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Hightouch Consulting — Reverse ETL

Hightouch Implementation
Your Warehouse, Activated

We implement Hightouch to sync your Snowflake or Databricks warehouse directly to Braze, ad platforms, and every tool in your stack — no data duplicated into a separate CDP.

Reverse ETL Warehouse-Native Braze Sync
Braze
Ad Platforms
Salesforce
Snowflake
Databricks
HIGHTOUCH
Scheduled & Real-Time Sync No Data Duplication
Reverse
ETL Architecture
4+
Warehouse Sources Supported
200+
Destinations Available
Native
Braze Sync
What We Find Most Often

Common Gaps in Existing Reverse ETL Setups

Sync Failures Going Unnoticed

Reverse ETL syncs failing silently with no monitoring in place, leaving destination tools working from stale data without anyone realizing it.

SQL Models Built Without Structure

Ad hoc SQL models with no consistent naming or documentation, making audience definitions hard to audit or hand off to other team members.

Syncing Everything to Every Destination

Sending far more fields than any destination actually needs, creating unnecessary compliance exposure and slower, more expensive syncs.

No Real-Time Sync for Time-Sensitive Data

Batch-only sync schedules for data that genuinely needs real-time activation -- like cart abandonment -- missing the window where the message would actually matter.

Primary Keys Mismatched Across Systems

Warehouse customer IDs that don't cleanly map to the identifiers each destination expects, causing silent sync failures or duplicate records downstream.

No Version Control on Sync Configuration

Sync definitions changed directly in the UI with no change history, making it impossible to know who changed what when a destination starts receiving wrong data.

Our Hightouch Services

What We Deliver

Modeling

Audience SQL Modeling

We build well-structured, documented SQL models that define your audiences and customer attributes cleanly in the warehouse — the foundation every sync depends on.

SQL model documentationAudience definition logicReusable model library
Sync

Sync Configuration & Scheduling

We configure sync schedules matched to actual business need — real-time for time-sensitive triggers, batch for less urgent updates, balancing freshness against cost.

Real-time & batch schedulingSync frequency tuningCost-aware configuration
Activation

Braze & Destination Setup

We connect and field-map every destination that matters — Braze, ad platforms, Salesforce — sending only the data each one genuinely needs.

Braze field mappingMulti-destination setupData minimization filtering
Monitoring

Sync Monitoring & Alerting

We set up monitoring so sync failures are caught and addressed immediately, not discovered weeks later when a campaign runs on stale data.

Failure alertingSync health dashboardsSLA monitoring
Support

Ongoing Optimization

We audit sync performance, model accuracy, and destination usage over time as your data sources and activation needs evolve.

Performance auditsModel accuracy reviewsDestination usage cleanup
What a Real Sync Model Looks Like

SQL Model to Destination, Concretely

This is the level of clarity a well-built sync definition requires -- a named model, a clear primary key, and an explicit field mapping.

Model

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SELECT customer_id, email, last_order_date, ltv FROM customer_summary WHERE last_order_date < CURRENT_DATE - 60 AND ltv > 200

Sync To

Braze -- Custom Attribute Sync

Primary Key: email -> external_id | ltv -> custom_attribute.lifetime_value | Schedule: every 15 min

Named, documented, version-controlled -- the difference between a sync anyone on the team can audit and one only its original author understands.

How Reverse ETL Actually Works

Warehouse to Activation, Live

Warehouse Snowflake / Databricks HIGHTOUCH SQL Model + Sync Braze Ad Platforms Salesforce

The opposite direction of traditional ETL — data flows OUT of the warehouse to operational tools, not just in.

Already have a warehouse? You're closer than you think.

If Snowflake or Databricks is already running, adding Hightouch is often the fastest path to real customer data activation.

Trusted for overall simplicity

Rated 4.9★ across Clutch, Google, and Trustpilot
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is reverse ETL and how does Hightouch fit in?

    Reverse ETL moves data FROM your warehouse OUT to operational tools — the opposite direction of traditional ETL, which moves data into the warehouse for analysis. Hightouch is a reverse ETL platform that syncs modeled, cleaned audience data from Snowflake or Databricks to destinations like Braze, ad platforms, and CRMs.

  • Do we need a data warehouse before using Hightouch?

    Yes — Hightouch specifically syncs data that already lives in your warehouse, so Snowflake or Databricks (or another supported warehouse) needs to be in place first. If you don't have one yet, we can help implement it as part of the same engagement.

  • How is Hightouch different from Segment?

    Segment collects event data at the source (website, app, server) and routes it forward in real time. Hightouch takes data already sitting in your warehouse — which might include Segment data alongside CRM, product, and other business data — and syncs it to destinations based on SQL models you define. Many composable stacks use both together.

  • Can Hightouch sync data in real time, or only in batches?

    Both, depending on the destination and use case — Hightouch supports scheduled batch syncs for less time-sensitive updates and near-real-time sync for scenarios like cart abandonment where timing genuinely matters. We configure this based on your actual activation needs, not a one-size-fits-all schedule.

  • Do you write the SQL models, or do we need our own analysts?

    We build the SQL models that define your audiences and sync logic as part of implementation. If you have internal analysts, we can also train them to maintain and extend these models going forward, rather than creating a dependency on us for every future change.

  • How does Hightouch connect to Braze specifically?

    Hightouch has native Braze destination support — we configure the sync to map warehouse-modeled customer attributes and audience segments directly into Braze user profiles and segments, so Braze campaigns can target based on your full warehouse data, not just what Braze collects natively.

  • What happens if a sync fails?

    With proper monitoring in place (which we set up as part of implementation), failed syncs trigger alerts so the issue gets caught and fixed quickly, rather than destinations silently working from stale data for days or weeks without anyone noticing.

  • Is Hightouch expensive compared to a packaged CDP?

    Generally, the combined cost of warehouse compute plus a reverse ETL tool like Hightouch is lower than a separate packaged CDP platform license, particularly for organizations already running a warehouse for other purposes. Exact comparison depends on your specific data volume and destination count.

  • Can you help us decide between Hightouch and Census?

    Yes — both are reverse ETL platforms with substantial feature overlap. The right choice often comes down to specific destination support, pricing model fit for your scale, and team preference for the modeling interface. We'll walk through the honest comparison for your situation.

  • How do I get started?

    Reach out for a free assessment — we'll look at your current warehouse situation and activation needs and give you an honest scope and recommendation.

  • What happens when a customer's ID changes between systems mid-sync?

    This is exactly what proper primary key mapping design prevents -- we define explicit matching logic (usually email or a stable customer ID) so records reconcile correctly even when systems label the same person differently. Getting this wrong is the most common cause of duplicate or orphaned records in a reverse ETL setup.

  • Can we version control our sync configurations?

    Yes -- Hightouch supports managing sync definitions as code (via its Terraform provider or similar), which we set up for teams wanting proper change history and review process rather than direct UI edits with no audit trail.