How much does Airbyte cost in 2026?
Quick Answer: As of September 2026 Airbyte lists four named plans plus a free self-hosted option. Core (self-hosted open source) is free and linked from the pricing page rather than priced. Standard starts at $20/month and includes 5 credits, with additional credits at $5.00 each. Plus starts at $189/month, sold in credit packages from 40 credits at $189/month up to 2,000 credits at $4,999/month. Pro and Enterprise Flex are both custom, capacity-based ("Data Worker") pricing through sales. The pricing page states 700+ connectors. The separate Airbyte Agents price list published in July 2026 no longer appears on the pricing page.
Airbyte Pricing Plans (as of July 2026)
Airbyte's pricing page now covers two product families: the classic Data Replication (ELT) product, and a newer Airbyte Agents line.
Data Replication
| Plan | Price | Model |
|---|---|---|
| Core (self-hosted OSS) | Free | Open source, unlimited volume, you run infra |
| Standard (Cloud) | From $10/month | Volume/credit-based (credit = $2.50; ~4 credits in the $10) |
| Plus (Cloud) | From $500/month | Volume-based, billed annually, 50 credits, priority support |
| Pro / Enterprise | Custom | Capacity-based ("Data Worker") or self-hosted Enterprise; SSO, audit logs, SLA |
Airbyte Agents
| Plan | Price | Model |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Priced per Agent Operation (search/read/act/reason) |
| Individual | $29/month | Per Agent Operation |
| Team | $299/month | Per Agent Operation |
| Custom | Contact sales | Enterprise Agent Operations |
The Data Replication cloud tiers are credit/volume-based (Standard from $10, Plus from $500) with capacity-based "Data Worker" pricing at Pro/Enterprise. The Airbyte Agents line is the 2026 addition, metered by Agent Operations across search, read, act, and reason op types. Self-hosted Core remains always free across 700+ connectors.
Cost comparison: Airbyte vs Fivetran
| Scenario | Airbyte (self-hosted) | Airbyte Cloud | Fivetran |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 connectors, 1M rows/mo | ~$400/mo (infra) | ~$200-400/mo | ~$500-750/mo |
| 25 connectors, 10M rows/mo | ~$500/mo (infra) | ~$800-1,500/mo | ~$1,500-2,500/mo |
| 50 connectors, 100M rows/mo | ~$800/mo (infra) | ~$3,000-5,000/mo | ~$5,000-10,000/mo |
Self-hosted Airbyte is the lowest-cost option but needs DevOps investment; Airbyte Cloud is typically 30-50% cheaper than Fivetran for equivalent volumes, with the gap narrowing at very high volume.
Editor's Note: We tracked a self-hosted Airbyte deployment (40 connectors, ~5M rows/month) at $420/month infrastructure versus a $2,800/month Fivetran quote — a net saving even after roughly 8 hours/month of DevOps maintenance. Re-checked July 2026: Airbyte's cloud Data Replication is now explicitly credit-based (Standard from $10, credit = $2.50; Plus from $500), and Airbyte has added a separate Agents line ($0 / $29 / $299) priced per Agent Operation — so if you are only doing ELT, price the Standard/Plus credit consumption, and treat Agents as a distinct product with its own meter. Core self-hosted stays free. — Rafal Fila, ShadowGen
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