Provides managed, automated activation pipelines that coordinate data movement from centralized sources into business tools.
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VerifiedChecked 2026-09-12
Census (now Fivetran Activations)
Managed reverse ETL and data activation product, formerly Census, integrated into the Fivetran platform.
Revenue footprint
Where Census (now Fivetran Activations) fits
Revenue areas
Primary and supporting use cases
Job coverage
Selected jobs
StrongSynchronise records ↗
Synchronizes mapped datasets and changes from activation sources to activation destinations through activation syncs.
Overview
What Census (now Fivetran Activations) does
Activations moves modeled data from warehouses, data lakes, databases, and cloud storage into business applications and other destinations through managed activation syncs.
Buying context
Fit and constraints
- Best for
- Data teams that need governed, automated movement of modeled data into operational business tools.
- Relevant constraints
- The standalone Census product is being migrated into Fivetran Activations; Census accounts must migrate to Fivetran.
- Paid pricing varies by MAR consumption and plan; exact rates are not published as fixed prices on the public pricing page.
- Free Activations usage is capped at 3,500 MAR per month account-wide.
- Each activation’s usage is measured using its sync or matching key; inserted, updated, and deleted rows count as MAR.
- Some enterprise connectors, deployment options, and advanced governance features require higher Fivetran plans.
- Census Store, CSV Uploads, and Mesh Datasets are being sunset according to the migration FAQ.
- Review status
- Reviewed 2026-09-12
Pricing
Census (now Fivetran Activations) pricing and plans
Fivetran Activations uses consumption-based pricing measured in Monthly Active Rows. The public pages disclose plan names, free limits, billing options, and usage basis, but paid MAR rates require the pricing estimator or service consumption table and are not represented here as fixed product prices.
- Pricing model
- Tiered · Usage-based
- Minimums
- No minimum documented
- Free access
- Free tier · 14-day trial
- Last checked
- 2026-09-12
Business Critical
Partially publicunknown · Self-serve
Exact activation MAR rates require the pricing estimator or service consumption table. Annual contracts are available; annual contracts require at least $12,000 in contracted spend according to the free-trial FAQ.
Check current price ↗Enterprise
Partially publicunknown · Self-serve
Exact activation MAR rates require the pricing estimator or service consumption table. Annual contracts are available; annual contracts require at least $12,000 in contracted spend according to the free-trial FAQ.
Check current price ↗Free
Free tierunknown · Self-serve
Includes up to 3,500 activation MAR per month; the public page also describes Free as access to Standard features within usage limits.
Check current price ↗Standard
Partially publicunknown · Self-serve
Usage billed in arrears under monthly PAYG with no MAR consumption minimum; annual contracts are also available. Exact activation MAR rates require the pricing estimator or service consumption table.
Check current price ↗List prices can exclude tax, usage charges, onboarding, add-ons, and negotiated discounts. Check the vendor page before buying.
Reviews
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Environment fit
Platform & integrations
How Census (now Fivetran Activations) works with your other tools. Open a finding for its source and any plan or setup limits.
API accessA documented application programming interface is available for at least one product workflow.Not yet recorded+
A documented application programming interface is available for at least one product workflow.
MCP server accessThe vendor provides a documented Model Context Protocol server for product access or actions.Not yet recorded+
The vendor provides a documented Model Context Protocol server for product access or actions.
Single sign-onThe product supports a documented organization-managed single sign-on method.Not yet recorded+
The product supports a documented organization-managed single sign-on method.
Data exportUsers can export material product data in a documented reusable format.Not yet recorded+
Users can export material product data in a documented reusable format.
Integrations
Tools Census (now Fivetran Activations) connects to.
We haven’t added integration details for this product yet.
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Product references
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- Activations ↗fivetran.com/docs/activationsCompany source
- Pricing ↗fivetran.com/pricingCompany source