# dlt vs Hevo Data

| Attribute | dlt | Hevo Data |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 64.7 (46% (low)) | 65.6 (58% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 36 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 23 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 5,969 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A hosted service combining the open-source dlt Python library with managed infrastructure, observability, data quality testing, and team collaboration features for building and running data pipelines. It is indexed under Data Engineering Tools.","source":"https://dlthub.com/pricing","question":"What is dlt?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"dlt is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $0.80. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://dlthub.com/pricing","question":"Is dlt free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"dlt supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://dlthub.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does dlt support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. dlt can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://dlthub.com/pricing","question":"Can dlt be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 28 integrations for dlt, including Salesforce, PostgreSQL, HubSpot, Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, MotherDuck and DuckDB, plus 20 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://dlthub.com/pricing","question":"What does dlt integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for dlt. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as dlt not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://dlthub.com/privacy-policy","question":"What security certifications does dlt have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. dlt is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt","question":"Is dlt open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"dlt is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Germany.","source":"https://dlthub.com/pricing","question":"Where is dlt available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A unified platform for moving data from multiple sources to data warehouses with real-time replication capabilities, integrated dbt-based transformation, and comprehensive monitoring and recovery features. It is indexed under Data Engineering Tools.","source":"https://hevodata.com/hevo-vs-fivetran-pricing-calculator/","question":"What is Hevo Data?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Hevo Data is a paid product; published pricing starts at $265 per month. It is sold across 4 plans (Free, Starter, Professional and Business Critical). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://hevodata.com","question":"How much does Hevo Data cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Hevo Data. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://hevodata.com/hevo-vs-fivetran-pricing-calculator/","question":"What platforms does Hevo Data support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Hevo Data, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://hevodata.com/hevo-vs-fivetran-pricing-calculator/","question":"Can Hevo Data be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 47 integrations for Hevo Data, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, Oracle, Redshift, BigQuery and MariaDB, plus 39 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://hevodata.com/hevo-vs-fivetran-pricing-calculator/","question":"What does Hevo Data integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Hevo Data. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Hevo Data not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://hevodata.com/security/","question":"What security certifications does Hevo Data have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Hevo Data is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://hevodata.com/hevo-vs-fivetran-pricing-calculator/","question":"Where is Hevo Data available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true}` |
| description.long | A managed platform that enables teams to build, deploy, and monitor data pipelines with AI assistance, built on the open-source dlt library. It provides runtime management, observability, data quality monitoring, and team collaboration features for moving data from any source to any destination. | A cloud-native ELT platform that automates data movement from 150+ sources into data warehouses with built-in dbt-based transformations, automatic schema drift handling, and enterprise security controls. |
| features.capabilities | `{"cdc":true,"role":"elt","lineage":true,"paradigm":"both","dbt_native":true,"data_quality":true,"elt_pushdown":true,"python_first":true,"managed_cloud":true,"connector_count":"5,000+","self_hosted_oss":true,"incremental_runs":true,"reverse_etl_addon":true,"custom_connector_sdk":true,"schema_drift_handling":true,"self_hosted_available":true,"managed_cloud_available":true,"pii_masking_at_ingestion":true}` | `{"cdc":true,"role":"elt","soc2":true,"lineage":false,"paradigm":"both","dbt_native":true,"cdc_support":true,"data_quality":true,"elt_pushdown":true,"python_first":false,"managed_cloud":true,"connector_count":"150+","self_hosted_oss":false,"incremental_runs":true,"streaming_ingestion":true,"custom_connector_sdk":true,"distributed_executor":true,"schema_drift_handling":true,"pii_masking_at_ingestion":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5,000 | 150 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"MotherDuck"},{"name":"DuckDB"},{"name":"SQLite"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Microsoft Azure"},{"name":"SFTP"},{"name":"Parquet"},{"name":"Apache Delta"},{"name":"Apache Iceberg"},{"name":"DuckLake"},{"name":"Pydantic Logfire"},{"name":"Arize"},{"name":"Langfuse"},{"name":"LangChain"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Apache Airflow"},{"name":"Dagster"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"Marimo"},{"name":"Hugging