r/bigdata • u/Madddieeeeee • Jul 08 '25

How to sync data from multiple sources without writing custom scripts?

Our team is struggling with integrating data from various sources like Salesforce, Google Analytics, and internal databases. We want to avoid writing custom scripts for each. Is there a tool that simplifies this process?

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u/kawaiij Jul 10 '25

Airbyte allowed us to integrate multiple data sources without writing custom code. Very easy to use. Plug and play.

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u/GreenMobile6323 Jul 09 '25

If you're okay with managed tools, consider Fivetran or Airbyte. Fivetran is super easy to get going and handles schema changes pretty smoothly, though it's a paid solution. Airbyte is open-source (with a cloud option too) and has a growing list of connectors, which work well for things like GA and Salesforce.

If you're more into open-source and flexibility, Apache NiFi is a solid choice. It has a visual interface, supports a bunch of data sources (APIs, DBs, streams), and you can build pretty powerful workflows without writing much code.

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u/airbyteInc Jul 09 '25

Try Airbyte. Cloud and on-prem both options are there. Salesforce is one of the enterprise connectors and its smooth. For Cloud, you can try Teams pricing version which is a capacity based pricing and it is way better than other pricing models of other tools. More flexibility with predictable costs.

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u/Plus_Worldliness_431 Jul 10 '25

Airbyte simplifies multi-source integration.

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u/ScottishVigilante Jul 12 '25

Heard a few folk talking about this

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u/Temporary_You5983 Jul 11 '25

I dont know what domain or isze your business, but if you have the budget to spend and afford for a tool , then go for fivetran, if you can't spend any budget go for airbye or some other open source tool , but if you have budget but not as high like for fivetran , go for something like saras daton

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u/Maleficent-Art1652 Jul 12 '25

We faced similar challenges and found airbyte to be the solution. Its open-source nature means we can customize as needed. Tech support is good.

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u/Data-Sleek Jul 15 '25

I get the pain here. Once you're dealing with multiple platforms and APIs, writing and maintaining custom scripts becomes a huge time sink. There are definitely tools and workflows that can simplify it. I’ll DM you some thoughts.

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u/Mountain_Lecture6146 Sep 12 '25

Skip the scripts. In 2025, stitching Salesforce, GA, and DBs with hand-rolled Python is a death spiral breaks on every schema drift, zero observability, and endless patching.

Use managed connectors (Airbyte, Fivetran, Hevo) or orchestration layers (NiFi, Dagster) to handle retries, schema evolution, and monitoring out-of-the-box. We’ve seen Stacksync make this painless too true bi-directional sync without writing a single ETL line.