Comparison

Apache Airflow vs Hevo Data

On the evidence we track, Apache Airflow leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Apache Airflow73

Hevo Data65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Apache AirflowLeader	Hevo Data
Vioscale score	73 / 100medium · 66%	65 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	100	150
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.3	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=apache-airflow-providers-common-sql&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	189	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	46,610	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	3,883,451	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Apache Airflow73 / 100medium · 66%

Hevo Data65 / 100medium · 58%

Pricing

Free tier

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✗

Model

Apache Airflowopen_source

Hevo Datacommercial

Price level

Apache Airflowfree

Hevo Dataunknown

Transparent

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✓

Integrations

Count

Apache Airflow100

Hevo Data150

Security

Disclosure policy

Apache Airflow–

Hevo Data✓

Gdpr

Apache Airflow–

Hevo Data✓

Hipaa

Apache Airflow–

Hevo Data✓

Scorecard

Apache Airflow7.3

Hevo Data–

Soc2

Apache Airflow–

Hevo Data✓

Vulnerabilities

Apache AirflowCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=apache-airflow-providers-common-sql&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Hevo Data–

Reliability

Status page

Apache Airflow–

Hevo Data✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Apache Airflow189

Hevo Data–

Github stars

Apache Airflow46,610

Hevo Data–

Package downloads weekly

Apache Airflow3,883,451

Hevo Data–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Apache Airflow100

Hevo Data–

Release

Cadence days

Apache Airflow13

Hevo Data–

History

Apache Airflow20 items

Hevo Data–

License

Spdx

Apache AirflowApache-2.0

Hevo Data–

Language

Primary

Apache AirflowPython

Hevo Data–

Market

Availability

Apache Airflow–

Hevo DataAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data engineering tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Data Engineering Tools
Capability	Apache Airflow	Hevo Data
Core
Tool role	Orchestrator	ELT / ingestion
Processing paradigm	Batch	Batch + streaming
Connectivity
Connector count	100+	150+
CDC / log-based replication	-	✓
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)	-	✓
dbt-native orchestration	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available	✓	✗
Managed cloud available	✓	✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog	✓	✗
Authoring
Python-first authoring	✓	✗
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs	✓	✓
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests	-	✗
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)	✓	✓

Core

Tool role

Apache AirflowOrchestrator

Hevo DataELT / ingestion

Processing paradigm

Apache AirflowBatch

Hevo DataBatch + streaming

Connectivity

Connector count

Apache Airflow100+

Hevo Data150+

CDC / log-based replication

Apache Airflow-

Hevo Data✓

Transformation

In-warehouse transformation (push-down)

Apache Airflow-

Hevo Data✓

dbt-native orchestration

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✓

Deployment

Self-hosted / open-source available

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✗

Managed cloud available

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✓

Governance

Data lineage / asset catalog

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✗

Authoring

Python-first authoring

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✗

Execution

Incremental / partition-aware runs

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✓

Quality

Built-in data quality / tests

Apache Airflow-

Hevo Data✗

Scale

Horizontal scale (distributed executor)

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache Airflow

Leader

A community-built orchestration system that enables users to define data pipelines and tasks in Python, execute them on distributed workers, and monitor progress through a web-based interface. It supports dynamic pipeline generation, extensive third-party integrations, and operates best for batch-oriented workflows.

Independently observed

Hevo Data

Hevo is an end-to-end ELT platform that automates data movement from 150+ sources into warehouses with built-in dbt-based transformations and real-time operational visibility. It handles schema changes automatically, recovers from failures without manual intervention, and scales to process petabytes of data monthly.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache Airflow

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Free, open-source project. Managed cloud versions available through third parties.

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Hevo Data

from $265/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $0 (Free). Starter $265–$299/month. Professional $750–$849/month. Custom plans available.

FreeFree
- 1-hour scheduling
- Up to 5 users
Starter$299/month (monthly) or $265/month (annual, 12% off)
- Everything in Free, plus
- Up to 10 users
- 150+ connectors
- dbt integration
- SSH/SSL
- +1 more
Professional$849/month (monthly) or $750/month (annual, 12% off)
- Everything in Starter, plus
- Unlimited users
- Hevo APIs for Pipeline automation
- Reverse SSH
- Add-ons available
Business CriticalContact sales
- Everything in Professional, plus
- Streaming Pipelines
- Role Based Access Control
- Single sign-on
- Multiple Workspaces
- +2 more

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Apache Airflow	Hevo Data
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✓

Linux

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✗

CLI

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✓

Self-hosted

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✗

On-premise

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✗

Hybrid

Apache Airflow✓

Hevo Data✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (7)

Snowflake
Salesforce
PostgreSQL
MySQL
MongoDB
Oracle
Zendesk

Apache Airflow

Leader

50 total - 43 not shared

Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Databricks
dbt Cloud
Slack
Tableau
Redis
Kubernetes
Docker
Apache Spark
Apache Kafka
Apache Cassandra
Apache Flink
Apache Druid
Elasticsearch
Datadog
Jenkins
GitHub
OpenAI
Anthropic
Cohere
Pinecone
Weaviate
+19 more

Independently observed

Hevo Data

21 total - 14 not shared

SQL Server
Redshift
BigQuery
MariaDB
HubSpot
Shopify
Google Ads
Facebook Ads
Amazon S3
Google Cloud Storage
Azure Blob
SFTP
Google Cloud
dbt Core

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.