Face"},{"name":"Postgres","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Redshift","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Athena","native":true,"category":"query_engine","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Azure Storage","native":true,"category":"cloud_storage","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Delta Lake","native":true,"category":"data_format","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Claude Code","native":true,"category":"agentic_development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Codex","native":true,"category":"agentic_development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Cursor","native":true,"category":"ide","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"communication","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"version_control","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"LanceDB","native":false,"category":"vector_database","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"DataHub","native":false,"category":"metadata_platform","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Amazon Athena","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft SQL Server","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"ClickHouse","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Airflow","native":true,"category":"orchestration","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Claude","native":true,"category":"ai_assistant","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Streamlit","native":true,"category":"app_framework","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"SQL Server"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"Oracle"},{"name":"Redshift"},{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"MariaDB"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Shopify"},{"name":"Google Ads"},{"name":"Facebook Ads"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Azure Blob"},{"name":"SFTP"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"dbt Core"},{"name":"Google Analytics","native":true,"category":"analytics"},{"name":"Databricks","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse"},{"name":"Azure Synapse Analytics","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse"},{"name":"Microsoft SQL Server","native":true,"category":"database"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"chat"},{"name":"Kafka","native":true,"category":"streaming"},{"name":"Google Sheets","native":true,"category":"productivity"},{"name":"Segment","native":true,"category":"cdp"},{"name":"Amplitude","native":true,"category":"analytics"},{"name":"Firebase Analytics","native":true,"category":"analytics"},{"name":"Mixpanel","native":true,"category":"analytics"},{"name":"NetSuite","native":true,"category":"erp"},{"name":"Mailchimp","native":true,"category":"email"},{"name":"Klaviyo","native":true,"category":"email"},{"name":"Salesforce Marketing Cloud","native":true,"category":"marketing"},{"name":"TikTok Ads","native":true,"category":"advertising"},{"name":"Pinterest Ads","native":true,"category":"advertising"},{"name":"Amazon Ads","native":true,"category":"advertising"},{"name":"Apple Search Ads","native":true,"category":"advertising"},{"name":"QuickBooks Online","native":true,"category":"accounting"},{"name":"Intercom","native":true,"category":"support"},{"name":"Freshsales","native":true,"category":"crm"},{"name":"Pardot","native":true,"category":"marketing"},{"name":"SendGrid","native":true,"category":"email"},{"name":"ElasticSearch","native":true,"category":"search"},{"name":"AWS Opensearch","native":true,"category":"search"},{"name":"Apify","native":true,"category":"web_scraping"},{"name":"REST API","native":true,"category":"api"},{"name":"Webhooks","native":true,"category":"api"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["DE","IN","US","SG","AU"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"dlt","summary":"Free, open-source Apache 2.0","features":["Open source ingestion library","Reliable ingestion and loading","Limited verified OSS connectors","AI help and community support"],"description":"Open-source Apache 2.0 licensed data loading library","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Hub","summary":"$12,000/month with 5,000 credits included. Tiered overage pricing: $1.00–$0.80 per credit depending on volume.","features":["Everything in dlt","AI Harness (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor)","Managed runtime for ingestion","Transformations & Data apps","Data quality metrics & checks","Observability dashboard","Collaboration workflows for teams","Unlimited pipelines and notebooks","Data freshness triggers","Automatic backfilling","dbt model generator","Data apps (marimo and Streamlit)","Declarative quality checks per dataset, table or row","Schema and data contracts","PII redaction before load","Runs, schemas and lineage in dashboard","Stream logs from CLI or web UI","Slack alerting","Organisation and workspace roles","Secrets management","Environment variable manager","Regional data plane selection","Role-based access control (RBAC)"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":12000,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"credit"},"kind":"metered","amount":1,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Managed platform with observability and team collaboration","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits_per_month":"5000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Contact sales.","features":["Custom credits and volume pricing","Enterprise security and governance controls","Role-based access control (RBAC) and audit logs","SLA and tailored support options","Custom onboarding and architecture guidance"],"description":"Custom pricing with enterprise governance and support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Credit bundles","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":100,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"one_time","amount":190,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"one_time","amount":360,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"one_time","amount":700,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"one_time","amount":1360,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"one_time","amount":2640,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"one_time","amount":5120,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"one_time","amount":9920,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free open-source tier. Hub plan from $12,000/month with 5,000 included credits. Tiered overage pricing. 