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Comparison

Apache Airflow vs Matillion

On the evidence we track, Apache Airflow leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Apache Airflow69
Matillion57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Airflow69 / 100medium · 66%
Matillion57 / 100low · 37%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion–
Model
Apache Airflowopen_source
Matillioncommercial
Price level
Apache Airflowfree
Matillionunknown
Transparent
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion✓
Integrations
Count
Apache Airflow54
Matillion150
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Airflow–
Matillion✓
Scorecard
Apache Airflow7.3
Matillion–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Apache Airflow–
Matillion✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Airflow189
Matillion–
Github stars
Apache Airflow47,054
Matillion–
Package downloads weekly
Apache Airflow1,607,065
Matillion–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Airflow100
Matillion–
Release
Cadence days
Apache Airflow14
Matillion–
History
Apache Airflow20 items
Matillion–
License
Spdx
Apache AirflowApache-2.0
Matillion–
Language
Primary
Apache AirflowPython
Matillion–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Apache Airflow6 items
Matillion6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool role
Apache AirflowOrchestrator
MatillionELT / ingestion
Processing paradigm
Apache AirflowBatch
MatillionBatch + streaming
Connectivity
Connector count
Apache Airflow100+
Matillion150+
CDC / log-based replication
Apache Airflow-
Matillion✓
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)
Apache Airflow-
Matillion✓
dbt-native orchestration
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion-
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion-
Managed cloud available
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion-
Authoring
Python-first authoring
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion-
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion✓
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion-
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion-

What each one is

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

Apache Airflow

Leader

Apache Airflow is a workflow orchestration platform that enables users to define data pipelines in Python and schedule their execution across distributed workers. It provides a web interface for visualization and monitoring, plus extensive integrations with cloud platforms and services.

Independently observed

Matillion

A data integration and ETL platform designed for cloud data warehouses, featuring 150+ connectors and orchestration capabilities. It combines visual pipeline builder tools with AI-driven automation to build and manage data pipelines, supporting major cloud warehouses like Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, and Redshift.

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 source
as of verify ↗

Matillion

Subscription

Flexible and transparent pricing that matches your usage

  • Maia Foundation-
  • Maia Team-
  • Maia Context Engine-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion✓
macOS
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion✗
Linux
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion✗
CLI
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion✓
Self-hosted
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion✓
On-premise
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion✓
Hybrid
Apache Airflow✓
Matillion✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Databricks
  • Snowflake

Apache Airflow

Leader
61 total - 59 not shared
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • dbt Cloud
  • Slack
  • Salesforce
  • Tableau
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Cassandra
  • Apache Flink
  • Apache Druid
  • Elasticsearch
  • Datadog
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • +35 more
Independently observed

Matillion

7 total - 5 not shared
  • Google BigQuery
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Microsoft Azure Synapse
  • BigQuery
  • Redshift
Independently observed
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