Quick comparison
| # | App | Pricing | Verified price | Open source | Platforms | Verified facts | Score |
|---|
| 1 |  Airbyte | Open source | $20/month (cloud) | Yes | Web, Self-hosted | 5 of 5 | 83.8 |
| 2 |  Apache Airflow | Open source | — | Yes | Linux, Self-hosted, Web | 5 of 5 | 50.0 |
1Best for: Data engineers who want open-source ELT they can self-host and extend with custom connectors
Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted
Why switch from Fivetran
Open-source engine you can self-host for free, with a large connector catalogue and a cloud option.
Pros
- Core engine is free to self-host with no row-based fees
- Connector Builder and CDK make custom sources straightforward
- Same pipelines can move between self-hosted and managed cloud
Cons
- Self-hosting means you handle upgrades, scaling and failed syncs
- Community connectors vary in quality and maintenance
- SSO and faster sync schedules are limited to higher paid plans
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.3100
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.15100
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula
2Best for: Data engineering teams that want a proven, free orchestrator with a huge integration ecosystem
Open sourceSelf-hostableLinux, Self-hosted, Web
Why switch from Fivetran
Open-source orchestrator for writing your own ingestion pipelines in Python, trading managed connectors for control and no usage-based fees.
Pros
- Free and open source with a very large community
- Pipelines are plain Python, so they can be generated dynamically
- Hundreds of ready-made operators for clouds and data tools
- Managed versions available from several cloud providers
Cons
- Running scheduler, workers and metadata database yourself takes real ops effort
- Local development and testing are clunkier than in newer tools like Prefect or Dagster
- No official hosted service from the Apache project itself
How this score is calculated
Editorial fit ×0.338
Reviews ×0.363
Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
Freshness ×0.15100
Votes ×0.150
0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula