Comparison

Hevo Data vs Kestra

On the evidence we track, Hevo Data leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Hevo Data66
Kestra59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Hevo Data66 / 100medium · 58%
Kestra59 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Hevo Data✗
Kestra✓
Model
Hevo Datacommercial
Kestrafreemium
Price level
Hevo Dataunknown
Kestralow
Transparent
Hevo Data✓
Kestra✗
Integrations
Count
Hevo Data150
Kestra2,000
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Hevo Data✓
Kestra–
Gdpr
Hevo Data✓
Kestra✓
Hipaa
Hevo Data✓
Kestra–
Soc2
Hevo Data✓
Kestra✓
Reliability
Status page
Hevo Data✓
Kestra–
Content
Faq
Hevo Data7 items
Kestra7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool role
Hevo DataELT / ingestion
KestraOrchestrator
Processing paradigm
Hevo DataBatch + streaming
KestraBatch + streaming
Connectivity
Connector count
Hevo Data150+
Kestra1900+
CDC / log-based replication
Hevo Data✓
Kestra✗
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)
Hevo Data✓
Kestra✓
dbt-native orchestration
Hevo Data✓
Kestra✓
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available
Hevo Data✗
Kestra✓
Managed cloud available
Hevo Data✓
Kestra✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog
Hevo Data✗
Kestra✓
Authoring
Python-first authoring
Hevo Data✗
Kestra✓
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs
Hevo Data✓
Kestra✓
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests
Hevo Data✓
Kestra✓
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)
Hevo Data✓
Kestra✓

What each one is

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

Hevo Data

Leader

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.

Independently observed

Kestra

A language-agnostic platform that lets teams define and run business-critical workflows declaratively as code, with built-in scheduling, event-driven triggers, retries, failure handling, and full observability across cloud, on-premise, and air-gapped deployments.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Hevo Data

Leader
from $265/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $0 (Free). Starter $265–$299/month. Professional $750–$849/month. Custom plans available.

  • FreeFree
    • 1-hour scheduling
    • Up to 5 users
  • Starter$299/month (monthly) or $265/month (annual, 12% off)
    • Everything in Free, plus
    • Up to 10 users
    • 150+ connectors
    • dbt integration
    • SSH/SSL
    • +1 more
  • Professional$849/month (monthly) or $750/month (annual, 12% off)
    • Everything in Starter, plus
    • Unlimited users
    • Hevo APIs for Pipeline automation
    • Reverse SSH
    • Add-ons available
  • Business CriticalContact sales
    • Everything in Professional, plus
    • Streaming Pipelines
    • Role Based Access Control
    • Single sign-on
    • Multiple Workspaces
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Kestra

HybridFree tier
  • Open SourceFree
  • Kestra CloudManaged cloud with enterprise support
    • Fully Managed Platform (Hosting, Upgrades, Monitoring)
    • Built-in Security and Governance Features
    • Customer Success Program & Enterprise Support with SLA
    • Audit Logs
  • Kestra EnterpriseContact sales
    • Run anywhere Cloud, On-Prem, Air-Gapped
    • RBAC, audit logs, secrets management, asset lineage
    • AI Copilot (Any LLM Cloud or Self-Hosted)
    • Human-in-the-Loop Approvals
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Hevo Data✓
Kestra✓
CLI
Hevo Data✗
Kestra✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hevo Data✓
Kestra✓
Self-hosted
Hevo Data✗
Kestra✓
On-premise
Hevo Data✓
Kestra✓
Air-gapped
Hevo Data✗
Kestra✓

Integrations

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

In common (9)
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Salesforce
  • Facebook Ads
  • Google Cloud
  • Google Analytics
  • Slack
  • Kafka
  • ElasticSearch

Hevo Data

Leader
50 total - 41 not shared
  • SQL Server
  • MongoDB
  • Oracle
  • Redshift
  • BigQuery
  • MariaDB
  • HubSpot
  • Zendesk
  • Shopify
  • Google Ads
  • Amazon S3
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • Azure Blob
  • SFTP
  • Snowflake
  • dbt Core
  • Databricks
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Google Sheets
  • Segment
  • Amplitude
  • Firebase Analytics
  • Mixpanel
  • +17 more
Independently observed

Kestra

58 total - 49 not shared
  • Ansible
  • dbt
  • Spark
  • Airbyte
  • Dremio
  • Arrow Flight SQL
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • S3
  • Azure Data Lake Storage
  • Postgres
  • JDBC databases
  • HTTP APIs
  • Polars
  • Python
  • Bash
  • Node.js
  • Go
  • Apache Kafka
  • Apache Spark
  • +25 more
Independently observed
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