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Fivetran Launches Fivetran Lite to Accelerate SaaS Connector Development and Seamless Data Integration

Fivetran | February 09, 2023 | Read time : 03:00 min

Fivetran Launches Fivetran Lite to Accelerate SaaS Connector Development

Fivetran, a world leader in automated data movement, has launched Fivetran Lite, a new offering that brings more SaaS connectors to market faster. The Lite connectors are backed by Fivetran's commitment to high quality, data integrity, and security, and they can be developed in a fraction of the time it takes to develop Fivetran's standard connectors.

The Lite connectors meet the increasing demand for managed connectors for a growing number of SaaS services. The By Request Program enables Fivetran to build new Lite connectors in as little as 30 days, and the company expects to introduce hundreds of new connectors over the next year, bringing the total number of fully-managed connectors to over 500.

Head of Product at Fivetran, Alexander Lovell, said, “Our customers, like all enterprises, are under enormous budgetary pressure and are looking for every available way to streamline their operations and cut infrastructure costs. Developing homegrown connectors and maintaining data pipelines is a heavy economic burden they do not need to take on.”

(Source - Businesswire)

Fivetran Lite connectors provide consumption-based pricing and follow the February 1, 2023, launch of Fivetran's new free plan, which is aimed at growing businesses with low data volumes. This commitment to creating Lite connectors that provide both data integrity and security in a fraction of the time it takes to develop Fivetran standard connectors is part of Fivetran’s effort to meet the increasing demand for managed connectors for SaaS applications.

About Fivetran

Fivetran automates data movement in and out of cloud data platforms. It automates the most time-consuming parts of the ELT process, such as extracts, schema drift handling, and transformations, allowing data engineers to focus on higher-impact projects while maintaining total pipeline peace of mind. With 99.9% uptime and self-healing pipelines, Fivetran facilitates hundreds of leading brands around the world to accelerate data-driven decisions and drive business growth, including Autodesk, JetBlue, Conagra Brands, Lionsgate, Morgan Stanley, and Ziff Davis. Its headquarters are in Oakland, California, and it has offices all over the world.

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