# Is Fivetran an ETL tool?

Is Fivetran an ETL tool?

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- Posted at: almost 4 years ago
- Author title: Pinned by G2 as a common question



## Comments
### Comment 1

Fivetran is an ELT Tool, specifically for Extracting the data from source and Loading the data into the Destination. This tool works in conjunction with other tools such as DBT for Transformations.

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: almost 4 years ago
- Author title: Cloud Solutions & Applications Analyst - Chief Data & Analytics Office at Cisco



### Comment 2

Fivetran is actually an "ELT" tool. It Extracts, Loads, and then Transforms, keeping a copy of both the source data as well as the transformed data.

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: almost 4 years ago
- Author title: Software Engineer.




## Related Product
[Fivetran](https://www.g2.com/products/fivetran/reviews)

## Related Category
[ETL Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/etl-tools)

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