Launch HN: Airbyte (YC W20) – Open-Source ELT (Fivetran/Stitch Alternative)

Re:Launch HN: Airbyte (YC W20) – Open-Source ELT (Fivetran/S... by tejasmanohar on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @11:31AM (#25917735)

Congrats! We at Hightouch [0] ("reverse ETL") are excited to see Airbyte here on HN. We've been following Michel & John for a while now since the YC days, and from the outside, it seems like they've been consistently shipping incredibly quickly ever sinec the open-source project launch.

@mtricot -- You mention that a big value prop of Airbyte is providing an interface for building custom connectors. Have there been interesting learnings on designing an ideal "interface" to provide developers? How does the interface you provide compare to that of Fivetran's Functions offering [1]?

[0]: https://hightouch.io

[1]: https://fivetran.com/docs/functions

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Re:Launch HN: Airbyte (YC W20) – Open-Source ELT (Fivetran/S... by mtricot on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @12:20PM (#25918511)

Answering your first question: When talking about the interface we need to separate: the data protocol and the developer experience (DX) creating & maintaining a connector. We believe the data protocol we have in place should address 95% of the use cases and, as we get more sophisticated use cases we will evolve the protocol (for example for more scale). Regarding the DX, we are continuously working on it to make it a breeze and ensure super high quality.

Answering your second question: Fivetran functions are a nice escape hatch but none of the users we talked to mentioned those. They always mentioned building inhouse for missing connectors. My interpretation is that this is too much of a vendor lock-in for a cloud-based product.

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