— Josh Pendergrass, VP of Engineering, Cyncly
| Feature | Matterbeam | Hevo |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Ingest once. Pay once per GB. Use everywhere. | Pipeline-based pricing |
| Architecture | Collect once, emit to any destination — at no added cost | Pipeline per destination |
| Data replay | Full historical replay | Not available |
| New integrations | Add emitter instantly | Build new pipeline |
| Pipeline maintenance | Minimal | Ongoing pipeline maintenance |
Hevo charges per Monthly Active Row. So when a source spikes, your bill spikes — even if you didn't ask for more data.
Hevo counts each destination as a separate pipeline. Need Salesforce in your warehouse and your BI tool? That's two connectors, two MAR counts.
Hevo's connector catalog looks complete until you need something niche. Then it's a support ticket and a waiting list.
MAR sounds simple until you're in a spreadsheet trying to forecast row counts six months out to avoid an overage surprise. .
Hevo creates a separate pipeline for every source-destination pair. Matterbeam collects once and routes that data to any destination without duplicating the pipeline.
Hevo bills on Monthly Active Rows. As your data volume grows, so does your bill — whether you added new sources or not. Matterbeam charges a flat rate per GB ingested.
Hevo processes and discards. Matterbeam stores immutable event logs so you can replay data into a new destination without re-syncing from the source.
Need a connector Hevo doesn't support? You're filing a feature request and waiting. Matterbeam's custom connector turnaround is days, not quarters.
"We literally changed our company strategy based on what we can do with Matterbeam."
Before Matterbeam, Cyncly accepted that data projects took months or years. Then they saw data suddenly available everywhere they needed it, transformed however they wanted. Now they ask "can we use Matterbeam for this?" before every new project.
Matterbeam replaces pipeline-based infrastructure with reusable data flows so your team can move faster and spend less.