Airbyte
by Airbyte, Inc. · ETL & Data Extraction
Open-source data integration platform with 600+ connectors for ELT into warehouses and lakes.
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
NetSuite
SAP
Oracle
WorkdayQuickBooksXero- Deployment
- Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid
- Company size
- SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise
- Pricing
- Free open-source tier plus volume/capacity-based paid tiers
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
Overview
Airbyte is an open-source data integration (ELT) platform that moves data from operational systems, SaaS applications, databases and files into data warehouses, lakes and lakehouses. It started as an open-source project in 2020 and has grown to more than 600 pre-built connectors, with an open Connector Development Kit and a no-code Connector Builder for building custom connectors when a pre-built one doesn't exist.
For ERP-adjacent data, Airbyte ships dedicated source connectors for NetSuite, QuickBooks, Xero, SAP HANA, SAP Business One and SAP Fieldglass, plus enterprise-tier connectors for Oracle databases and Workday (RaaS and REST). These pull ERP and finance data into a warehouse for BI, reporting or downstream analytics rather than replacing the ERP's own reporting layer. The platform can be run self-hosted (open-source Core), as managed cloud (Standard/Pro), or as a self-managed Enterprise deployment for regulated or data-sovereignty-sensitive environments.
Airbyte also offers a Python SDK (PyAirbyte) for code-first pipeline development, and in 2025-2026 began layering an "Airbyte Agents" product on top of the same connector catalog, aimed at giving AI agents governed, permission-aware access to the same underlying data sources. The core data-replication product remains priced separately from the agents product.
Screenshots & demo
Demo video from the vendor's YouTube channel. Screenshots sourced from Airbyte, Inc..
Modules & capabilities
Airbyte covers 26 of 52 capabilities we track in this category (+4 partial)
50%- Pre-built connector libraryCore strength
- Dedicated ERP-specific connectorsSupported
- Custom connector SDK / builderCore strength
- Generic database & API accessSupported
- Legacy ERP application adaptersNot evidenced
- Community vs. vendor-maintained connector tiersCore strength
“Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
Common use cases
- Replicating NetSuite, QuickBooks or Xero financial data into a warehouse for BI and consolidated reporting
- Pulling SAP data (via SAP HANA, SAP Business One or SAP Fieldglass connectors) into a lake for cross-system analytics
- Syncing Oracle database or Workday HR/finance data into a warehouse using the enterprise-tier connectors
- Building a custom connector for an internal or unsupported ERP module via the no-code Connector Builder
- Self-hosting the open-source Core edition to keep ERP data movement entirely inside a company's own infrastructure
- Embedding Airbyte's connector catalog into a SaaS product via "Powered by Airbyte" instead of building native integrations
- Feeding a governed, permission-aware data layer to AI agents that need to reason across ERP and other business systems
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Open-source core (Core edition) with the same connector catalog available self-hosted at no license cost
- Breadth of catalog (600+ connectors) versus most competitors' narrower, curated sets
- No-code Connector Builder plus an open CDK, so unsupported ERP endpoints can be connected without vendor involvement
- Deployment flexibility spanning fully managed cloud, hybrid, and fully self-managed/on-premises
- Capacity-based (Data Worker / AO) pricing rather than pure per-row or per-connector pricing
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Rate itERP integrations
Community-maintained connector in Airbyte's own catalog via SuiteTalk REST; requires token-based auth and a custom integration role. No NetSuite SuiteApp marketplace listing found.
No native SAP S/4HANA-specific connector; access is via the underlying HANA/Business One database or the Fieldglass module API. SAP HANA is an Airbyte Enterprise (incubating) connector.
Airbyte Enterprise connector for 19c/21c/23ai; database-level CDC, not specific to a named Oracle ERP module.
Airbyte Enterprise, premium add-on; split into a Report-as-a-Service connector and a REST connector.
Community-maintained connector; syncs accounts, invoices, customers, vendors, bills and 20+ other entities via OAuth 2.0.
Community-maintained connector; syncs 20 streams including invoices, contacts and bank transactions.
Connector details independently verified against vendor marketplaces and documentation; last checked 2026-08-20.
Pricing
Full Airbyte pricing breakdown — cost at 25/100/500 seats, competitor rates & FAQs
Data Replication plans: Core (self-managed, always free), Standard (from $10/month, volume-based, managed cloud), Pro (capacity-based pricing using "Data Workers", 15-minute sync, SSO/RBAC), Enterprise Flex (custom, sovereign/regulated deployments). A separate Airbyte Agents product is priced per agent operation: Free (1,000 AOs/month), Individual ($29/month, 5,000 AOs), Team ($299/month, 10,000 AOs), Custom. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
What does Airbyte cost?
Airbyte publishes a starting price (From $10/month (Standard, volume-based)) but not a per-user rate, so there is no seat arithmetic to run. Here is what actually drives the total — and what to confirm before you sign.
4 of the 13 vendors we track in this category publish no list price at all.
Technical & security
- Hosting
- SaaS (multi-tenant), self-managed, or hybrid data-plane/control-plane
- Compliance
- SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA
- Mobile app
- No
- Languages
- English
About the vendor
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- ~114
- Ownership
- Private (backed by Benchmark, Accel, Altimeter, Coatue, Y Combinator; $181M raised)
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Airbyte — frequently asked questions
Does Airbyte have a connector for SAP S/4HANA?
Not a dedicated S/4HANA connector. Airbyte offers connectors for SAP HANA (the underlying database, an Enterprise-tier connector), SAP Business One (synced via its MSSQL or HANA database), and SAP Fieldglass (a separate API-based connector). There is no vendor-certified S/4HANA application-layer connector.
Can Airbyte pull data from NetSuite, QuickBooks and Xero?
Yes. Airbyte publishes source connectors for NetSuite (via SuiteTalk REST), QuickBooks (via OAuth 2.0, 20+ entities) and Xero (20 data streams including invoices and bank transactions). All three are community-maintained (Marketplace-tier) connectors.
Is Airbyte open source?
Yes. The Core edition is open-source software that can be self-hosted at no license cost, giving access to the same 600+ connector catalog as the paid Cloud and Enterprise tiers. Paid tiers add managed hosting, higher sync frequency, SSO/RBAC, and enterprise support.
How is Airbyte priced?
Data replication is priced across four tiers: Core (free, self-managed), Standard (from $10/month, volume-based, managed cloud), Pro (capacity-based "Data Worker" pricing with 15-minute syncs), and Enterprise Flex (custom, for regulated/sovereign deployments). A separate Airbyte Agents product is priced per agent operation, starting free at 1,000 operations/month.
Does Airbyte connect to Oracle or Workday?
Yes, as premium Enterprise-tier connectors. The Oracle connector uses Debezium-based CDC against Oracle 19c/21c/23ai databases; the Workday connector covers both Report-as-a-Service (RaaS) and REST-based streams. Both are add-on connectors available to Enterprise customers.
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