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15 tools compared: how each is priced, where it runs, and what to consider instead.
| Tool | Pricing model | Free tier | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbyte Open-source data movement platform with 600+ connectors, run self-hosted for free or as managed Airbyte Cloud. | Usage-based | Yes | Yes |
| AWS Glue Serverless AWS ETL service using Apache Spark under the hood, billed per Data Processing Unit-hour with no infrastructure to manage. | Usage-based | Yes | No |
| Azure Data Factory Microsoft's cloud ETL/ELT and orchestration service for building and scheduling data pipelines across Azure and hybrid sources. | Usage-based | Yes | No |
| Estuary Flow Real-time data integration platform that unifies batch ELT and streaming CDC pipelines with sub-second latency. | Usage-based | Yes | No |
| Fivetran Managed ELT platform with 700+ prebuilt connectors that automatically syncs source data into a cloud warehouse or lake. | Usage-based | Yes | No |
| Google Cloud Dataflow Fully managed, serverless service for running unified batch and streaming data pipelines built on Apache Beam. | Usage-based | No | No |
| Hevo Data No-code, fully managed ELT platform billed by monthly event volume, with 150+ connectors and near real-time sync. | Usage-based | Yes | No |
| Informatica Enterprise-grade cloud data integration and management suite, priced by consumption of Informatica Processing Units (IPUs). | Quote only | No | No |
| Integrate.io Flat-fee ELT and ETL platform with unlimited data volume, aimed at teams that want predictable pricing over metered billing. | Subscription | No | No |
| Matillion Cloud-native ELT platform with a low-code visual pipeline designer that pushes transformations down into the target warehouse. | Quote only | No | No |
| Meltano Open-source, code-first ELT framework built on the Singer specification, with an optional managed Meltano Cloud. | Quote only | Yes | Yes |
| Portable Managed ELT platform specializing in long-tail, hard-to-find connectors, priced as a flat monthly fee per enabled data flow. | Subscription | No | No |
| Rivery Cloud ELT platform combining ingestion, orchestration and reverse ETL, billed by consumption of River Data Units (RDU/BDU credits). | Usage-based | No | No |
| Stitch Simple, developer-friendly managed ELT service billed by monthly row volume, built on the open-source Singer connector framework. | Usage-based | No | No |
| Talend Enterprise data integration and data quality suite, now sold as Qlik Talend Cloud after Qlik's acquisition of Talend. | Quote only | No | No |