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Comparison

Kestra vs Stitch

On the evidence we track, Stitch leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Kestra full profile →Stitch full profile →
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Kestra61
★Stitch68
Score
Vioscale score
Kestra61 / 100medium · 55%
Stitch68 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Kestra✓
Stitch✓
Model
Kestrafreemium
Stitchfreemium
Price level
Kestralow
Stitchhigh
Transparent
Kestra✗
Stitch✓
Integrations
Count
Kestra1,900
Stitch130
Security
Disclosure policy
Kestra–
Stitch✓
Fedramp
Kestra–
Stitch✓
Gdpr
Kestra✓
Stitch✓
Hipaa
Kestra–
Stitch✓
Iso27001
Kestra–
Stitch✓
Soc2
Kestra✓
Stitch✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Kestra–
Stitch99
Status page
Kestra–
Stitch✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool role
KestraOrchestrator
StitchELT / ingestion
Processing paradigm
KestraBatch + streaming
StitchBatch
Connectivity
Connector count
Kestra1900+
Stitch130+
CDC / log-based replication
Kestra✗
Stitch-
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)
Kestra✓
Stitch✓
dbt-native orchestration
Kestra✓
Stitch-
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available
Kestra✓
Stitch-
Managed cloud available
Kestra✓
Stitch✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog
Kestra✓
Stitch-
Authoring
Python-first authoring
Kestra✓
Stitch✓
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs
Kestra✓
Stitch✓
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests
Kestra✓
Stitch-
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)
Kestra✓
Stitch-

What each one is

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

Kestra

An open-source platform designed for orchestrating complex, long-running workflows across data pipelines, AI systems, and infrastructure operations. Supports multiple languages and deployment models (cloud, self-hosted, air-gapped), with built-in reliability features like retries, backfills, and comprehensive observability.

Independently observed

Stitch

Leader

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.

Kestra

HybridFree tier

Free open-source tier; managed and self-hosted enterprise options available

  • Open SourceFree
    • Workflow design & execution
    • Scheduling & event triggers
    • Real-time processing
    • Embedded code editor
    • Git integration & versioning
    • +1 more
  • Kestra CloudManaged cloud orchestration
    • Fully managed hosting
    • Built-in security and governance
    • Role-based access control
    • Audit logs
    • Asset lineage
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Annual subscription model
    • Customer success program with SLA
    • 24-hour response time
    • Audit logs and governance
    • Multi-tenancy support
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Stitch

Leader
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
Kestra✓
Stitch✓
CLI
Kestra✓
Stitch✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Kestra✓
Stitch✓
Self-hosted
Kestra✓
Stitch✗
On-premise
Kestra✓
Stitch✗
Air-gapped
Kestra✓
Stitch✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Slack
  • PagerDuty

Kestra

45 total - 43 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
  • +19 more
Independently observed

Stitch

Leader
11 total - 9 not shared
  • Datadog
  • Talend Cloud
  • AWS
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • Snowflake
  • SAP
  • Databricks
  • Cloudera
Independently observed

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