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Keboola alternatives: 6 apps ranked by verified data

Facts checked Nov 8, 2026AppBreakup editorialHow we rankAll data integration and ELT tools

Top picks

  • Airbyte logo

    Best overall

    Airbyte

    Starting price: $20/month (cloud)

  • Fivetran logo

    Best free option

    Fivetran

    Starting price: Usage-based; $5 monthly base charge per standard connection

  • dbt logo

    Best open source

    dbt

    Starting price: $100 per user/month (Starter)

Common reasons people leave Keboola: free plan projects run only in Azure EU and lack data sharing, and enterprise pricing is not published. We ranked 6 alternatives by how directly each one replaces Keboola, then by reviews, real visits and how recently each app's facts were checked against its own website. Airbyte currently ranks first.

Quick comparison

#AppPricingVerified priceOpen sourcePlatformsVerified factsScore
1Airbyte logoAirbyteOpen source$20/month (cloud)YesWeb, Self-hosted5 of 579.8
2Fivetran logoFivetranFree plan + paidUsage-based; $5 monthly base charge per standard connectionNoWeb6 of 668.8
3Rivery logoRiveryPaid$0.90 per credit (Base)NoWeb4 of 461.8
4dbt logodbtOpen source$100 per user/month (Starter)YesWeb, Windows, macOS +14 of 459.4
5Matillion logoMatillionPaid—NoWeb6 of 657.5
6Stitch logoStitchPaid$100/month (Standard)NoWeb4 of 455.9
  1. Airbyte logo

    1. AirbyteTop pick

    Best for: Data engineers who want open-source ELT they can self-host and extend with custom connectors

    Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Self-hosted

    79.8

    score / 100

    Why switch from Keboola

    Open-source and self-hostable, for teams that want full control over pipelines.

    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
    Visit Airbyte Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.387
    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

    Is Airbyte a good Keboola alternative?

    Verified facts

    5 of 5 verified
    Self-hosting
    Free (Airbyte Core)
    Checked Nov 8, 2026airbyte.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Starting price
    $20/month (cloud)
    Checked Nov 8, 2026airbyte.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free trial
    14 days, no credit card
    Checked Nov 8, 2026airbyte.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Connectors
    700+
    Checked Nov 8, 2026airbyte.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Open source
    Yes
    Checked Nov 1, 2026github.com(opens source in a new tab)
  2. Fivetran logo

    2. Fivetran

    Best for: Data teams that want hands-off, reliable connectors into a cloud warehouse and can pay for volume

    Free plan + paidWeb

    68.8

    score / 100

    Why switch from Keboola

    Focused purely on managed connectors, for teams that already have a warehouse and dbt.

    Pros

    • Large catalogue of fully managed connectors, including enterprise databases and SAP
    • Handles schema changes and retries without manual pipeline work
    • Free plan covers small workloads, and each new connection gets a trial

    Cons

    • Usage-based pricing by monthly active rows is hard to predict and gets expensive at scale
    • No self-hosted open-source edition; hybrid deployment is a paid option
    • Custom sources need extra work compared with tools that have a connector SDK
    Visit Fivetran Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.3100
    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

    Is Fivetran a good Keboola alternative?

    Verified facts

    6 of 6 verified
    Free plan
    Yes
    Checked Nov 8, 2026fivetran.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free trial
    14 days per new connection
    Checked Nov 8, 2026fivetran.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Connectors
    750+
    Checked Nov 8, 2026fivetran.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Pricing model
    Usage-based (monthly active rows)
    Checked Nov 8, 2026fivetran.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Starting price
    Usage-based; $5 monthly base charge per standard connection
    Checked Nov 8, 2026fivetran.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Annual contract discount
    Up to 22%
    Checked Nov 8, 2026fivetran.com(opens source in a new tab)
  3. Rivery logo

    3. Rivery

    Best for: Data teams wanting ingestion, transformation and orchestration in one managed ELT service

    PaidWeb

    61.8

    score / 100

    Why switch from Keboola

    Similar all-in-one ELT with orchestration and reverse ETL, priced on usage credits.