14-day free trial.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://dlthub.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T20:27:28.149Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":12000,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free, up to 1M events/month","features":["1-hour scheduling","Up to 5 users"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free forever for limited connectors","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"1M/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$299/month (monthly) or $265/month (annual, 12% off)","features":["Everything in Free, plus","Up to 10 users","150+ connectors","dbt integration","SSH/SSL","24/7 email and live chat support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":299,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":265,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"5M-50M/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$849/month (monthly) or $750/month (annual, 12% off)","features":["Everything in Starter, plus","Unlimited users","Hevo APIs for Pipeline automation","Reverse SSH","Add-ons available"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":849,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":750,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Best value","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"events":"20M-100M/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business Critical","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Professional, plus","Streaming Pipelines","Role Based Access Control","Single sign-on","Multiple Workspaces","VPC Peering","Advanced security certificates"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $0 (Free). Starter $265–$299/month. Professional $750–$849/month. Custom plans available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://hevodata.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T14:25:36.545Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":265,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | high | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":12000,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 12 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.31.0","date":"2026-10-07T13:21:11Z","type":"stable","version":"1.31.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.30.0","date":"2026-08-11T13:23:00Z","type":"stable","version":"1.30.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.29.1","date":"2026-07-24T11:32:31Z","type":"stable","version":"1.29.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.29.0","date":"2026-07-13T09:31:54Z","type":"stable","version":"1.29.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.28.2","date":"2026-07-10T12:29:18Z","type":"stable","version":"1.28.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.28.1","date":"2026-06-19T19:48:03Z","type":"stable","version":"1.28.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.28.0","date":"2026-06-15T16:14:02Z","type":"stable","version":"1.28.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.27.2","date":"2026-05-29T17:13:29Z","type":"stable","version":"1.27.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.27.0","date":"2026-05-19T12:55:55Z","type":"stable","version":"1.27.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.26.0","date":"2026-04-28T18:49:52Z","type":"stable","version":"1.26.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.25.0","date":"2026-04-15T07:41:56Z","type":"stable","version":"1.25.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.24.0","date":"2026-03-19T11:59:54Z","type":"stable","version":"1.24.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.23.0","date":"2026-03-06T14:47:17Z","type":"stable","version":"1.23.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.22.2","date":"2026-03-01T18:44:08Z","type":"stable","version":"1.22.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.22.1","date":"2026-02-23T20:59:59Z","type":"stable","version":"1.22.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.22.0","date":"2026-02-17T16:55:47Z","type":"stable","version":"1.22.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.21.0","date":"2026-01-20T12:11:39Z","type":"stable","version":"1.21.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.20.0","date":"2025-12-09T23:13:14Z","type":"stable","version":"1.20.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.19.1","date":"2025-12-02T22:02:07Z","type":"stable","version":"1.19.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/dlt-hub/dlt/releases/tag/1.19.0","date":"2025-12-01T15:52:25Z","type":"stable","version":"1.19.0"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active","auditor":"AICPA"},{"name":"GDPR","status":"active"},{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"},{"name":"CPRA","status":"active"},{"name":"DORA","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://hevodata.com/security/ |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=dlt&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Data Engineering Tools)

| Capability | dlt | Hevo Data |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool role | ELT / ingestion | ELT / ingestion |
| Processing paradigm | Batch + streaming | Batch + streaming |
| **Connectivity** |  |  |
| Connector count | 5,000+ | 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) | - | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:08:29.516Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*