Comparison

Mage vs Rivery

On the evidence we track, Rivery leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Mage59
★Rivery79
Score
vioscaleAI score
Mage59 / 100medium · 74%
Rivery79 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
Mage✗
Rivery✓
Model
Price level
Magemid
Riverylow
Starting price
Mage$29
Rivery$0.75
Transparent
Mage✓
Rivery✓
Integrations
Count
Mage5
Rivery200
Security
Disclosure policy
Mage✓
Rivery–
Gdpr
Mage✓
Rivery✓
Hipaa
Mage–
Rivery✓
Iso27001
Mage–
Rivery✓
Soc2
Mage✓
Rivery✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Mage–
Rivery99
Status page
Mage✓
Rivery✓
Content
Faq
Rivery6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data engineering tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Tool role
MageOrchestrator
RiveryELT / ingestion
Processing paradigm
MageBatch + streaming
RiveryBatch + streaming
Connectivity
Connector count
Mage12+
Rivery200+
CDC / log-based replication
Mage✓
Rivery✓
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)
Mage✓
Rivery✓
dbt-native orchestration
Mage✓
Rivery-
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available
Mage✓
Rivery-
Managed cloud available
Mage✓
Rivery✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog
Mage✓
Rivery-
Authoring
Python-first authoring
Mage✓
Rivery✓
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs
Mage✗
Rivery✓
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests
Mage✓
Rivery✓
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)
Mage✓
Rivery-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Mage

A platform combining AI orchestration, data validation, and automated issue resolution to manage and optimize production data workflows.

Independently observed

Rivery

Leader

Rivery is a SaaS ELT platform that enables users to extract data from multiple sources (apps, databases, APIs) and load it into data warehouses with SQL or Python transformations. It includes reverse ETL capabilities to push processed data back into business applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Mage

from $29/moSubscription7-day trial

From $29/month (Starter). Free 7-day trial, no credit card required.

  • Starter$29/month + $0.50 per CPU-hour. Includes 50 AI credits/month.
    • Managed orchestration
    • Alerts
    • Monitoring
  • Team$100/month. Includes 250 shared AI credits/month.
    • Advanced controls
    • Lineage
    • Deployment workflows
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Rivery

Leader
from $0.75/RPUUsage-basedFree tier

From $0.75 per RPU. Usage-based pricing (100MB data = 1 RPU). Free tier available. Annual and pay-as-you-go options.

  • Starter$0.75 per RPU (PAYG), lower rate with annual commitment
    • Basic ETL functionality
    • Unlimited users
    • Orchestration workflows
  • Professional$1.20 per RPU (PAYG or annual)
    • Advanced transformation capabilities
    • Unlimited users
    • Multiple workflows
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Unlimited users, environments, workspaces
    • SSO, VPN
    • Built-for-you connectors
    • Dedicated solutions engineers
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Mage✓
Rivery✓
CLI
Mage✗
Rivery✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Mage✓
Rivery✓
Self-hosted
Mage✓
Rivery✗
On-premise
Mage✓
Rivery✗
Hybrid
Mage✓
Rivery✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (4)
  • Salesforce
  • BigQuery
  • dbt
  • Slack

Mage

15 total - 11 not shared
  • Apache Spark
  • PySpark
  • Kafka
  • Stripe
  • AWS EMR
  • Kubernetes
  • EHR systems
  • Billing platforms
  • Lab systems
  • Clinical systems
  • MySQL
Independently observed

Rivery

Leader
12 total - 8 not shared
  • HubSpot
  • Tableau
  • Snowflake
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Databricks
  • NetSuite
  • Airflow
Independently observed
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