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Hightouch

Reverse ETL and composable CDP

Hightouch is a data integration & ETL tool for Enterprise and Small businesses, offered as freemium. Based in United States, founded in 2018. Popular alternatives include Census, RudderStack, Fivetran.

About Hightouch

Hightouch is a data activation platform from San Francisco that started as a reverse ETL tool and grew into a composable customer data platform. It syncs data from warehouses such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks and Redshift to more than 250 destinations, including CRMs, marketing automation, support tools and ad platforms, and keeps the warehouse as the single source of truth instead of copying data into a separate CDP.

For marketers, Customer Studio provides a no-code audience builder over warehouse data, with identity resolution, journeys and a match booster that improves match rates on ad platforms. AI Decisioning learns which message, offer and timing works for each customer and adjusts campaigns accordingly. Data teams get observability, alerting, version control and dbt integration. A free Basic Reverse ETL tier allows up to two active syncs, while the Composable CDP and Agentic Marketing Platform plans use custom, usage-based pricing.

Hightouch fits companies with a mature warehouse and a data team that want marketing and sales to act on trusted data. It is a poor fit for teams without a warehouse, and costs scale with usage and features. Census, now part of Fivetran, is the closest reverse ETL competitor, while Segment and mParticle are traditional CDPs that collect events and store profiles themselves.

Key features of Hightouch

  • Reverse ETL to 250+ destinations
  • Customer Studio audience builder
  • Identity resolution in the warehouse
  • Journeys and AI decisioning
  • Match booster for ad platforms
  • Observability and alerting

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Warehouse-native, no duplicate data
  • Marketer-friendly audience builder
  • Broad destinations
  • Strong for ads activation

Cons

  • Requires a mature warehouse
  • Pricing scales with usage
  • Business features are enterprise-priced
  • Setup needs data team

Hightouch pricing

Hightouch uses a freemium model.

PlanPriceIncludes
Basic Reverse ETL$0Free tier; up to 2 active syncs, unlimited destinations
Agentic Marketing PlatformCustomUsage-based; demo required
Composable CDPCustomUsage-based; unlimited user seats

Source: hightouch.com · checked on Oct 20, 2026

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How Hightouch compares in Data integration & ETL

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#1 / 19

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Starting price
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Category median is $99/mo

Free alternatives
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Free or open-source tools in Data integration & ETL

Hightouch ranks #1 of 19 data integration & etl tools by community votes and is not directly comparable on price.

Common use cases

  1. 1Syncing product usage to Salesforce
  2. 2Building ad audiences from warehouse data
  3. 3Personalized lifecycle campaigns
  4. 4Replacing a traditional CDP

Best for

Companies with a warehouse and data team wanting to activate data.

Not ideal for

Companies without a warehouse (Segment).

Integrations

  • Snowflake
  • BigQuery
  • Databricks
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Braze
  • Meta
  • Google Ads
  • 250+ destinations

Our take

Hightouch is the leading warehouse-native CDP; ideal when your data already lives in Snowflake or BigQuery.

FAQ

What is Hightouch?
Hightouch is a Data integration & ETL tool: Reverse ETL and composable CDP.
How much does Hightouch cost?
Hightouch uses a Freemium model; see the vendor's pricing page for current plans.
What are the best alternatives to Hightouch?
Community-listed alternatives to Hightouch include Census, RudderStack, Fivetran, Clay.
What does Hightouch integrate with?
Hightouch integrates with Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Salesforce, HubSpot, Braze and more.
Which platforms does Hightouch support?
Hightouch is available on web.
Who is Hightouch for?
Companies with a warehouse and data team wanting to activate data.

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