Compare Amazon MWAA vs. Fivetran

Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA) is a service that simplifies the orchestration of Apache Airflow, allowing users to efficiently establish and manage comprehensive data pipelines in the cloud at scale. Apache Airflow itself is an open-source platform designed for the programmatic creation, scheduling, and oversight of workflows, which are sequences of various processes and tasks. By utilizing Managed Workflows, users can leverage Airflow and Python to design workflows while eliminating the need to handle the complexities of the underlying infrastructure, ensuring scalability, availability, and security. This service adapts its workflow execution capabilities automatically to align with user demands and incorporates AWS security features, facilitating swift and secure data access. Overall, MWAA empowers organizations to focus on their data processes without the burden of infrastructure management.

Fivetran is a comprehensive data integration solution designed to centralize and streamline data movement for organizations of all sizes. With more than 700 pre-built connectors, it effortlessly transfers data from SaaS apps, databases, ERPs, and files into data warehouses and lakes, enabling real-time analytics and AI-driven insights. The platform’s scalable pipelines automatically adapt to growing data volumes and business complexity. Leading companies such as Dropbox, JetBlue, Pfizer, and National Australia Bank rely on Fivetran to reduce data ingestion time from weeks to minutes and improve operational efficiency. Fivetran offers strong security compliance with certifications including SOC 1 & 2, GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and HITRUST. Users can programmatically create and manage pipelines through its REST API for seamless extensibility. The platform supports governance features like role-based access controls and integrates with transformation tools like dbt Labs. Fivetran helps organizations innovate by providing reliable, secure, and automated data pipelines tailored to their evolving needs.