# Census vs Stitch

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Census

| Attribute | Census | Stitch |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 79.7 (74% (medium)) | 68.1 (70% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Fivetran ingests data from SaaS applications, databases, and ERPs into data warehouses and lakes, applies SQL-based transformations on schedule, and activates the data for analytics and business operations. It is indexed under Data Engineering Tools.","source":"https://www.getcensus.com","question":"What is Census?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Census offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $5 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.getcensus.com/pricing","question":"Is Census free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Census. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.getcensus.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Census support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Not fully, on what we have confirmed. Census is offered as cloud / SaaS and hybrid, and a hybrid deployment usually means some components can run on your own infrastructure while the rest stays vendor-hosted. We have not confirmed a completely self-hosted option, so check with the vendor if that is a requirement.","source":"https://www.getcensus.com","question":"Can Census be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 14 integrations for Census, including Snowflake, Google BigQuery, Salesforce, Databricks, AWS Redshift, Azure Synapse, Marketo and HubSpot, plus 6 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.getcensus.com","question":"What does Census integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Census. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Census not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.getcensus.com/security","question":"What security certifications does Census have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Census is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.getcensus.com/pricing","question":"Where is Census available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"An ELT service that ingests data from 130+ cloud and on-premises applications and data sources, automatically replicating it to data warehouses, data lakes, and lakehouses. It handles extraction, scheduling, monitoring, and loading with minimal configuration required. It is indexed under Data Engineering Tools.","source":"https://www.stitchdata.com/pricing/","question":"What is Stitch?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Stitch offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $100 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.stitchdata.com/pricing/","question":"Is Stitch free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Stitch. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.stitchdata.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Stitch support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Stitch, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.stitchdata.com/pricing/","question":"Can Stitch be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 11 integrations for Stitch, including Datadog, PagerDuty, Slack, Talend Cloud, AWS, Google, Microsoft and Snowflake, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.stitchdata.com/pricing/","question":"What does Stitch integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Stitch. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Stitch not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.stitchdata.com/platform/security/","question":"What security certifications does Stitch have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Stitch is available in the United Kingdom, the United States, the EU, Brazil and Singapore. Its primary market is the United Kingdom. The vendor is headquartered in the United Kingdom.","source":"https://www.stitchdata.com","question":"Where is Stitch available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Fivetran ingests data from SaaS applications, databases, and ERPs into data warehouses and lakes, applies SQL-based transformations on schedule, and activates the data for analytics and business operations. | An ELT service that ingests data from 130+ cloud and on-premises applications and data sources, automatically replicating it to data warehouses, data lakes, and lakehouses. It handles extraction, scheduling, monitoring, and loading with minimal configuration required. |
| features.capabilities | `{"cdc":true,"role":"elt","lineage":false,"paradigm":"both","dbt_native":true,"data_quality":false,"elt_pushdown":true,"python_first":false,"managed_cloud":true,"connector_count":"900+ sources and destinations","self_hosted_oss":false,"incremental_runs":true,"reverse_etl_addon":true,"distributed_executor":true,"schema_drift_handling":true,"managed_cloud_available":true}` | `{"role":"elt","paradigm":"batch","elt_pushdown":true,"python_first":true,"managed_cloud":true,"connector_count":"130+","incremental_runs":true}` |
| integrations.count | 900 | 130 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Google BigQuery"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"AWS Redshift"},{"name":"Azure Synapse"},{"name":"Marketo"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Braze"},{"name":"Facebook Ads"},{"name":"Google Ads"},{"name":"Postgres"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"dbt Core","native":true},{"name":"SAP","native":true,"category":"erp"}]` | `[{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Talend Cloud"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Microsoft"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"SAP"},{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"Cloudera"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["US","CA","GB","AU","IN","SG"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":["GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["GB","US","EU","BR","SG"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","description":"For small teams with low data volumes","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","description":"For organizations with database sources, 15-minute sync frequencies, or REST API needs","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","description":"High-volume replication with timely support and granular role-based access control","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business Critical","description":"For global enterprise teams with strict data residency and compliance requirements","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Usage-based (pay per monthly active record). Free tier: 5,000 model runs monthly on all plans. 14-day trial per new connection. Annual contracts: automatic discounts from 5%+.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.getcensus.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-18T12:37:51.007Z","freeTrialDays":14,"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"From $100/month for 5M rows. Usage scales with row volume.","features":["7-day historical sync","7-day extraction log retention","SOC 2 Type II compliance","ISO 27001 compliance","Notification extensibility","Post-load webhooks (add-on)","Advanced scheduling (add-on)","Connect API access (add-on)","HIPAA BAA signing (add-on)","Site-to-site VPN (add-on)","AWS private link (add-on)","Reverse SSH tunnel (add-on)","VPC peering AWS (add-on)"],"minSeats":5,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Usage-based plan for individuals and small teams beginning data integration","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"5","sources":"10 (standard)","destinations":"1","rows_per_month":"5-300 million","log_retention_days":"7","historical_sync_days":"7"}},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","summary":"$1,500/month (billed annually, $18,000/year)","features":["60-day extraction log retention","SOC 2 Type II compliance","ISO 27001 compliance","Notification extensibility","Post-load webhooks","Advanced scheduling","Connect API access","HIPAA BAA signing","Site-to-site VPN","AWS private link","Reverse SSH tunnel","VPC peering AWS"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Fixed-cost plan for teams requiring advanced features and more sources","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","sources":"unlimited (enterprise)","destinations":"3","rows_per_month":"100 million","log_retention_days":"60","historical_sync_days":"7"}},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"$3,000/month (billed annually, $36,000/year)","features":["60-day extraction log retention","SOC 2 Type II compliance","ISO 27001 compliance","Notification extensibility","Post-load webhooks","Advanced scheduling","Connect API access","HIPAA BAA signing","Site-to-site VPN","AWS private link","Reverse SSH tunnel","VPC peering AWS"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":3000,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"High-volume plan for fast-growing organizations with mission-critical data needs","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","sources":"unlimited (enterprise)","destinations":"5","rows_per_month":"1 billion","log_retention_days":"60","historical_sync_days":"7"}},{"free":false,"name":"Stitch Platform","summary":"Custom pricing for agencies","features":["Isolated data pipelines per client","Advanced settings and features","99% uptime SLA","Mission-critical support"],"description":"Multi-tenant platform for agencies managing client data pipelines","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional rows"},{"name":"Additional destinations"},{"name":"HIPAA (BAA signing)"},{"name":"Site-to-site VPN"},{"name":"AWS private link"},{"name":"Reverse SSH tunnel"},{"name":"VPC peering (AWS)"}],"summary":"From $100/month (Standard, usage-based). 14-day free trial. Annual contracts for Advanced ($18k/year) and Premium ($36k/year).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.stitchdata.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:39:47.504Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | high |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Data Engineering Tools)

| Capability | Census | Stitch |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool role | ELT / ingestion | ELT / ingestion |
| Processing paradigm | Batch + streaming | Batch |
| **Connectivity** |  |  |
| Connector count | 900+ sources and destinations | 130+ |
| CDC / log-based replication | ✓ | - |
| **Transformation** |  |  |
| In-warehouse transformation (push-down) | ✓ | ✓ |
| dbt-native orchestration | ✓ | - |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hosted / open-source available | ✗ | - |
| Managed cloud available | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Data lineage / asset catalog | ✗ | - |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Python-first authoring | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Execution** |  |  |
| Incremental / partition-aware runs | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Quality** |  |  |
| Built-in data quality / tests | ✗ | - |
| **Scale** |  |  |
| Horizontal scale (distributed executor) | ✓ | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:58:05.920Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*