# dlt vs Stitch

| Attribute | dlt | Stitch |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 64.7 (46% (low)) | 68.1 (70% (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":"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. It is indexed under Data Engineering Tools.","source":"https://www.stitchdata.com/pricing/","question":"What is Stitch?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Stitch offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $100 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.stitchdata.com/pricing/","question":"Is Stitch free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Stitch. 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://www.stitchdata.com/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Stitch support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Stitch, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.stitchdata.com/pricing/","question":"Can Stitch be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 11 integrations for Stitch, including Datadog, PagerDuty, Slack, Talend Cloud, AWS, Google, Microsoft and Snowflake, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.stitchdata.com/pricing/","question":"What does Stitch integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Stitch. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Stitch not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.stitchdata.com/platform/security/","question":"What security certifications does Stitch have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Stitch is available in the United Kingdom, the United States, the EU, Brazil and Singapore. Its primary market is the United Kingdom. The vendor is headquartered in the United Kingdom.","source":"https://www.stitchdata.com","question":"Where is Stitch available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":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. | 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. |
| 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}` | `{"role":"elt","paradigm":"batch","elt_pushdown":true,"python_first":true,"managed_cloud":true,"connector_count":"130+","incremental_runs":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5,000 | 130 |
| 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":"Datadog"},{"name":"PagerDuty"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Talend Cloud"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Microsoft"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"SAP"},{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"Cloudera"}]` |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":["GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["GB","US","EU","BR","SG"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":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":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard","summary":"From $100/month for 5M rows. Usage scales with row volume.","features":["7-day historical sync","7-day extraction log retention","SOC 2 Type II compliance","ISO 27001 compliance","Notification extensibility","Post-load webhooks (add-on)","Advanced scheduling (add-on)","Connect API access (add-on)","HIPAA BAA signing (add-on)","Site-to-site VPN (add-on)","AWS private link (add-on)","Reverse SSH tunnel (add-on)","VPC peering AWS (add-on)"],"minSeats":5,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Usage-based plan for individuals and small teams beginning data integration","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"5","sources":"10 (standard)","destinations":"1","rows_per_month":"5-300 million","log_retention_days":"7","historical_sync_days":"7"}},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","summary":"$1,500/month (billed annually, $18,000/year)","features":["60-day extraction log retention","SOC 2 Type II compliance","ISO 27001 compliance","Notification extensibility","Post-load webhooks","Advanced scheduling","Connect API access","HIPAA BAA signing","Site-to-site VPN","AWS private link","Reverse SSH tunnel","VPC peering AWS"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Fixed-cost plan for teams requiring advanced features and more sources","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","sources":"unlimited (enterprise)","destinations":"3","rows_per_month":"100 million","log_retention_days":"60","historical_sync_days":"7"}},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"$3,000/month (billed annually, $36,000/year)","features":["60-day extraction log retention","SOC 2 Type II compliance","ISO 27001 compliance","Notification extensibility","Post-load webhooks","Advanced scheduling","Connect API access","HIPAA BAA signing","Site-to-site VPN","AWS private link","Reverse SSH tunnel","VPC peering AWS"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":3000,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"High-volume plan for fast-growing organizations with mission-critical data needs","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"users":"unlimited","sources":"unlimited (enterprise)","destinations":"5","rows_per_month":"1 billion","log_retention_days":"60","historical_sync_days":"7"}},{"free":false,"name":"Stitch Platform","summary":"Custom pricing for agencies","features":["Isolated data pipelines per client","Advanced settings and features","99% uptime SLA","Mission-critical support"],"description":"Multi-tenant platform for agencies managing client data pipelines","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional rows"},{"name":"Additional destinations"},{"name":"HIPAA (BAA signing)"},{"name":"Site-to-site VPN"},{"name":"AWS private link"},{"name":"Reverse SSH tunnel"},{"name":"VPC peering (AWS)"}],"summary":"From $100/month (Standard, usage-based). 14-day free trial. Annual contracts for Advanced ($18k/year) and Premium ($36k/year).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.stitchdata.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:39:47.504Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | high | high |
| 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.sla_pct | - | 99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| 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 | Stitch |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool role | ELT / ingestion | ELT / ingestion |
| Processing paradigm | Batch + streaming | Batch |
| **Connectivity** |  |  |
| Connector count | 5,000+ | 130+ |
| 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 2026-10-16T20:10:36.037Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*