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Comparison

dlt vs Stitch

No clear leader: Stitch (68.1) and dlt (66.1) 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.

dlt full profile →Stitch full profile →
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dlt66
Stitch68
Score
Vioscale score
dlt66 / 100low · 49%
Stitch68 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
dlt✓
Stitch✓
Model
Price level
dltlow
Stitchhigh
Transparent
dlt✓
Stitch✓
Integrations
Count
dlt28
Stitch130
Security
Disclosure policy
dlt✓
Stitch✓
Fedramp
dlt–
Stitch✓
Gdpr
dlt✓
Stitch✓
Hipaa
dlt–
Stitch✓
Iso27001
dlt–
Stitch✓
Soc2
dlt–
Stitch✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
dlt–
Stitch99
Status page
dlt✓
Stitch✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
dlt23
Stitch–
Github stars
dlt5,779
Stitch–
Activity
Commits last 30d
dlt52
Stitch–
Release
Cadence days
dlt12
Stitch–
History
dlt20 items
Stitch–
License
Spdx
dltApache-2.0
Stitch–
Language
Primary
dltPython
Stitch–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool role
dltELT / ingestion
StitchELT / ingestion
Processing paradigm
dltBatch + streaming
StitchBatch
Connectivity
Connector count
dlt5,000+
Stitch130+
CDC / log-based replication
dlt✓
Stitch-
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)
dlt✓
Stitch✓
dbt-native orchestration
dlt-
Stitch-
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available
dlt✓
Stitch-
Managed cloud available
dlt✓
Stitch✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog
dlt✓
Stitch-
Authoring
Python-first authoring
dlt✓
Stitch✓
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs
dlt✓
Stitch✓
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests
dlt✓
Stitch-
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)
dlt-
Stitch-

What each one is

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

dlt

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.

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.

dlt

from $0.80/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

From $1,190/month with 500 included credits. Free open-source tier. 14-day free trial with $30 credits.

  • dltFree
    • Apache 2.0 open-source license
    • Code-first ingestion library
    • Reliable ingestion and loading
    • Limited verified OSS connectors
    • AI help and community support
    • +2 more
  • dltHub$1,190/month base + $0.80–$1.00/credit for usage beyond 500 credits/month. 5% discount on annual commitment.
    • Everything in dlt, plus:
    • Managed runtime
    • Hosted Marimo notebooks
    • AI Workbench (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor)
    • Data quality metrics and checks
    • +6 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • 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
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
dlt✓
Stitch✓
CLI
dlt✓
Stitch✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
dlt✓
Stitch✓
Self-hosted
dlt✓
Stitch✗
Hybrid
dlt✓
Stitch✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Snowflake
  • Databricks

dlt

28 total - 26 not shared
  • Salesforce
  • PostgreSQL
  • HubSpot
  • BigQuery
  • MotherDuck
  • DuckDB
  • SQLite
  • MySQL
  • Amazon S3
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Microsoft Azure
  • SFTP
  • Parquet
  • Apache Delta
  • Apache Iceberg
  • DuckLake
  • Pydantic Logfire
  • Arize
  • Langfuse
  • LangChain
  • OpenAI
  • Apache Airflow
  • Dagster
  • AWS Lambda
  • +2 more
Independently observed

Stitch

11 total - 9 not shared
  • Datadog
  • PagerDuty
  • Slack
  • Talend Cloud
  • AWS
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • SAP
  • Cloudera
Independently observed

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