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Meltano

The only EL tool built for data engineers·meltano.com

Meltano is an ETL platform built on open-source foundations that lets data engineers extract and load data from 500+ pre-built connectors via UI, CLI, API, or AI. It integrates with dbt and Elementary for transformation and data validation, models pipelines as code with Git-based governance, and provides built-in orchestration with schedules, triggers, and retries. It can be run self-hosted (Meltano Open) or as a fully managed service (Meltano Cloud).

What it's for

Extract and load data from SaaS apps, APIs, files, and databasesTransform data with dbt and validate it with ElementaryModel pipelines as code with Git-based release management and governanceOrchestrate pipelines with schedules, triggers, and retriesFeed dependable data to BI tools, semantic layers, and notebooksBuild custom connectors for niche or internal data sources via the Meltano SDKBuild custom extensions and utilities via the Meltano EDKMigrate off Fivetran to reduce ETL costs

Features 20

500+ (described elsewhere as 600+) pre-built connectors for sources and destinations
Automated data quality checks for schema drift, completeness gaps, and anomalies
Built-in idempotency with automatic backfills and duplicate handling
Built-in orchestration with schedules, triggers, and retries (Meltano Cloud)
Built-in support for running notebooks
Compatible with BI tools and semantic layers (e.g., Omni, Power BI, Looker, Sigma, Cube, Preset)
Extract and load via UI, CLI, API, or AI
Full, incremental, or log-based replication strategies
Git-based version control and release management for pipelines
In-flight filtering and hashing of PII
Integration with dbt for data transformation
Integration with Elementary for data validation
Isolated customer environments, secure credential storage, encrypted data transfer
Meltano EDK for building custom extensions and utilities
Meltano Hub connector/tool catalog
Meltano SDK for building custom connectors
Named environments (dev/prod) for controlled pipeline promotion
Pipeline monitoring, logging, and alerting
Reverse ETL included (Starter plan)
Support for Apache Airflow, Dagster, or Orchestra for large pipeline fleets

At a glance

free tieropen sourceself-hostableAPI

DeploymentHybrid

PlatformsWeb

Fordata engineers, analytics engineers, data teams

CompanyMeltano · 2019

Integrations

OmniGitHubdbtSalesforceBigQueryPresetLookerFacebook AdsBing AdsSnowflakeClaudeGoogle AdsGA4PostgreSQLPower BIDagsterOrchestraApache AirflowSigmaSlackCubeElementaryMySQL

Resources

Docs

Pricing

Cloud plan prices (Starter, Growth, Scale, Enterprise) are not publicly listed; prospective customers are directed to 'Get Started' or book a call to receive a quote. Pricing is based on compute hours used rather than data rows. Meltano Open is free and self-hosted, with users covering only their own infrastructure costs.

OpenFree

Open source, self-hosted foundation; best for teams with DevOps capacity.

You host and manage everything on your own servers; free forever, you pay only for your own infrastructure

StarterQuote

Price not publicly listed; sign up via 'Get Started'.

200 compute hours/mo, 25 workspaces, unlimited users

GrowthQuote

Labeled 'Most popular'. Price not publicly listed.

2,000 compute hours/mo (10x more than Starter), 100 workspaces

ScaleQuote

Price not publicly listed.

5,000 compute hours/mo (25x more than Starter), unlimited workspaces

EnterpriseQuote

Fully custom setup; pricing available on request.

Unlimited compute hours/mo, no limits