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Matillion

Data Integration / ETL

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★★★★☆ 4.4 / 5 on G2 · 4.5 on Capterra (100+ G2 reviews)
4.4 / 5
G2 rating, 100+ reviews [source]
Cloud
Warehouse native [source]
Visual
ETL/ELT [source]
Usage
Based pricing [source]

Quick facts

CategoryCloud data integration and transformation
VendorMatillion
Starts atUsage based
Best forCloud ETL
DeploymentCloud
Free planFree tier
IntegrationsWarehouses, sources
G2 rating4.4 / 5
Capterra rating4.5 / 5

What is Matillion?

Matillion is a cloud data integration and transformation platform with visual, warehouse native ETL/ELT, suited to teams wanting to build and transform pipelines for cloud warehouses with a visual, productive interface. It lets data teams build data pipelines, loading data from sources and transforming it, using a visual, low code interface that pushes transformations down into the cloud data warehouse (warehouse native, leveraging its power), covering both loading and transformation, with connectors, orchestration and increasingly AI. Built for cloud warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks), Matillion suits teams wanting a productive, visual way to build and transform cloud data pipelines. For cloud ETL, Matillion is a leading choice.

Matillion's distinction is visual, warehouse native ETL/ELT for cloud warehouses covering both loading and transformation. Its low code visual interface lets teams build pipelines productively, pushing transformations into the warehouse for performance, and it handles both loading and transformation in one tool, which pure loaders or code only transformation do not match for a visual, integrated cloud ETL experience. That visual, warehouse native, end to end approach sets it apart.

Matillion at a glanceMatillion is a cloud data integration and transformation platform with visual, warehouse native ETL/ELT [Matillion]. It holds a 4.4 out of 5 rating across more than 100 reviews on G2 and 4.5 on Capterra, a leading choice for cloud ETL.

Who Matillion is best for

Matillion is best for data teams that want a visual, productive, warehouse native way to build and transform data pipelines for cloud warehouses, covering both loading and transformation, with low code. It suits cloud ETL. It is a weaker fit for teams wanting fully managed, hands off loading only, where Fivetran fits, open source, where Airbyte fits, code first transformation, where dbt fits, or comprehensive enterprise data management, where Informatica fits.

Key features

The core strengths are a visual, low code interface for building pipelines, loading from sources and transforming data, warehouse native transformation (pushed into Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks for performance), connectors, orchestration, and AI features. Matillion offers visual, warehouse native cloud ETL/ELT. Its visual productivity, warehouse native transformation and end to end pipelines are its defining advantages.

Matillion pricing

Matillion is usage based (credits, by compute and usage), with a free tier and paid tiers scaling with usage and features, plus enterprise. So costs scale with pipeline usage. Confirm details on the Matillion pricing page.

Integrations and ecosystem

Matillion connects to many data sources and is built for cloud warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks), with connectors, orchestration and integrations. Its connectors and warehouse native design, which build and transform pipelines productively on cloud warehouses, support its cloud ETL positioning.

Matillion and warehouse native ETL

Visual, warehouse native ETL/ELT covering both loading and transformation is the signature strength: Matillion's low code visual interface builds pipelines productively, pushing transformations into the warehouse for performance, and handles loading and transformation in one tool, which pure loaders or code only transformation do not match for a visual, integrated experience. For cloud ETL, this is the main reason to choose Matillion.

Ease of use and support

Matillion is well rated for its visual, productive interface, warehouse native transformation, loading plus transformation and support, popular with cloud data teams, though reviewers note usage based costs and that code first teams may prefer dbt. Its G2 reviews praise the visual approach and warehouse native design, with cost the main consideration.

Is Matillion worth it?

For data teams that want a visual, productive, warehouse native way to build and transform cloud data pipelines, covering loading and transformation, Matillion is an excellent choice. The main caution is usage based cost and a visual (not code first) approach, so hands off loading suits Fivetran, open source Airbyte, code first transformation dbt, and enterprise management Informatica, but for cloud ETL Matillion leads.

Pricing

Free

$0
limited
  • Build pipelines
  • Warehouse native
  • Getting started

Basic / Advanced

Usage
by credits
  • More usage
  • Transformation
  • Teams

Enterprise

Quote
usage
  • Scale and governance
  • Support
  • Enterprise

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Visual, low code pipelines
  • Warehouse native transformation
  • Loading and transformation in one
  • Built for cloud warehouses
  • Productive for cloud data teams

Cons

  • Usage based costs
  • Visual (not code first like dbt)
  • Costs scale with pipelines
  • Cloud warehouse focused

Matillion alternatives

These data integration / etl tools come up most often against Matillion.

Fivetran

Automated managed data pipelines and connectors

Airbyte

Open-source data integration with broad connectors

Informatica

Enterprise cloud data integration and management

Matillion FAQ

What is Matillion used for?
Matillion is used for cloud data integration and transformation: building data pipelines visually to load data from sources and transform it, pushing transformations into cloud warehouses (warehouse native) for performance, covering both loading and transformation in a low code interface.
How much does Matillion cost?
Matillion is usage based (credits, by compute and usage), with a free tier and paid tiers scaling with usage and features, plus enterprise. See the Matillion pricing page.
Matillion vs Fivetran, which is better?
Matillion is a visual, warehouse native platform covering both loading and transformation, while Fivetran is a fully managed loader (pairing with dbt for transformation). Matillion suits teams wanting visual, end to end cloud ETL; Fivetran suits hands off managed loading.
Is Matillion warehouse native?
Yes. Matillion is warehouse native, pushing data transformations down into the cloud data warehouse (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks) to leverage its compute and performance, which is a key part of its approach to cloud ETL/ELT.
Does Matillion do both loading and transformation?
Yes. Matillion covers both loading data from sources and transforming it within one visual platform, unlike pure loaders (which pair with a separate transformation tool like dbt), making it an end to end cloud ETL/ELT tool.
Matillion vs dbt, which is better?
Matillion offers visual, low code pipelines covering loading and transformation, while dbt is code first SQL transformation. Matillion suits teams wanting a visual, integrated tool; dbt suits teams wanting code first, engineering grade transformation (often paired with a separate loader).

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