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Streamkap vs Airbyte

Airbyte is great for batch ETL. Streamkap is purpose-built for real-time streaming.

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Infrastructure

Fully managed, no clusters to run

Real-time
Streaming

True CDC vs scheduled syncs

Built-in
Transforms

SQL transforms included

Feature Comparison

Feature
Streamkap
Airbyte
Deployment
Fully managed SaaS
Self-hosted or Cloud
Data Latency
Sub-second
Minutes to hours
CDC Support
Native log-based CDC
Limited CDC connectors
Stream Processing
SQL transforms built-in
DBT integration
Kafka
Included
Not included
Infrastructure
Zero management
Kubernetes required
Pricing
Usage-based
Free (self-hosted) or usage

Choose Streamkap if you need:

  • Real-time CDC requirements
  • Teams avoiding infrastructure management
  • Kafka-based architectures
  • Sub-second latency needs
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Consider Airbyte if you need:

  • Budget-conscious batch workloads
  • Teams with Kubernetes expertise
  • Wide connector variety needs
  • DBT-centric workflows

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No infrastructure to manage. Start streaming in minutes.

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