Why SymmetricDS
SymmetricDS is open-source database replication and change data capture software with over 15 years of active development and deployment at enterprise scale. Unlike Syniti Replicate, it’s not owned by a systems integrator with other priorities, it’s built and maintained by Jumpmind, a team entirely focused on data replication.
It handles the same workloads Syniti Replicate handles: heterogeneous database replication, CDC, data transformation, and synchronization across distributed environments. And it does it without the vendor risk you just experienced.
Feature Comparison
| Capability |
SymmetricDS |
Syniti Replicate |
| Change Data Capture (CDC) |
✅ Log-based, trigger-based, change tracking |
✅ Log-based, trigger-based |
| Bi-directional replication |
✅ |
✅ |
| Heterogeneous database support |
✅ Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, DB2, Azure, and more |
✅ Similar coverage |
| Real-time replication |
✅ Near real-time across LAN and WAN |
✅ |
| Data transformation |
✅ Built-in, column-level mapping, BeanShell scripting |
✅ |
| Conflict resolution |
✅ Configurable rules, automatic or manual |
✅ |
| Web-based management UI |
✅ (Pro edition) |
✅ |
| Bulk load / initial load |
✅ Native bulk loaders, parallel loading |
✅ |
| Compare and repair (data validation) |
✅ Scheduled or ad hoc, with repair |
Limited |
| High availability / failover |
✅ Built-in continuous replication to standby |
Limited |
| Clustering |
✅ (Pro edition) |
❌ |
| REST API management |
✅ |
❌ |
| Two-factor authentication / SSO |
✅ (Pro edition) |
❌ |
| Mobile / edge node support |
✅ Android, iOS, embedded |
❌ |
| Multi-thousand node scale |
✅ Designed for it |
Limited |
| Open source / no license lock-in |
✅ Apache 2.0 (community) |
❌ Proprietary |
| Active development |
✅ Regular releases |
❌ EOL June 2026 |
| Vendor continuity |
✅ Jumpmind: focused on replication |
❌ Capgemini acquisition, product discontinued |
| Commercial support available |
✅ SymmetricDS Pro |
❌ Support ends June 2026 |
What the Migration Actually Looks Like
Migrating from Syniti Replicate to SymmetricDS is not a rip-and-replace. The core concepts like replication groups, CDC configuration, transformation rules, conflict handling map directly. Most teams complete the migration in weeks, not months.
Typical migration path:
1
Inventory your replication jobs — Catalog every active replication pair, transformation rule, and scheduling configuration in Syniti Replicate. This is your migration checklist.
2
Stand up SymmetricDS in parallel — Install SymmetricDS alongside your existing Syniti Replicate setup. Run both simultaneously so there’s no need to take anything offline to start.
3
Map your configuration — Translate your Syniti Replicate replication sets to SymmetricDS channels, node groups, and triggers. The SymmetricDS data model is well-documented and intuitive if you’re already familiar with replication concepts.
4
Validate with compare and repair — Use SymmetricDS’s built-in compare and repair feature to confirm data parity between source and target across both systems. This is a step Syniti Replicate doesn’t easily support.
5
Cut over — Once validation passes, redirect your applications to the SymmetricDS-managed pipeline and decommission Syniti Replicate.
Most enterprise teams have completed full production cutover in 30–60 days.
Two Editions — One for Every Team
SymmetricDS Community
- ✅ Full-featured, open source (Apache 2.0)
- ✅ Trigger-based CDC, bi-directional replication, data transformation
- ✅ No license cost, no usage restrictions
- ✅ Ideal for teams with strong technical resources
SymmetricDS Pro
Everything in Community, plus:
- ✅ Log-based CDC (log mining, logical decoding)
- ✅ Web UI for configuration and monitoring
- ✅ Clustering and high availability
- ✅ Bulk load performance
- ✅ 2FA, SSO, role-based access control
- ✅ Compare and repair for data validation
- ✅ Jumpmind commercial support and SLA
Ideal for enterprise teams that need support continuity, especially teams coming off a vendor EOL.
What You’re Leaving Behind (and Gaining)
|
With Syniti Replicate (post-June 2026) |
With SymmetricDS Pro |
| Security patches |
None |
Ongoing |
| Database connector updates |
None |
Regular releases |
| Support escalation |
None |
Jumpmind SLA-backed support |
| Compliance posture |
Degrading |
Maintained |
| Licensing cost |
Paying for a dead product |
Right-sized to your deployment |
| Vendor risk |
High: acquired, discontinued |
Low: focused product company |
Trusted at Enterprise Scale
SymmetricDS is deployed across thousands of nodes in retail, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and logistics. It was designed specifically for environments where data replication is mission-critical and failure isn’t an option, like distributed retail systems, remote edge deployments, real-time data warehousing, and zero-downtime database migrations.
It’s not a pivot from a systems integrator. Replication is the whole product.