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Comparison

Apache Airflow vs Stitch

No clear leader: Apache Airflow (69.0) and Stitch (68.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Apache Airflow69
Stitch68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Apache Airflow69 / 100medium · 66%
Stitch68 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch✓
Model
Apache Airflowopen_source
Stitchfreemium
Price level
Apache Airflowfree
Stitchhigh
Transparent
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch✓
Integrations
Count
Apache Airflow54
Stitch130
Security
Disclosure policy
Apache Airflow–
Stitch✓
Fedramp
Apache Airflow–
Stitch✓
Gdpr
Apache Airflow–
Stitch✓
Hipaa
Apache Airflow–
Stitch✓
Iso27001
Apache Airflow–
Stitch✓
Scorecard
Apache Airflow7.3
Stitch–
Soc2
Apache Airflow–
Stitch✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Apache Airflow–
Stitch99
Status page
Apache Airflow–
Stitch✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache Airflow189
Stitch–
Github stars
Apache Airflow47,054
Stitch–
Package downloads weekly
Apache Airflow1,607,065
Stitch–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache Airflow100
Stitch–
Release
Cadence days
Apache Airflow14
Stitch–
History
Apache Airflow20 items
Stitch–
License
Spdx
Apache AirflowApache-2.0
Stitch–
Language
Primary
Apache AirflowPython
Stitch–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Apache Airflow6 items
Stitch7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool role
Apache AirflowOrchestrator
StitchELT / ingestion
Processing paradigm
Apache AirflowBatch
StitchBatch
Connectivity
Connector count
Apache Airflow100+
Stitch130+
CDC / log-based replication
Apache Airflow-
Stitch-
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)
Apache Airflow-
Stitch✓
dbt-native orchestration
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch-
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch-
Managed cloud available
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch-
Authoring
Python-first authoring
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch✓
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch✓
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch-
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch-

What each one is

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

Apache Airflow

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

Stitch

An ELT service that ingests data from 130+ cloud and on-premises applications and data sources, automatically replicating it to data warehouses, data lakes, and lakehouses. It handles extraction, scheduling, monitoring, and loading with minimal configuration required.

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

Open source
as of verify ↗

Stitch

from $100/moUsage-basedFree tier14-day trial

From $100/month (Standard, usage-based). 14-day free trial. Annual contracts for Advanced ($18k/year) and Premium ($36k/year).

  • StandardFrom $100/month for 5M rows. Usage scales with row volume.
    • 7-day historical sync
    • 7-day extraction log retention
    • SOC 2 Type II compliance
    • ISO 27001 compliance
    • Notification extensibility
    • +8 more
  • AdvancedContact sales
    • 60-day extraction log retention
    • SOC 2 Type II compliance
    • ISO 27001 compliance
    • Notification extensibility
    • Post-load webhooks
    • +7 more
  • PremiumContact sales
    • 60-day extraction log retention
    • SOC 2 Type II compliance
    • ISO 27001 compliance
    • Notification extensibility
    • Post-load webhooks
    • +7 more
  • Stitch PlatformContact sales
    • Isolated data pipelines per client
    • Advanced settings and features
    • 99% uptime SLA
    • Mission-critical support
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✓
Stitch✗
macOS
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch✗
Linux
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch✗
CLI
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch✓
Self-hosted
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch✗
On-premise
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch✗
Hybrid
Apache Airflow✓
Stitch✗

Integrations

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

In common (5)
  • Databricks
  • Snowflake
  • Slack
  • Datadog
  • PagerDuty

Apache Airflow

61 total - 56 not shared
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • dbt Cloud
  • Salesforce
  • Tableau
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Cassandra
  • Apache Flink
  • Apache Druid
  • Elasticsearch
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Cohere
  • Pinecone
  • +32 more
Independently observed

Stitch

11 total - 6 not shared
  • Talend Cloud
  • AWS
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • SAP
  • Cloudera
Independently observed
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Apache Airflow or Stitch: which one depends on you

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