Case Study: Harmonic cuts data replication costs by 5x with PeerDB

How Harmonic Saved $80,000 by Switching from Fivetran to PeerDB

Harmonic, a company that utilizes data and AI to map the startup landscape, faced a significant challenge with the escalating costs of its data replication. They were spending over $100,000 annually using Fivetran to move data from their multi-terabyte Postgres database to Google BigQuery, and were concerned about the per-row pricing model and lack of support. Harmonic sought a cost-effective alternative to Fivetran for their Postgres replication needs and turned to the vendor PeerDB for a solution.

PeerDB provided a fast and cost-effective replication service tailored for Postgres, offering feature parity with Fivetran. The solution included data-modeling optimizations for BigQuery and a predictable compute-based pricing model. By switching to PeerDB, Harmonic achieved a 5x reduction in licensing costs and cut their BigQuery expenses in half, resulting in total savings of approximately $80,000. The migration was completed and production-ready within just two weeks.

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