Open Source Collaboration is the foundation of Airbyte
Open source fosters community-driven progress, giving developers space to collaborate and contribute great ideas. By embracing open source, Airbyte empowers users to identify critical data movement needs and come together to create solutions that benefit everyone.
The long tail connector problem was the bane of data movement solutions
Companies that used specialized software and data sources were always left behind by legacy data integration companies. Their specialized tools weren't profitable enough for the established players to support. These unsupported connectors form the "long tail", a perennial data engineering issue.
Airbyte solved it by building with open source
Open source solutions offer unparalleled speed and adaptability, allowing users to innovate. When Airbyte users want a connector, they use our flexible CDK to build it and ship it directly to thousands of other community members. Open source solutions can build, test,and iterate at speeds legacy companies can only dream of.
The reasons for open source
Control over your data
Run Airbyte in the cloud, hybrid, or fully on-prem—maintaining compliance and control in every region.
Extensibility through community
Open codebase enables rapid connector creation, customization, and improvements by a global contributor network.
Transparency builds trust
Full code and roadmap access ensures reliability, security, and confidence in every deployment.
Progress without limits
No proprietary barriers—experiment, adapt quickly, and integrate emerging data sources on your terms.
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