	#7 in Database Replication Software
Best for	Complex heterogeneous and active-active topologies	Enterprise heterogeneous database replication
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Linux	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Email, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	14 integrations	30+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Tungsten Replicator 3/3 · Fivetran HVR 2/3
Change data capture	✓	✓
Cross-region replication	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Data transformations	✓	✓
Specs
Replication direction	Multi-way	Multi-way
Deployment options	Hybrid	Self-hosted
Supported databases	MySQL, MariaDB, Percona, Amazon Aurora/RDS, Google Cloud SQL, Microsoft Azure, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, HPE Vertica, Hadoop, MongoDB, Apache Kafka, Amazon S3	Aurora MySQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Db2 for i, Db2 for LUW, Db2 for z/OS, Ingres, MariaDB, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SAP HANA, SQL Server, Sybase ASE, YugabyteDB
Our review
Pros	Supports heterogeneous targets across databases, NoSQL, messaging, and analytics Offers filtering, transformations, parallel replication, and multi-way topologies Provides REST management APIs with SSL/TLS communication and authentication	Supports one-way, bidirectional, and multidirectional replication Covers heterogeneous databases and file systems Offers web, CLI, REST API, comparison, and collision detection
Cons	Requires a contact-sales process for product pricing Its broad topology controls may exceed simpler replication needs Deployment is focused on Linux, API, and self-hosted environments	No free plan is available Paid pricing is based on monthly active rows Requires supported Linux or Windows self-hosted deployment
Our verdict	Tungsten Replicator is a database replication engine from Continuent Ltd for organizations managing distributed, business-critical database infrastructure. It extracts changes from database binary logs, records replicated transactions in a… Read the review →	Fivetran HVR is a self-hosted replication product for enterprise teams moving data among heterogeneous databases, file systems, warehouses, and streaming systems. Its log-based change data capture supports one-way, bidirectional, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Tungsten Replicator — where it wins

  • Supports heterogeneous targets across databases, NoSQL, messaging, and analytics
  • Offers filtering, transformations, parallel replication, and multi-way topologies
  • Provides REST management APIs with SSL/TLS communication and authentication

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a contact-sales process for product pricing
  • Its broad topology controls may exceed simpler replication needs
  • Deployment is focused on Linux, API, and self-hosted environments

• Fivetran HVR — where it wins

  • Supports one-way, bidirectional, and multidirectional replication
  • Covers heterogeneous databases and file systems
  • Offers web, CLI, REST API, comparison, and collision detection

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Paid pricing is based on monthly active rows
  • Requires supported Linux or Windows self-hosted deployment

• Tungsten Replicator8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A topology-focused replication engine for complex, multi-system database environments.

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• Fivetran HVR8.5/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  A strong fit for complex, heterogeneous replication—but not for teams seeking transparent pricing.

  Visit FivetranFull verdict →