    Pros

    • Ingestion, transformation, orchestration and reverse ETL in one tool
    • No-code custom API connectors
    • Pay-as-you-go entry edition

    Cons

    • Credit-based pricing makes costs hard to estimate up front
    • Entry edition limited to two users and hourly syncs
    • Smaller connector catalogue than Fivetran or Airbyte
    Visit Rivery Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.377
    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

    Is Rivery a good Keboola alternative?

    Verified facts

    4 of 4 verified
    Starting price
    $0.90 per credit (Base)
    Checked Nov 8, 2026rivery.io(opens source in a new tab)
    Connectors
    200+ data sources
    Checked Nov 8, 2026rivery.io(opens source in a new tab)
    Reverse ETL
    Included
    Checked Nov 8, 2026rivery.io(opens source in a new tab)
    Entry edition users
    2
    Checked Nov 8, 2026rivery.io(opens source in a new tab)
  4. dbt logo

    4. dbt

    Best for: Analytics engineers who want version-controlled, tested SQL models in their data warehouse

    Open sourceSelf-hostableWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux

    59.4

    score / 100

    Why switch from Keboola

    If transformations are the main need, dbt is the standard SQL modelling layer on your own warehouse.

    Pros

    • Open-source core under Apache 2.0, usable without paying for the cloud platform
    • Models, tests and docs live in Git and go through normal code review
    • Works across the major warehouses and lakehouses
    • Large community and package ecosystem

    Cons

    • Only transforms data; you still need a separate tool to extract and load it
    • Team plan is priced per developer seat, which adds up for larger teams
    • Assumes comfort with SQL, Git and the command line
    Visit dbt Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.369
    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

    Is dbt a good Keboola alternative?

    Verified facts

    4 of 4 verified
    License
    Apache 2.0
    Checked Nov 3, 2026github.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free plan
    1 developer seat, 3,000 models/month
    Checked Nov 8, 2026getdbt.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Starting price
    $100 per user/month (Starter)
    Checked Nov 8, 2026getdbt.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Owner
    Merged with Fivetran
    Checked Nov 8, 2026getdbt.com(opens source in a new tab)
  5. Matillion logo

    5. Matillion

    Best for: Data teams on Snowflake, Databricks or BigQuery who want loading and transformation in one visual tool

    PaidWeb

    57.5

    score / 100

    Why switch from Keboola

    Visual ELT and transformation pipelines that run inside Snowflake, Databricks or Redshift, for teams that want a warehouse-native tool.

    Pros

    • Covers loading, transformation and orchestration in one product
    • Visual canvas with SQL and Python when you need code
    • Git built into projects for version control
    • Can be paid through AWS, Azure or Snowflake billing

    Cons

    • No free plan, only a trial
    • Credit-based billing makes monthly cost hard to predict
    • Custom SSO, lineage and hybrid deployment are limited to the top Scale edition
    Visit Matillion Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.363
    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

    Is Matillion a good Keboola alternative?

    Verified facts

    6 of 6 verified
    Free trial
    Yes
    Checked Nov 8, 2026matillion.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Pricing model
    Consumption credits
    Checked Nov 8, 2026matillion.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Editions
    Developer, Teams, Scale
    Checked Nov 8, 2026matillion.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Marketplace billing
    AWS, Azure, Snowflake
    Checked Nov 8, 2026matillion.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Founded
    2011, Manchester
    Checked Nov 8, 2026matillion.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Connectors
    150+
    Checked Nov 8, 2026matillion.com(opens source in a new tab)
  6. Stitch logo

    6. Stitch

    Best for: Small analytics teams that want simple, row-priced pipelines into a cloud warehouse

    PaidWeb

    55.9

    score / 100

    Why switch from Keboola

    Simple hosted ingestion into a warehouse with row-based pricing, for teams that only need the extract-and-load part of Keboola.

