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In our past blog post, we introduced an open source framework for ELT processes called Singer. This framework can be wrapped up using another open source tool which adds more interesting features to Singer including installation, setup of environments, monitoring, scheduling and orchestration. At Scalefree, we moved all of our ELT pipelines into this framework on AWS and are pleased with the results.

Please note, there are a large number of platforms for managing data integration but there is a lack of robust and easy-to-use, free open source solutions. The Meltano project aims to provide a solution to that situation. Meltano is a full-package data integration platform that challenges the most established players in the data space. Meltano is built on top of the best open source tools for data integration and infuses them with DataOps best practices.

Meltano is the easiest way to build, run and orchestrate ELT pipelines made-up of Singer taps, targets and dbt models. It is open source, self-hosted and version controlled as well as containerized.

Meltano’s open source model lets you easily adapt it to your own needs and reduces cost. Continue Reading