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What does Hevo Data do?

Tool: Hevo Data

The Tech: Data Integration

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Their Pitch

End-to-end ELT with built-in transformations.

Our Take

It's a no-code data pipeline tool that automatically moves data from your scattered apps into your data warehouse. Saves you from manually exporting CSV files every week, but you'll pay usage-based pricing that can surprise you.

Deep Dive & Reality Check

Used For

  • +**Manual CSV exports eating your weekends** → Automated hourly syncs that just work while you sleep
  • +**Your BI dashboard showing last month's data because someone forgot to update it** → Real-time data flowing automatically, dashboards always current
  • +**Salesforce reps working with stale customer data** → Fresh insights flow back to sales tools via reverse ETL
  • +Handles schema changes automatically - doesn't break when your SaaS adds new fields
  • +Log-based replication that only syncs what changed - no more full table dumps killing your database

Best For

  • >Your analysts spend 15+ hours a week manually exporting data from Salesforce, Stripe, and Google Analytics
  • >You need data in your warehouse but don't have a data engineer to build custom pipelines
  • >Your scattered data across 10+ tools is making everyone guess instead of knowing what's actually happening

Not For

  • -Teams with fewer than 5 data sources — you're overcomplicating a simple problem
  • -Companies wanting on-premise deployment — this is cloud-only, no exceptions
  • -Large enterprises with dedicated data engineers — you can build cheaper, more customizable pipelines with Airflow

Pairs With

  • *dbt (to actually transform the data once Hevo dumps it in your warehouse)
  • *BigQuery (where Hevo puts your data so analysts can finally query everything in one place)
  • *Salesforce (gets fresh insights pushed back via reverse ETL so reps aren't working with stale data)
  • *Power BI (to build the pretty dashboards executives want from your newly consolidated data)
  • *Slack (where you get alerts when pipelines break at 3am)
  • *Python (for custom transformations when the visual editor can't handle your logic)

The Catch

  • !Usage-based pricing means your bill grows with your data volume - that $500/month estimate becomes $2000 real quick
  • !The drag-and-drop transformations hit walls fast - anything complex requires Python or SQL coding
  • !No current pricing info available anywhere - you'll have to call sales to find out what you're actually paying

Bottom Line

Finally eliminates the weekly CSV export ritual, but pricing sneaks up on you faster than your data grows.