    Pros

    • Straightforward self-serve setup and published row-based pricing
    • Field-level selection and cron scheduling for each integration
    • SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 compliance on every plan

    Cons

    • Standard plan allows only one destination and ten standard sources
    • Enterprise sources and unlimited users need annual higher-tier plans
    • Fewer connectors and less active development than larger rivals
    Visit Stitch Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.357
    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

    Is Stitch a good Keboola alternative?

    Verified facts

    4 of 4 verified
    Starting price
    $100/month (Standard)
    Checked Nov 8, 2026stitchdata.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free trial
    14 days, no card
    Checked Nov 8, 2026stitchdata.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Compliance
    SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001
    Checked Nov 8, 2026stitchdata.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Owner
    Qlik
    Checked Nov 8, 2026stitchdata.com(opens source in a new tab)

The best Keboola alternative for…

The highest-ranked app in this list for each need.

Airbyte logo

Best Keboola alternative for most people

Airbyte

Open-source and self-hostable, for teams that want full control over pipelines.

dbt logo

Best Keboola alternative for a free option

dbt

If transformations are the main need, dbt is the standard SQL modelling layer on your own warehouse.

Fivetran logo

Best Keboola alternative for a free plan you can upgrade

Fivetran

Focused purely on managed connectors, for teams that already have a warehouse and dbt.

Airbyte logo

Best Keboola alternative for open source

Airbyte

Open-source and self-hostable, for teams that want full control over pipelines.

Airbyte logo

Best Keboola alternative for self-hosting

Airbyte

Open-source and self-hostable, for teams that want full control over pipelines.

dbt logo

Best Keboola alternative for Mac

dbt

If transformations are the main need, dbt is the standard SQL modelling layer on your own warehouse.

dbt logo

Best Keboola alternative for Windows

dbt

If transformations are the main need, dbt is the standard SQL modelling layer on your own warehouse.

dbt logo

Best Keboola alternative for Linux

dbt

If transformations are the main need, dbt is the standard SQL modelling layer on your own warehouse.

Rivery logo

Best Keboola alternative for working in the browser

Rivery

Similar all-in-one ELT with orchestration and reverse ETL, priced on usage credits.

Keboola alternatives: common questions

What is the best alternative to Keboola?

Airbyte ranks first right now. Open-source and self-hostable, for teams that want full control over pipelines. Fivetran and Rivery follow it in our ranking.

Keboola vs Airbyte: what's the difference?

Keboola is free with paid plans; Airbyte is free and open source. Airbyte is open source and Keboola is not. Both run on Web.

Is Keboola free?

Keboola is free with paid plans. Free plan: 60 compute minutes/month; Extra usage: $0.14 per minute; Free plan hosting: Azure, EU. Checked on Keboola's own site, November 2026.

How much do Keboola alternatives cost?

Verified prices for the top-ranked Keboola alternatives: Airbyte, $20/month (cloud); Fivetran, Usage-based; $5 monthly base charge per standard connection; Rivery, $0.90 per credit (Base); dbt, $100 per user/month (Starter); Stitch, $100/month (Standard). Each price was checked on the app's own site; see each card below for the date and source.

Is there a free alternative to Keboola?

Yes. Airbyte (open source), Fivetran (free plan + paid) and dbt (open source) have a free option. Check each app's verified facts for current plan limits.

Is there an open-source alternative to Keboola?

Yes: Airbyte and dbt. Airbyte and dbt can also be self-hosted.

Which Keboola alternatives work on Linux?

dbt runs on Linux.

Why do people switch from Keboola?

The complaints we hear most: free plan projects run only in Azure EU and lack data sharing; enterprise pricing is not published; all-in-one design is more than needed if you only want connectors.

How is this list ranked?

Every app is scored with the same published formula: how directly it replaces Keboola, reviews (weighted by verification), visits from AppBreakup, how recently its facts were checked against its own website, and reader votes.