New vs Old Skyvia Replication Runtime - Key Differences

Advantages of the New Replication Runtime

Overview

The new Replication runtime introduces significant improvements over the old runtime in terms of performance, flexibility, and error handling. You can enable it by selecting Use new runtime in your Replication integration settings.

Key Advantages

  • Object-level LastSyncTime — enables incremental replication independently for each object, so a failure in one object does not reset progress for others.
  • New runtime modes — Standard, Resync, and Resync on Demand give you more control over how data is loaded and refreshed.
  • Improved performance — direct ID checks and foreign key constraints have been removed, resulting in faster replication runs.
  • Enhanced error isolation — errors are logged per object instead of halting the entire integration, allowing other objects to continue processing.
  • Advanced features — History Mode, Nested Objects (stored as JSON or in separate tables), and Data Hashing are available exclusively in the new runtime.

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