Tungsten Replicator
Tungsten Replicator is software for capturing and replicating changes across databases and other data platforms.
What Tungsten Replicator is
Tungsten Replicator is software for capturing and replicating changes across databases and other data platforms. It supports multi-way replication, so data can move in multiple directions, and cross-region replication. Its supported systems include MySQL, MariaDB, Percona, Amazon Aurora/RDS, Google Cloud SQL, Microsoft Azure, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, HPE Vertica, Hadoop, MongoDB, Apache Kafka, and Amazon S3. Data transformations are supported, giving teams a way to adapt data as it moves between systems. Deployment options are hybrid, and the listed platform is Linux. Tungsten Replicator is a paid product, with pricing available on request. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Moraga, California, United States.
Good
- Supports multi-way replication.
- Offers cross-region replication.
- Supports data transformations.
- Connects to a broad range of listed databases and data platforms.
Watch out
- Linux is the only listed platform.
- Pricing is available on request.
Who it suits
It suits teams that need to capture and replicate database changes across multiple systems or regions, including hybrid environments. Linux is the listed platform.
Verdict
Tungsten Replicator covers multi-way change capture, cross-region replication, and transformations across a varied set of data platforms. Consider it if those capabilities fit your Linux-based or hybrid deployment needs; pricing requires a request.
Plans and prices
From Tungsten Replicator's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Tungsten Replicator (standalone) | Priced on request | Price not stated on the opened product pages; paid support contracts are available |
The facts
Each one read from Tungsten Replicator's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Cloud sources
- Extractors can read from MySQL, Amazon RDS MySQL, Amazon Aurora, Google Cloud SQL, and Microsoft Azure; remote extraction is described for RDS and Aurora.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Data transformation
- Filters can remove, modify, or augment replicated data based on schema, table, column, field value, or operation type.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The documentation describes installation from RPM or compressed tarball packages and deployment through Docker in version 8.0.4 and later.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Docker limitation
- The Docker deployment can currently configure only a cluster-extractor topology and requires an operational Tungsten Cluster as its source.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Filtering
- Filters can select or modify data by schema, table, column, field value, or operation type, and can add information to replicated data.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Listed targets include MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, HPE Vertica, Hadoop, MongoDB, Apache Kafka, and Amazon S3.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Continuent describes its customers as SaaS, e-commerce, financial services, gaming, and telecom companies using open-source databases.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Marketplace deployment
- Tungsten Replicator machine images are available through AWS and Google Cloud marketplaces on an hourly usage model.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Marketplace images
- The introduction says images are available through Amazon Marketplace and Google GCP without Continuent support.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Tungsten Replicator moves data between databases and other transactional, NoSQL, and data warehouse stores.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Replication limitation
- DDL is replicated only in MySQL to MySQL deployments; heterogeneous deployments require row based binary logging.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Replication modes
- It supports statement based and row based replication, assigning transactions a unique global transaction ID.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- From version 7.0.0 onward, security is enabled by default and supports SSL/TLS, certificates, authentication, and file permissions.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Sources
- Documented extraction sources include MySQL, Amazon RDS MySQL, Amazon Aurora, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud SQL.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Continuent offers paid support contracts for Tungsten Replicator; marketplace images do not include Continuent Support.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Supported operating systems
- The OS support page lists supported Linux distributions and states that Windows and macOS are not supported for installation of Tungsten components.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Targets
- Documented appliers include MySQL variants, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, Vertica, Hadoop, MongoDB, Kafka, and Amazon S3.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Topologies
- It supports parallel replication and fan-in, star, and active/active topologies, including cross site deployments.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2004checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Moraga, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker history
- Continuent’s timeline says the original company was founded in Finland in 2001.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform limitation
- Windows and macOS are not supported for direct installation, though supported hosts can replicate to remote databases running on those platforms.checked 9 Oct 2026
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