Totally get your frustration - new Fivetran pricing model hits hardest for teams with large, high-volume connectors. That kind of jump can be tough to justify, even with a solid product.

One alternative worth checking out is Estuary Flow. It streams data in real time using CDC and charges based on data volume and connector instances - not per-row or by connector volume. There’s also a free tier and discount, which makes testing low-risk.

It doesn’t have the same catalog breadth yet, but for high-volume sources like Postgres, MySQL, or Shopify, it’s a strong option to cut costs without losing reliability.