Airbyte vs Skyvia (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Airbyte and Skyvia share a 2.2 GPA, both have a free plan, and Airbyte starts cheaper, at $20 a month against $79 a month.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Airbyte grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Skyvia grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Airbyte
Data integration with a free self-hosted core and a managed cloud
Skyvia
No-code cloud data integration, sync and workflow automation
Which one is for you
Pick Airbyte if
- Fits if you can host Core and want no per-row fees
- Works for small teams that start on a $20 cloud plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you can't run and maintain a self-hosted install
- Tight if you need syncs faster than hourly on Standard
- Pricey if you want 15-minute syncs or SSO, which need Plus at $189
- Watch out: Core is under the Elastic License 2.0, with community support only
Pick Skyvia if
- Fits if you want SaaS data loaded into a database or warehouse on a schedule
- Works for analysts who want integration and SQL access without writing code
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you just want two apps connected, with Data Integration from $79 a month billed annually
- Skip it if you need hourly runs on the entry plan, since Free and Basic run once a day at most
- Not for you if you expect one subscription to cover everything, as each product is billed separately
- Tight if you're staying free: 10,000 records a month, 2 scheduled integrations, and schedules that expire after 30 days
- Watch out: when the trial ends, runs stop until you buy or Skyvia approves a Free plan, and overage needs Standard
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAirbyteFair | 2.2GPASkyviaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CCore is free but you host it. Cloud Standard is $20 a month with 5 credits included, then Plus is $189. | DData Integration Basic is $79 a month billed annually, $99 monthly, and even then it runs once a day at most. This category's dearest tenth starts at $49, so Skyvia's entry plan is already inside it. And Automation is another $99, with Backup, Query and Connect billed on their own again. |
| Free plan and trial | BCore is free to self-host, and the cloud has a 14-day trial with 400 credits and no card. | CEvery product has a free plan, but the caps come up fast: 10,000 records a month, 2 scheduled integrations, daily runs only, and schedules that stop working after 30 days. Automation Free is 1,000 tasks and 2 automations. After the trial, Skyvia has to approve your Free plan. |
| Features | CConnectors and syncs. Standard is hourly at most; 15-minute syncs and SSO need Plus, and enterprise connectors are an add-on. | BIt covers the category's job: import, export, replication and sync, data flows and control flows, and an Automation designer with conditions, loops, Try Catch, a debugger and version history. Plus 200-odd connectors, backups, SQL and API endpoints. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. Running Core means installing and maintaining it yourself. | CNo rating on record, and plenty to work out first. Five products, each with its own plans, and your job may need two of them. Then connections to set up and mapping to do, even if none of it needs code. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb console with connections to Airflow, Dagster, Prefect and Terraform. No desktop or phone apps. | BWeb only, no phone or desktop app on the listing. It has 200-plus connectors for cloud apps, databases, file storage and warehouses, and Connect can publish your data as an OData, ODBC or MCP endpoint. |
| Best for | moving data into a warehouse, self-hosted or cloud | loading app data into a database or warehouse |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Airbyte and Skyvia. How we grade
Price against what you get
Airbyte starts at $20 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Skyvia starts at $79 a month and scores 2.7.
Skyvia scores higher, and starts $59 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other automation tools on the chart, 27 score higher than Airbyte for less, and 3 score higher than Skyvia for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Airbyte is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Skyvia also covers templates and no-code.
At a glance
| Airbyte | Skyvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per month (Standard, 5 credits included) | $79 / month, billed annually ($99 monthly), for Data Integration Basic |
| Free plan | Airbyte Core is free to self-host under the Elastic License 2.0; you run and maintain it yourself. | Each product has a free plan. Data Integration Free: 10,000 records a month, daily scheduling and 2 scheduled integrations. Automation Free: 1,000 tasks a month and 2 active automations. |
| Free trial | 14-day Cloud trial with 400 credits, no credit card required | 14-day trial of every product at sign-up, including Data Integration Professional with 5M records |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Airbyte | Devart |
| Price read from | airbyte.com | skyvia.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Airbyte
- Standard syncs at most hourly; 15-minute syncs and SSO need Plus at $189 a month or more.
- Enterprise connectors are an add-on on Standard and Plus, and AWS PrivateLink is an add-on on those plans.
- Core is licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 and you maintain it yourself, with community support only.
- Pro and Enterprise Flex prices are not published and need a quote.
Skyvia
- Each product is priced separately: paying for Data Integration does not include paid Automation, Backup, Query or Connect.
