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Meltano

$ BudgetFree · Last reviewed May 2026

Meltano is an open-source, code-first data integration platform built around the Singer connector ecosystem, positioned as a DataOps CLI and orchestrator. It targets data engineers who want to manage pipelines as code, following an ELT model with change data capture (CDC) available through Singer taps. Originally incubated at GitLab and now independent, it is open-source under the MIT license and free, and is self-hostable. It offers hundreds of Singer connectors whose quality can vary. The record lists no formal compliance certifications.

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Overview

Founded
2018
Pricing tier
Low
Startup-friendly
Yes
Enterprise-ready
No

ETL / data pipeline

Free tier
Yes: Open-source and free (self-host / CLI).
Open-source
Yes
Self-hostable
Yes
ELT
Yes
Change data capture
Yes
Prebuilt connectors
Yes

Categories & compliance

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