Census vs Portable
Side-by-side comparison of features, pricing, and integrations.
Quick Verdict
Census offers more features (54 vs 33) and fewer integrations (26 vs 383). Starting price: Census at $350/mo vs Portable at $1800/mo. Census has 54 unique features while Portable has 33 unique features, with 0 features in common.
| Census | Portable | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Integration | Data Integration |
| Total Features | 54 | 33 |
| AI-Powered Features | 2 | 1 |
| Starting Price | $350/mo | $1800/mo |
| Pricing Tiers | 3 | 4 |
| Integrations | 26 | 383 |
| Shared Features | 0 | |
| Shared Integrations | 3 | |
| Data Quality | 100% | 90% |
Feature Comparison by Category
AI (2 vs 1)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| AI Columns | ||
| AI Orchestration Capabilities | ||
| Census Embedded AI Columns |
API (4 vs 0)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Destination API | ||
| Dataset API | ||
| Management API | ||
| Webhooks |
Administration (0 vs 2)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Admin API | ||
| Multi-User Accounts |
Analytics (4 vs 0)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Comparisons | ||
| Experiments | ||
| Match Rates | ||
| Size Tracking |
Authentication (0 vs 3)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Passwordless Account Access | ||
| Sign in with Google | ||
| Sign in with Microsoft |
Automation (2 vs 2)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| CRON Scheduler | ||
| Cron Scheduling | ||
| Flow Scheduling | ||
| Programmatic Triggers |
Billing (0 vs 2)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Centralized Billing | ||
| Predictable Pricing |
Compliance (3 vs 0)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| GDPR Compliance | ||
| HIPAA Compliance | ||
| SOC 2 Type II |
Core (1 vs 0)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Data Activation |
Data Activation (1 vs 0)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Notifications |
Data Enhancement (1 vs 0)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Data Enrichment |
Data Governance (1 vs 0)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Bring Your Own Bucket |
Data Management (2 vs 7)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic Schema Migrations | ||
| Custom Fields Support | ||
| Data Warehouse and Lake Destinations | ||
| Datasets | ||
| Freshness Fields | ||
| Incremental Syncing | ||
| Schema Mapping | ||
| Unlimited Data Volumes | ||
| Warehouse Writeback |
Data Transformation (1 vs 0)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Computed Columns |
Debugging (1 vs 0)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Live API Inspector |
Developer Tools (0 vs 1)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Developer API & Webhooks |
Infrastructure (1 vs 0)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Global Regions |
Integrations (7 vs 6)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| 1500+ Prebuilt Connectors | ||
| Airflow Integration | ||
| Custom Connectors | ||
| Dagster Integration | ||
| Database Sources | ||
| Datadog Integration | ||
| Enterprise Sources | ||
| Looker Integration | ||
| Prefect Integration | ||
| Pro Sources | ||
| Slack/PagerDuty/OpsGenie Integration | ||
| Standard Sources | ||
| dbt Integration |
Monitoring (5 vs 0)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Data Observability | ||
| In-App Sync Logging | ||
| Rejected Record Logs | ||
| Smart Alerting | ||
| Sync History |
Notifications (0 vs 2)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Email and Slack Notifications | ||
| Webhook Notifications |
Security (7 vs 3)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| AWS PrivateLink | ||
| Google SSO | ||
| Permissions | ||
| Role-Based Access Control | ||
| SAML 2.0 SSO | ||
| SIEM Integration | ||
| SSH Tunneling | ||
| Single-Sign On (SSO) | ||
| Table-Level Masking | ||
| User Access Logs |
Segmentation (7 vs 0)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Audience Hub | ||
| Inclusions & Exclusions | ||
| Multi-Object Segments | ||
| No-Code Segmentation | ||
| One-Click Audiences | ||
| Priorities | ||
| Warehouse-Managed Audiences |
Services (0 vs 1)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Integration Services |
Support (0 vs 3)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| 24/7 Premium Support | ||
| Custom SLAs | ||
| Joint Slack Channel Support |
Sync (2 vs 0)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Continuous Syncs | ||
| Incremental Syncs |
Testing (2 vs 0)
| Feature | Census | Portable |
|---|---|---|
| Sync Dry Run | ||
| Sync Validation |
Unique Features
Only in Census (54)
AI Columns
Census Embedded AI Columns
Comparisons
Experiments
Match Rates
Size Tracking
Custom Destination API
Dataset API
Management API
Webhooks
CRON Scheduler
Programmatic Triggers
GDPR Compliance
HIPAA Compliance
SOC 2 Type II
Data Activation
Notifications
Data Enrichment
Bring Your Own Bucket
Datasets
+ 34 more unique features
Only in Portable (33)
Admin API
Multi-User Accounts
AI Orchestration Capabilities
Passwordless Account Access
Sign in with Google
Sign in with Microsoft
Cron Scheduling
Flow Scheduling
Centralized Billing
Predictable Pricing
Automatic Schema Migrations
Custom Fields Support
Data Warehouse and Lake Destinations
Freshness Fields
Incremental Syncing
Schema Mapping
Unlimited Data Volumes
Developer API & Webhooks
1500+ Prebuilt Connectors
Custom Connectors
+ 13 more unique features
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