- When the 14-day trial ends, runs stop until you buy a plan or request the Free plan, which Skyvia has to approve.
- Free and Basic schedule runs once a day at most; hourly runs need Standard and once-a-minute runs need Professional.
- Records beyond the monthly quota can be processed only on Standard and above, and the option has to be switched on in the account.
Key features
Airbyte
- 700+ connectors
- Connectors cover sources and destinations, with CDC, schema propagation and column selection, and a Connector Builder for custom ones.
- Self-hosted or managed
- Airbyte Core runs on your own infrastructure for free; the cloud plans include hosting, upgrades and support.
- Credit-based usage pricing
- Standard and Plus bill by volume: 400 credits in the trial is about 100 GB of syncs, and 5 credits is about 1 GB.
- Capacity pricing
- Pro and Enterprise Flex price on Data Workers, dedicated compute units, so cost stays flat when data volume spikes.
- Orchestrator and developer access
- An Airbyte API, Terraform provider, PyAirbyte and integrations with Airflow, Dagster and Prefect are listed on the plan comparison.
Skyvia
- Import, export, replication and sync
- Data Integration loads data between sources, replicates cloud apps into a database or warehouse and syncs records, with ETL, ELT and reverse ETL set up without code.
- Data flows and control flows
- For multi-step pipelines, a data flow blends and transforms data from several sources and a control flow sets the order of tasks and handles errors. Data flow needs Standard or above, and control flow needs Professional.
- Automation workflows
- A visual designer builds workflows that start from an event, a webhook or a schedule, with conditions, Foreach loops, Try Catch error handling, variables, a debugger and version history.
- More than 200 connectors
- Connectors cover cloud apps such as Salesforce, HubSpot and Shopify, databases such as PostgreSQL and SQL Server, file storage and data warehouses. Connections are unlimited on every plan.
- Backup and Query
- Backup takes automatic daily or manual snapshots of cloud app data with search and one-click restore. Query runs SQL or a visual query builder against cloud data from the browser.
- Connect endpoints
- Connect publishes data from a source as a web API endpoint over OData, ADO.NET or ODBC, or as an MCP endpoint that AI tools can query, without copying the data.
Plans
Airbyte
Core$0
Self-hosted edition you run and maintain yourself, under the Elastic License 2.0.
Standard$20
per month, 5 credits included
Managed cloud with syncs as often as hourly; 5 credits is about 1 GB of syncs. Pay for the data you sync.
Plus$189
per month for 40 credits
Adds SSO, 15-minute syncs, a 24-hour support SLA and 2 workspaces; packages run to 2,000 credits at $4,999 a month.
ProCustom
Flat annual capacity pricing on Data Workers, 5-minute syncs, RBAC, premium support and a dedicated Solutions Architect.
Enterprise FlexCustom
Everything in Pro with hybrid deployment in your own VPC, on-prem or multi-region.
Skyvia
Free$0
Data Integration with 10,000 records a month, scheduling once a day and 2 scheduled integrations whose schedules expire after 30 days. Unlimited users and connections.
Basic$79
per month, billed annually, for 5M records; $99 billed monthly
Data Integration with daily scheduling, 5 scheduled integrations, basic scenarios and simple mapping. Record tiers run up to 200M a month.
StandardFrom $79
per month, billed annually, for 500k records; $99 monthly
Hourly scheduling, 50 scheduled integrations, advanced mapping and data flows. 5M records costs $159 a month billed annually; extra records are $0.06 per 1,000.
Automation Standard$99
per month, billed annually, for 50k tasks; $119 monthly
The separately sold Automation product: 1-minute schedule and poll interval, unlimited active automations, 60 days of logs and version history.
Professional$399
per month, billed annually, for 10M records; $499 monthly
Scheduling down to once a minute, unlimited scheduled integrations, control flow for orchestrating pipelines, and extra records at $0.02 per 1,000.
EnterpriseCustom
A custom annual package on a dedicated virtual machine with unlimited record volume, instant integration runs, priority support and onboarding consultations.
Ways to pay less
Airbyte
No public discounts listed.
Skyvia
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
The pricing page marks annual billing as 20% off on every product. Data Integration Basic is $79 a month billed annually against $99 monthly, a saving of $240 a year.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Airbyte or Skyvia?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Airbyte is cheaper to start with: $20 a month, against $79 a month for Skyvia. Airbyte starts at $20 per month (Standard, 5 credits included), and Skyvia starts at $79 / month, billed annually ($99 monthly), for Data Integration Basic.
Which has a free plan, Airbyte or Skyvia?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Airbyte and Skyvia have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.