What is Airbyte?
Airbyte is an open-source data integration platform built for the data democratization era. It allows you to stream data from applications, APIs, and databases to warehouses, lakes, and other destinations.
Some key features of Airbyte include:
- Open source - Airbyte is 100% free and open-source software
- Pre-built connectors - Comes with over 250 pre-built connectors to popular data sources and destinations
- Graphical interface - Easy to use UI to manage connections, transformations, syncing schedules
- Full refresh sync - Can perform full historical syncs for initial loads
- Incremental sync - Can do continual, incremental syncs to capture data changes
- Airflow integration - Integrates with Apache Airflow for more advanced orchestration
Airbyte focuses on making data integration accessible for less technical users. With its simple set-up and robust pre-built connectors, it's easier than ever to get all your business data synced to your preferred destinations.
It can be a more lightweight and customizable alternative compared to solutions like Fivetran or Stitch.
Talend, Jitterbit, Hevo Data, Stitch Data, Mule ESB, CloverDX Data Integration Platform, Astera Centerprise, Diyotta 4.0, Actian, Adeptia Integration Suite are some alternatives to Airbyte.