# Census vs Hevo Data

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Census

| Attribute | Census | Hevo Data |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 82.3 (74% (medium)) | 65.2 (58% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A fully managed data integration platform that moves data from 900+ sources into warehouses, lakes, and applications, then transforms and activates it for analytics and AI. Supports real-time and scheduled synchronization with enterprise security and compliance certifications. | Hevo is an end-to-end ELT platform that automates data movement from 150+ sources into warehouses with built-in dbt-based transformations and real-time operational visibility. It handles schema changes automatically, recovers from failures without manual intervention, and scales to process petabytes of data monthly. |
| 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,"distributed_executor":true}` | `{"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":"150+","self_hosted_oss":false,"incremental_runs":true,"distributed_executor":true}` |
| integrations.count | 900 | 150 |
| 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":"MySQL"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"SQL Server"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Oracle"},{"name":"Redshift"},{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"MariaDB"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Shopify"},{"name":"Google Ads"},{"name":"Facebook Ads"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Azure Blob"},{"name":"SFTP"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"dbt Core"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free up to 500k MAR connections, 3.5k MAR activations, 5k MMR transformations","features":["Access to core platform","700+ connectors","200+ activation destinations","dbt Core integration"],"description":"Introductory offering for low-volume data with core platform functionality","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"activations_mar":"3.5k/month","connections_mar":"500k/month","transformations_mmr":"5k/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"Usage-based pricing on Monthly Active Rows; $5 base charge per connection (1-1M MAR range)","features":["Unlimited users","15-minute syncs","700+ fully managed connectors","200+ fully managed activation destinations","dbt Core integration","Role-based access control","REST API access","SSH tunnels"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Core platform functionality for teams automating data movement","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"All Standard features plus premium sync speed and deployment flexibility","features":["All Standard features","1-minute syncs","Fivetran Activations Audience Hub","Enterprise database connectors","Custom roles","VPN tunnels","SCIM/user provisioning","Multi-cloud provider choice (GCP/AWS/Azure)","Hybrid deployment"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Greater platform flexibility and granular control for scale","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{}},{"free":false,"name":"Business Critical","summary":"Enterprise-grade security with customer-controlled encryption and advanced compliance","features":["All Enterprise features","Customer-managed keys for encryption","PCI DSS Level 1 certification","Private networking options"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Highest data protection and compliance for regulated or sensitive data","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Professional Services"},{"name":"Enterprise License Agreement"}],"summary":"Free tier available. Usage-based pricing starting $5/month base + per-MAR metering. Annual contracts save up to 22%. Enterprise License Agreements available for fixed annual pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.getcensus.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:21:48.361Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free, up to 1M events/month","features":["1-hour scheduling","Up to 5 users"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free forever for limited connectors","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"1M/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$299/month (monthly) or $265/month (annual, 12% off)","features":["Everything in Free, plus","Up to 10 users","150+ connectors","dbt integration","SSH/SSL","24/7 email and live chat support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":299,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":265,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"5M-50M/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$849/month (monthly) or $750/month (annual, 12% off)","features":["Everything in Starter, plus","Unlimited users","Hevo APIs for Pipeline automation","Reverse SSH","Add-ons available"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":849,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":750,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Best value","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"20M-100M/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business Critical","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Professional, plus","Streaming Pipelines","Role Based Access Control","Single sign-on","Multiple Workspaces","VPC Peering","Advanced security certificates"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $0 (Free). Starter $265–$299/month. Professional $750–$849/month. Custom plans available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://hevodata.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T14:25:36.545Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":265,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Data Engineering Tools)

| Capability | Census | Hevo Data |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool role | ELT / ingestion | ELT / ingestion |
| Processing paradigm | Batch + streaming | Batch + streaming |
| **Connectivity** |  |  |
| Connector count | 900+ sources and destinations | 150+ |
| 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:44:57.187Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*