Apache NiFi
A scalable, visual data orchestration platform with built-in monitoring and end-to-end lineage tracking
- Also known as
- apache-nifi
Available worldwide
What is Apache NiFi?
Open-source software for automating data workflow design and management with event stream and batch processing support. Includes built-in data lineage visualization, horizontal scaling through clustering, and enterprise-grade security with role-based access controls.
Apache NiFi pricing
We don't have Apache NiFi's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
What Apache NiFi does
The capabilities that matter for data engineering tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Tool role
- Orchestrator
- Processing paradigm
- Batch + streaming
- Connector count
- 200+
- CDC / log-based replication
- ✓
- In-warehouse transformation (push-down)
- ✗
- dbt-native orchestration
- -
- Self-hosted / open-source available
- ✓
- Managed cloud available
- -
- Data lineage / asset catalog
- ✓
- Python-first authoring
- -
- Incremental / partition-aware runs
- -
- Built-in data quality / tests
- ✓
- Horizontal scale (distributed executor)
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Linux
- Windows
- On-premise
- Self-hosted
Integrations (50)
Independently observed- Amazon S3
- Amazon SQS
- Amazon DynamoDB
- Amazon Lambda
- Amazon Kinesis
- Amazon Polly
- Amazon Transcribe
- Amazon Translate
- Amazon Textract
- CloudWatch
- Azure Blob Storage
- Azure Data Lake Storage
- Azure Event Hub
- Azure Cosmos DB
- Azure Data Explorer
- Azure Queue Storage
- Google Cloud Pub/Sub
- Google BigQuery
- Google Cloud Vision
- Google Drive
- Apache Kafka
- Apache MQTT
- Apache JMS
- MongoDB
- Elasticsearch
- Redis
- Splunk
- Salesforce
- Slack
- HubSpot
- Shopify
- Zendesk
- Workday
- Box
- Dropbox
- SFTP
- FTP
- SMB
- HTTP
- IMAP
- POP3
- SMTP
- Snowflake
- BigQuery
- MySQL
- JDBC
- Airtable
- SNMP
- Syslog
- Iceberg
Apache NiFi FAQ
Common questions about Apache NiFi, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Apache NiFi?
Apache NiFi is an open-source data orchestration platform that enables reliable, guaranteed-delivery processing and routing of data flows with complete tracking and provenance. It provides visual pipeline design, real-time configuration changes, and extensive integrations with enterprise systems, cloud services, and data platforms. It is indexed under Data Engineering Tools.
Source: https://nifi.apache.org
Is Apache NiFi free to use?
Apache NiFi is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://nifi.apache.org
What platforms does Apache NiFi support?
Apache NiFi supports the web, Windows, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://nifi.apache.org
Can Apache NiFi be self-hosted?
Yes. Apache NiFi can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://nifi.apache.org
What does Apache NiFi integrate with?
We have confirmed 47 integrations for Apache NiFi, including Amazon S3, Amazon SQS, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Lambda, Amazon Kinesis, Amazon Polly, Amazon Transcribe and Amazon Translate, plus 39 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://nifi.apache.org
Is Apache NiFi open source?
Yes. Apache NiFi 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/apache/nifi
Apache NiFi alternatives
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Compare Apache NiFi
Side by side against other data engineering tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Apache NiFi, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 87 | 0.08 | 6.8 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 63 | 0.09 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 66 | 0.07 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 78 | 0.05 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| Security score | 70 | 0.04 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Stars | 72 | 0.03 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 6,227 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 66% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Cdc: Yes · Role: orchestrator · Lineage: Yes · Paradigm: both · Data quality: Yes · Elt pushdown: No | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 200 | mediumsource · 2026-08-13 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Java | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | Apache-2.0 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 95% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-13 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Scorecard | 7 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
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